Interior Design articles from April 2008

Interior Design archives from April 2008

Lanvin Lives.
April 1, 2008... by Ian Phillips Parisian tradition gets a blast of new vitality from Architecture & Associes Lanvin's artistic director, Alber Elbaz, has an interesting theory: "I always say that, to keep a man, you have to seduce him. To keep a...

He Wears It Well.(desiging Alexandre Herchcovitch boutique)
April 1, 2008... by Raul Barrenech Arthur Casas dresses up Tokyo's Alexandre Herchcovitch boutique in a different outfit each season Frocks and skirts of white garbage-bag material trimmed with eyelet. An otherwise dainty floral sundress made of latex....

Books.(Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period)(Chinoiseries)(The Crying of Lot 49)(A Walker in the City)(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Chinoiseries Stanley Abercrombie by Bernd H. Dams and Andrew Zega New York: Rizzoli International Publications, $60 164 pages, 50 color illustrations There can be great pleasure in...

Time For A Change.(TAG Heuer International S.A.)
April 1, 2008... by Judy Fayard The attitude adjustment at TAG Heuer's Swiss headquarters was engineered by Carbondale Everything in the vast black room seems to whirl, spin, or flicker with light. An immense, conical projection surface hovers in the...

One-Stop Shop.(Kramer Design Group)(Interview)
April 1, 2008... by Annie Block Robin Kramer's multidisciplinary firm keeps the goods flying off the shelves Chances are you've been in a store by the Kramer Design Group. John Varvatos or Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry in New York? Club Monaco in Hong...

Closeup.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Edited by Karen D. Singh A pinch of whimsy Shakers and vases enliven the table Animal bud vases in heated plastic by Studiomold. Salt No. 5 shaker in white glazed porcelain by Designfenzider. Pepper No. 5 shaker in white...

Contacts.(Directory)
April 1, 2008... by Staff Designers in Special Feature Agence Christophe Pillet ("All Dressed Up," page 266), 29 Passage Dubail, 75010 Paris, France; 33-1-58-36-46-31; christophepillet.com . Luca Andrisani Design + Interiors ("All Dressed Up,"...

Designwire.
April 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin and Meghan Edwards The Phases of Yves Mark McMenamin, Meghan Edwards The curve of a woman's hip in one swift pencil stroke. The confidence of her step in well cut pants. "Yves Saint Laurent," running May 29 to...

Roundtable.
April 1, 2008... by Staff Every month, a coterie of rising professionals meets for a powwow called the Design Exchange. Inspired by a more established group with members such as Interior Design Hall of Fame members Clodagh, Bruce Bierman, and Laura Bohn,...

Shop Till You Drop.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... by Cindy Allen After the heroic effort of our redesign last month-a giant-size thanks right back to y'all for the many kudos on our new look-we've returned to our well established routine, our brand of normality. That is if you're...

All Dressed Up.
April 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin No place to go? Follow the fashionistas from Paris to Hong Kong and beyond Agence Christophe Pillet Project Shu Uemura, Paris. Standout The walls' undulating Corian bands are mimicked by the display table's...

Headliners.
April 1, 2008... by Staff Architecture & Associes "Lanvin Lives," page 242 principal : Pierre Beucler. principal : Jean-Christophe Poggioli. completed projects : Comme des Garçons, Costume National, and Cacharel boutiques, all in...

One Night in Paris.(Hotel Everland)
April 1, 2008... by Seth Sherwood At L/B's Hotel Everland, contemporary art comes with room service From glittery five-star palaces to sketchy rock-bottom flophouses, hotels around the world basically conform to the same mold: a building with a lobby,...

Hola, Holos.
April 1, 2008... by Mario Lopez-Cordero It's a brand-new day in Seville, Spain-where Morales Giles MGM converted a 1920's villa into the Hotel Holos Approached by the owner of a 1920's house in Seville, Spain, to convert the building into a boutique...

High-Style Himalayas.(Taj Tashi Thimphu hotel is one of its kind)
April 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger The Taj Tashi Thimphu hotel by P49 Deesign brings cosmopolitan flair to reclusive Bhutan High in the mountains, sandwiched between India's Assam province and Himalayan China, Bhutan is one of the least developed...

