Material Matters
Home furnishings suppliers have come a long way since they first engaged in outsourcing. And while there is an earnest effort underway to bring some of manufacturing back into America, one of the bright sides of outsourcing has been the wealth of materials which became available to the industry through its engagement in foreign lands.
As seen at the High Point Market here this week, the resulting brew of exotic materials and textures has never been richer. One sees a broad range of exotic woods from zebra and rosewood, palisander and sandalwood, teak and fiery mahogany. The world of interiors has gained great texture and visual appeal from the natural beauty of horn, bone, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, shell inlays and alligator, ostrich, calf and snake skin and shagrren - all seen frequently used in furniture and home accessories today. Textiles are gold dusted and furniture is gilded and silvered or displays a combination thereof.
On the man-made side, there is an impressive representation of plexiglass, luxite, even bent glass in furniture and accessories, not to mention concrete and gravel dust mixed with polymers to lighten weight. Even wallcoverings incorporate ingredients such as sand, glass and Mica, all silica based and imparting sparkle that changes the effect of a room depending on light conditions.
Also manmade are the lacquers which have brought not just bright color to interiors but also gem like finishes, such as malachite, agate and marbeling - all contributing visual excitement and living in harmony..
Jesus commented:
- Hey there! I found a wonderful wibtese that had vintage chairs for rent,name of site is Hazlit exactly what my daughter was thinking for her wedding on Rainbow River in May 19th,2012.The unfortunate part is that they are located in Ontario Canada.I emailed to her anyway asking if she knew of a vintage rental in the states in Florida and she just emailed your information to me.Do you rent to people in Central florida .Looking for miss matched chairs If you could check out her web site you would see what we are looking for.Please help us out if possible and gwet back to me asap.Thanks so much.If you don't work down here,do you know of another company that does.The wedding will be held about 2 and a half hours south of Tallahassee in Dunnellon Florida.Please help!!! Thanks again,Darla Priest 351-816-0887
Brenda commented:
stephanie,i've tried to open a new photo to check if my other filters will come back, but its usleess.T.T i even close the photoshop and reopened it again, but still my other filters are missing. i've read in other forums, that the mode should be like this and like that, but i cant understand what are they talking about. awww. do you think its usleess already? ;'( huhu. Godbless you steph. (*^_^*)
Vinicius commented:
hi stephanie! :)i just wtnaed to ask something if you don't mind? i'm just wondering if it is a possible to mix two colors into one brush images?? i cant exactly explain how can i deliver the question properly. just like in a flower for example, if i want to make the flower pinkish with red color. i mean, combination of the two colors into one? or just like here in the sparklies you have here, it seems the sparklies are having two colors at the same time. or a text wherein it has a combination of colors? is it possible? uhm, im trying to understand the tip you have here in this part, but im just a newbie in PS, and i really can't understand it eh. i hope you done mind? more power to you and Godbless! thanks in advance! (*^_^*)
