Interior Design articles from April 2003

Interior Design archives from April 2003

Update: catch these events in May and June.(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... 1. Manolo Blahnik keeps us on our toes with his first retrospective. London's Design Museum is showing this irresistably stylish rendering among other rare sketches, prototypes, and various memorabilia from his 30-year career in shoes. Through...

Classical ideal. (news desk).(Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute show)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A year ago, the Costume Institute at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art investigated fashion's evanescent side in "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed." With "Goddess," the Costume Institute now takes a timeless route, showing 200...

SOFA so good. (news desk).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The Sculpture Objects & Functional Art exposition lures New York collectors for the sixth year running. Among more than 50 topnotch dealers coming to the Seventh Regiment Armory are New York's Heller Gallery, which is showing a Venetian glass...

When in the course ... (news desk).(Rob Fisher's mixed-media American Dream installed at Philadelphia International Airport)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Thanks to a public-art initiative, the founding ideals of the United States now greet passengers traveling via the Philadelphia International Airport. Rob Fisher's mixed-media American Dream is being unveiled in April as a permanent fixture of...

Only in Ohio. (news desk).(architect Zaha Hadid designs Cincinnati's Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Last year, Zaha Hadid wowed Innsbruck, Austria, with her ski jump. She reaches another peak as the first female architect to complete a U.S. museum, Cincinnati's Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art. The 87,000-square-foot...

The house of Antwerp. (news desk).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Dries van Noten, Ann Demeutemeester, et al., may have turned Antwerp into an international fashion center, but the Belgian city's fashion museum itself was far from central--located in an out-of-the-way suburb. That museum's collection has now...

Road to Rotterdam. (news bytes).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Rotterdam's inaugural International Architecture Biennial, "Mobility: A Room With a View," kicks off at the Netherlands Architecture Institute and the Las Patinas warehouse on May 7. Architects, urban planners, and landscape designers are...

L.A. walks. (news bytes).
April 1, 2003... Modern Living and Armani Casa are among the 70 West Hollywood showrooms and galleries participating in the sixth annual Art & Design Walk. The May 31 event culminates in a raffle benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. But don't...

Black Rock II. (news bytes).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Will Bruder's architecture for Reno's Nevada Museum of Art features a wall of patinated zinc compound inspired by the Black Rock Desert. The museum opens May 23 with "Diego Rivera and 20th-Century Mexican Art: The Jacques and Natasha German...

Dia day. (news bytes).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Dia:Beacon opens May 18. Designed by New York architecture firm OpenOffice in collaboration with artist Robert Irwin, the Dia Art Foundation's first museum is expected to revitalize its Hudson River town. The 300,000-square-foot former factory...

Tile style. (news bytes).(winners of the 2003 Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition)
April 1, 2003... In cooperation with the Italian Trade Commission, Assopiastrelle has announced the winners of the 2003 Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition. Top honors went to Swanke Hayden Connell Architects's Reuters America headquarters in New York and...

Plain and fancy: a trim new took for trim. (pinups: ).(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... 1. 988-28465-007 single goat-hair tieback with leather by Samuel & Sons. circle 300 2. P434 grass and wood tassel by Xavier Dohr. circle 301 3. Prism 988-28267 rayon tieback with wood by Samuel & Sons. circle 302 4. P703 horsehair and wood...

Go for baroque: over-the-top tassels strike it rich. (pinups).(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... 1. Chambord NCT465-03 viscose-cellulose blend single tieback with glass beads by Nina Campbell. circle 307 2. Queen SVOUEENT rayon-cotton double tieback by Christopher Hyland. circle 308 3. Rinella 1-9079 acetate and poly-acrylic blend single...

Figure it out. (walk through).(Co-op store in Manhattan)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AT CO-OP, A FASHION-SAVVY Manhattan offshoot of Barneys New York, Marc Jacobs dresses and Juicy Couture separates are offered in a space that's as body-conscious--so to speak--as the clothing. In designing the 7,000-square-foot store, the...

