Holiday Table Settings to Bring Cheer and Love
December 19, 2024
Create fresh and beautiful Summer tablescapes with these tips from Kasia Karska Design....
Fashion + Design
Embracing Eastern Cultures in Design
Cultural Influences, Design + Build, Fashion, Fashion + Design, Housing, Interior Design, Uncategorized
May 8, 2024
Various cultures hold rich, artistic traditions and offer fascinating ideas and materials for home design. At Kasia Karska Design, we embrace all kinds of cultures — both Eastern and Western. In fact, with additional studies in the traditions of Vaastu Shastra and Feng Shui, we bring a multifaceted approach to creating a home sanctuary. Designing a harmonious home through Vaastu Shastra and Feng Shui The Indian philosophy of Vaastu Shastra takes into account the earth’s place in the solar system and planetary influences...
Celebrating a Month of Love & Women
March 6, 2024
Placing loving touches in your home Though gender roles continue to evolve, traditionally, women have been credited for their nesting instincts and their attention toward creating a warm, inviting, homey atmosphere. So, as February — the month of love — ends and we celebrate feminine energy through International Women’s Day on March 8, we thought we’d highlight several ways to put those special, loving touches into your home. Freshen your home with flowers Fresh flowers provide everyone with a feeling that they’re special — whether...
Love and Nurture in Design
March 8, 2023
Celebrating International Women's Day Juliet reflecting on our theme of Create,Love, Nurture in the Kasia Karska Design Gallery + Showroom ...
Kasia Karska on “How the Fashion Industry Informs Interior Design”
February 1, 2023
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Pantone Color of the Year 2020: Classic Blue
March 6, 2020
Whether you avidly follow or merely glance at Pantone’s Color of the Year each year, it is always interesting to see what is bound to pop up in trends all over the design and fashion industries. The analysis that goes behind each “Pantone Color of the Year” selection is certainly intriguing. This year’s “Pantone Color of the Year” is “Classic Blue.” As far as the color of the year selections we, at Kasia Karska Design (your go-to for Vail...
Hermès: A Perfect Example of the Fusion of Fashion + Design
June 14, 2019
Hermès is one of KK Design’s favorites. They have a wide assortment of impeccably designed pieces. They do bold and beautiful patterns. And their scarves, in particular, are irresistible to many. A great example of their elegant patterns and the exquisite work their artists do is seen in the “Baobab Cat Scarf,” as well as in their “Animaux Camoufles” wallpaper (both pictured below). Obviously, one is an accessory for your body and the other is an adornment for your wall. However,...
Project Funway: A Local Vail Event
March 4, 2019
Have you heard of "Project Funway?" Project Funway is a local Vail Valley event that celebrates fashion and design in a very unique way: “This unconventional fashion event challenges amateur designers to create unique garments out of anything but fabric and send them down a runway to be critiqued by expert judges.” And, the best part, it’s put on by local Education Foundation of Eagle County - E•ƒ(ec) - and all proceeds help fund E•ƒ(ec)’s mission “to support education and intellectual and...
Bold + Geometric Patterns within Fashion + Design
February 8, 2019
We just love how fashion and design are constantly influencing one another. There is an endless conversation taking place between the two. One such conversation that we are absolutely smitten over right now is the use of bold and geometric patterns in both the fashion world, as well as within the world of design. Bold patterns make a statement, whether it’s on your floor or draped over your shoulders. It really allows a tailored personality to shine through. We love...
A Fashion Muse
December 14, 2018
A Fashion Muse: Zadig & Voltaire A place that inspires us is Zadig & Voltaire. The store helps us achieve the flowing of creative juices and also steps in as retail therapy after a particularly demanding week. Luckily for us, their only location in Colorado just happens to be in Aspen. It's a not-too-long and utterly breathtaking drive from our office. Yes! KKD finds that sometimes creativity tends to flow best when you remove yourself from the grind for a few hours and...