INTRA-Interiors for Designers and Architects articles from July 2004

INTRA-Interiors for Designers and Architects archives from July 2004

End of lifestore.(Retail)
July 1, 2004... John Pawson's bold house-within-a-shop at Marks & Spencer's much-hyped Lifestore in Gateshead is the latest casualty of the company's desperate revitalisation plans. The decision to close the store was made in the run-up to Philip Green's...

Ron Arad.(News)
July 1, 2004... Ron Arad has put a new spin on retail design by using rotating car park turntables in a Tokyo fashion store. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The revolving floor of Yohji Yamamoto's new [pounds sterling]750,000 flagship, Y's store, means fashion...

AMA Research.(Market Report)
July 1, 2004... The UK contract furniture market was worth an estimated [pounds sterling]702 million in 2003 with forecasts indicating growth of 3-4% per annum. If realised, this means the sector will be worth some [pounds sterling]807 million by 2007. Who...

Scotland's industrial past could become the site of its educational future.(News)
July 1, 2004... Scotland's industrial past could become the site of its educational future. Greenock's eight-storey, 25,000sq m Sugar Warehouse sits in the 19th century James Watt dock. Tate & Lyle abandoned the building in 1996 and its heroic structures were...

Kelly Hoppen.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... Kelly Hoppen raised a few eyebrows with her appearance at Euro 2004 with Posh and the other footballer's wives. "She looks like a bad-tempered parrot stuck in a cage with some really, really stupid budgerigars," says Jan Moir in the Telegraph...

Hugo Rifkind.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... Sweeping design trend statements--don't you just love them? "Expensive bathrooms are now out and cheap ones in," says Hugo Rifkind in The Times (June 30). "Sitting in my foul, stained porcelain bathtub, I am grateful for this. And my carpet...

Laurence Llewelyn Bowen.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... The Times (July 10) gets down to the real nitty gritty with Laurence Llewelyn Bowen. "How do you get your highs?", it asks. "I get that special feeling from architecture that most people get from pornography," replies Llewelyn Bowen saucily. As...

Helen Kirwan-Taylor.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... Royal-turned-cabinet-maker David Linley has more restraint talking to Helen Kirwan-Taylor in ES magazine (June 11). "I understood early on how to make a profit from an object" he says. At [pounds sterling]100,000 for a "desk in the shape of...

Joanna Pitman.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... In a fulsome article describing architect Ken Shuttleworth's sudden thrust into the limelight since he left Foster's, Joanna Pitman in The Times Magazine (10 July) says: "He's the Miles Davies of the architectural world. He can really improvise...

Daniel Brown.(Design in the Media)
July 1, 2004... Congratulations to Designer of the Year Daniel Brown who made the Observer (June 28) list of 80 people predicted to define Britain for a generation, as did Thomas Heatherwick. Good to see them there with politicians and, er, DJs.

Architecture Award: Richard Leplastrier.(News)
July 1, 2004... The winner of the 2004 Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award is the Australian architect, Richard Leplastrier. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The award was given for Leplastrier's "honesty and humbleness" in his approach to life, as well as...

Field talks.(Exhibition News)
July 1, 2004... David Field means business. As the founder and controversial "voice" of Spectrum, he dramatically announced as this issue went to press: "Spectrum is dead. It has come to the end of its sell-by date. It hasn't been sold and the directors retain...

Modern classic.(Fabric Design)
July 1, 2004... Our friends at Timorous Beasties have not let us down with their latest fabric design. Taking its cue from the traditional toile fabric depicting scenes of a French rural idyll, the Beasties have produced a tongue in cheek version for their...

A converted church threw open its doors last month, giving Glasgow a new multipurpose venue.(News)
July 1, 2004... A converted church threw open its doors last month, giving Glasgow a new multipurpose venue. Located in the west end area of the city, Oran Mor was the brainchild of local property developer Colin Beattie who worked in partnership with fellow...

The London Design Festival.(News)
July 1, 2004... Geared up for September's design fest? Look no further than the new London Design Festival website which went live on July 13-www.londondesignfestival.com. Reviewed and updated this year by De-construct, the site covers all the news, events and...

Restaurant: Chocolate Soup.(Feature)
July 1, 2004... It sounds like a chapter from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but Chocolate Soup is not the product of Dahl or anyone else's fevered imagination. It is a wonderful cafe serving molten chocolate shots and cocoa-bean rich soups. Until...

