{"id":61084,"date":"2019-08-27T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brabbu.com\/blog\/?p=61084"},"modified":"2019-11-29T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T15:31:23","slug":"clodagh-transforming-lives-with-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brabbu.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/clodagh-transforming-lives-with-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Clodagh – Transforming lives with Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clodagh, located in the heart of New York City, is a design studio that perfectly mixes the power of interior design as a complete transformation of people\u2019s lifestyle. The ability to balance serenity with minimalistic settings establishes a complete joy and bliss to every project that is created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See Also: Nomade Atelier \u2013 Custom and Cultural Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To bring a constant evolution to this area, Clodagh stands with an\u00a0uncommon and fresh\u00a0perspective, due to their belief that design is able to transform people\u2019s lives in so many levels. According to the design studio, that is the main goal whenever they are involved in a project, the happiness they are able to bring with their most\u00a0incredible projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps one of the best thing is the happiness we bring through design. When people love and use every inch of our projects and tell us that their lives have changed and their family time is better than ever, we feel the job is well done\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This multi-discipline design firm shares a stunning award-winning portfolio that has expanded over 24 countries, with a large spectrum of eco-conscious projects and products, which is something that the firm stands for.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t like the word trend the movement is towards wellness and joy. At Clodagh Design we always include our wellness modalities: feng shui,\u00a0biophilia, chromatherapy, wabi-sabi, and radiesthesia. We know that design is a healing art and we strive for that. We even have the ground on the sites healed before we start our projects. I see that many other\u00a0designers and architects\u00a0are including wellness modalities which underscores the strength of the movement\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Although they don\u2019t appreciate the concept of trend, they perfectly follow a line of creativity that sits on the bliss and harmony of spaces. Founded in 1989, Clodagh Design is made up of three distinct business divisions: Clodagh Design International responsible for\u00a0international projects, Clodagh Signature which takes care of product design division and Clodagh Collection, which is the online gallery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They are amazingly fulfilled in their professional area when they bring \u201ca project on budget and on time. A happy group in our studio. Everybody should feel good about every facet of the\u00a0business. Our growing extended brilliant family of consultants from\u00a0lighting\u00a0to acoustical to engineering to name a few\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides that excellent fulfilment, they rejoice on \u201cthe pleasure on clients\u2019 faces when they move in, whether it is a building with 1875 apartments like Jackson Park in Long Island City, New York, \u00a0or an apartment on the Upper East Side\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a design studio that really supports each other, through the best times or even the most challenging. \u201cWe had some challenging periods in 2001 and 2008, but that\u2019s the nature of the beast. Fortunately, my talented team of architects and designers helped us through\u00a0those times gloriously\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Also: Juan Pablo Molyneux \u2013 Spirited Design Interiors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, they stand taller, and excel in every project,\u00a0creating magnificent settings\u00a0that focus on \u201clife-enhancing Minimalism and Wellness by Design\u2026everything you need, but nothing more than what you need, perfectly organized storage..no stagnation. We aim to bring joy and to find joy as we do it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, with the life-enhancing\u00a0minimalism and wellness vibe, with a\u00a0Tadao Ando, Tom Kundig, Terence Conran and Jack Lenor Larsen as inspiration icons,\u00a0they share a large spectrum of clients that\u2019s quite varied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey totally vary, from business moguls,\u00a0developers, hotels, and spas to small discreet private residences. I also keep the Clodagh Design Studio involved with philanthropy and giving, mostly with The Thorn Tree Project, of which I am a Board Member and a Co-founder, where we are educating 1500 young students in Kenya.<\/p>\n

I helped to design the spa at Menla Mountain Retreat for Tibet House. I designed the layout of a library using sticks and a couple of bricks in the Samburu desert for our Thorn Tree Project schools in Africa. It is now up and running and we have solar-powered computers\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Right now, Clodagh is working on new exciting things such as \u201ca house on Cape Cod, to a Six Senses Hotel in the Douro Valley.\u00a0New rugs\u00a0for Tufenkian, new lights for Restoration Hardware, accessories, a new spa bed for Oakworks and innovative concrete products for Trueform to name a few\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And, although they are involved in many projects, there\u2019s always room for the fulfilment of dreams \u2013 \u201cI still want to design an art museum, a hospital a cross-generational multifamily building and a school. I want to design a building that gives homes to the homeless \u00a0I want to continue with my own art \u2026next thing I dream of is a show of art lights\u2026another photography show with some videos. I had my first photography exhibition at the Cheryl Hazan Gallery in Spring 2019. I have at least three books I want to write and am working on my fourth book. I want to go to Bhutan and Mongolia\u2026I want to create\u00a0fantastic edible landscapes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the future, the design studio shares many of their wishful thinking, that is also beginning to happen throughout the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLow maintenance\u00a0homes and hotels\u2026 with the focus on biophilia environmental cleaning products. Homes for the homeless.\u00a0Design for storage ..I always figure out what my residential clients need and then cleanse out what they don\u2019t need and then figure out how to neatly store everything from a pair of earrings to the kayak.<\/p>\n

It is the same with hotels. We say that if you cannot unpack and put your stuff away in the first twelve minutes, we are not providing you with the silence and rest that you need for your senses and wellbeing; we even worry about the light levels in\u00a0bedrooms\u00a0so that people can look good when they are naked!\u00a0Mother Ann Lee of the Shakers said once, don\u2019t make something unless it can be useful, but if it can be useful, why not make it beautiful\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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See Also: Merve Kahraman \u2013 Sustainable Mid-Century Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clodagh finishes by saying that it is possible to \u201cfind brilliant new\u00a0craftsmanship\u00a0everywhere I visit, in so much of what I see. Really \u201cthe energy is blazing\u201d in new ideas globally\u201d. With this interview, we were able to capture that the environment has a large weight on\u00a0Clodagh<\/span><\/strong><\/em>\u2018s interior design establishment because sustainability is the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \"BB_Book2020\"<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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