Interior Design for Beginners: Decorating with Plants
Identify the space: information and measurements
A course by Ale de la Cerda (LENPO) , Architect
About the video: Identify the space: information and measurements
Overview
“I will explain how to take basic and specific information about the space that you will need to start designing. You will also define your objectives. What are you looking to create with plants in your space?”
In this video lesson Ale de la Cerda (LENPO) addresses the topic: Identify the space: information and measurements, which is part of the Domestika online course: Interior Design for Beginners: Decorating with Plants. Learn to observe and understand plants by designing interior spaces that connect with nature.
Partial transcription of the video
“Identifying the Space: Information and Measurements In this lesson we'll gather the technical information we need to design our space and we'll gather and understand our objectives. Each space is unique, so now I'll show you how to collect all the information we need to start designing. We'll measure the space we'll decorate. If you don't have measuring tape, you can use your steps to measure. I'll start measuring and jotting down the measurements in a sketch in my notebook and then I'll make a final version. Then we'll measure where the window is. It's very important to add the areas where...”
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Course summary for: Interior Design for Beginners: Decorating with Plants
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Decoration, DIY, Floral & Plant Design, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Spatial Design

Ale de la Cerda (LENPO)
A course by Ale de la Cerda (LENPO)
Alejandra de la Cerda is cofounder of the architecture firm Polen Diseño Vivo (2010) and studio Lenpo (2016), a space dedicated to inspiring and connecting people with plants and nature though courses, workshops, design, and objects. Alejandra graduated with a degree in architecture from the Ibero-American University and has completed multiple certificate courses from the Mexican Federation of Gardening and Floral Arrangement (FMJAF). She also belongs to SAPM, the society of landscape architects.
Throughout her career, she has worked with brands like Google, Twitter, Grupo Maquarie, Uber, Eli Lilly, and the United States Embassy. Her design work has also been displayed at Design Week México, WantedDesign New York, and Caravana Americana, and been featured in magazines like Architectural Digest, Ambientes, Gatopardo, and VOGUE.
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