About Alexander Calzadilla

Alexander Calzadilla is a Cuban male originally from Philadelphia, who has happily called Miami his home since moving here at the age of 15. He attended Southwest Sr. High School and Florida International University, ultimately receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. While in college, he began working as a paralegal for the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Reichenbacher, a position he kept for seven years after graduation. He subsequently worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Associates before landing at Costa Nursery. After distinguishing himself with many accomplishments, he was promoted to the position of Director of Specialty Products, which included the orchid, bonsai and lucky bamboo departments. When Alex was first put in charge of the three departments, they ranked near the bottom. By the time he left Costa after seven years, Alex had transformed the floundering departments into unqualified successes, posting record earnings, sales and profitability. In 2008 Alex was named the Costa Employee of the Year. Alex now puts his formidable prowess as a businessman into his newest venture, Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, serving as Managing Partner.

About Avant-Garde

We offer home furnishings and decor for every area of your home,both inside and out, always striving to bring you the most current design elements being used by today's top designers, at a fraction of their retail cost. Whether you are completely redecorating an area of your home, looking for the perfect accent piece to finish off an existing room, shopping for a unique gift, or simply "window shopping" to get design ideas, Avant-Garde is the place to go for everything modern & contemporary for your home.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A very modern House in Portugal & using wood, plants, and white as accents

A House that appears to be nothing more then a large art Sculpture

On the outskirts of Leiria, Portugal architects Manuel Aires Mateus completed a project in 2010 that truly stands on its own. What looks like at first the typical silhouette of a house soon shows it to be something else entirely.

Privacy was the order of the day here as can be seen by the lack of windows and other openings. It’s stark white facade contrasts with its seemingly traditional form. The house has been designed around a three-storey central courtyard, which provides light and views for the household.

The design appears to have had a childlike beginning but this very fact shows the purity in the modern design. It is not weighed down with ornamentation of any kind. It certainly is a work of art.

openings in the ground show underground workings

Sometimes things are just not what they seem..

Today with modern contemporary styles being so minimal in design, many are turning to accent colors or impact single colored walls for some style eye catching impact.. In Japan one firm is using Wood, atriums to highlight the color green, or white as their primary impact colors.. It provides a very interesting outcome..

Have a look...

Interior Design with Wood, White and Green Accents

The firm of Japanese Suppose Design Studio are becoming increasingly well known for their clean simple interiors, using wood, white and plants in the finishes palette.

Their work is defined by the austerity of the design without compromising in the functionality of the space’s use. They are continually looking for something new and groundbreaking in their work and make it part of their practice to have differing perspectives developing the design.

Suppose do not believe that new for the sake of being new is the right answer. Rather they believe that new in order to better one’s way of life while still remaining familiar, is the surest way of changing the present circumstances of people’s lives.