Bar unit: Nord.(Feature)
July 1, 2004... A bar reminiscent of a mortuary slab is not the most appealing idea on paper, but Glasgow architect Nord has attracted much attention with its unique "drouth" concept. First seen at the Scottish Show as part of this year's Milan...

Wheel inventors.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... Scotland has a great tradition not just in tartan but in engineering. I like the Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat-lift, and a stunning structure: part art, part engineering. Also, while not strictly from Scotland, but designed by a Scot, is the...

Tartan army.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... It's obvious, but you don't get much more Scottish than tartan. In some ways it has become a fabric of modern lifestyles, being used by Vivian Westwood and Burberry. Let's not forget popular culture, and the Bay City Rollers! The combination of...

The Forth Rail Bridge.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... The Forth Rail Bridge is an immense structure completed in 1890 that always held a fascination for me. As a child my family holidayed on the East Coast. The highlight of the holiday was passing over this magnificent architectural giant,...

Ferry nice.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... The Cal-Mac ferries of Scotland's west coast are so ingrained in the culture as to almost go unnoticed. Part of their charm comes from their unique role as transport, hotel, youth club, village hall and pub, all at once. However the greatest...

A real eyeful.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... I have recently invested in a new kilt for a 'Highland' evening. Prior to buying the new threads, a subdued mix of dark green and blue. I had some nagging reservation. When kilts are worn outside Scotland they are normally met with an...

Scots rule.(TalkBack)
July 1, 2004... Scotland punches above its weight. Its people make up just over 10% of the national population, but they are over represented in the worlds of politics, finance, medicine, engineering and the media. Over represented because they are so good....

A bit fishy? Built on the site of a former Punch and Judy theatre, this modern glass box, housing a restaurant, has shaken up the staid town of St Andrews. That's the way to do it, says Peter Wilson.(Interior Study)
July 1, 2004... The home of golf and the seat of Scotland's oldest university, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews is a town firmly rooted in its own traditions. Situated on the north-east coast of Fife, St Andrews boasts spectacular cathedral ruins and the famous...

Producing the goods: British Furniture has been lagging behind its Continental neighbours, says Helen Parton, but with a change in attitude and some new initiatives it may be about to catch up.
July 1, 2004... Like UK manufacturing as a whole, our furniture industry has been hit by a blitz of bad news recently. DFS reported pre-tax profits down 6% in April this year, while rival Courts saw its share price plummet after poor preliminary trading...

A plane message: the European timber industry is in trouble. To try to stop the rot a new study outlines the problems and suggests solutions. Anthea Bain analyses Roadmap 2010 and discovers how the European A & D community can rise to the challenge.
July 1, 2004... The use of wood in construction and interior design within Europe is declining, and unless something changes--and quickly--the industry faces a crisis. There are several reasons for this: the per capita consumption of primary wood...

Man of modesty: Matthew Hilton is possibly the most reserved man in the world. He has a string of the most admired and iconic pieces of furniture to his name, yet he wouldn't dream of bragging. Karen Glaser manages to coax a few words out of him ...(Intra Profile)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2004... He is the Hugh Grant of the design world: bright, polite, hesitant, inescapably good looking. And very English. This last observation is not original. People aplenty have talked about his Albion qualities--so many that he is probably rather...

Making for the masses: architects are invading the kitchen and bathroom, translating their bespoke visions for mass production, says David Littlefield.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... It's not uncommon to meet a designer, or an architect, who has ambitions to design something for mass production. And it's obvious why--production articles have a prolonged shelf-life and can generate royalties long after the original design...

Loo of the year: Intra competition.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... The bathroom has come a long way: from a basic utilitarian room to one of the key parts of commercial interior projects today. Millions of pounds are spent to ensure a positive lasting impression by clever use of space and light and the...

Boffi Boffin: Piero lissoni is a man with a mission--to make clever kitchens. With his latest designs for Boffi, he has done just that, says Damian Arnold.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... The quest for a lighter touch in the world of kitchens is never easy but for Piero Lissoni it has been a challenge nearly 20 years in the making. Boffi's art director has developed two new kitchen ranges that further refine the concept of...

Fine hart: the latest hand-finished, sculptural bathroom pieces from CP Hart wouldn't be out of place in an art gallery, says Damian Arnold.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... CP Hart's search for a stone from which to carve its "monumental" new baths ended happily in a quarry in Tuscany. The bath itself weights 600kg plus another 100kg when it's filled with water creating a heavyweight centrepiece that really...

