In late Spring the opportunity to sell a complete container of Terrecotte San Rocco came our way. Kitchell Construction was managing the building and development of a large estate in the greater Denver area and because of Eye of the Day’s past and current collaborations with them, we were recommended by their Santa Barbara team. Everyone…
Adventure
Detour to Europe: How El Nino Led Us to Francesco del Re
In February of 1998 our lives were changed forever by El Niño. Eye of the Day was in its infancy, just two and a half years old and we became a statistic as the worst damaged business in Santa Barbara County. The federal government declared a disaster area and we lost nearly everything. But…what we…
Groundskeeping: On The Road to an Ancient Landscape – The Bristlecone Pine Forest
Rushing from place to place trying to fulfill our obligations to one and all, we miss so many beautiful moments and opportunities. I recently made a large delivery to El Dorado Hills to a client who found Eye of the Day through our website. The house reminded me of L’Amorosa in Tuscany, a mini fortress…
Groundskeeping: The Art of Showing Up on Site
As a professional designer you have to visit your clients and job sites. You cannot put together a credible working document without physically walking the site. That said, when my clients (landscape designers, architects and builders) are surprised to see me get out of the truck when their orders arrive on their job sites, I’m…
Dreams Do Come True
Work, work, work. You toil, you apply yourself day after day and increasingly you dream about a holiday from your routine. Your mind’s eye focuses constantly on visions of someplace other than work. A country drive down some faraway country road. Wondering what magnificence will be around the next bend on the road less traveled….
Brent Abroad: More of Milan
It’s hard to sum up the difference between Milan Design Week and Paris’ Maison et Objet. They are both huge, but I’d give the edge to Milan. There are definitely more interior designers and small retail buyers in Paris while Milan has few small vendor type exhibitors but lots of small design manufacturers. Paris is…
