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Felt Emotions: Exploring Jill Malek's Tactile Wallcoverings and Their Effect on Spaces

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Felt Emotions: Exploring Jill Malek's Tactile Wallcoverings and Their Effect on Spaces

Interior design has long been considered a visual art form, but recent trends see it expanding into the tactile realm offering a more immersive, multi-sensory experience. This shift is evident in various ways as designers are incorporating textured tiles for added depth and employing fabrics such as leather, velvet, silk and felt for a touch of softness on walls that were traditionally one-dimensional. These elements not only enhance the look of a space but also engage our touch sense, bringing a new layer of interaction and experience. In line with this movement towards tactile design, we've been integrating sewn-on felt...

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Creating a Harmonious Blend of Nature and Coffee Culture for Bluestone Lane Café

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Creating a Harmonious Blend of Nature and Coffee Culture for Bluestone Lane Café

  In our design practice, we hold a deep conviction in the capacity of design to act as a catalyst for transformation, both within the human experience and the spaces they occupy. We often find our muse in nature's textures and movements, crafting captivating and contemplative designs that encourage the observer to pause and reflect. By seamlessly blending natural elements into our designs, we strive to create spaces that not only captivate the senses but also foster a deeper connection to the environment and enhance the user experience. It is this harmonious integration of nature and design, acting as a...

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Behind The Design | GORGONIAN

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Behind The Design | GORGONIAN

Diving into the depths of the ocean, we encounter a world of natural beauty and rich textures that have inspired countless designs across various mediums. One such example is the GORGONIAN pattern from our “By The Sea” Collection. Inspired by the intricate and luxurious textures found in sea corals, GORGONIAN celebrates the captivating forms and fluidity of underwater life. Digitally-printed on textured type II commercial-grade, non-woven material and available in four stunning colorways - STEEL, OCEAN, STONE and CHARCOAL - this pattern features a sprawling abstract coral motif that evokes the sensation of being submerged in a contemporary gallery within an underwater world. Being...

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Blissful Blues: Bringing Balance & Creativity Through Color

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Blissful Blues: Bringing Balance & Creativity Through Color

  Through our design practice, we seek to create wallcoverings that are inspired by fluid forms found both in natural and urban landscapes. We do this in order to inspire introspection, productivity and/or tranquility. Through this process, we’ve discovered that our brand has always had a special connection to the color blue as it is one of the most commonly used colors in our work. Statistically speaking, blue is the “World’s Favorite Color” and as such, we wanted take a closer look at the theory behind it and reflect on how we've used it in our projects.       Blue...

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Custom Project Dimensions: How to Use our Project Calculator Tool for Your Next Project

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Custom Project Dimensions: How to Use our Project Calculator Tool for Your Next Project

  Having completed hundreds of projects over the years, we understand that every project is unique and often requires very specific instructions and care to bring it to life. That's why we've recently introduced our new 'Project Calculator Tool' on the product pages of our website, which allows our clients to add their custom dimensions down to the hundredth of an inch of accuracy. In this blog post, we'll walk you through how to use this tool to get accurate pricing for your project.     Selecting Your Product: To get started, head over to our website, jillmalek.com and select the...

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