The next big thing: interior fashions come and go, but what will the best-dressed kitchens and bathrooms be wearing next season? Amanda Birch reports.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... With people spending an average [pounds sterling]25-30,000 on a new kitchen and [pounds sterling]10,000 and upwards on a new bathroom, they are not just functional spaces but showpieces. By investing in good design, quality furniture and...

Jamie's kitchen: architect Jamie Falla has made a home out of a 15th century barn, complete with light-filled kitchen. David Littlefield reports.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... Jamie Falla left London for his native Guernsey two and a half years ago, building himself a house out of a derelict 15th century barn. The contemporary conversion, a remarkable achievement in an area famed for its conservative planning regime,...

Pipedreams: looking more like a mad professor's laboratory, Laurie Chetwood's bathroom is a unique and fun masterpiece, says David Littlefield.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... Laurie Chetwood's "Butterfly House" is one of those pieces of architecture that emerge rarely--something so daring, personal and visionary that it stops everyone in their tracks. Even the drawings are beautiful, executed with all the delicacy...

Products on parade.(Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement)
July 1, 2004... Helen Parton selects the best in new kitchen and bathroom products [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

The art of healing: hospitals can be scary places, especially for children. So, this Aberdeen hospital sought to inject some fun with a liberal dose of art, writes Peter Wilson.(Interior Study)
July 1, 2004... "Art for architecture", "per cent for art", "public art"--call it what you will, the battle to get clients to include art in their projects has been tub-thumping territory for arts organisations for the past 20 years. In that time the...

Scotland today: far from being the poor relation of British design, Scotland is now home to many exciting and innovative projects, thanks, at least in part, to the newly devolved government. Peter Wilson reports on the rise and rise of Caledonian pride.
July 1, 2004... A sea change has overtaken Scottish design over the past few years. There are a number of reasons for this but the most significant was the arrival of the country's devolved government six years ago. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The effect...

100% Design.
July 1, 2004... SEPTEMBER 23-26 EARLS COURT LONDON 100% Design is ten years old this year, and has clearly established itself as the essential UK stop-off on the international design circuit. Its detractors may argue it has 'sold out' and now...

Pearl of London.(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2004... Located in the heart of Holborn, Pearl is the new restaurant concept designed by United Designers, the brains behind Nobu and The Metropolitan. Judging by the food and the interior, this latest venture looks set to attain similarly revered...

Motion Blur.(It's All a Blur)
July 1, 2004... Motion Blur comes with a DVD in a snug foam slipcase--two good clues that the contents are going to be hip. The DVD is an essential part of the deal, since the subject matter of the book is the design of moving images. [ILLUSTRATION...

Geraldine Konyn.(It's All a Blur)
July 1, 2004... Artist Geraldine Konyn has created a series of nine whimsical steel sculptures of human figures in a surreal landscape, including a girl flinging herself into a handstand on a giant strawberry. The works come in a variety of bright colours,...

Atrium Gallery.(It's All a Blur)
July 1, 2004... The Atrium Gallery in the Glasgow School of Art plays host to an exhibition of photographs showing evocative monochrome street scenes of New York and Glasgow. The pictures were taken between 1995-2000 by photographer, actor and director Robert...

Dressing down.(Book)
July 1, 2004... Fashion retailers have always been among architecture and interior design's best clients. The synergy between a sector which lives or dies by the image it projects, and the surroundings it inhabits is self-evident, and has led to the creation...

Era now.(Book)
July 1, 2004... The latest in the series of style guides from the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture looks at design in the 1950s, an era now remembered nostalgically for cutesy polka dot prints and frilly aprons. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was...

City As Loft.(Culture)
July 1, 2004... The newest in a quirky and varied exhibition programme, City As Loft features the work of KCAP/ASTOC, the studio of Dutch architect and planner Kees Christiaanse. A leading international practitioner, Christiaanse's work centres around...

Prize fighters.(Exhibition)
July 1, 2004... This year, the Jerwood Prize for applied and decorative arts is awarded for furniture design, and the shortlisted entries go on display at the Crafts Council next month. The five designers whose work has been shortlisted for the award--worth...

Ranking read.(Book)
July 1, 2004... It's hard not to dismiss this book as worthy but achingly dull: a roundup of award-winning German industrial design manufacturers is hardly going to be top of your summer reading list. But if product design is your thing, this is probably a...

Blend's friend.(Drink)
July 1, 2004... When I say that John Glaser put together his first batch of whisky in his kitchen in Kew, I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Hedonism, as he called the stuff, was no rough, ready moonshine. A luscious blend of grain whiskies from some of...

