Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture
Influences
A course by Shari Francis , Interior Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will share with you some of my favorite influences. I will introduce you to some well-known artists, makers, designers and architects that impact my outlook on my design. We will look at mutli-disaplinary artists like Theaster Gates, female lead architect Zaha Hadid, Danish architect Henning Larson, Dutch-inspired designs from Avenue Design Studio, powerhouse interior designers at Ishka Designs and, of course, tying it all together with the musical sounds of Mr. Louis Armstrong.”
In this video lesson Shari Francis addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture. Explore the use of color, texture, and light to create memorable interior spaces that capture your personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I am going to tell you about my influences and really how they shaped my career. The first influence is Theaster Gates. He is someone who has diversified his artistry from just being an artist to an architect to an interior design and really just changing. the landscape and the urban design of Chicago He is a design educator and he is also someone who brings social awareness into his community. This is someone who has saved many dilapidated buildings and has reconstructed these buildings to save spaces for Black creators and Black artists and Black makers to thrive in their ...”
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Course summary for: Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture
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Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Shari Francis
A course by Shari Francis
Shari Francis is the owner and head interior designer at Dadapt, a Brooklyn-based interior design studio. Shari received a Master’s of Science in Interior Design in 2011 from the Pratt Institute, where she is currently a part-time interior design professor. She is also a member of the Black Artist and Designers Guild.
Over the past decade, Dadapt has created compelling and creative designs for their clients. Shari’s portfolio includes interior narratives for development, residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, Westchester Magazine, Design*Sponge, Alcon Lighting, and transFORM.
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