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"View Slideshow\n\nCharles Allem\n\n 305-438-9757\n\n www.charlesallemdesigns.com\n\n&amp;quot;Embrace all periods of design,&amp;quot; advises Charles Allem. The Miami-based interior designer, who has a staff of 12, is known for glamorous interiors characterized by sumptuous materials and sleek compositions. He cites the Metropolitan Museum&amp;#39;s majestic Temple of Dendur, dating back to 15 b.c. Egypt, as an inspiration. Now stripped of the vibrant color that decorated it millennia ago, it is still awe-inspiring for the grandeur of its architecture and scale. So it&amp;#39;s not surprising that, when he enters a room, &amp;quot;architecture and scale&amp;quot; are what the designer registers first. To highlight these aspects, which he considers the backbone of an interior, Allem urges clients to keep rooms from being fussy: &amp;quot;Edit! Edit! Edit!&amp;quot; he orders. &amp;quot;Know how and when to draw the line.&amp;quot;\n\nAllem, who grew up in Johannesburg and has had offices in New York and Los Angeles, notes a widening interest in design. &amp;quot;Style and design have impacted so many people, due to home-decorating shows and the ever increasing audience of design magazines,&amp;quot; he remarks. For both residential and commercial projects, Allem custom-designs many of the pieces, including tables, sofas, carpets and lighting. Although he brings a fresh, contemporary feel to all that he touches, &amp;quot;there is nothing truly new,&amp;quot; he admits. &amp;quot;Everything today is just a reinterpretation of the traditional school of thought. Even the most modern design has roots in the old school.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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