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Dubai, UAE (May 18, 2013) Author/Designer Perla Lichi, whose newest book, “Palaces” was published recently by Granny Apple Publishing LLC, has announced that her on-line training seminar is now ready for registration at http://www.perlalichiinstitute.com.

Ms. Lichi is a world renowned interior designer, with offices in Pompano Beach and Sunny Isles, Florida, New York, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE. “Palaces” is her forth coffee table book.

Says Perla Lichi, “We decided to create a survey course to acquaint people with the field of professional interior design. With my 30 years plus experience in this field, I have designed the course to present a summary of design. This is not an accredited course. It is more a survey course for people who have always loved design and for young people who want to explore this as a possible career.”

“Palaces,” Ms. Lichi’s 200-page coffee table book, is on sale as a paperback and an eBook at Amazon.com (paperback $39.95 and eBook $9.99).

Those who register for the course will receive free pdf downloads of the “Palaces” eBook and seven Perla Lichi brochures. To register for Perla Lichi’s “Design Basics” online training, go to http://www.perlalichi.com and click on the top menu item “Institute.”

Graduates of the course will receive a certificate signed personally by Perla Lichi. For information on “Palaces” or any of Ms. Lichi’s books, or the on-line seminar, contact Janet Verdeguer, Granny Apple Publishing LLC, Contact Granny Apple Publishing at janet(at)grannyapplepublishing(dot)com or 941-870-3422

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Two of the country’s top interior designers, Perla Lichi and Steven Zelman, recently celebrated the grand opening of their all-new Miami showroom at 17070 Collins Ave., Suite 254 in Sunny Isles. This new multi-million dollar, 3000-sq.-ft. showroom features five eclectic living space vignettes and the ultimate in high-end home design.

These two design industry pioneers and innovators joined forces a few years ago and their innovative design firm continues to enjoy success and expansion. Earlier this year they announced a satellite office in Brazil.

“I am frequently in Brazil myself and understand their love of ultra-contemporary environments which is my specialty,” explains Steven Zelman. “Here in Florida, we have an international staff that includes not only designers from Brazil but also designers fluent in Spanish to help clients throughout Central and South America. The Caribbean is another area where we have designed beautiful homes.”

It would be difficult to find two designers on more opposite sides of the spectrum. Perla Lichi is know for her over-the-top, layer upon layer of interior detailing that results in opulent Old World, Mediterranean interior environments. Steven Zelman creates award-winning contemporary environments. Put the two together and you have a design firm that offers clients the best of both worlds … and everything in between.

“Few, if any, interior design firms can offer the experience, the talent, the passion and the personal attention that Lichi-Zelman provides to its clientele,” says Steven Zelman.

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Camila with “Palaces”
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Author/Designer Perla Lichi, whose newest book, “Palaces” was published recently by Granny Apple Publishing LLC, has announced an upcoming on-line training seminar in 2013 based on visuals from her book and other sources.

Ms. Lichi is a world renowned interior designer, with offices in Pompano Beach and Sunny Isles, Florida, New York, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE. “Palaces” is her forth coffee table book.

Says Perla Lichi, “We decided to create a survey course to acquaint people with the field of professional interior design. With my 30 years plus experience in this field, I have designed the course to present a summary of design. This is not an accredited course. It is more a survey course for people who have always loved design and for young people who want to explore this as a possible career.”

“Palaces,” Ms. Lichi’s 200-page coffee table book, is on sale as a paperback and an eBook at Amazon.com (paperback $39.95 and eBook $9.99).

Those who pre-register for the course, slated to go live on February 15, 2013, will receive the “Palaces” eBook and seven Perla Lichi brochures free. To register for Perla Lichi’s “Design Basics” online training, go to http://www.perlalichi.com and click on the top menu item “Institute.”

Graduates of the course will receive a certificate signed personally by Perla Lichi. For information on “Palaces” or any of Ms. Lichi’s books, or the on-line seminar, contact Janet Verdeguer, Granny Apple Publishing LLC, Contact Granny Apple Publishing at janet (at) grannyapplepublishing (dot) com or 941-870-3422

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Perla Lichi will encourage you to access and nurture your own natural sense of flair and creativity while revealing some of her unique methods developed over the years.

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She talked about Perla Lichi Gallery, shared details of recent projects and offered provocative insight into today’s world of design.

