Welcome to our eleventh anniversary issue of Pollert Design's newsletter!  We have to thank you, or dedicated clients, for the success we have enjoyed over the years.  I have not had the time to write personal notes like I used to, so please accept, from all of us at Pollert Design, a sincere thank you for your patronage.

As some of you know, the interior design industry is very challenging,  However, we strive to bring you high quality home furnishings for the most competitive pricing we can.  Remember the furniture pricing game that some retailers play announcing 40-50% off.  They just don't tell you what that percentage is off of.  Also, there is the question of whether it is good, quality furniture or their lesser quality line, which almost all the furniture companies have now created to complete with the other low quality brands.

I enjoy putting this newsletter together and hope you can pick up ideas or suggestions here and there.  If ever you have questions, or if we can plan a creative, quality interior design for your home or office, please don't hesitate to contact any of our staff.

To some people, preservation may be a tool for economic development (e.g. Pollert Design!) To others, it can be a mechanism to maintain our city's individual identity and personality.  However, we also have our new architecture that is giving our city much personality.  Is there room for, or do we need, both?

By definition, historic preservation is the thoughtful management of buildings, sites, structures, objects, and landscape.  Whether a downtown building like the Oddfellows on the corner of Sixth and Washington streets, a farm complex like the Historic Breeding Farm north of town, or the Irwin home and gardens in downtown Columbus, our historic resources enable us to make sense of our past.  This, in turn, helps us understand our present and has definitely helped to guide Columbus future.

Historic sites contain valuable information about our community's past.  I feel way too many of this town's historic buildings have been destroyed.  Yes, our contemporary architecture has helped fill in and make our town beautiful, but without accurate knowledge of the past, people can lack insight into the future.

Let's face it, historic buildings serve as community landmarks and sources of price.  New construction and modern facilities in many communities lack the variety of materials and level of detail found in historic buildings,  In Columbus, however, we are an exception.  We are blessed with old and new pride, old an new landmarks.  Because of the generosity and foresight of the leaders of this city, we have continued our historic preservation.  Many of our contemporary architectural wonders will be historically preserved because of how they were designed an how they function for our city.

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