Collaboration
Photography by Meghan Jenkins and John Reid
Contents Pretentiously Polite | Lois’ Home Daring & Delicate Congenial Class Winning Warmth Chicago Chic Alluring & Artsy Well Mannered Wow
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I visit the Botanic Gardens, outside of Chicago, as often as I can. Every gard are joint efforts, and joint efforts require teamwork, cooperation, and c Gardens, we call it an extraordinary collaboration - I call it beautiful and
Interior design closely resembles garden design, and a sort of partners homes’ design: the owners, the interior designer, the kitchen designer, th in the wisdom of collaboration if the project is to be a triumph.
I believe a home’s interior and a home’s design are fundamentally imp further believe that interior design is about the client, not the designer; a attempt to design an interior that reflects the client, not me.
Lastly, I believe that a project with principals that do not find beauty in c part of a design team that is committed to the benefits and beauty of col
Do you believe that collaborations are fun? I do. Do you believe collabor that we base our design ideas on it. We strive for harmony in design, and design team and our clients as its foundation.
This book showcases our homes. It concludes with a section that feature
I hope this book is a visual treat for you. It is a collaboration, and I’m thr
Collaboration
den, especially this 800 acre wonderland, is a collaboration. Collaborations concord. When people work well together on a project like the Botanic d wise.
ship is necessary for both to be successful. The principals involved in a he architect, the landscape designer, and the contractor, must all believe
portant to the mental and physical well-being of a home’s occupants. I a home is a backdrop for the client’s life. With this philosophy in mind, I
collaboration is doomed from the beginning. That is why I enjoy being a llaboration.
rations breed friendships? I do. Jim Denos and I believe this so strongly d we have learned that all noteworthy design has a harmony between our
es some of the hand-knotted rugs I design and have made in Nepal.
rilled it is.
Lois
Smiles,
Pretentiously Polite
A Home Tells A Story, Every Room’s A Chapter
Living Without COLOR is Like Living Without
Love
Hope Knocks the
Cobwebs Off Love
Every Man Needs A Firepole
I Like Organization The Kind You Find in a Garden of
Wildflowers
Hooky is
Philosophy
at its Finest
Don’t Let Them
TAME You.
Contentment Has Nev
ver Been An Accident
Rooms Should Charm, Amuse, Startle
and
Delight
When a True Friend Comes to Your Memory You’
ll Know It - The Memory Kinda Winks at You
Daring and
Delicate
Details Add Layers Layers Add Elegance
Using COLOR and TEXTURE in an unforseen way gives a room a personality.
We Shape our Dwellings,
and Afterwards Our Dwellings Shape Us. -Winston Churchill
Success is an unworthy target,
strive for excellence instead.
Congenial
Class
Winning Warmth
Chicago
Chic
Alluring and
Artsy
Well Mannered Wow
I told you
Collaborations
are FUN!
Words....
More to Come!
Lois Moo
Custom, Nepalese, H
An old design adage advises that one should design a room from They often dictate rather than harmonize.
For years I was troubled by the predictability of the available rug rugs that didn’t clash with the room’s fabrics. Finally, I determin signs if I wanted the unity and balance I sought. Hand-knotted w
Now, the rug, the room’s largest piece, may be created after the r colors of the rug can be selected to insure they enhance the desi Why shouldn’t your home feature a one-of-a-kind rug? Why?
All designs are available in 60 knots, 100 knots, and 150 knots pe who agree not to use child labor. In fact, we support manufactur free to ask for more details if this is dear to your heart as well.
From a simple stair-runner to a rug fit for a queen’s ballroom, Lo feels in creation is better experienced than described. Come des
ore Designs
Hand-Knotted Rugs
m the floor up. This is wise, as rugs are very sizable pieces of art.
g designs and colors. It became increasingly difficult to obtain ned I’d need to custom-design and custom-color my own dewool and silk rugs from Nepal provided the solution.
room is designed and the fabrics are chosen. The pattern and ign. It is truly a freeing concept; dare I say revolutionary?
er square inch. Lois Moore Designs utilizes only manufacturers rers who support schools for the under-privileged in Nepal. Feel
ois Moore Designs will eagerly help you. The exhilaration one sign a one-of-a-kind rug with me, you will love it.
