Interior Design articles from April 2009

Interior Design archives from April 2009

Books.(briefs)(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living by Phyllis Ross New Haven: Yale University Press, $60 274 pages, 190 illustrations (45 color) George Nelson's long creative association with...

Once Upon A Time.(interview with Christine Nakaoka and Norman Roberts )(Interview)
April 1, 2009... Annie Block Christine Nakaoka and Norman Roberts weave tales about beauty and fashion These two know lipstick. And handbags. And men's ties. After meeting in the visual-merchandising department of the Estee Lauder Companies brand...

Closeup.
April 1, 2009... Edited by Karen D. Singh Tie One On Intoxicating colors meet head-spinning shapes Flare rayon-cotton blend tassel in red by Janet Yonaty. . Envy cotton-rayon tieback in brilliant green with wood by Janet Yonaty. . ...

A Passion For Pleats.
April 1, 2009... Craig Kellogg If you wear Issey Miyake's clothes, consider sitting in Nendo's chairs, installed at Friedman Benda in New York To make his elaborately pleated jackets and dresses, Issey Miyake sandwiches polyester between layers of...

Double Exposure.
April 1, 2009... Edited by Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards Good fashion photographers capture clothing. Great ones chronicle culture. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana draw this critical distinction as they present "Extreme Beauty in...

Check In--Stripes, Too.
April 1, 2009... Staff Style-conscious travelers can now sleep in their favorite labels, with no fear of wrinkling, as fashion houses branch out into the hotel business. Pack your bags, and strike a pose. (For the concierge.)

*Which colors are flying high this season?*.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff We asked a few palette pros what they're using most. "In the spirit of our first lady, purples and magentas. They can be deep and rich or bright and young. That's very hip right now." --Jason Phillips of the Phillips Collection...

Jewel Tones.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff If you didn't catch the diamond-encrusted 18-karat gold chandelier at "Unwearable Jewels," presented by New York's Sebastian + Barquet gallery last fall to mark Solange Azagury-Partridge's segue from jewelry to furnishings, don't...

A Copper Glow.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff There's nothing like a fashion show to test your production capabilities. And we don't mean snakeskin-printed chiffon. For a runway show in New York, the Herve Leger by Max Azria label chose metallic-laminate specialist Chemetal to...

What does green smell like?(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff What does green smell like? Really good, thanks to environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo's new Wholearth line. His six products, including perfume, body scrub, and room spray, contain organic extracts and are sold in comely...

Kate's New Look.(appointment of )(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff Talk about girl power. Liz Claiborne bought Kate Spade, made Deborah Lloyd creative director, and hired Robin Kramer's Kramer Design Group for the store interiors. First in the worldwide rollout is St. Louis, opening this fall; Japan...

Multi-Faceted.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff It wouldn't be fair week in Milan without the "Swarovski Crystal Palace"--this year's, installed in the Porta Genova district, showcases a dozen designs by Arik Levy. But that's not the only trick this ambitious manufacturer has up...

Diesel isn't just for distressed denim anymore.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff Diesel isn't just for distressed denim anymore. After the 2008 debut of the Successful Living textile line, produced with Zucchi, Diesel is partnering with two other Italian companies on more non-fashion products: Foscarini for...

Back In Fashion.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Cindy Allen After hopping from boutique to flagship to department store, in person and by proxy--a lot of the latter--I am delighted to bring back hot news: Fashion as we know it survives around the world and will, perhaps, live on. I...

There Goes the Bride.
April 1, 2009... Text: Jen Renzi Wedding dresses are out of the picture at Vera Wang's second New York boutique, but Gabellini Sheppard Associates managed to marry minimalism and theatrics all the same Vera Wang's announcement that she would present...

Headliners.
April 1, 2009... Staff Gabellini Sheppard Associates "There Goes the Bride," page 172 PARTNER : Michael Gabellini. PARTNER : Kimberly Sheppard. COMPLETED PROJECTS : Top of the Rock observation deck and Ports 1961 boutique in New York;...

