—Keeps boxes of favorite brochures, tags, business cards, catalogs
—Is drawn to contrasts in style, decor and design
—Is part French, part Dutch
—Enjoys travel, exploration and studying beauty
—Is terrible with names and directions, but remembers small details
—Places a modern design book next to a Jane Austen novel
—Loves the Lord, family and close friends
—Has a gift wrapping space and a cupboard solely for ribbon
—Is just as drawn to the country as she is the city
—Began to draw floor plans and set up spaces at just five years old
—Believes in kindness, compassion and respect
—Cannot resist beautiful letter forms and copper metallic print
—Is quite sensitive, but strong when need be
—Is obsessed with books and magazines
—Likes the smell of fresh magazines and print work
—Is never without her grey notebook and a black pen
—Is always designing and working on something...
Sarah, Contributor to {this is glamorous}
Sarah is also a weekly contributor at {this is glamorous} —an award-winning, internationally followed and respected design and style blog. She writes weekly features on travel, entitled {take me away} which ranges from exquisite shops and amazing hotels to ideas on what to pack for Paris.
How Haute Design Began
I began Haute Design on a whim, in part by the persuasion of a loved one, in part by the feverish idea that I might "try it out", anticipating that it would not be for me... "trying it out", so to speak, turned into a great deal more—a fun place in which I could catalog and share my recent findings, ideas and thoughts. (based around design, naturally) From a very young age, I collected magazine clippings, antiques and pretty things—I am happy to be able to share some of them, as well as present findings...
The name, Haute Design, was built from two separate words: "Haute" meaning elegant or refering to something as "highly" —ie. highly stylish—in French, to reflect my French heritage, plus "Design" in which describes the base of all that I would share within these pages... Over the past two years, Haute Design has received a great deal of recognition —being featured on numerous blogs, websites, magazines and newspapers. Many fun guest posts have been created, giveaways have been given, new friendships have been formed, and awards have been received. I am grateful each day for the opportunity to share in a world that appreciates beauty.
Haute Design References
You will notice that are many references to "library" throughout this blog. My inspiration began with sharing and spending countless hours enjoying books and magazines with my Mother as a child. Our home library still remains to be a wonderful haven of exploration, discovery and fun. Haute Design is my online library.
A Few Links
01 If you're wondering who designed my site, it was the talented David Arias.
02 From time to time I enjoy taking pictures of lovely things (at home mainly) —follow along here.
03 Follow along with me on Twitter &/or Facebook for frequent updates, links, findings, etc.
04 I'm also often on Pinterest, adding beautiful photos...
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