Doris HagerSep 13, 20205 min7 HIDDEN DESIGN TRICKS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITYOften wonder why some restaurants are more efficient and have a better flow than others? Or why staff at some restaurants seem happier...
Doris HagerAug 17, 20204 minQuick and (Not So) Dirty- Keeping Hotels Current During the Pandemic Hotel owners all over the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic due to low demand and low rates. Cleanliness may be next to...
Doris HagerAug 9, 20203 min CREATIVITYHave you ever noticed that creativity is everywhere? Whether its in our professional or in our personal lives creativity plays a role in...
Doris HagerJul 27, 20203 minWAKE UP AND SMELL THE GRAPHITE! When I started my career in interior design, it was the beginning of the computer-aided drafting and designing era. I saw drafting tables...
Doris HagerJul 5, 20203 minA Designer's Tale of Resilience through Economic ChangesWhen I started my career in 1980 right after graduating from the University of Georgia, I moved to Toronto to accept a position as a...
Doris HagerJun 21, 20204 minTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INTERIOR DESIGNER AND DECORATOR“Interior designers may decorate, but Decorators do not design.” There is great confusion about what the term interior designer really...
Doris HagerJun 1, 20204 minINSPIRATION VERSUS IMITATIONIt is easy to want to imitate the beautiful images we find for our own kitchen or bedrooms. It's so easy just to point at the image and...
Doris HagerMay 4, 20204 minIS A LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGNER BEST FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY PROJECT?As the owner of Hager Design International Inc., some of my clients have shared with me their previous mistakes of hiring an interior...
Doris HagerApr 28, 20202 minWhy a Blog? For a couple of years now, I’ve been thinking of writing about the interior design profession; to start a discussion on topics that...