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In making the announcement, Gaetano D’Amico, Expert Manager for Bronces Mestre, said: “This union between Perla Lichi’s unique strengths and Bronces Mestre’s production philosophy is a guarantee of the best results for the client. As Perla says, ‘You deserve beautiful rooms.’ Together, we realize them.”

“Luxury decorative hardware from Bronces Mestre is truly fine jewelry for home and commercial interiors,” says Perla Lichi.

“Isabel” Bronces Mestre

“I insist on the best for my clients and when it comes to decorative hardware—Bronces Mestre is absolutely the best! There is no comparison for the sheer beauty, elegance of form and craftsmanship that are in these forged and engraved products. Each and every piece is true perfection!”

“The feeling is mutual,” says Gaetano D’Amico, Export Manager forBronces Mestre,S.A.,Valencia,Spain. “It is very exciting for us to work with Perla Lichi, who is a unique, creative, innovative interior designer. She is a major force in the design community, a reference in high-end residential interior design work, commercial design work, and model merchandising.

Mr. D’Amico adds: “Our pieces stand out for their beauty, their elegant shapes and perfection of their finishes. We produce our luxury bathroom fittings and decorative door hardware with skilled craftsmanship using only the best raw materials and STRASS® Swarovski Crystal, giving them the highest level of quality and beauty.

Perla Lichi International is a full service interior design firm with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Melbourne. The U.S. affiliate, Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors LLC, services the other side of the world from offices in Florida,New York, and Sao Paulo.

This extraordinary designer is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes, offices and commercial properties. Perla Lichi is a specialist in art history, color and space planning, with a keen eye for detail and architectural elements. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports.

Feature stories about Perla Lichi and her interior design projects have graced the covers of magazines, newspapers, and books around the world. In addition, Ms. Lichi has published four coffee table books featuring photography of her work and espousing her design philosophy, “You Deserve Beautiful Rooms.”

Perla adds: “Clients today are looking for value, more than ever before. But design is very important to them. Yes, they want ‘the look’ that only comes from having a professional designer, but they also want the best value. And they like to compare. My advice to them is that they should always compare apples to apples. You can get two cars, a Toyota or a Bentley. Both are cars. Both will take you where you want to go. But do you want basic transportation or go all out for a luxury car? A lot of people are not aware of that principle when it comes to home furnishings. When it comes to decorative hardware, Bronces Mestre is definitely the Bentley!”

One of Many Bronces Mestre Luxury Bath Fixturess

Bronces Mestre has designed and produced exclusive and luxurious creations for the international market for more than 50 years. Thanks to this rich experience, the company provides custom service “tailored” to the Interior Designer.

Adds Mr. D’Amico: “Our company’s handcrafted and traditional production philosophy ‘made inSpain’ together with constant research and innovation are the key to our success.”  Bronces Mestre projects include Royal Casino Spa & Hotel Resort Riga, Latvia; The Marriott Hotel Shanghai, China; Hotel Madinat,Dubai,Hotel Al Sharq Doha,Qatar, The Monarch Hotel inDubai, Hotel Hilton Shanghai, China.

Bronces Mestre products are distributed exclusively through Perla Lichi International throughout the GCC Countries and throughout Floridaby Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors, LLC. For information visit www.perlalichi.com or Bronces Mestre at www.broncesmestre.com

For media questions, photo requests or interviews with Perla Lichi or Gaetano D’Amico, please email janetv@perlalichi.com

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This lavish and exquisitely beautiful hard cover, coffee table book features 200 pages of the designer’s most recent and most glorious interior design work.

“I have designed homes for people from all walks of life – from the regular business person to the royal prince and princess. And one thing of which I am certain is that every man and woman wants to be king and queen of their own palace,” says the designer.

This is Ms. Lichi’s fourth book. Featured are full color, full page and double-page spreads of ten magnificent “palaces,” ranging from neoclassical to eclectic to contemporary chic. Eight of them are residences in the United Arab Emirates. Two of the featured installations are in Florida,USA, where the designer founded her interior design business in 1990. In recent years she founded Perla Lichi International in Dubai.

“This book is dedicated to showing readers the gamut of possibilities for their own personal palace, and to help them visualize the magic and grandeur that is within their reach. Design is in the details, and I love to layer on more and more sumptuous detailing. Readers will able to see this detailing now, close up and personal, in every page of this book and in each of the palaces that are featured,” says the designer.

