Notes on rendering, specification and how design decisions get made.
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Astratto
Design·Color·Style·New posts every Monday
Renderings · Latest · 3 min read
The most expensive design mistakes are the ones you can't see coming. Once a wall is framed or a tile is set, it's permanent. A photoreal rendering puts you inside the room first, which is why a rendering is a decision, not a picture.
Holidays · October 2026 · 8 min read
Decorate for the whole season, not one tacky day: moody or airy, keep your neutrals, mute the colors or go bright with a palette, bring in sticks and cones from a hike, and make it full of your personality.
Studio · December 2021 · 2 min read
Cheers to the new year! Since it's a new year we decided on a new look! So we are announcing our new Instagram and our new logo!
Renderings · October 2021 · 2 min read
You have the perfect idea but you are wondering: how do I sell others on it? You know that you need to find some investors, but how do you actually get them?
Studio · August 2021 · 5 min read
There is one thing that I am sure of: Traveling fuels my creativity and innovation. That’s one of the main reasons we have chosen to be a remote firm.
Renderings · April 2021 · 4 min read
3D rendering technology takes our imagination from just a dream to the brink of reality. By creating vivid images it fills the gap between the realm of ideas…
Style · February 2021 · 3 min read
Trends come and go. Styles vary and designers get inspired. The beginning of this year has brought a lot of new inspirations that have reinvented what we…
Trends · January 2021 · 4 min read
Are you looking for a colorful and fresh change? If so, 2021 is the year to start! This year is all about fun, colors, nature, and stones.
Holidays · December 2020 · 5 min read
Are you tired of putting up the same Christmas decor year after year? If the answer is yes and you definitely feel like you need something new and fresh I…
Trends · November 2020 · 3 min read
A lot has happened in the kitchen design world throughout 2020, design styles have varied, the open concept kitchen is still a thing, there are many new…
Home · November 2020 · 4 min read
Have you ever met the kind of person that doesn’t seem to have a design preference for his or her home? It seems like they are content with anything.
E-design · October 2020 · 2 min read
Searching for, hiring, paying, and understanding a traditional interior designer can be a challenge.
E-design · October 2020 · 3 min read
E-design… You have probably heard this word a lot, especially since quarantining and working from home started. But what is it?
Style · September 2020 · 5 min read
You think you have your design style, but now you are trying to put everything together. You just saw the perfect living room design on Pinterest, so you…
Style · September 2020 · 5 min read
Have you ever scrolled hours on end through Pinterest, only to create a million different boards with thousands of different designs to only feel overwhelmed…
Home · October 2019 · 2 min read
Nothing can bring warmth and life to a cold space more than plants. Plants are literally the breath of life to a space, merging two worlds, the outdoors with…
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Astratto
Design·Color·Style·New posts every Monday
The most expensive design mistakes are the ones you can't see coming. Once a wall is framed or a tile is set, it's permanent. A photoreal rendering puts you inside the room first, which is why a rendering is a decision, not a picture.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 3 min1 / 16
Decorate for the whole season, not one tacky day: moody or airy, keep your neutrals, mute the colors or go bright with a palette, bring in sticks and cones from a hike, and make it full of your personality.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 8 min2 / 16
Cheers to the new year! Since it's a new year we decided on a new look! So we are announcing our new Instagram and our new logo!
Text Michelle BrewerRead 2 min3 / 16
You have the perfect idea but you are wondering: how do I sell others on it? You know that you need to find some investors, but how do you actually get them?
Text Michelle BrewerRead 2 min4 / 16
There is one thing that I am sure of: Traveling fuels my creativity and innovation. That’s one of the main reasons we have chosen to be a remote firm.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 5 min5 / 16
3D rendering technology takes our imagination from just a dream to the brink of reality. By creating vivid images it fills the gap between the realm of ideas…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 4 min6 / 16
Trends come and go. Styles vary and designers get inspired. The beginning of this year has brought a lot of new inspirations that have reinvented what we…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 3 min7 / 16
Are you looking for a colorful and fresh change? If so, 2021 is the year to start! This year is all about fun, colors, nature, and stones.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 4 min8 / 16
Are you tired of putting up the same Christmas decor year after year? If the answer is yes and you definitely feel like you need something new and fresh I…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 5 min9 / 16
A lot has happened in the kitchen design world throughout 2020, design styles have varied, the open concept kitchen is still a thing, there are many new…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 3 min10 / 16
Have you ever met the kind of person that doesn’t seem to have a design preference for his or her home? It seems like they are content with anything.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 4 min11 / 16
Searching for, hiring, paying, and understanding a traditional interior designer can be a challenge.
Text Michelle BrewerRead 2 min12 / 16
E-design… You have probably heard this word a lot, especially since quarantining and working from home started. But what is it?
Text Michelle BrewerRead 3 min13 / 16
You think you have your design style, but now you are trying to put everything together. You just saw the perfect living room design on Pinterest, so you…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 5 min14 / 16
Have you ever scrolled hours on end through Pinterest, only to create a million different boards with thousands of different designs to only feel overwhelmed…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 5 min15 / 16
Nothing can bring warmth and life to a cold space more than plants. Plants are literally the breath of life to a space, merging two worlds, the outdoors with…
Text Michelle BrewerRead 2 min16 / 16
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Astratto
Design·Color·Style·New posts every Monday
· Decorate for the whole season, not one tacky day: moody or airy, keep your neutrals, mute the colors or go bright with a palette, bring in sticks and cones from a hike, and make it full of your personality.
· Cheers to the new year! Since it's a new year we decided on a new look! So we are announcing our new Instagram and our new logo!
· You have the perfect idea but you are wondering: how do I sell others on it? You know that you need to find some investors, but how do you actually get them?
· There is one thing that I am sure of: Traveling fuels my creativity and innovation. That’s one of the main reasons we have chosen to be a remote firm.
· 3D rendering technology takes our imagination from just a dream to the brink of reality. By creating vivid images it fills the gap between the realm of ideas…
· Trends come and go. Styles vary and designers get inspired. The beginning of this year has brought a lot of new inspirations that have reinvented what we…
· Are you looking for a colorful and fresh change? If so, 2021 is the year to start! This year is all about fun, colors, nature, and stones.
· Are you tired of putting up the same Christmas decor year after year? If the answer is yes and you definitely feel like you need something new and fresh I…
· A lot has happened in the kitchen design world throughout 2020, design styles have varied, the open concept kitchen is still a thing, there are many new…
· Have you ever met the kind of person that doesn’t seem to have a design preference for his or her home? It seems like they are content with anything.
· Searching for, hiring, paying, and understanding a traditional interior designer can be a challenge.
· E-design… You have probably heard this word a lot, especially since quarantining and working from home started. But what is it?
· You think you have your design style, but now you are trying to put everything together. You just saw the perfect living room design on Pinterest, so you…
· Have you ever scrolled hours on end through Pinterest, only to create a million different boards with thousands of different designs to only feel overwhelmed…
· Nothing can bring warmth and life to a cold space more than plants. Plants are literally the breath of life to a space, merging two worlds, the outdoors with…
Nothing filed under that topic yet.
More coming. Meanwhile, write to Michelle.