Chanel surfing, Paris. (walk through).(Chanel store on the Rue Faubourg designed by Peter Marino + Assoc Architects)
April 1, 2003... "FASHION IS ARCHITECTURE. IT'S A matter of proportions," said Coco Chanel, a woman known for her spot-on aphorisms on all things sartorial. If her observation holds true, so does the reverse. At least in the case of retail design, architecture...

Work in progress. (walk through).(London boutique Gibo deisgned by Jule Verhoeven and Cherie Yeo Architecture + Design)
April 1, 2003... AN ARTIST'S WORK IS NEVER done. Particularly at London boutique Gibo, the house label of the Italian manufacturer that produces garments for Hussein Chalayan and Viktor & Rolf, among others. Gibo's new collection of quirky and feminine women's...

Sassy Miss Sixty. (walk through).(Borruso & Alessandro Design's Costa Mesa clothing store)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE QUEST FOR CUTTING-EDGE interior design rarely ends at the shopping mall. An exception lies in Miss Sixty, a new inhabitant of upscale South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. When company owners acquired the 3,400-square-foot space,...

Open for business. (walk through).(Coach handbags in Japan)
April 1, 2003... NO LONGER YOUR MOTHER'S handbag, Coach has reinvented itself over the last decade. Under the leadership of creative director Reed Krakoff, the classic American accessories brand began updating its goods--leather hobo bags, open-toed slides in...

For future generations. (walk through).(the kid's department at Selfridges)
April 1, 2003... "THIS PLACE IS TOO CHILD-friendly," mutters one exasperated mum as she tries to extract her small. daughter, clearly beside herself with delight, from the new children's department at Selfridges & Co., London. Future Systems principal architect...

TAG Heuer's the one to watch. (walk through).(Gwenael Nicolas's store design)
April 1, 2003... FOUR YEARS AGO, A CATCHY ad campaign with the tag line "Success. It's a Mind Game" inspired architect Gwenael Nicolas to approach TAG Heuer about potential collaborations. Turns out his timing was perfect. The luxury timepiece brand, recently...

It's a jungle out there. (walk through).(Girbaud flagship shop in New York)
April 1, 2003... WHEN MARITHE AND FRANcois Girbaud decided to open a store in Paris two years ago, the designer couple brought in Agence Mobile, who created a cocoonlike retail space by curving the walls and ceiling with stretch PVC. Collaborating with 1100...

A star is born. (walk through).(Peter Cohen)
April 1, 2003... IN AN ERA OF RAMPANT LOGO-MANIA, big-ticket productions, and fashion studios owned by conglomerates, Peter Cohen has a subversive streak. His relaxed apparel sports a discreet gold star instead of a namesake labet, and he's remained independent...

Fabien Baron's in season. (market).
April 1, 2003... It's pretty much like clockwork. April brings crocuses, and May brings another Bernhardt Design collection for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. We'd be bored if Bernhardt's introductions weren't so dazzlingly fresh....

Their name is mud. (market).
April 1, 2003... Jean Wolff started out making lopsided pinch pots as a child, eventually moving on to coil versions she lightheartedly describes as "intuitively tribal for an 8-year-old" and more serious high-school ceramics projects at Detroit's Center for...

Herman Miller. (market).
April 1, 2003... Fabric introduction for systems and seating offer premium quality at an affordable price. Featuring unpredictable patterns and subtle textures, the new line is made exclusively from recycled polyester. 855 East Main Avenue, P.O. Box 302,...

KnollTextiles. (market).
April 1, 2003... A beefed-up gros point with a three-ply yarn construction, In the Loop presents a bulky, invitingly tactile face. This blend of wool, rayon, and nylon really takes to neutrals, but it receives saturated fuchsia, periwinkle, and papaya equally...

Manuel Canovas. (market).
April 1, 2003... Among the new collection's silks, velvets, and sheers in vibrant colors, we favored fabrics with an exotic feel. Fantasia is the funkiest damask we've seen in some time. Suzani, a bold and busy medallion pattern, was inspired by 19th-century...

