Interior Design articles from April 2005

Interior Design archives from April 2005

Update: catch these events in May and June.
April 1, 2005... 1. Get a key to the Windy City's design and architecture during the Great Chicago Places and Spaces festival More than 200 free tours of downtown landmarks include a stroll through Millennium Park, where Anish Kapoors 110 ton stainless steel...

A show grows in Brooklyn.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Brooklyn Designs, the annual DUMBO-based show of emerging talent is back in bloom. This year. the jury selected furniture and accessories firms total 50. And attractions include cooking demonstrations, food tastings, and panels. The schedule...

Coco's legacy.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Once, it was scandalous for women to even think about men s underwear. Then during World War I, when conventional dressmaking fabric grew scarce, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel famously picked up the jersey under garment staple and began making some...

Air styles.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Air France is no stranger to couture, having hired the likes of Dior and Balenciaga to design uniforms in the past. Now, the carrier has asked Christian Lacroix to update 36,000 uniforms for its staff in the public eye. His solution is a...

Mad about Arad.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Ron Arad--whose work has graced the galleries of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York--has not had an American retrospective in nearly two decades. Next...

Forward-looking.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Eyewear is the new frontier for designers who have already conquered other product categories. With accessories such as Umbra bags and Acme cufflinks to his credit, Karim Rashid recently collaborated with Swedish manufacturer Sceye on a...

Recycled-to-wear.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... During New York's Fashion Week, members of design teams for Zac Posen and Proenza Schouler briefly detoured from the tents at Bryant Park to contribute to an interesting sideline show--at Steelcases offices. As the kick off event for a summit,...

Italian for all.(news desk)
April 1, 2005... Attendees to Milan's annual Salone del Mobile have long been privy to that shows un rivaled display of cutting-edge Italian design. Now its organizer, Cosmit, and Italian furniture representative Federlegno Arredo, are taking the event on the...

Cue the strings.(news bites)
April 1, 2005... He turned heads with the post 9/11 World Trade Centers transit hub, and now architect Santiago Calatrava is designing the permanent home for the Atlanta Sym phony Orchestra. Opening in 2008, the 279,600 square foot center of concrete, steel,...

Dream team.(news bites)
April 1, 2005... Imagine a hotel where the interiors on one Level are by Jean Nouvel, and on another it's Arata Isozaki; the bar is a Marc Newson. You've just pictured Hotel Puerta America opening in Madrid this May. Barcelona based developer Silken Hotel Group...

Glamour shots.(news bites)
April 1, 2005... Besides being one of Jacqueline Kennedy's favorite shutterbugs. Mark Shaw chronicled decades of fashion for Life. Vanity Fair. and Harper's Bazaar. May 27 through June 30. Chicago's Swedish furniture showroom Svenska Mobler will place 28 of the...

Batik is back.(news bites)
April 1, 2005... "Batik Fashion/American Style," at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell. Massachusetts, gathers more than 25 examples of the fabric-dying art. From May 7 to September 4, the show will display collaborative works by U.S. designers and...

Too cool for school.(news bites)
April 1, 2005... Tomorrows Tom Fords and Yeohlee Tengs could be among the Parsons School of Design students showing their clothes and accessories in the school's 57th annual benefit fashion show, May 9 at New York's Chelsea Piers Saks Fifth Avenue, Piaggio, and...

Boldly beautiful: plump spheres in robust hues.(pin ups)
April 1, 2005... 1. Bergamo polyester in 31 by Prismatek. circle 300 2. Moon-dance 497 polyester-linen blend in Whimsy by Unika Vaev. circle 301 3. Melanie cotton in Rust by Anna French. circle 302 4. Dominoes acrylic-polyester blend in Salsa by Architex,...

Flirty and fabulous.(pin ups)
April 1, 2005... 1. OC Atmosphere acrylic in Laguna by Nomi Fabrics. circle 309 2. 41699 cotton in Canary by Duralee circle 310 3. Discotheque cotton in Bohemia by Fabricut Contract. circle 311 4. 25137 cotton in Blush by Duralee, circle 312 5. 25206 cotton in...

Hide and seek.(walk through)
April 1, 2005... DISRUPTIVE PATTERN MATERIAL, or DPM, is a technical term for camouflage, describing its ability to trick the eye. Fuse that acronym with an abbreviation for the street wear label Maharishi, and you form the name of DPMHI, a hip new London shop...

