To be an interior designer one needs to have an understanding of high elegance and refined taste. Thats why an interior designer tries to produce work of high quality, establish solid foundations for the designs and gives advice on what makes for distinguished and comfortable dcor which will lend that elegance to the interiors of a home, office or building. Samer Al Alawi, is a well-known Saudi designer both within the Kingdom and abroad. We met Alawi and talked to him about his passion for interior designing. Here are some excerpts:

How do you see yourself as an interior designer: a traditionalist or modernist? I dont believe that I a traditionalist or modernist. Ever since I started my work, I have been guided by one word: innovation.

Your work has received mixed reviews. Why is that?

Well, for one thing, innovation in general attracts attention and can be controversial. My designs appeared at a time when the facades of Saudi homes had been standardized. My designs on the other hand were unique and creative. I designed both the interiors and exteriors of mansions and villas in the Kingdom, for which I became famous as the first Saudi external designer.

Interior design usually develops with the individual. Tell us about the distinctive touches in your designs. Have you really been very innovative in this highly aesthetic field? I think interior design is a reflection of the development of the individual and his taste, and his exposure to the world. Innovation in interior design is predicated on technological developments. It will keep developing.

How can your expertise enrich your work? Experience is of paramount importance of course. It can hone your skills. But you also need skilled labor who can translate ideas into reality. What are the prominent features of your work? From the start, I have been guided by two principles: to be audacious and to be awe-inspiring.

What are the colors that are most prominent in this years work? Do you have a preference for certain colors? First, I dont feel comfortable with the concept of a years prominent colors. Interior design is not like the fashion world. Artifacts could include a painting or some very heavy or costly pieces that we use to decorate our homes and which must be endurable. As for my preferred colors, I can tell you this: I dont like to use fixed colors. It is the client who inspires me with what colors I must use. I should understand his likes and dislikes, in order to be able to give him a good product.

Some people say that you were able to harmonize incompatible colors in your work. I do mix contrasting colors. I believe there is no such thing as incompatible colors. Actually this is the place where the particular ability of the designer shows itself.

Do you think the size and partitioning of the space affects those who live in the place? Absolutely. When you intelligently control the areas you make the tenant happy. A designer should have the basic skill of having a good understanding of a clients character and his personality traits. Actually I believe that the decorator can be a psychotherapist for his clients if he gives them the right design.

What do you think of the classic versus modern dichotomy in furniture styles? Do you think it exists? How can you combine these two widely different styles without creating any incompatibility? Purely classic furniture pieces are uncomfortable and impractical. But you can make a classic piece of furniture and apply technology to obtain a modern feel. Of course those who prefer purely classic styles in guest mansions or royal palaces, especially in Europe, wont accept this approach. Each client has his own taste, and I believe the designer can work on his ideas to get the customers satisfaction.

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If San Francisco's Herbst Manor looks like one of the most eccentrically designed homes on the market, that's because it very well might be, with interiors done by 27 different design firms. A Teepee-equipped living room, a bathroom with an overgrown biowall, a bedroom ceiling covered with a black-and-white map of downtown SF; all were installed by the 2013 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, which left few traces of the overabundance of mirrors and gold trim that gave the 115-year-old Ernest Coxhead-designed Georgian mansion the nickname 'Mini Versailles.' Formerly the home of the late San Francisco society dame Lee Herbst Gruhn, the five-bedroom, 8,120-square-foot Pacific Heights abode was listed for $12.5M in October of 2011, after which a roller coaster ride of price changes saw it dropped to $9.75M, bounced back to $11.9M after the many-sided refurbishment, and finally brought down to $8.9M after a buyer failed to emerge. You might say the place is going through a bit of an identity crisis, after searching for a new look and coming back with a still unsought-after smattering of them. As with any renewal, old issues were traded in for a host of new ones, but at least in this case, 'boring' isn't one of them.

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If youre searching for a piece of furniture that perfectly exemplifies American style, look no further than the rocking chair, interior decorator Thomas Jayne said Thursday during a panel discussion at The Society of the Four Arts.

It conveys comfort and hospitality, he said. It appears on the rich persons porch and on the poor persons porch.

