Archive for July, 2008

Do You Kooba?

July 28th, 2008

No Kooba is not the latest diet trend from South Beach Florida, but rather the Mother and Daughter design team Bonnie and Abbe Held who started in 1998. The team creates purses, leather hand bags and accessories borrowing on traditional styles and adding their own sense of modern whimsy with detail and materials for a one of a kind modern look.

The Kooba fame comes from when first introduced the major fashion houses used them in their run way modeling shows as accessories, flexible to be worn with any outfit, up to date with today’ fashion and price conciseness kept pushing the appeal. They also offer limited styles, affordable prices, limited colors and materials for their designs. Making each model you own a collectable item. This fuels the Kooba brand as one of the top three Designer handbag manufactures in the US competing with the European’s like Channel, Gucci, Louis Vutton, or Prada.

The latest buzz in Hollywood is Kooba while its so hot it has even caught on in with today’s young chic being photo-graphed with their very own Kooba bags… stars like Eva, Rhiana, Sienna, Molly Sims just to name a few. You see all of young Hollywood on the cover of all those trendy fashion magazines clutching their purse or their bags or perhaps slung over there shoulder Koobaing all over the place.

Now it’s gotten so big that there are blogs devoted to purses whose specialty is Kooba.
You can use these sites to check the legitimacy of your purse, ask about reputable vendors and even check pricing.
One of the main questions is what is your favorite Kooba?
Where can I get my Kooba?
Is this a real Kooba?

Like any current trend Kooba designs new styles, limited releases, no back-order on older styles policy, and the use of new materials keeping the craze moving forward and it making it so very collectible.

So next time your girlfriend, wife or female companion ask Do you Kooba?
What will your response be?

Francisco Rodriguez Is a store proprietor of RainUrbana, and RainUrbana.com, contemporary fashion boutique located in South Lake Tahoe in the Heavenly Village shops. Has been involved with fashion and managing a business for over five years and his store was voted best of Tahoe shops by http://www.bluelaketahoe.com

Different Colleges For Interior Design

July 24th, 2008

There are a wide range of reasons for looking into colleges of interior design. The most prevalent of course is that you want to become an interior designer. One may think that there is no need to attend college in order to become an interior designer. However, the job market almost demands that you do. In many cases the firms that one would likely go to work for almost will certainly require that you have a degree in interior design before you come to work for them. This is a degree that will give you instant credit since you were willing to put in the work as opposed to just trying to wing it per se in your career.

Vision and Talent

Even if you do not attend any colleges for interior design, you may still be able to get by. This however would take a lot of vision and talent. There is much work that will need to be done and your work would have to be able to be off of the charts so as to impress your clients beyond belief. It will take hard work and lots of outside studying and interpretation since there will be no formal education. Make sure you know what you are doing and how it is that you will be setting up and accomplishing your goals when you are doing the interior design.

What You’ll Get

If you do decide to attend one of the colleges for interior design you will be doing yourself a huge favor. For not only will you learn all of the different aspects of interior design, but you will get insight as to how it will affect you in the business world as well as coming at you with ethics as well as other classes and subjects to help prepare for the world outside of just interior designs. Many of the schools will offer design programs that will encompass a wide variety of different styles and theories on interior design as well as the previous mentioned items in order to best prepare you to be a successful interior designer.

Remember more education cannot really hurt you. At least it can open your eyes to different ideas and it can allow you to become more complete and well respected as a designer. Do not think of it as restrictive, but broadening your horizons. It is a door to the interior design world that makes everything easier.

Looking for more information about colleges for interior design??, Adam Peters is an online entrepreneur and writes for http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com

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Benefits of Using a Website Template

July 20th, 2008

One of the fastest and easiest ways to set up a website is by using a website template. This is simply a “ready-made” website that you can use instead of trying to design one from scratch. It allows you to have all the features of a great high quality site without having to pay a web designer to create it for you. This makes it a lot cheaper and easier to have a design that gets you the attention you deserve. What does a website template have to offer? Basically, everything you need to get your website up and running without a lot of hassles.

Due to the fact that you can get your site set up faster it will help you to increase production. You will have more time for other important details that need to be taken care of. Since there are so many different template designs available for you to choose from, it is normally easy to find the one that suits you the best. It eliminates a lot of the hassles and aggravations that accompany trying to start up a website from the ground up. What’s even better is the fact that all the kinks and so called “bugs” have already been worked out for you so you don’t have to worry about dealing with these.

Other advantages of using the website templates are being able to receive regular updates that can keep your site compatible with all the others. If changes are needed this can be done easily without changing the layout of your pages. It is also easy to use because when you choose the website template you want, you will also receive directions on how to use it correctly. You will find that everything you need to create a high quality web design will be made available to you so you can have the website you have been searching for. This makes everything quick and easier than you thought possible.

By using a website template you can take something that is considered a difficult process and turn it into something simple. It makes designing a professional website so much easier and you don’t have the expense of hiring a professional designer to do it for you. You can modify the template to make it unique so it will reflect your personality and the image you are trying to reflect. This gives you the opportunity to have a great professional website without all the hassles and added expense of hiring a web designer. There is no reason to put it off any longer, you can get started today.

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The Bag-a-Holic’s Guide to Handbag Style

July 15th, 2008

How important is the handbag? Very. It’s last name may not be Kennedy but in prominence and necessity, it can pull ranks on all the Vanderbilts and Kennedies and come out at the top of the class.

