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Until just a few days ago I had a neat and tidy plan to write this month’s blog post about the conclusion of summer and my agenda for fall. Pretty standard stuff, right? Then, something extraordinary happened. Over the weekend, I attended a ayahuasca ceremony at a...

This month, AJC Design had the pleasure of talking to one of their favorite vendors, Melissa Smith, Director of Business Development & Hospitality for Model No., the upstart Bay Area company that designs and produces modern furnishings with zero environmental...

There’s so much planning that goes into hotel interiors, but public outdoor spaces are coveted by guests and therefore, are an essential part of the design process. Throughout my career, I have designed rooftops and patio spaces, so to kick off summer, I thought I’d...

What comes to mind when you see the walnut logo of AJC Design? If you didn’t know it was a walnut and thought it was an oyster or something else, I promise I won’t be offended. When I started the company 16 years ago, the walnut half-shell silhouette was the perfect...

While it's Spring in New York, that's not the case everywhere else. It's blazing summer hot in Mexico, where me and my daughter are spending her April school vacation. Instead of using this blog to complain about sweating, I'm reminiscing about cooler times of 2023....

Just when you thought you knew Alicia, the AJC Design blog is getting creative once again.  Instead of an interior designer's view on the hospitality industry, for the next few months we'll be featuring experts from all aspects of the industry to give you some new...

It’s 2023 and I feel like the lucky one who knocked down a pinata; even though my daughter’s birthday party was last month. It may be cold and bare outside but what’s got me pumped is Pantone’s color of the year. While many people do a word for the year, in the design...

In the blink of an eye, the Thanksgiving/Christmas/Hanukah holiday season is upon us again.  It's hard to believe we're already at this time of the year, where the days get shorter and the stress gets longer.  This time of year feels especially different. With family...