Scent of a woman.(walk through)
April 1, 2005... FREDERIC MALLE KNOWS perfume. In addition to his 18 years creating scents for the likes of Christian Lacroix and Hermes, he's the grandson of the founder of Parfums Christian Dion No wonder the self-described "publisher of fragrances"...

Fashion fate.(walk through)
April 1, 2005... BEING AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT the right time could be the motto of Los Angeles fashion designer Pamela Barish. At the genesis of her career in the 1970s. she was headed to a boutique presentation in Beverly Hills when she spotted Cher on the...

A brand new bag.(walk through)
April 1, 2005... IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT Judith Leiber, one of the country's few producers of couture handbags, should commission a made-to-measure flagship boutique on New York's tony Madison Avenue. What's perhaps surprising is that the job went to...

Edra.(market)
April 1, 2005... Design is in full bloom this spring in New York as it hosts both the debut of I Saloni Worldwide, a mini version of Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile, and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

SCIC.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The Murano island features a stainless-steel countertop, integrated under cabinet Lighting, espresso colored wood accents, and ribbed metal doors. It appears to float above the floor on a pair of aluminum legs. 135A Via Cremonese, 43010 Viarolo...

Rapsel.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The work of noted designer Marco Piva, the Mylos basin consists of a resin bowl mounted on a back painted, tempered-glass shelf. A gooseneck faucet enfolds among its sensuous curves. 13 Via Volta, 20019 Settimo Milanese, Italy; 39-02-3355981;...

Annibale Colombo.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... This traditional manufacturer gets modern with the refreshingly crisp Sospesa collection. Only 15 inches deep, the 39 inch high exotic wood chest of drawers coordinates with a complete Line of dining and bedroom pieces in cherry wood and...

Moroso.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... German furniture wiz Konstantin Grcic stretches the envelope with his experimental Osorom pouf. The ottomans hollow, lacy surface has a 4-foot diameter and is made of a multilayered techno-polymer composite. 60 Via Nazionale, 33010 Udine,...

Porro.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... A strong but invisible joint fixes the cold-drawn steel Legs of the Ram table to its corresponding horizontal steel crossbars. Though quite Lightweight, the ram tough structure is sturdy enough to hold tops of Laminate, wood, or glass. 35 Via...

Glas Italia.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Two interlocking bent-glass tables by Piero Lissoni's design team bring new meaning to the term bridge and tunnel." The Bridge is U-shape, while the Tunnel table is a continuous loop. Both are available in a painted or patterned laminated...

Horm.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Japanese architect Toyo Itos Ripples 2004 bench employs five layers of laminated wood. The undulating topography and concentric-circles motif of the 78-inch-long piece results from carving subtle dishlike depressions that expose all the layers....

Arketipo.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The low-slung, high-back Fly armchair by Manzoni and Tapinassi swivels on its sleek metal base, which has an optional satin-aluminum finish. Its offered fully upholstered in fabric or leather. 72 Via Garibaldi, 50041 Calenzano, Italy;...

Misura Emme.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The Evolution shelves and storage system is less than 8 feet tall but a monumental 15 feet long. Designed for multipurpose living rooms, Evolution's sliding doors have a zebrano grey finish and open with just a nudge. Through the Carolyn...

Matteograssi.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... What Mauro Lipparini describes as the huge bulk of his reclining Strato sofa hovers Like a cloud over slender "beetle-like" legs of chromed, polished, or varnished metal. A matching armchair is also available, and both are offered in 100...

Living Divani.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The boxy, upholstered-foam modules of Piero Lissoni's Extra Watt seating system simply clip together from below. The mix-and-match components range in height from 12 to 23 inches and from approximately 3 to 5 feet long, and they come in custom...

Futura.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Both cushions of Luigi Recalcati's 1985 Le Vete Video sofa can swivel 360 degrees and recline to form two single beds or one double, or one chaise lounge or two. The mesh fabric covers are removable; the base comes in wenge or natural oak. 24...

Zucchetti Rubinetteria.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... When designers Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez reinterpreted a classic art deco faucet for use on porcelain lavatories with three holes, the pair responded with Bettagio, a deck-mounted mixer offered in chrome, satin, brushed-nickel, and...

Desalto.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Arik Levy's 4 to 8 table is right on target. The 3-foot-diameter top in medium-density fiberboard is available in a rainbow of lacquers. A detachable extension ring, shown here in black, increases the diameter to 55 inches. Via per Montesolaro,...

