Last week, as a professional interior designer - and adult - I toured Escala at the invitation of Wipliance and previewed five units decorated by local designers: Jeff Lamb, Dixie Stark, Rich Holliday of Masins Furniture, Dana Hamel, and Polina Zaika-Musa.
Escala is a swanky, sophisticated, urban environment. Many of the finishes are over the top, as evidenced by these photos of the lobby, above and left....
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But Dixie Stark's design was warm and welcoming, above....
......and, though this unit was the smallest of the bunch, Musa Design managed a beautiful blend of contemporary and Asian furnishings, above. (photo courtesy of Musa Design)
I love this remote-controlled entertainment unit by Wipliance - a great space-saving high tech case good, with a luscious finish....
Escala is definitely cool!