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Technology Drives Design TodayLike the riddle of the chicken and the egg, it is difficult to figure out which came first: the New Wave interior designers or the New Wave clients. But there is evidence as to what has followed.
There is a "different sensibility for people today when it comes to design," says Chicago interior architect Martin Horner, co-partner with Shea Soucie, of Soucie Horner, Ltd.
"Design is in people's faces nowadays," says Horner, with scores of design magazines on newsstands and at grocery checkout lanes, and the ever-increasing home-makeover programs on television, and newspapers showcasing house and garden sections.
Design professionals, too, are no longer remote figures thanks to retailers such as Target bringing greats like Michael Graves to its aisles.
All these in-your-face factors contribute to a new responsiveness and new desires of clients, says Horner.
The hottest desire? In a word, technology. "Technology drives design today," says Soucie.
"The older clients say, 'I don't need the central stereo.' But they want the plasma screens and they want the Internet access. The younger clients," she adds, "want 'smart homes.' "
It's these escalated "wants" that are making for "smart" designers, as well. Like Soucie, 31, and Horner, 41, who come to the task today with new perspectives and an impressive amount of ed
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