Fontana Arte.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Charles Williams's oversize Arnax pendant fixture is a 43-inch-diameter, milky white, polyethylene lamp shade suspended at the end of a nearly invisible stainless-steel aircraft cable. The chromed socket accommodates three 150-watt bulbs. 64...

Mobileffe.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Ennio Arosio's Eric three-drawer chest is 4 feet wide and comes in wenge or 24 matte Lacquer colors; pulls are offered in gloss or wenge. Matching beds and headboards are also part of the Eric bedroom suite 4 Via Ozanam, 20031 Cesano Maderno,...

Baxter.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The polished Mack Desdemona beech armchair ships in a rainbow of Leathers or in pairs of contrasting skins. A crackled-effect black Masai seat upholstery compliments the hair on-hide zebra print in classic blanc et-noir for the back. 9 Via...

Meridiani.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... With a 55 inch diameter, Andrea Parisio's Sumo table is wide enough to wrestle on. The 11-inch-high piece can be finished in mocha, grey, or oak veneers as well as in brown or white lacquer 16 Via Birago, 20020 Misinto, Itaty; 39-029669161;...

Scavolini.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Marco Pareschi & Partners' Glam kitchen pairs dark oak with solid-wood inserts or Lacquer in a range of complimentary gloss or matte colors. Doors can also be etched white glass or louvers, though open shelves are also possible. 60/70-74/78 Via...

Molteni & C.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The curved solid oak back of the Clipper chair extends down through its chunky padded-polyurethane seat to form a wide back Leg. The frame is available in two wood finishes and the slipcovers can be specified in fabric or leather. Through...

Lema.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... The Walk-in closet unit offers adjustable, hanging, chrome-finished iron rods, benches, and shelves. The melamine system comes in 44 subtle and bright colors, including Zucca. 2 Strada Statale Briantea, 22040 Alzate Brianza, Italy;...

Fratelli Longhi.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... More modern than shojis, but no less useful. the 360 Shadow doors consist of frosted glass framed in oak The doors glide on ceiling or wall tracks and come in white. grey, or wenge finishes. 143 Via Indipendenza, 20036 Meda, Italy;...

Poliform USA.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Milans Studio Kairos created the pared-down Sweet side chair from polyurethane foam, upholstered in leather or slipcovered in fabric or synthetic suede. The steel Legs are finished in chrome. 150 East 58th Street. 9th floor, New York, NY 10155;...

Rexite.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Raul Barbieris Zanziplano table has a colorful plastic-laminate top and chrome-plated steel base. Its height ranges from 29 to 42 inches, and small hooks can be affixed under the top for hanging handbags. 7 Via Edison. 20090 Cusago, Italy;...

Flou.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... Carlo Colombos chrome-accented Sailor double bed is available with an optional storage component and either an orthopedic mattress support or adjustable slats. The curved-iron, foam-coated headboard comes fixed or reclining. 12 Via Cadorna,...

Dune.(market isaloni)
April 1, 2005... After opening in New York eight years ago and providing some of the most coveted residential furnishings, this company segues into contract design Owner Richard Shemtov culled talent from all corners of the world to create the new collection,...

Cienporcientodiseno.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... Young Argentine designer Batti's oversize white-fiberglass Placentero chair owes heavy debt to Arne Jacobsen--and weighs in at nearly 100 pounds. The seat's leather comes in eight colors, including green and red. Another hefty piece is Mario...

R. Randers.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... The four bolts and ergonomic hinged back of the company's best selling Sala chair return in the Sala lounge armchair. Adding even more comfort, the lounge seat is roomier, lower, and fully upholstered. The frame and bolts are metal. A new...

Gubi.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... Robert Dudley Best created his height-adjustable BestLite Lamp in 1930, but it wasn't until World War II that Sir Winston Churchill popularized it. A recent Scandinavian marketing effort launched a worldwide revival of the lamp, whose shade...

Studio Ilse.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... Londoner Ilse Crawford, known stateside for furnishing the New York outpost of the exclusive Soho House, debuts her 36-24-36 lamps. The shapely bases are turned rubber wood, shades are burlap, and the inspiration, says Crawford, was...

Jocelyn Warner.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... This English designer turns over a new leaf with her latest Larger Than Life wall coverings. Warner digitally enhances scans of eucalyptus varieties, then prints them on matte or glossy back grounds in shimmery metallic inks. Through Designtex,...

