Shasta Smith is not your typical grease monkey. Shes an interior designer who also happens to have a thing for vintage motorcycles.

She rides them, she collects them, she mines them for inspiration. She parks her street-legal 1972 Honda racing bike next to her desk.

In fact, anything with wheels kicks her mental motor into high gear. She sees the beauty inside cast-off metal and finds a home indoors for what once was scrapyard junk.

I have two types of clientele, she said. Ive been a full-time interior designer in Sacramento (Calif.) for 15 years, but I also have another type of customer people who want motorcycle design. That has international appeal.

With her distinctive red mane, Smith has attracted a worldwide audience for her design firm, The Vintage Monkey. Shes worked on designs for popular home-improvement TV shows such as House Crashers. In February, her work also was showcased during a New York launch party for a new cable channel, FYI, devoted to creative design. Yet Smith remains mostly anonymous in her hometown of Sacramento.

People are always surprised to find our studio, she said. They say, We had no idea!

When they come through (the studio), their first impression is its a motorcycle shop, she added. But then they realize, no, its something else, something pretty cool.

A 2,000-square-foot garage in Sacramentos industrial area just north of downtown is home to Smiths Vintage Monkey studio and workshop. Elmer, the shop cat, keeps a watchful eye.

The walls, floor and ceiling are lined with projects, several in progress. Almost everything started out as something else.

Im always on the hunt for vintage salvage, Smith said. Then, we create architectural elements based on those findings. We hate throwing anything away.

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The height and proportion of art and pictures are important to consider when hanging art in a home. Shelley Kirsch recommends centring at eye level and creating borders around the pieces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shelley Kirsch Design

VICTORIA - How art and pictures are hung can change the way a space looks, but placing and hanging pieces properly requires a bit of skill.

Interior designer Shelley Kirsch says the most important step in putting up art in a home is to make sure it is at the right height.

"It's a good idea if you are hanging a piece to get it so the centre of the picture is at eye level," she says.

If a piece is hung too high, Kirsch says, it can be disorienting to the viewer.

"You aren't seeing it as a straight-on image," says the Toronto-based designer. "You are having to crane your neck. It takes away from what the image is when you're looking at it from underneath."

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by Peter Sibon, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on March 7, 2014, Friday

KUCHING: Naim Holdings Bhd, one of Malaysias leading developers, has engaged top French interior designer Bruno Panis to provide the wow factor to its new sales gallery and show units situated at Rock Commercial Centre, Jalan Green, Kuching.

Declared open on February 2, the sales gallery created hype among the Kuching community with its tasteful design and cozy ambiance. The sales gallery also houses two Sapphire On The Park condo show units, the first product under the Naim Signature Collection, Naims newly-launched upmarket brand.

No stranger to interior design and armed with over 20 years of experience, Panis who has been in Malaysia for the last four years, has worked extensively with internationally renowned brand names such as LOreal, D & G, Helena and Nivea.

Besides having an interior design background, Panis also possesses a Master degree in business and marketing specialising in product-design.

Panis told The Borneo Post that the interior design concept for Naim Kuchings new sales gallery was based on three main factors the companys philosophies, environmental conservation and profiles of its customers.

As one of Malaysias leading developers, Naim has always been a trend-setter. The sales gallery showcases the seamless fusion of space and function, exuding style in simplicity.

We also chose the right materials and colours to enhance the aura of coziness and comfort. The sales gallery echoes Naims philosophy of differentiating itself from the rest, being in a class of its own, explained Panis.

The main feature of the gallery was the striking Vertical Garden, a backdrop comprising local plants and greenery, a manifestation of Naims focus on environmental conservation.

As a responsible corporate citizen and through the Vertical Garden, Naim is saying that environmental conservation is beautiful, and that its properties are designed with this in mind. The sales gallery is also equipped with LED lights to facilitate energy saving, a further tribute to the environment, disclosed Panis.

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