Glass effects: with a new product that allows for the specification of large-scale images into glass, Fusion Glass is taking on the world.(TechnoFile)
July 1, 2004... When Adam Clemson coincidentally shared offices with a Francis Ellington and a Rob Robertson in the early 1990s they soon found they shared more than just space, they also shared a love of glass. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They worked for...

Apple.(Great Gadgets)
July 1, 2004... Those Apple types just keep the technology coming with their newest launch, the AirPort Express. Looking like a designer plug, it lets you connect to broadband Internet, print and listen to music, no doubt painstakingly downloaded using their...

BT.(Great Gadgets)
July 1, 2004... BT has brought out the BT Voyager, its first wireless internet radio. The idea is that you plug a transmitter into a USB port on your PC, and it beams music or online radio to a receiver, which can be positioned up to 100m away. It costs...

Microsoft.(Great Gadgets)
July 1, 2004... Is no area of product design safe? Now Philippe Starck has turned his attentions to computer mice, designing a set of special editions for Microsoft. Two buttons extend down the mouse and are separated by a lighted strip available in blue or...

Microcad Software.(Great Gadgets)
July 1, 2004... Microcad Software has launched AutoDecco, another entrant in the CAD software market. AutoDecco creates floorplans, elevations, perspectives, 3D views and notations. There are two versions of AutoDecco, AutoDecco Studio and AutoDeccoPro, which...

Hacel Lighting.(Business Profile)
July 1, 2004... Established 1980 Sector Retail, commercial and architectural lighting Head office Wallsend, Tyne and Wear Managing director David Cockburn Manufacturing facilities 40,000sq ft How's business at the moment? David Cockburn, managing...

Fab pre-fab.(Housing System)
July 1, 2004... The ever-innovative Urban Splash launched Moho last month, the first development of modular homes for private sale in the UK. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Liverpool-based shed km architects were responsible for the design of the units, which...

Design matters.(Survey)
July 1, 2004... A survey, conducted by the Design Council last month, shows that the UK's teenagers value creativity and innovation over some traditional academic subjects. Coming up a close third, behind reading and writing, and working effectively...

Haran Glass.(Business)
July 1, 2004... Glasgow-based glazing firm Haran Glass recently received a million pound contract to provide the centrepiece for General Motors' newly refurbished headquarters. The GM Renaissance Centre was originally completed in 1997, and purchased by GM in...

Happy birthday.(Design Centre)
July 1, 2004... Scotland's centre for architecture and design, The Lighthouse, celebrates it fifth birthday this month. Located in the converted Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1895 Glasgow Herald newspaper office, the Lighthouse is run as a charitable trust. Of...

Home help.(Book)
July 1, 2004... To ease the hassle of buying a home, design watchdog CABE has sponsored a new consumer guide, The Home Buyer's Guide, which is published this month. Designed and edited by design and communications consultancy Hoop Associates, the guide shows...

Guiding hand.(Manual)
July 1, 2004... Those north of the border will have no excuse for not complying with the Disability Discrimination Act, which comes into force this October. The Scottish Borders Council has just published a guide which provides developers and the design...

Colour in design.(Business)
July 1, 2004... The colour of an interior is a key choice for today's architects and designers. Choose wisely and it can have a hugely positive impact. The feelings experienced within shops, hotels, bars and offices are undoubtedly enhanced by the colour...

Danerka.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Orbit chair by Danerka Launch: May 2004 Design: Ross Lovegrove Description: seamless stainless steel tubing, beech veneer seat shell Price: [euro]345-408 Contact: Jan Friis Interior 00 45 6225 2213 Enquiry...

Bonaldo.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... You chair by Bonaldo Launch: April 2004 Design: Dondoli and Pocci Description: stacking chair, die-cast aluminium frame Price: from [euro]138 Contact: Finn Hanssen 01908 397155 www.bonaldo.it Enquiry details...

B & B Italia.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Iuta chair by B & B Italia Launch: April 2004 Design: Antonio Citterio Description: small chair with aluminium legs Price: [pounds sterling]609 Contact: B & B Italia 020 7591 8111 www.bebitalia.it Enquiry...

Hay.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... JW01 dining chair by Hay Launch: April 2004 Design: Jacob Wagner Description: stainless steel glide frame, with either walnut or upholstered seat and back Price: [pounds sterling]195-260 Contact: SCP 020 7739 1869...

Globe Furniture.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... D Light table by Globe Furniture Launch: May 2004 Design: Nils Grunnet-Jensen Description: diamond shape, smoothly rounded off corners, angled legs and plywood top Price: from [pounds sterling]1,161 Contact: InForm...