Dedar. (market).
April 1, 2003... Brio takes the squiggle to new lengths. The scriptlike pattern, available in five colorways, is rendered in velvet relief on a moire background. 1594 Chantilly Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324; 800-493-2209. circle 321 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Bergamo Fabrics. (market).
April 1, 2003... Ancient mandalas, coins, and stone carvings gave rise to the Artifacts collection by Lori Weitzner. A double-cloth reversible silk moire, Shino interprets a 16th-century Japanese ceramic technique that renders the background shiny and the...

Helene Dashorst Textile Design. (market).
April 1, 2003... For textiles with a twist, go Dutch. Neon, fringe, and shimmer have all found their place in this company's collection. Stip, cotton-linen blend in three colorways, plays it safe without sacrificing playfulness. 36F Onderlangs, 1097 ZK...

Sahco Hesslein. (market).
April 1, 2003... In 2003, Ulf Moritz garnered Architektur & Wohnen magazine's award for designer of the year, besides launching another stunning collection of fabrics. Gasp-worthy introductions include Bolero, with oversize ruffles, and Dragon, with novel...

Kinnasand. (market).
April 1, 2003... The new Scandinavian Voices collection, by Andrea-Hinekoa Rueger and Bettina Gottke-Krogman, builds upon this 200-year-old Swedish company's reputation for distinctive upholstery fabric, carpet, wall coverings, and amazing sheers. A...

Larsen. (market).
April 1, 2003... Clearwater, a discharge-printed cotton velvet revived from company archives, came out in 1978. Nevertheless, the rippling pattern still seems, er, current. 111 Eighth Avenue, Suite 930, New York, NY 10011; 212-647-6900. circle 326 ...

Dyad. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... The concept of wrapping informs Ori, one of Douglas Fanning's new tables. Made of hand-formed fiberglass over a molded-wood base, Ori (meaning blanket in Japanese) curves up and over the lap of the sitter. The 16-inch tea height is suited for...

Veyko. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... The Lowrider series of tables is sure to cause a stir. A frame of brushed stainless steel, insets of Corian, and sinuous lines make for undeniable sex appeal. 216 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123; 215-928-1349; veyko.com. circle 330 ...

MKS Design. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... Adam Simha's latest, the 7-12 lounge, secures his title of steel specialist. Beautifully rounded corners and a finely textured powder-coat finish distinguish this piece, whose sheepskin cover adds a soft touch. 84 Rice Street, Cambridge, MA...

Truck. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... Children who like Legos and Tinker Toys will love the TrucKids collection. Thanks to intuitive joinery, youngsters can easily assemble and reassemble the furniture for themselves. Friend-Stool. made from recovered and recycled wood fiber, packs...

Lolah. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... This Canadian company continues to expand on its successful ICFF debut in 2002. Adapting the shape of last year's Cache hope chest by shortening the dimensions and adding legs, Sam Kump's Spoc bench offers both seating and storage. Spok's...

Lawson-Fenning. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... Furniture designers Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning have developed a different kind of nesting table. The Nesting Demi side table pairs expertly with the Lowe bench, both in electrostatic-coated MDF. 174 Delacey Street, Pasadena, CA 91105;...

Michaelian & Kohlberg. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... Gio joins the Dekyi line of rugs woven from nubby Tibetan fleece--combed, carded, spun, and dyed by hand. Designed by Teddy Sumner, Gio's asymmetrical pattern was inspired by painter Hans Hoffman. 578 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012;...

Material Furniture. (market ICFF).
April 1, 2003... Smart design for the spatially deprived makes us so we were downright ecstatic over Christopher Douglas's Flipper screen. Its circular cutouts dose for privacy or open to form shelves. PLus, the whole unit can be folded up and stashed away....

Squeeze me. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Flourescents are typically sterile. Not Andrea Valentini's surprisingly humanistic and touchable Squeeze, with its handmade shade in undulating polyethylene. As of April 22, Squeeze will cast a glow on Valentini's Cocoons installation, part of...

