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Is fluorescent lighting harmful to your health?
As early as 1974, Dr. Richard Wurtman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology began to identify negative health effects associated with fluorescent lighting including migraines, disrupted sexual development, and obesity, because the distorted spectrum of fluorescent light acts to suppress melatonin and disrupt circadian rhythms of the human body. [...]

The following information is excerpted from Color: The Secret Influence (Prentice Hall, 2000 & 2004, Kenneth and Cherie Fehrman authors).
Psychographics is the study of of color’s ability to influence choices in the marketplace, i.e. printing, packaging, etc.
Weasel words is the term which refers to the way language is used to drain the meaning from [...]

For many months the color pink has been at the forefront of fashion and interior design. Not since the 1950s has pink been so in vogue – but there is a dark side to that bubble gum, little-girl hue that could be appropriate material for a Stephen King novel. People most often associate pink with [...]

Excerpted from Interior Design Innovators 1910-1960
by Cherie Fehrman and Dr. Kenneth R. Fehrman
Organic Design
Much of what we consider to be contemporary design today actually originated in the mid-20th century. During the period right after World War II, the Organic Design Movement came into being and set the stage for designs that have continued well [...]

The Organic Design Movement set the standards for contemporary furniture and interior design. Follow this blog to keep up with the latest information on this fascinating period of design.