As a 3rd year student at Iowa State University in the Interior design program it is required to have a summer internship experience to graduate. Beginning the application process in January of 2017, the search was on, however there were many questions I was asking...
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As kids, we all played the traditional ping pong game with our friends. Like most other sports, table tennis had humble beginnings as a “parlor game,” open to anyone with access to a table, paddle, and ball. The game began in the 1880's. Table tennis is a...
Lindsey and I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Atlas Concorde’s brand new design/tile showroom and manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to BPI and our local rep Melinda Kenning, we had a great trip learning all about their company and products. We would...
On a whim, a spur of the moment opportunity arose to attend this year's Fair in Stockholm, Sweden. After a fifteen-hour flight, I arrived in 20-degree weather with ice covering the ocean and much of the landscape. My goal was to find new products, new...
Everyone loves to go to Vegas – Right? Well, I only go there to visit the World Market that is held twice a year. Beyond the glimmering lights of the casinos, the decadent food and eye-candy stores everywhere, this is where you will find me. Coming...
My first three months as a member of the PPDS team have been so wonderful, and I am blessed to be able to begin a New Year with such a great group of people working on great projects! The nature of my previous work as...
The 2nd Annual ACI/PPDS Gingerbread Showcase and Competition was a real winner this year! The teams had only one week to plan and 2 hours to construct their masterpieces. Guest judges were brought in and scored the entries based on originality, creativity, construction, and overall design. A huge...
Feature Photo: Janna Paulson, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, 1981 The history of mosaic is more than 4,000 years old. In the beginning, artists pushed terracotta cones point-first into a background for decoration. By the eighth century BC, there were pebble pavements using multi-colored stones to create patterns,...
Everyone loves a sneak peek into celebrity homes! It’s fun to see some of the luxurious and extreme designs found in the penthouses, lofts, and mansions of the world’s top stars. The PPDS design team researched some of their favorite celebrities and wanted to share...