Swedese.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Rodrigo chair by Swedese Launch: April 2004 Design: Marten Claesson Description: stackable chair with birch veneer inside and out Price: [pounds sterling]148-165 Contact: InForm Furniture 020 7228 3335 ...

Edra.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Sponge chair by Edra Launch: April 2004 Design: Peter Traag Description: polyurethane foamed directly into the lining, reinforced by a polyester thread fabric Price: [pounds sterling]166 excl VAT Contact: Edra UK 020...

Cassina.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Ombra chair by Cassina Relaunch: April 2004 Design: Charlotte Perriand Description: reissue of 1950s design, steel structure and square cushions Price: [pounds sterling]1,355-2,070 Contact: Chaplins www.cassina.it...

Thorsten van Elten.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... 4L large coffee table by Thorsten van Elten Launch: April 2004 Design: Sam Johnson Description: walnut and sycamore top with swallow detail and L-shaped laser cut steel legs Price: [pounds sterling]295 incl VAT Contact:...

Tom Dixon.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Wire table by Tom Dixon Launch: April 2004 Design: Tom Dixon Description: stainless steel frame, ideal for indoor and outdoor use Contact: Tom Dixon Price: [pounds sterling]900 020 7792 2156 www.tomdixon.net ...

Tisettanta.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Guilietta by Tisettanta Launch: April 2004 Design: Stefano Gallizioli Description: wooden frame with painted plastic seat and back Price: from [euro]299 Contact: Tisettanta 020 7491 2044 www.tisettanta.ltd.uk ...

Ligne Roset.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Tazia footstool by Ligne Roset Launch: May 2004 Design: Pascal Mourgue Description: covered footstool in multi-ply, overlaid with foam Price: [pounds sterling]257 Contact: Ligne Roset 0870 7777202 ...

SCP.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Baude chair by SCP Launch: April 2004 Design: Matthew Hilton Description: evolution of the Balzac armchair, lengthening the profile and lowering the sitting position, in Bute tweed fabric Price: [pounds sterling]1,905 ...

Attic 2.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Stretch sofa and Bench by Attic 2 Launch: June 2004 Description: flexible seating solution, beech frame, steel seat springs Price: from [pounds sterling]713 (sofa), from [pounds sterling]560 (bench) Contact: Attic 26 029...

Moroso.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Yo-Yo table by Moroso Launch: April 2004 Design: Jakob Wagner Description: available in cherry or beech Price: [pounds sterling]400 (beech), [pounds sterling]485 (cherry) Contact: European Design Centre 020 7323 3233...

Allermuir.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Tommo chair by Allermuir Launch: July 2004 Design: Mark Gabbertas Description: club chair with upholstered side and back panels, with twin stitch detail Price: from [pounds sterling]500 Contact: Allermuir 01254 682...

Casamania by Frezza.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Twenty stools by Casamania by Frezza Launch: April 2004 Design: Delineodesign Description: polyethylene rotationally moulded, waterproof, chrome or painted metal frame, available in two heights Price: on application ...

Ycami.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... yo yo table by Ycami Launch: April 2004 Design: Maurizio Manzoni, Roberto Tapinassi Description: extruded aluminium frame, fixed tops available in steel, laminate, HPL PF Price: [euro]1400-1800 Contact: Hemsley Associates...

Kartell.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Plastics seating by Kartell Launch: April 2004 Design: Piero Lissoni Description: modular system from four base element, pouffe upholstered in cotton Trevira, encased by transparent polycarbonate Price: [pounds...

Fiam Italia.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Toki table by Fiam Italia Launch: April 2004 Description: composed of crystal glass with curving achieved by heating-cooling process Contact: Fiam Italia Price: [pounds sterling]800 00 39.0721.20051 www.fiamitalia.it...

Skandiform.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Torro chair by Skandiform Launch: February 2004 Design: Jonas Lindvall Description: anodized aluminium frame, armchair also available Price: on application Contact: Skandiform 00 46 823 2005 www.skandiform.se ...

Segis.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Ellipse occasional table by Segis Launch: April 2004 Design: Bartoli Design Description: tops in aluminium compact or tempered glass Price: from [pounds sterling]225, retail Contact: European Design Centre 020 7323...

Magis.(Products: Leisure)
July 1, 2004... Tango table by Magis Launch (prototype): April 2004 Design: Stefano Giavanonni Description: glass frame in anodised aluminium tube Price: on application Contact: Pira 01279 508111 www.magisdesign.com Enquiry...