TRI-KES Blog

At TRI-KES, we're passionate about well designed and colored interior finishes, providing superior service and making decisions based on what’s the right thing to do. We are passionately committed to making a difference and that is why we are determined to have zero environmental impact by 2020.

With our mission statement and values as our guide, TRI-KES created an environmental management system to comply with an ISO 14001 program to hold us accountable and we expect certification in late 201

Click here to watch a short video on what TRI-KES is doing today to impact our future.

Shadow Blue is a mid-tone oceanic blue green, the color that one would see when traveling over a body of water. This deep, mysterious and muted shade of a brighter teal blue has more vibrancy than the usual navy. This shade also suits a military look.

Bottom left pattern: Dune, color Flood Tide. Click here to see the full colorline of this pattern.
Top right pattern: Mystic Vine, color Blue Twilight. Click here to see the full colorline of this pattern.

Earlier this summer, the Drinkwine Lehrmitt live/work space was featured on the annual "Cool House Tour", one of Austin's most anticipated and well-attended architectural tours. Sponsored by Austin Energy and the Green Building Program, the tour consisted of 12 environmentally sensitive residential building projects around our very "green" city.

Our project started when we decided to build a space for relaxing, working, eating and entertaining on a very special lot in Sunset Valley, a small city nestled within the boundaries of Austin proper. We designed the layout of the building in "SketchUp", a 3-D program now available free from Google. Because food and art are at the center of all that we hold dear, we created a floor plan that revolved around the kitchen. Our "temple of food" opens up to the screened porch and pool as well as the living and dining rooms. The upper level studio space also looks into the living area so that our work and personal lives are melded.

After much...

I first started noticing the Surrealism trend in 2008 when Etro created a beautiful ad reminiscent of the painting, "The Snake Charmer", by Henri Rousseau. Although the painting is more Avant-Garde than Surrealistic, the ad shows that designers were leading us into more of a dream scape world in their designs. (The landscape for the ad was created from photos of broccoli and celery stalks.) From these kind of photo realistic images and highly rendered large bold shapes to distorted placement of form vs function, designers have been going out on the edge to deliver something new and creative. The resulting designs are fun, modern and beautiful at the same time.

Shown from top left: Etro ad from 2008; Shoes by Marc Jacobs 2008; The Snake Charmer painting by Henri Rousseau 1907; Dress by Marni Spring 2008; Windmill pillow by ALiason; Dress by Emporio Armani SP2010; Shoes by Balenciaga Fall 2010; Bag by Leitmotiv for Furla, Spring 2010.

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Source One's "Acousticord Goat" is in desperate need of a name and needs your help!

Source One is having a "Name That Goat" contest to promote the brand's latest environmental product, Source One Acousticord, which is made of 80% goat hair. The individual who submits the winning name will win a selection of the world's finest goat cheese and a real live goat will be donated in their name to a family in a third-world country.

The deadline for the contest is Friday, September 17th and winners will be announced Friday, October 1st. For more information, click here.