This extraordinary designer is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm in Floridain 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She also creates award-winning interiors that ensure quick sale of spec homes and investment properties. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports. In this full color coffee table book Perla shows readers that beautiful, well-designed rooms are well within their grasp. Cover Price is $39.95.  Book is currently on a special promotional sale for $3.99 or FREE for those who purchase two of her other books.

Palaces is on sale at perlalichi.com go to BOOKS on the top menu;  and also as a Kindle eBOOK at Amazon.com.

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This lavishly beautiful book, first published as a hard cover coffee table book in Dubai in the Spring of 2011, features ten recent installations. Two of these luxurious palaces are located in South Florida and eight are located in the United Arab Emirates where Perla has been living and working over the last five years.

Palaces By Perla Lichi

“This is a very exciting step for us,” says Ms. Lichi. “Now more people than ever can enjoy perusing these beautiful interiors for pure enjoyment. Of course we also hope they will see ideas they love and will contact Perla Lichi International in Dubai or Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors in Florida for their next design project.

Kindle books can be read on Kindle readers with color platform. The Kindle for PC and Mac applications allow downloading and reading the book without a Kindle device. The Kindle for PC and Mac applications offer full screen reading views, color modes, and brightness controls to offer an immersive reading experience.

To purchase the book, go to amazon.com and in the Kindle Department search for Palaces by Perla Lichi.

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This is a natural topic for this extraordinary, globe-trotting designer who is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm in Florida in 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She has offices in Florida, New York, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and a new satellite office will soon be open in Brazil. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports.

Perla Lichi’s work has literally taken her around the world and the rich, detailed neo-classical interiors for which she is well known have been widely published in design and lifestyle magazines and on television interviews in the USA, Dubai, Kuwait, Russia, Mexico, the Caribbean, Poland, China, and elsewhere. She is the author of four coffee table books featuring her own work and was twice on the cover of the prestigious international hard cover book, Designers of the World.

Founded in 2006, Canadian University of Dubai (CUD) offers a Canadian-based curriculum in the heart of Dubai, within the culture and values of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). CUD is a student-focused university where every student is an important member of the university family. With students representing 86 different nationalities, CUD is truly a multi-cultural institution, reflective of both Canadian and UAE society.

Canadian University is located behind Shangri-La Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

Reservations are not necessary. For additional information or to arrange a personal interview with Perla Lichi before or after the event, please call 0971 4 3219090 or contact Naima Aziz, Assistant Professor Interior Design at 0971 50 2740650.

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Perla Lichi’s ‘Palaces’

Dubai, UAE—May 3, 2011 Purchase an advance early release copy of Perla Lichi’s newest coffee table book, Palaces, by calling or visiting Perla Lichi Gallery, 516 Jumeirah Road, Dubai, phone: +971 4 394 2898. This lavish and exquisitely beautiful hard cover, coffee table book features 200 pages of the designer’s most recent and most glorious interior design work.

“I have designed homes for people from all walks of life – from the regular business person to the royal prince and princess. And one thing of which I am certain is that every man and woman wants to be king and queen of their own palace,” says the designer.

This is Ms. Lichi’s fourth book. Featured are full color, full page and double-page spreads of ten magnificent “palaces,” ranging from neoclassical to eclectic to contemporary chic. Eight of them are residences in the United Arab Emirates. Two of the featured installations are in Florida, USA, where the designer founded her interior design business in 1990. In recent years she founded Perla Lichi Gallery in Dubai which currently has showrooms in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and factories in Dubai and Indonesia.

“This book is dedicated to showing readers the gamut of possibilities for their own personal palace, and to help them visualize the magic and grandeur that is within their reach. Design is in the details, and I love to layer on more and more sumptuous detailing. Readers will able to see this detailing now, close up and personal, in every page of this book and in each of the palaces that are featured,” says the designer.

This extraordinary designer is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm in Florida in 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She also creates award-winning interiors that ensure quick sale of spec homes and investment properties. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports. In this full color coffee table book Perla shows readers that beautiful, well-designed rooms are well within their grasp. The book is $39.95, plus shipping and handling.

The book will soon be available for purchase around the world from the authors website, www.perlalichigallery.com Call the Dubai Gallery today to reserve your early advance copy +971 4 394 2898.

PALACES BY PERLA LICHI BOOK SPECS: $39.95 / 200 Pages / ISBN 978-0-9831305-4-3                  SIZE: 8.625” x 11.25” HARD COVER

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