Showstopping performances. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... We all know those unobtrusive lamps, intended to sit primly on a bedside table. Steven Wine and Michael Landon of And Bob's Your Uncle don't make anything tike that. Wine draws on his experience as a glassblower and metalworker. Landon offers...

The top brass. (market icff).
April 1, 2003... For a dramatic turn-on, consider Boyd Lighting Company's options by Doyle Crosby. The Rings pendant ups the glamour factor in acrylic and solid brass, shown in a finish of gossamer gold. Incandescent or fluorescent lamping is available....

Encore! (lighting).
April 1, 2003... In 2001, light sculptor John Wigmore introduced his first line for Ralph Pucci International. This year, he adds 30 designs to the collection. Loft-ready showpieces include a giant cross and two equally oversize hanging lamps in Japanese paper,...

Glass work. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Penta definitely has a light touch. The Italian illuminator's delicate New Classic collection, by Gaia Bellavia, serves as a fine example. The handblown glass table lamps come in three sensuous shapes and a series of seductive colors, including...

David Design. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... The singularly talented and multidisciplinary Stephen Burks has designed everything from graphics to furniture to interiors. Most recently, he created the Light Frame pendant, a spindly beauty in clear or colored acrylic. 25 Stortorget, 211 34...

Universal Display & Design. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Made from a durable fiberglass shell with resin tiles, these mosaic hanging lamps are resistant to cracking. 138 West 25th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001; 212-242-0374; universaldisplayusa.com. circle 344 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Orsjo Belysning. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Having nabbed awards at Light 2003 and the Stockholm Furniture Fair, it could be said that Matti Klenell's Kapoor pendant has a bright future. But design like this deserves better than cliches. The piece won us over with its sensual...

Vitra. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Verner Panton's hypnotically cool Ring lamp features an injection-molded acrylic target form whose convex bull's-eye covers the tight source. Suitable for wall or ceiling applications. 29 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10014; 212-929-3626;...

Modular Lighting Instruments. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Downut is a recessed down-light with a body of lacquered aluminum, a polycarbonate filter, and an MDF disk. The disk can be painted the same color as the ceiling for a totally seamless look. 258-260 Rumbeeksesteenweg, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium;...

George Kovacs. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... The popular Torii series, by Dawn Ladd and KC Dering, was recently revamped for the bath. A sleek matte brushed-nickel finish has replaced blackened steel, and white etched opal-glass shades offer greater splash resistance than the former...

Resolute. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... The Jill sconce is part of a family of fixtures that owe their mottled look to the same process: rolling a hot glass bubble of base color in crushed glass of a different color. Available either in ivory or in faux tortoiseshell. 2101 Ninth...

Foscarini. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... A beauteous blob with otherworldly appeal, Lampoon by Aldo Cibic is made of handblown glass in yellow or white. The design comes as a table lamp, ceiling lamp, and pendant, too. North American Light Spectrum, 15 Old Sherman Turnpike, Danbury,...

Lumetta. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... It's hard to pick a favorite from this selection of Shadow pendants, distinguished by a slim line along the sidewall lens. Customers can choose from a panoply of laminated papers and textiles, plus custom sizes and shapes. 51 Aster Street, West...

Tricoire Design. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Alexis Tricoire has tried his hand at everything from a scanner for Epson to a hair-spray bottle for L'Oreal. He also designs fabulous furniture and lighting. His latest, a polycarbonate wall light called LF, pays tribute to artist Lucio...

Gecko Designs. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Designed by Katherine and Geoff Ladd, the Pole series is constructed of hand-spun glass-fiber threads. Oversize proportions make the pieces great for entryways, hotels, and restaurants. Floor versions and chandeliers available as well. 10/4 New...

Cherry Tree Design. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Metal adds a contemporary accent to the Meridian table lamp, featuring a brushed-aluminum base. The shade is paper and cherry wood. 320 Pronghorn Trail, Bozeman, MT 59718; 800-634-3268; cherrytreedesign.com. circle 352 [ILLUSTRATION...