Bag-a-holic

Women can live without their handbags – this is a given. But who says they want to? Believe it or not, a handbag can be just as important – if not more important – than clothes. This is why shopping for handbags is as time-consuming an activity as shopping for clothes. The handbag may only be an accessory but get it in the wrong shape, size, and style or wear it wrong and it would surely ruin the look you are trying to pull. And when it’s designer handbags we are talking about, the stakes go even higher. After all, a designer handbag is not something you buy and then discard once it disappoints.

Your Body, Your Bag

Clearly, picking out a handbag is not as simple as picking out the sandwich you will have for lunch. Here’s how to get style in the bag – literally!

If you’re slim and tall, you can go large and in-charge — bag-wise, anyway. Everything big and baggy would look good on you. Think oversized bags, clutch bags, and shoulder bags. You can go for moderation, too, and still be in tiptop shape. Whether you go mid-sized or large, floppy or bulky, bright or subtle, printed or patterned, you can have your bag and carry it around too, in inimitable fashion. The only handbag to avoid is the small one as its diminutive proportions would make you look like a giant.

If you’re short and petite, never lose sight of proportions: small bags for small girls, chunky bags for taller lasses. Do not even think of splurging on a large designer handbag. It might be a D&G and it might be beautiful but if you’re simply too small, you won’t look like you’re wearing your handbag. Your handbag would look like it’s wearing you.

If you’re top-heavy, draw attention away from your waist or bosom. A chunky handbag or a messenger bag will work best for your body type. However, if you really want to lug along a shoulder bag, then choose one that’s fairly big and has a long strap.

If you’re large-hipped, use your bag to take eyes away from your hip area. A short-strapped designer handbag can easily do the trip. Pick out a hobo bag or a shoulder bag which ends well above your hip line. Or, you could pursue purses with a passion and tuck a relatively large one under your arm. Again, it’s all a matter of working proportions — that of the bag’s and yours.

If you’re plus-sized, go plus-sized as well. Forget cute and diminutive. You’re not this proportions-wise; why should your handbag be otherwise? A small tote, even if it’s the loveliest designer handbag to ever grace a catalogue, will only make you look like a truck. Work with your size and work with your bag by going for totes that are wider than the regular hobo bag. It’s also a good idea to get bags with short or medium-length straps.

If you have wonderful curves, let them do the talking. Your designer handbag can help you flaunt ‘em. If most of the tips above caution you to hide one flaw or the other, this tip does the exact opposite. I say, flaunt what you’ve got. Choose a designer handbag which ends above the waist. Stay away from the really small or enormous ones. They do nothing for your shoulders and nothing for your physical assets. Or, you could always go for the fabulous baguette and pick up a drool-worthy Fendi clutch.

Whether it’s a cheap tote you’re looking for or a designer handbag that would make every female within a two-mile radius oooh and aaah in envy, whether you want a purse that is made of nylon, straw, or canvas or a designer handbag made from microfiber, wool, or jacquard, remember to follow the rule of proportions. Handbags should not merely be functional or fashionable, they should also flatter. A good handbag does not only inspire envy, it makes the most out of what your momma gave you. Let it.

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Plastic Injection Molding Jobs – Injection Mold Design

July 10th, 2008

In the fast paced world of plastic molding, injection mold design is one of the most interesting and challenging jobs to be found. You will draw upon all of your creative abilities as you develop the design for new products.

It might look easy because of the powerful CAD programs, but in reality, they are just tools to help you. In the field of injection mold design you often must develop new and original methods of plastic molding. This sometimes requires a lot of creativity and inventiveness. What is a typical day like for injection mold design? Most injection mold designers follow a schedule similar to the mold makers. Because their mold designs are soon going to be manufactured by the mold makers, there is a very close relationship between these two.

A mold designer spends most of his time at his computer, using powerful CAD programs such as Unigraphics, AutoCAd, SolidWorks, MasterCam and many, many others. Nowadays, the programs are incredibly fast and powerful.

Very often the mold designer will be required to communicate with the various mold makers, CNC programmers, WEDM operators, etc.. This rapport is critical for a successful career as an injection mold designer.

Usually the designer does not work quite as many hours per week as the mold maker. Often mold designers have a shop background and help out in the mold making shop as well. This is especially common if there is a slowdown in design and a lot of work in the shop. How do you become an injection mold designer? Essentially, there are two paths in the USA. One is to learn on the job and the other is to learn at a design school. Both are common and work well.

Many plastic molding designers come from a mold making background. This is especially helpful to provide a realistic approach to mold design. There is no substitute for practical experience!

Several tech schools and universities offer excellent courses on plastic injection mold design. A background in mechanics, spatial relationships, ability to visualize 3D parts, and mathematics are all essential.

Is there a future in injection mold design?

Like everything else associated with the plastics industry, the answer is yes and no. Yes, because the plastics field is growing all the time and skilled designers are in high demand and low supply.

No, because the field is so competitive on a global scale. In this electronic age the designer does not even need to be in the same country as the mold maker. I had this experience at one shop; the designer was in Canada and we were in the USA. It worked well, but required considerable phone time on the part of the project manager. Conclusion Working in injection mold design is challenging, interesting, secure, well paying and in demand. Anyone interested will find many good courses available and companies seeking qualified designers.

Randy Hough has worked as a plastic injection mold maker since 1978. He heads a group of industry professionals who have a web site dedicated to injection mold making. You can learn the latest trends and techniques by visiting http://www.global-plastic-injection-molding.com

They also have an interactive blog that is frequently updated with interesting articles and tips. Learn how to make a plastic injection mold, mold design, about jobs in the plastic industry and more.

“You know Dad, I’ve been thinkin’, one is a lot more than zero!” my son, Thomas, age 5.