Nola Industrier.(market icff)
April 1, 2005... Apparently the Swedes know a thing or two about outdoor seating. Thomas Bernstrands 6-foo-long weatherproof Goal benches (above) combine hot-dipped galvanized-steel frames with polyurethane coated tubular-steel seats and backs in contrasting...

Turning point.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... AS THE TIME WARNER CENTER in New York neared its completion Last year, passersby were intrigued by a giant glass case attached to the southeast corner of the building. Roughly triangular and approximately 12 stories high, the projection offered...

ITlab.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The Drop hanging fixture captures its name in its form Measuring 7 inches in diameter and 29 inches Long, with an adjustable chain, the glass diffuser has an amber or cobalt accent and is illuminated by a halogen lamp. A companion wall sconce...

Italamp.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... Go for baroque with the Italian 8006/LG table Lamp The glass base and organza shade are offered in six colors as well as clear. The lamp is 20 inches high and takes a 100-watt incandescent bulb. 8 Via Fermi, Zona Industriale Artigianale,...

La Murrina.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... In Denis Santachiaras fishbowl-Like Astra wall Lamp, colored-glass balls in varied sizes swim around a frosted glass diffuser. A 14-inch-diameter blown glass diffuser engulfs them all and hangs via three stainless steel cables 43 Via Vallazze,...

Nessen.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The solid brass Mimi NW422 sconce can be specified in brass, chrome, or nickel finishes, either matte, polished, or antique [brass only). Its shade, in white Linen or silk, or black or white semigloss paper, tops a single 60-watt incandescent...

Ivalo.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... Hang Stefano Casciani's Aliante sconce any way you choose. The ADA compliant fluorescent fixture, available either 4 or 5 feet long, mounts vertically, horizontally, or on the diagonal. Finishes include brushed-, clear-, and black-anodized...

Malika.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... A stroll along the beach gives a clue to the inspiration behind the Gasteropodes pendant and sconce series. Composed of seven seashell-shape plaster models, each is produced in a limited edition of 50 and signed by its French creator, Malika...

Niermann weeks.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The Monaco chandelier exudes the art deco glamour for which its namesake French Riviera principality is known The antique mirror fixture is 33 inches Long and comes in either a 25 1/2 or 36-inch diameter. 232 East 59th Street, New York, NY...

Studio Lilica.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... Liven up a space with the Swinger pendant. Its dimmable compact fluorescent tamp, housed within an acrylic diffuser, is covered by a poly ester-blend shade in a choice of two sizes and six standard colors, including lemon, hot pink, turquoise,...

Ilex.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The petite PSQ halogen or candelabra sconce is just 11 inches high, 3 1/4 inches wide, and projects 3 1/2 inches. Its cast brass wall plate is topped by a diffuser in splashed or shiny opal that can be finished in bright or brushed nickel,...

Luceplan.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... Take a dip with Ross Lovegrove's elliptical Goggle sconce. Made of opaline polycarbonate, the fixtures shape was inspired by swimming eyewear. When on, the iridescent shade shifts from blue to pink depending on viewing angle; when off, it...

Salgadon Saucier.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... Hardware in brass, nickel, or bronze gives the textured shagreen base of the stately Cecil B table Lamp a tailored appearance. The base comes in four finish colors, including celadon, and the 14 inch shade comes in off white Linen or parchment...

Lampa.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... You're in luck with Marta Baumiller and Cliff Baldwin's Clover fixture. Measuring 17 by 12 inches, the pendants shapely shade is availabLe in maple, cherry, zebrawood, and white Linen. It arrives ready to hang, with an adjustable cord and white...

Donovan.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The Will D pendant casts crisp, white Light downward and flattering pastels to the sides The acrylic cylinder, surrounded by a ring of satin finished aluminum or brass, can be custom tinted; lavender, amber, chartreuse, and white are standard...

John Rosselli.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... For those who are yearning to recreate Marie Antoinette's Le Hameau De La Reine, consider the Chinoiserie 2074A hanging lantern. A merry mixture in painted and scalloped wood and glass, it measures 12 inches square and takes four 60 watt...

Terzani.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... You get two in one with Zig-Zag: Both sculpture and Lighting, the satin nickel halogen bar is 78 1/2 inches long Buy several and arrange them to your liking on the wall or floor 6085 Northwest 82nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33166; 305-718 9052:...

