Design tips: How to avoid the clichés while designing for fall

It may seem like summer has only just begun; yet the leaves are bound to change as September creeps closer into the forefront. Pretty soon it will be time to start relinquishing the tight grip on summer and dive into the fall aesthetic. Though beautiful, autumn can be filled with ...

Design N’ Gather 2016 Winner Announced

Las Vegas, NV- Creating a mosaic capturing the essence of Las Vegas, to be displayed at the MGM Grand’s Wet Republic pool club, was no simple task for the contestants of the 2016 Design ‘N Gather (DNG) Mosaic Design Competition. After a long yet thrilling process, DNG announced Nicole Kohri ...

Design ‘N Gather years past

For those who might not already know, Design N Gather, DnG , is a competition and collaboration created by Artaic. We team up with a restaurant, business, or anyone with the right kind of space, and allow the public to design a mosaic, which will be created by us, ...

A Year in Review, Looking Back at 2015

As 2015 comes to close, lets take a walk down memory lane, looking back at our best moments. From abstract pool feature walls to custom backlit designs, our 2015 projects spanned a wide range of styles, sizes, and locations. We’ll start the journey with our ReSalvage mosaic collection. The unique mosaic ...

Design Tips: Tile Features For Your Fireplace

Above images via: Jeanette Lunde (L), Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc. (M), Jennifer Weiss Architecture (R) hygge: “Hygge is as Danish as pork roast and it goes far in illuminating the Danish soul. In essence, hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. The ...

Hospitality Design Trends from BDNY 2015

With more than 600 displays covering 80,000 sq. ft. of the Javits Center in New York City, Boutique Design New York (BDNY) is one of the leading trade shows for the hospitality and leisure design industry. Eschewing traditional trade show tables and displays, BDNY focuses on boutique exhibit spaces, better ...

Design Tips: Bold Ideas For Your Next Restaurant Project

Compared to corporate, residential, hospitality, and even other commercial spaces, restaurant interiors tend to have much more design flexibility. Restaurants are energetic – and often loud! – spaces where people meet up to socialize, celebrate, and have a good time. Whereas spas and bedrooms call for soothing color schemes and elegant artwork, restaurants ...

Interior Design Trends: #IHaveThisThingWithFloors

Have you heard of @IHaveThisThingWithFloors? Both an Instagram account and trending hashtag, its mission is to bring beautiful floors back into view. We spend so much time looking up and around us at all the beautiful architecture and art, that we forget to look down. Though statement flooring has ...

Design Tips: Choosing the Best Tile Pattern For Your Space

You’ve designed a space, the perfect array of colors have been chosen, now come the finishing touches. From a gallery wall to bright textiles to custom artwork, there are many ways to add an accent piece to your space. Call us biased, but here at Artaic we believe that custom ...

Design Tips: Best Value for Flooring

When choosing flooring materials, you have a variety of options at your disposal: concrete, carpet, hardwood vinyl, tile, and many more – the list can get overwhelming. So which one should you choose? Though none are a bad choice, there are certainly key areas where each one excels. Additionally, you will want ...