Fountain of Youth.
April 1, 2009... Suzanne Gannon firm: patrick ribes site: paris It's hard not to speculate what Christian Dior, haute couturier and innovative perfumer, would think on arriving at the Dior Institut at the Hôtel Plaza Athenee, the art nouveau...

In the Lap of Lapidus.
April 1, 2009... Linda Lee firm: richardson sadeki site: miami beach "You're not walking into another Gap store," Heidar Sadeki says. Definitely not. Unless one exists with three types of marble, copious white oak, 30 treatment rooms, a pool, a...

Check It Out.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Edie Cohen It's not quite the Eiffel Tower. Nor the Tokyo Tower. But both were references for a sculpture of 15 shopping carts at the Comme des Garçons guerilla store in downtown Los Angeles. The installation and the temporary shop,...

A Real Turn-On.
April 1, 2009... by Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin The Bubelle dress reveals what fashion's future might look like if body-responsive textiles and lighting became one. A Philips Design exhibition piece, it allows the wearer to color-code different...

Cal Pal.
April 1, 2009... by Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Ever since the age of 14, when Trina Turk cut up a bedspread to make what she calls "the weirdest" pair of pants, she's known that textiles can transcend their intended commercial parameters. But her...

Abboud Anew.(commercial interior)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin From gloves and socks to dishes and duvets, Joseph Abboud menswear has spawned a slew of licensed extensions. But the world of commercial interiors always eluded the label--until Versa Wallcovering...

Swiss Swank.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin If seating begins to supplant watches and chocolate on Switzerland's export market, blame four ultracool office introductions from De Sede. Antonella Scarpitta delivers asymmetrical elegance in the...

Nature and Nurture.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Through two decades in fashion, including a stint as head knitwear designer at Benetton, Caroline Swift shuttled around the globe, sketchbook in hand. Then she had an epiphany. Disillusioned with the...

Tuleh Struts Its Stuff.
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin The house of Tuleh commandeered the New York showroom of Roubini Rugs for two dueling debuts, as Tuleh cofounder Bryan Bradley's fall 2009 ready-to-wear collection went head-to-head with his inaugural...

Near and Far.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Perspective can make all the difference. With the fabrics in Earth From Above, Sky From Below, the second volume in Carnegie 's Anthology series, Lori Weitzner focused on the visual effects of distance...

Have It Your Way.
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin It's the stuff of daytime talk shows: He liked me, but he wanted to change me. No such angst from Giulio Iacchetti, who's well aware that modification is a specifier's prerogative. In fact, his Tropico...

Shadow Play.
April 1, 2009... Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin manufacturer Boyd Lighting. product La Reina. standout Concentric circles were specially designed for their light-filtering effects. Who knew that a walk in the woods could be so illuminating?...

Market.
April 1, 2009... By Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Lutron Electronics Co. Karen D. Singh, Mark McMenamin Businesslike, balanced, and streamlined, the See Touch tabletop control might just be a recession-proof investment. The keypad allows users...

Reversal of Misfortune.
April 1, 2009... Mark McMenamin A facade that didn't embrace shoppers but receded from them. A tight 4,800 square feet, split between three levels. Before this Tokyo property could become a boutique fit for the bridge label Marc by Marc Jacobs, Stephan...

Past Master.(Diana Vreeland)
April 1, 2009... Peter Webster Jay Smith's name is almost unknown, but his influence is everywhere Diana Vreeland might well have tossed off her famous fashion zinger "Elegance is refusal" while looking in the expansive window of Linda Dresner's store...

The Sheikh of Chic.(Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah )
April 1, 2009... David Sokol Majed Al-Sabah extends his fashion-forward reach to furnishings When Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah opened the first Villa Moda store in Kuwait in 1992, European luxury fashion houses balked at selling to a man who also happened to...

Men At Work.
April 1, 2009... text: Aric Chen A New York boutique by David Mann, Atelier's got the brawn and the brains Maybe it's the arched windows. Or perhaps it's the no-frills lighting and the noncolor colors. Or the exalted ceiling height, not to mention the...