Serien. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... We love the textural quality and atmospheric light of the Reef suspension lamp. Don't be footed by the dimpled delicacy of the ceramic-foam shades. You can drop them in the dishwasher for a quick cleaning. Plug, 8017 Melrose Avenue, Los...

Oluce. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Just arrived in the U.S., this distinctive Italian collection comprises outdoor fixtures and eclectic indoor options. The spectral Nuvola is one of the latter. North American Light Spectrum, 15 Old Sherman Turnpike, Danbury, CT 08810;...

Les Migrateurs. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... In beech with a PVC shade, Sami Sader's simply sophisticated sconce takes a cue from '30s French design. 188 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-966-8208; lesmigrateurs.com. circle 354 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Baldinger Lighting. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... Adam Tihany's lighting line just got bigger. To complement his three sconces for the company, he recently added the deco-inspired Tihany pendant. Offered in a number of finishes; diffuser in acrylic or faux alabaster. 19-02 Steinway Street,...

Louis Poulsen Lighting. (lighting).
April 1, 2003... We like the hovercraft look of Vesa Honkonen and Julle Oksanen's Plate. A two-layer floating glass plane provides ambient illumination by bouncing light vertically and horizontally. 3260 Meridan Parkway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331; 954-349-2525;...

What's in store? When it comes to designing for fashion, Janson Goldstein steals the show. (crosslines).(Interview)
April 1, 2003... JANSON GOLDSTEIN'S WORK begins where the catwalk ends. Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein are among the big names for which the New York firm has fashioned the interiors equivalent of the little black dress:...

Not bargain basement: how upscale retailers are learning to get down. (matters of design).
April 1, 2003... BASEMENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE WINdowless cobweb-wreathed caves in order to be dreary, hard to find, antiseptic, or overlit. Nevertheless, shrewd urban merchants--even luxury-goods retailers--are quietly going underground. They're motivated by a...

Cosmic connection: Mariko Mori's techno-artistic experiment brings people together. (centerfold).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... PART SPACE CAPSULE, PART MEDITATION CHAMBER, Mariko Mori's latest creation is landing in Manhattan. The New York artist's Wave UFO comes to the glass atrium at 590 Madison Avenue from May 10 to July 31, courtesy of the nonprofit Public Art Fund...

Uncamouflaged. (letter from the editor).(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... Fashion's luxury sector is alive and well. In these times, who would have thought? But our April glam incursion indisputably proves the point--without night goggles. Our embedded editors, armed with 6-inch stilettos, have been reporting on...

Louis Vuitton's trunk show: in Tokyo's fashionabte Omotesando district, the luxury-goods company's in-house team unpacks its best and biggest effort yet.
April 1, 2003... In the newly fashionable Omotesando district, on one of the few tree-lined avenues amid Tokyo's concrete sprawl, early evening finds the sidewalk aglow. The light is spilling from the mesh-draped windows of the world's largest Louis Vuitton...

Walking the walk: a fashion studio's nature is controlled chaos--for Narciso Rodriguez in New York, architect Calvert Wright provided the control.
April 1, 2003... If you're not actually walking down a red carpet while wearing a Narciso Rodriguez gown, you're probably in a limo on the way to the gala. The Rodriguez prototype woman has a boldface name, earns eight figures per movie, and never wears the...

High heels: Christophe Carpente of CAPS struts his stuff at Bruno Magli's sky-top showroom in New York.
April 1, 2003... Coincidence or kismet? The renovated New York showroom of Bruno Magli, the Italian footwear and leather-goods house, just happens to occupy the former penthouse duplex of the infamously shoe-obsessed Imelda Marcos. Enter today and, instead of...

In the pink: enjoying its first blush of success, the Michele Bonan-designed Continentale hotel, in Florence, Italy, helps Salvatore Ferragamo step gracefully into hospitality.
April 1, 2003... A glimpse of the renovated Continentale, a boutique hotel in Florence, Italy, might prompt one to ask. "Che successo? What's happened is that Salvatore Ferragamo has expanded from footwear and fashion into hospitality and acquired a trio of...