Brand van Egmond.(lighting)
April 1, 2005... The four-piece Rhapsody in Blue hanging pendants collection features open nickel finished brass cubes and rectangles framing bunches of spaghetti Like wires. All use halogen or incandescent bulbs. 41 Nikkelstraat, NL-1411 AH Naarden, The...

The italian job.(k & b news)
April 1, 2005... The aerodynamic showroom that kitchen manufacturer Snaidero recently unveiled in West Hollywood had once been painted a nondescript beige. Then. Giorgio Borruso posed a plan to "erase the ceiling and walls. The de signer painted the soaring 20...

Take the plunge.(k & b news)
April 1, 2005... Shimoda Design Groups demonstration tort at Neo Con West 2005 literally took the tub out of the bath--out of bathrooms, that is. In a corner of the L.A. Mart, firm principal Joey Shimoda and project architect Susan Chang erected a...

Well red.(k & b news)
April 1, 2005... II By IV Design Associates brought a brush to Dekla's latest Toronto kitchen and bath showroom in a rehabbed warehouse. Kitchen manufacturer Scavolini, which had six mock-up kitchens installed at the time of the overhaul, lent its distinctively...

Flush with pride.(k & b news)
April 1, 2005... Kohler started the year by wooing the fashion crowd where it sits, debuting its newest throne under the Bryant Park tents at Fashion Week in the midst of the fall couture shows. A booth near the entrance displayed the company's new Purist...

Loft in translation.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... FOR THREE YEARS, MEAGAN Shein and Peter VanAlstine lived happily in their 1,250-square foot New York [oft. An artist and a sates representative for a financial printing company, respectively, the unstructured space in an early 19130's...

All the world's a stage.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... MILTON KATSELAS GAVE UP full-time acting in the early 1960's to have more time to direct the theater and film versions of Butterflies Are Free and found the Beverly Hills Playhouse--where he has famously coached Michelle Pfeiffer and George...

From spec to spectacular.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... STUNNING VIEWS OF NEW YORK'S Central Park were not enough to make a certain i,000 square-foot condominium built on spec special. The one bedroom, one bathroom box felt like so many of the city's cookie-cutter apartments, down to the enclosed...

Modular by the sea.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... MODERNIST ARCHITECT BERTRAND Goldberg is perhaps best known for his $36 million Living center Marina City. which he built along the Chicago River in 1959. Some 10 years earlier, he was spending time near another body of wafer the West Neck...

NKBA Kitchen Bath Planning Guidelines: based on updated research regarding task analysis, work-flow studies, and lifestyle habits, the Guidelines provide designers a solid understanding of the most current user needs.(Advertisement)
April 1, 2005... After two years of work by the NKBA Ad Hoc Planning Guidelines Committee, a new document has been developed to focus the core competencies and international building codes for the kitchen and bath industry into easy-to-understand planning...

Fantasy island.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, IT'S the shoemakers children who go barefoot. And in the world of interiors, its the designers spouse who waits and waits for a renovation. Troy Adams promised his wife, Lisa, that he'd need only two months to complete...

In the box.(kitchen & bath)
April 1, 2005... SMALL SPACES ARE OFTEN CONDUITS for innovation. Take, for example, architect Leonardo Annecca's 300-square-foot multipurpose studio located in Paris's rapidly gentrifying 11th Arrondissement. His firm L.A. Design Paris New York owns the space...

Big chill.(k & b products)
April 1, 2005... With the Big Chill. fridge, 1950's charm encases 21st-century technology. Among its interior features are temperature and moisture-management systems, spill proof glass shelves, and an automatic ice maker [optional]. The stamped-metal body...

Tubes.(k & b products)
April 1, 2005... No radiator cover is required with the steel Tekno. The industrial-chic heat providers gridlike appearance could pass as wall art. Offered in 60 colors to coordinate with any decor, it measures a slender 1 by 7 feet. 32 Via Boscalto, 31023...

Grohe.(k & b products)
April 1, 2005... Designed in collaboration with Porsche, the 8 inch high F1 Lavatory Centerset is one zippy faucet. Horizontally sliding Levers control hot and cold water, and the solid brass construction is finished in an exclusive ALU-XT satin aluminum....

Harrington Brass Works.(k & b products)
April 1, 2005... The Capri collection of Lavatory faucets is as small and charming as its namesake Italian island. The Line is available in 20 standard finishes including, polished chrome. and three patina finishes [oil-rubbed copper, bronze, and Light bronze]....