Nordic Tracks.
April 1, 2009... Mark McMenamin Lee Mindel was the brave inaugural subject of our "Off-Site" department. One year later, his well-worn passport sports nine new stamps--and that doesn't take into account domestic trips including the presidential...

Time to Shine.
April 1, 2009... text: Jen Renzi Mauboussin's New York flagship by David Rockwell sparkles like a jewel David Rockwell hates shopping. "Yuck! I like to get in and out of stores fast," the architect proclaims. Perhaps that's why, despite designing...

Barbie's Dream House.
April 1, 2009... text: Andrew Yang She's turning 50--and moving into a Shanghai flagship by Slade Architecture Even on bustling Huaihai Lu, one of the main shopping arteries in the megawatt city that is Shanghai, the House of Barbie is a behemoth. The...

The Vitality of Hospitality.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Staff Hundreds of visitors to the New York Design Center discovered its latest and greatest hospitality offerings during Check-In to 200 Lex. During the building-wide event cosponsored by Interior Design, 60 showrooms opened their doors...

A Family Picnic.
April 1, 2009... Staff Outdoor-furniture specialist Richard Schultz Design heralded the arrival of the alfresco season with the christening of a flagship showroom by Audrey Matlock Architect. Cohosted by Peter Schultz and Interior Design editor in chief...

Belle Epoque.
April 1, 2009... Deborah Wilk In trying times, nearly everyone could use a bit more serenity. And spa design is keeping pace with the multitude of technologically sophisticated treatments that cleanse the skin, relax the muscles, and focus the mind. In...

Y Space.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Korea International Consulting Associates, Seoul, South Korea. standout The minimal office of this hair-products company makes reference to silky-smooth hair blowing in the wind, thanks to the ventilators installed...

James Harb Architects.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Pure Yoga, New York. standout The facade's ipe screen and living wall of evergreens, succulents, and grasses set the tone for an interior materials palette including twigs, palm wood, cork, and river rocks.

RTKL Associates.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Eau Spa, Palm Beach, Florida. standout With a wishing well in reception, stainless-steel chairs suspended over a shallow pool, and a cascade that guests can sit beneath, this spa brings the cleansing and rejuvenating...

David Fleener Architects.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Spa Chakra, Chicago. standout In the transition zone between the bamboo-floored spa and the grand ballroom of the storied 1925 Palmer House Hilton, LED-lit acrylic columns seem to float against a backdrop of black...

Prototype Designers.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Mane Hair Strand, Rehovot, Israel. standout Basic drywall, plywood, glass, and epoxy transform a predictable hair-salon progression through reception, washing, and styling into a fantastic voyage of its own.

Burdifilek.
April 1, 2009... Staff project Murale, Montreal. standout Far from the standard drugstore mode, glossy white lacquered shelving, terrazzo flooring, and an acrylic focal wall with inset LEDs combine to glamorize beauty-product purchases.

Laws of Attraction.
April 1, 2009... text: Edie Cohen Magnets are part of the draw at Alberta Ferretti's Los Angeles flagship by Sybarite "Minimal" Alberta Ferretti's clothing is not. The Italian women's fashion and accessories designer's signature label and her...

Well Suited.
April 1, 2009... Raul Barreneche firm: lalire march architects site: new york Mention high-end men's tailoring, and people are likely to think of buttoned-down Savile Row or nimble Hong Kong. At hip Barneys New York, where the cheeky mantra...

Cornering the Youth Market.
April 1, 2009... Edie Cohen firm: peter marino architect site: los angeles If Karl Lagerfeld can constantly reinvent himself, why can't Chanel? At least at one shop. And when it comes to trying on "hip" for size, what better place to do it than...

Warp Speed.
April 1, 2009... text: David Sokol The unstoppable Zaha Hadid swoops through a Tokyo flagship for Neil Barrett Only yesterday, it seems, Japan was awash in wagamama, young professional women living with their parents and flying high on disposable...