Hospitality Products.
April 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Hot Rods Mark McMenamin Jewelry goes on last, of course-and drapery hardware rarely leads a specifier's list. But don't tell that to the staff at Walcot House. Each design from the company's studio reads like a...

Broad Appeal.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen While controversy swirls around the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and its latest expansion, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, a separate art installation has quietly sprung up outside....

One Size Fits All.
April 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen Johnston Marklee fashions two different boutiques from a single Los Angeles building At first glance, the two shops sharing this building at the juncture of Beverly Hills and Century City couldn't seem more different...

Lighting.
April 1, 2008... by Josephine Minutillo Intimate Illuminations Some turn lamp shades into hats. Josephine Repetto of Manjaca turns lingerie-style lace into lamp shades-for a touch of pure romance. An allusion to her fifth wedding anniversary, 5 Ans is...

Mixed Media.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen NOKA Chocolate offers its sinful delights in diminutive stainless-steel boxes, like precious baubles. The brand's tiny Dallas shop by the Shimoda Design Group is equally exquisite. At only 500 square feet, the tall, narrow...

Market.(in and out of the interior design market)
April 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Feel the Burn Karen D. Singh, Mark McMenamin It was during the fitness craze of the 1970's that Ralph Pucci launched Workout, his first line of action mannequins. But it was intuition, not...

Spaced-Out Spaces.(Spaced Out: Radical Environments of the Psychedelic Sixties)
April 1, 2008... by Alastair Gordon In a new book on the psychedelic '60's, Bauhaus dogma dissolves before our eyes People in the 1960's spoke casually about infinity as if it were just across the living room. Abandoning conventional practice, a wave...

Marriott's Majordomo.(Marriott International Inc.)(Occupation overview)
April 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen Ian Schrager believes design can transform hotels-whether micro or mass The arbiter of hotel hip, Ian Schrager has reinvented himself. Again. In a career about-face, Schrager is switching from one-off elite projects to...

Antwerp, South Korea.(designers dream)
April 1, 2008... by Mairi Beautyman Ann Demeulemeester's boutique by Minsuk Cho is a verdant oasis in hectic Seoul A block from Dosandaero, a bustling thoroughfare in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea, a garden appears to grow upward....

Snaps.(Legorreta and Legorreta claimed the honors for lifetime achievement)
April 1, 2008... by Staff Bidding for Attention Devotees of the Rago Arts and Auction Center in New Jersey headed to Steven Sclaroff's New York furniture gallery to toast the designers responsible for "Modern Masters," an exhibit of vignettes...

Pacific Palate.( Jeffrey Beers International makes its mark in Japan)
April 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Jeffrey Beers could have picked Miami or the Bahamas for a family winter getaway-after all, Jeffrey Beers International has made its mark on both snowbird haunts. Instead, the Beers clan traded sand and surf for shrines...

The Philosophy Of Chic.(designing of a boutique)
April 1, 2008... by Nadine Frey Bringing the outside in is not always a primary concern in designing retail spaces. However, it was almost a prerequisite in the case of the latest Paris boutique for Zadig & Voltaire. Overlooking the breathtaking...

A Winning Hand.(Barneys Inc.)
April 1, 2008... by Debra Scott When it comes to store design, the folks at Barneys New York have a recipe for success: a dollop of luxury and taste, plus a generous helping of humor. Jeffrey Hutchison, who has worked on four of the department store's...

Looking Sharp.(Yohji Yamamoto and his designs )
April 1, 2008... by Jen Renzi From his home base on fashion's cutting edge, Yohji Yamamoto designs intriguingly provocative garments as fanciful as they are street-savvy. Dressed in one of Yamamoto's couture-quality crinoline gowns, you can go from a grand...

To A Tee.(Zooey label is getting popular)
April 1, 2008... by Bunny Wong Known for deceptively simple-looking clingy tops and casual ruched minidresses, the Zooey label has perfected the look of girl-next-door-moves-to-Hollywood. Recently, organic-cotton T-shirts joined the lineup-the girl next...

The Last Days Of Disco.(Masamichi Katayama is at his best)
April 1, 2008... by Aric Chen It's all happening at Wonderwall's new Tokyo shop for the street-wear label A Bathing Ape A Bathing Ape, the cult street-wear label based in Tokyo, has gone through more permutations than a hip-hop mix. For starters, call...