Design Lines – Buying Art By Pamela Hughes The phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” is never as true as it is with art. Even educated and totally knowledgeable art critics can have different views on a particular piece of art. Sometimes art is selected because the viewer sees it as pleasant, [...]
Monday, June 6, 2011
Pamela Hughes' extravagant designs have been featured in high-end resorts and hotels around the world, and the internationally renowned interior designer's firm, Hughes Design Associates, is setting new standards in residential luxury.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Design Lines – Indoor / Outdoor By Pamela Hughes Sarasota! What better place to let the outdoors in and live in the outdoors! So much of our year has balmy breezes and minimal bug-life that you can spend a great deal of time either in the sun or under cover. Either way there are many [...]
Monday, March 14, 2011
Design Lines The Sarasota School Of Architecture By Pamela Hughes In our last column, I wrote about Modern Design, so I thought it might be interesting to further the discussion and specifically focus on Sarasota itself and “The Sarasota School”. It is interesting to recall that this “modernism” is now more than 50 years old! [...]
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Design Lines – Modern Design By Pamela Hughes There is lots of talk and awareness of “Modern Design” today, so for this month’s column I thought it might be interesting to explore the history of how this design style evolved. Sarasota is a place known for its Modern Design heritage, and in fact, has numerous [...]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Design Lines – Buying Art By Pamela Hughes In a column a few months ago, I wrote about the art of framing. Now, after spending a few weeks searching the art markets for clients, it seems appropriate to write about the selection and purchasing of art. The phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the [...]
Monday, October 25, 2010
Design Lines – Embellished Surfaces By Pamela Hughes It is amazing how intertwined art is with design. The two words are almost synonymous. In previous columns, I’ve written about buying art and how to frame it, and we have had numerous columns about various facets of design. In this column, I’d like to write about [...]
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Design Lines – Let’s Frame It! By Pamela Hughes In past columns, I’ve written about lighting, color, furniture placement and other elements of successful interior design. In this column, I’d like to write about the how’s and why’s of framing artwork. But first, let me share with you an adventure which brought me to this [...]
Monday, June 28, 2010
Design Lines – TV, Or Not TV…. By Pamela Hughes Whether we like it or not, televisions are here to stay. They are in our lives, for some of us, from the moment we wake up to the last thing we hear or see at night. And all through the day, it seems there is [...]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Design Lines – Lightening The Look By Pamela Hughes One of the pleasures of life is simplification. As the world itself seems to be moving faster and becoming more complicated, the sanctuary of our homes is our place to restore peace, quiet and balance. Paired with making more time for ourselves is the possibility of [...]
South Florida Museum Presents Little Shop of Horrors.
The South Florida Museum presents Little Shop of Horrors as part of the Film Fridays series, 6pm on May 24, 2013. (more…)
Teresa Witte Named Global New Homes Sales Manager.
Teresa Witte, who brings more than 20 years of experience in new homes sales and management, will head RE/MAX Platinum’s Global New Homes Sales Division. (more…)
Michelle Crabtree Named As 2013 Five Star Real Estate Agent.
Michelle Crabtree of Michael Saunders & Co. was selected as a 2013 Five Star Real Estate Agent. This is the sixth year that she was a winner (more…)
Sharky’s On The Pier Voted Best Beach Bar.
Venice’s Sharky’s on the Pier was voted 2013’s best beach bar by Florida Beach Bar. This is the first time Sharky’s made the TOP 10 Florida Beach Bar list. (more…)
Chefs Cooking For Kids.
On Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 6PM-9PM join Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast for a culinary extravaganza with leading local chefs and restaurants. (more…)
Free Health Fair At Hope Lutheran Church.
Hope Lutheran Church invites all companies, schools, organizations and individuals to attend the 1st Annual Asian Heritage Celebration featuring a “Santa Cruzan Parade” on May 25th (more…)
Datum Corporation Acquires BreakFree IT.
Datum Corporation, a Sarasota-based company offering comprehensive, one-stop technology solutions for small- to mid-sized businesses, announced that it has acquired Bradenton-based BreakFree IT (more…)
Carl Abbott Speaks To Informed By The Land.
Thursday, May 16 at 7 pm Ringling College of Art and Design will host Architect Carl Abbott for a conversation on the tenets of modern and ancient design’s which are informed by the land. (more…)
South Florida Museum Presents Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
The South Florida Museum presents Invasion of the Body Snatchers as part of the Film Fridays Movies Matter series, 6pm on May 17, 2013. (more…)
Free Admission To Museum Of Art Galleries On International Museum Day.
On Saturday, May 18th there is free admission to The Ringling Museum of Art as part of International Museum Day. (more…)
RE/MAX Platinum Creates International Builder/Developer Partnership Program.
RE/MAX Platinum Realty, a luxury real estate brokerage with five offices in Sarasota and Manatee counties, has opened a Global New Homes Division. The division will provide international sales support to builders and developers (more…)
Home Resource Scores Exclusive Brands.
Home Resource, the leading contemporary and modern furniture show room on Florida’s West Coast further strengthened their product offerings after attending the Cologne and Milano Furniture shows. (more…)
John Cannon Named To USF Business Advisory Board.
Luxury home builder John Cannon was appointed to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Business Advisory Board for the College of Business. (more…)
South Florida Museum Presents It: The Terror From Beyond Space.
The South Florida Museum presents It: The Terror From Beyond Space as part of the Film Fridays Movies Matter series, 6pm on May 10, 2013. (more…)
Nuevo Advertising Group’s Office Now On Sarasota’s Main Street.
Nuevo Advertising Group announced they moved their office to The Sarasota Courthouse Center Building, 1990 Main Street #750, Sarasota, FL 34236. (more…)
Cat Depot Grants Presidential Service Awards.
Cat Depot honored its volunteers on Saturday, April 27, with a Volunteer Appreciation Night party at Cat Depot. Cat Depot staff ‘worked’ the event by cooking and serving dinner (more…)
Band Slam To Benefit Manatee Children’s Services.
Please join Manatee Children’s Services (MCS) in taking a stand against abuse of children within our community by attending the West Marine Nautical Expo & Second Annual MCS Band Slam Musical Event. (more…)
A Birthday Celebration At Mattison’s Forty One To Benefit SCLO.
The 4th Annual ‘Better Git It In Your Soul’ party benefiting Second Chance-Last Opportunity will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 7-10pm at Mattison’s Forty One. (more…)
Dennis Kotaska Earns RE/MAX Platinum Club Award.
Dennis Kotaska, a Broker-Associate with RE/MAX Alliance Group, was presented the Platinum Club Award placing him in the top 3% of all RE/MAX associates worldwide in 2012. (more…)
Habitat for Humanity Sarasota To Start Construction On Another New Home.
The Sarasota Association of Realtors, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, will break ground for a new home located at 1353 21st Street in Sarasota, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday May 2, 2013. (more…)
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