It also was invented in the United States an example of the sort of American creativity, and lack of pretense, that was a recurring theme during the discussion, titled American Genius: What is American Style?

Jayne joined culinary historian Jessica B. Harris and American culture writer Julia Reed on the panel, which was moderated by Four Arts President Ervin Duggan in the newly renovated Gubelmann Auditorium.

What is distinctive about us? We are a nation of nations, forged from many streams of culture, Duggan said. We are a people who trace our origins to many, many traditions.

The panelists all agreed that this melting pot of cultural influences has helped to define American style in several areas, including cuisine, social manners and decorating. The last topic was an especially prominent focus of the discussion.

Jayne, who runs Jayne Design Studio in New York City, noted that, more often than not, Americans want comfortable homes that capture their individual personalities. They also want to be surrounded by things they enjoy.

Americans value comfort, and they value eclecticism, he said. They have the luxury of having almost anything they want in their home.

Decorations dont all have to be expensive, he added. In his home, for example, Jayne has combined items of high pedigree and some less so. He also pointed to the home of one of his former mentors, the late decorator Albert Hadley of Parish-Hadley Associates, who also surrounded himself with the things he loved, whether valuable or not.

In America, you can have a fine room without a tremendous outlay, Jayne said.

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Any interior decorator will tell you, there's a fine line between blush and bashful. Unfortunately for Aio Wireless, the same can't be said of plum and magenta -- at least not in a court of law. T-Mobile announced today that a Federal Court in Texas has ordered the AT&T subsidiary to stop using a "plum color as a central part of its trade dress," as it is "confusingly similar" to its own trademark magenta.

According to court documents, T-Mobile claims the Plum in question, Pantone 676C, is so similar to its own Pantone Process Magenta that it "dilutes its strength and likely causes confusion among consumers." The court's preliminary injunction will prevent Aio from using large swaths of the offending plum color and "confusingly similar shades" in advertising, marketing and store design.

T-Mobile brought the suit against the pre-paid carrier, which is owned by its competitor AT&T, last summer, just months after its initial launch. While the difference between plum and magenta may be evident to most, court documents show that AT&T's branding company raised concerns about the shade during a vetting process that included focuses groups and extensive consideration of other carriers' color schemes.

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Three houses have changed hands within four months on Parc Monceau, a lake to-sea cul-de-sac of just seven homes on the South End.

The latest property to sell is No. 124, which faces the lake and, like its neighbors, was developed a half-century ago by the late builder Clarence Mack.

Two limited liability companies were involved in the transactions recorded Jan. 31 at $4.975 million of the six-bedroom house built in 1962. The first company was Greenway Financial Group LLC, an entity controlled by sellers Scott and Jayne Wilson Schroeder of Ridgeway, N.J. That company had paid a recorded $4.5 million for the quarter-acre property in 2008.

On the buyers side was a Florida LLC named after the propertys address and managed by attorney and businessman Charles D. Barnett of Palm Beach Gardens, whose name is attached to dozens of business entities in state records.

Broker Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates handled both sides of the sale. He declined to comment.

Built in same Palm Beach Regency style as the other homes on the street, the renovated house has a little more than 7,000 square feet of living space, inside and out.

The company that bought the house, 124 Parc Monceau LLC, was registered with the state in August. Moens listing in the local multiple listing service shows that the house went under contract in October and had been leased prior to its sale.

Other recent sales in the neighborhood: In September, 1720 S. Ocean Blvd. an oceanfront house at the opposite end of Parc Monceau sold privately for a recorded $5.35 million in a deal that saw broker Brandon Rinker of Rinker Realty acting for both sides. He represented his grandmother, longtime Palm Beacher Ruby S. Rinker, who used a revocable trust to buy the 1959 house from Jerome and Barbara Glazer.

A month later, a trust affiliated with interior decorator Luis Lapitz sold No. 115 for $4.35 million to a Florida corporation, 145 Anchor Properties of Vero Beach Inc., which has an address in England. Brandon Rinker brought the buyer for the renovated 1960 house, and Moens had the listing.

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