The raw and the cooked: from red light to limelight, New York's meatpacking district redesigns for fashion.
April 1, 2003... In Manhattan, even the toughest neighborhoods get tenderized eventually. All it takes is a handful of pioneers lured by bargain rents and the promise of street cred. A restaurant here, a contemporary-art gallery or vintage-furniture store...

Pucci galore: the Italian label's Paris shop sports a new look by DeuxL and Vudafieri Partners.
April 1, 2003... I've been steeped in Pucci all, my life," says Lena Pessoa. When the Brazilian-born designer was a child, her mother would wear flamboyant Pucci sunglasses and multicolored Pucci summer dresses. "The label was always special for me," Pessoa...

An exquisite construction: designed by Joerg Schwartz, Yeohtee Teng's headquarters in New York looks as architectural as her clothing.
April 1, 2003... Her garments may appear in Robert Mapplethorpe photographs and the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, but don't expect fashion drama from Yeohlee Teng. The Malaysian-born Manhattanite has made her Yeohlee label a byword for...

Precious moment: when jeweler Garrard reestablished itself in London, Tom Barlett of Waldo Works designed the setting.(UK)
April 1, 2003... Engagement rings may have been Asprey & Garrard's stock in trade, but the marriage of the two English jewelers lasted only four years. And, as with any divorce, the split left both parties in need of a new identity. Architect Tom Bartlett of...

Girl power. (Freeze frame: a closer look at the hottest solutions from April).(Universal Design Studios' design for Stella McCartney's clothing boutique, New York, New York)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... For Stella McCartney's boutique in New York, Universal Design Studios brought flirty femininity. to the rough-and-tumble meatpacking district. Firm director Jonathan Clarke separated merchandising zones with curtains of reedlike aluminum rods...

Divide and conquer. (Freeze frame: a closer look at the hottest solutions from April).(Selldoft Architects' design for Rubin Chapelle clothing boutique, New York, New York)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Selldorf Architects installed a 30-foot-long row of inexpensive acrylic rods at New York boutique Rubin Chapelle to divide a small anteroom from the area where clothing is displayed. The 250 acrylic rods are supported by holes drilled into a...

Edith Wharton's French Riviera.(Edith Wharton's French Riviera)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Philippe Collas and Eric Villedary Paris: Flammarion, distributed by Rizzoli New York, $35 152 pages, 200 illustrations [35 color] At age 57, with her friend and mentor Henry James recently dead and her marriage ended, Edith Wharton...

Secrets Your Contractor Won't Tell You.(Secrets Your Contractor Won't Tell You)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Amos Avitan Vancouver, Canada: Avitan Technologies Corp., distributed by Hushion House Publishing, $19 88pages, 16 tables and diagrams Yes, this little book is just as corny as the title leads you to fear, and, yes, the book is aimed at...

Art Deco and Modernist Carpets.(Art Deco and Modernist Carpets)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Susan Day San Francisco: Chronicle Books, $75 224 pages, 250 illustrations [149 color] This handsomely documented survey covers carpets produced internationally between the two World Wars, when the machine was encroaching on handicraft...

Rafael Vinoly.(Rafael Vinoly)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Rafael Vinoly New York: Princeton Architectural Press, $85 320 pages, 400 color illustrations, 120 drawings Rafael Vinoly has been much in the news lately as one of the architects in the Think team, responsible for a widely admired...

Elements of Design: Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... by Gail Greet Hannah [Princeton Architectural Press]. For more than half a century, Rowena Reed Kostellow taught industrial, design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Now Gait Hannah, who knew Kostellow, has gathered her classroom...

Prince Seating Corp. (catalogs & brochures).
April 1, 2003... Finally!! For all those missed opportunities when you couldn't specify the aluminum chair because it exceeded your client's budget. Now you can for an unbelievable $129.00. Available for immediate delivery. Matching barstool also in stock....

Vertical Wall Solutions. (catalogs & brochures).
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