Frequently Asked
Questions
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Where is your store?
Actually, my little studio is inside our one hundred twenty year old home. Yes, the home in the first section of this book. My resources are housed there, but, in reality, I am often on the road at a client’s home. The village of Loami, Illinois is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Springfield, Illinois. Stop by and see me sometime; maybe even spend the night in our guest quarters!
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Do you have clients outside that area?
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Yes, in fact, the majority of my business these past few years has been in and around Chicago. However, we travel to serve clients everywhere. We have done condos and homes from Florida to Costa Rica and from Cabo to the British Virgin Islands. Interior design has no geographical boundaries.
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You use such vibrant, clear colors. Can you explain your basic design philosophy to me?
I guess it resonates from a driving passion to make life appear happy and peaceful. Standing in the middle of a tulip field my pulse races and my tensions flee. I feel alive and well! Color can be the one single design element that can be controlled and used to create all kinds of emotional and physical responses. Color is nature’s Prozac. Everyone is to be served their own COLOR-COCKTAIL of choice. Mine happens to be the delicious delicate clear happy colors of spring and summer. I so enjoy the sunshine and cheer these shades bring to my sometimes grey day. My design passion is to help identify what brings joy to each client and then to dress their lives with these colors. Life then has a beautiful backdrop.
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Are all the rugs in this book your designs?
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Years ago I became very frustrated with the limited choice of rugs in the marketplace. Let me explain why. I would have a vision for the spaces I was helping to create for my clients. I knew there were certain colors that looked better on one client than on another. I feel that the woman in the home is the BEST accessory. Don’t you agree that the home should be designed so the lady of the house looks beautiful in every room? Remember every home needs a princess... So for me the selection of the colors that best compliment her are the key to the color scheme. Sometimes I was able to find a ready-made rug that “fit the bill”; most often I could not. So, I decided that I needed rugs I could recolor so that I could achieve the look I wanted. At first, I simply recolored others’ designs. In a relatively short while I was impassioned to create my own designs. Like art, rugs help set a mood for a room. Obviously, the rug is the largest piece of art in the room. You can imagine that I was excited to be able to collaborate with Nepalese weavers to fashion the exact rug I envisioned, colored precisely as dreamed it would be. By designing my own rugs I could bring all of the elements in the room, the fabrics, the paint, the art, and the accessories together. Personalizing a client’s home is important to me, and my rug company allows me to do that better than I was able to previously.
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May I purchase a rug from you individually, or are they always a part of your total design service?
The simple answer is “YES”. there are a lot of very gifted and talented people that enjoy designing their own spaces. And I celebrate that! Many have left some of the frustration I experienced with not finding “just the right” rug to go with their vision. I am always happy to help recolor one of my designs to blend with YOUR color palette or I can help you design a rug that make YOU smile. There are endless possibilities.
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The book is titled Collaboration, do you really welcome a client’s input in a rug or house design as you say you do?
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Yes. Yes. Yes. I actually find great pleasure in watching the creative side “come out and play” in my clients. Many of my clients are in regular jobs that don’t allow for much creativity. This experience can be energizing and exhilarating for them. What I bring to the table is a short-cut to sources to save them time. I can also help prevent a design mistake. Two things I have observed over the years with everyone I work with is: Everyone knows what they DON’T LIKE. (That is pretty easy and actually very helpful)
Often they are very surprised to discover what they DO LIKE. They are not sure what they like because they are unaware with the myriad choice. Ideas they never thought of - colors they never considered - fabrics they didn’t know existed - chairs they wouldn’t have thought comfortable, etc... In short, I titled the book Collaboration because I believe in it.
Final Word Collaboration is a beautiful word to me because it means listening and focusing on the value of someone else’s ideas. It makes me appreciate others’ gifts and talents. If everyone that is involved has made the decision to lay aside their personal pride and ego for the higher good of the client, then the collaboration will be successful. Then creativity, brainstorming, answer-finding and good decision-making can take place. At the end of the day, everyone wins! Everyone is happy! And wow! Just take a look at the beauty everyone was a part of creating! The pleasure of creativity, what a celebration of life!
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