Interior Design articles from February 2008

Interior Design archives from February 2008

Bubble Bath.
February 1, 2008... by Mairi Beautyman A spa by Behnisch Architekten bursts onto the scene in sleepy Bad Aibling, Germany Bad Aibling sprang, quite literally, from the boggy Bavarian soil. In 1845, a German doctor, Desiderius Beck, began covering his...

Bios.(Fox-Nahem Design)(Juan Montoya Design Corp.)(M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates Inc.)
February 1, 2008... by Staff Behnisch Architekten "Bubble Bath," page 180 principal partner : Stefan Behnisch. completed projects : Werner-von-Linde-Halle in Munich; Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hannover, Germany; Thermal Spa Römerbad in Bad...

Books.(Hawaiian Modern: The Architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff)(Roman Art From the Louvre)(The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel)(The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonne)(Book review)
February 1, 2008... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonne Stanley Abercrombie by Michael Sheridan New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., distributed by D.A.P. Distributed Art Publishers, $90 224 pages,...

Function Conjunction.(Vladimir Kagan interior designer speaks on his designs)(Interview)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Vladimir Kagan invented convertible solutions for his friends' New York apartment For much of the past two decades, Vladimir Kagan has been best known for designing mass-produced residential furnishings. It took a...

When Mardi Gras Came Early.
February 1, 2008... by David Sokol A Höweler + Yoon installation brought brightness to New Orleans Jazz, beignets, and lacy wrought-iron balconies. All typify the French Quarter in New Orleans. But recent visitors to the revitalizing area got a...

Back To School.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Edited by Mark McMenamin At age 82, Robert Venturi is finally finishing his thesis. To complete his Princeton University MFA in 1950, the architect conceptualized a chapel for the Episcopal Academy, his secondary-school alma mater. Once...

Star Turns.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Cindy Allen Let's face it. Every issue that my crack editorial team and I put together focuses on the work of our lead character, the Designer. But time and again this month, my mind has wandered over to the "other side," as I wonder...

Expect The Unexpected.
February 1, 2008... by Jane Margolies Unorthodox counsel yields stunning results at a New York condominium by Eve Robinson Ask the owners of a luxury apartment to drop their ceiling by 1 foot, and they're likely to blanch. Ask them to lower the ceiling...

Flooring.
February 1, 2008... by Elizabeth Wine No Shoes Required Elizabeth Wine Confetti, candy, parties. They all inspired Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg to design Tekla for Kasthall. The wool-linen rug fairly twinkles with speckled colors and bristles with...

A Light Touch.
February 1, 2008... by Dan Shaw Joe Nahem finesses an apartment for New York art collectors If you thought McMansions were strictly a suburban phenomenon, think again. Pseudo palaces are multiplying in New York as well, says Fox-Nahem Design's Joe...

Meet George Jetson.
February 1, 2008... by Greg Goldin Hanna-Barbera's Los Angeles home is now the Gensler-designed office of AddedValue In the Hollywood version, the most likely candidate to resuscitate the image factory that once housed the Hanna-Barbera animation studio...

Life And Afterlife.
February 1, 2008... by Jen Renzi When Jörg Aldinger entered a competition to design a hospice for the Katholische Gesamtkirchengemeinde, the Catholic church of Stuttgart, Germany, he searched in vain for existing models. "We discovered there were no...

A Beacon Of Healing.
February 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen "We've been doing hospitals since 1943, when the firm started," NBBJ partner Richard Dallam says. And they've remained a strong point. The ground-up E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower, phase one of a renewal project at Southwest...

Special Delivery.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Jen DeRose When Michael Sieger's daughter was born in an 1852 hospital in Munster, Germany, the managing director of Sieger Design immediately noticed the outdated facilities. "I couldn't believe anybody could begin to feel better in...

In The Lap Of Luxury.
February 1, 2008... by Mark Pupo With the Hazelton, Yabu Pushelberg gives Toronto its first five-star boutique hotel A few years ago, when hotelier Ian Schrager still owned the Royalton in New York, he approached Yabu Pushelberg about giving this seminal...

Open-Door Policy.
February 1, 2008... by Jen Renzi Juan Montoya's International Design Center is as warm and welcoming as the Florida sun Designing houses everywhere from the Hamptons to the Seychelles, Juan Montoya has become well acquainted with showrooms around the...

Slice Of Life.(Silvia Mertens and Pieter Peerlings designs building interiors)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger A vacant sliver lot between two houses in the red-light district of Antwerp, Belgium, may not seem like the most promising site for two architects' live-work quarters. Then again, seeing potential is what young...

Africa Rising.
February 1, 2008... by Nadine Rubin At a conference in Cape Town, first-world creatives and third-world creators come face to face "I have always believed that the main point of design is to make the world a better place," says Tucker Viemeister, who...

Middle East Summit.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin From artificial islands to the tallest of towers, the United Arab Emirates already knows how to think big. Now it's learning to think small, too. Haughton International Fairs, which previously concentrated on the...

What On Earth?(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Simple ideas produce complex poetry in "Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes," which chronicles her meditations on the form of landscapes and the impact of technology on visualizing them. In addition to recent sculptures and...

Mutual Attraction.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin What do Kenny Schachter and Craig Robins have in common? The owner of London's Rove gallery and the Miami developer, president of Dacra, are both enthusiastic supporters of Web-based MutualArt. Founder and CEO Moti...

A Tall Tale.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Norman Foster calls Crystal Island a "paradigm of compact, mixed-use, sustainable city planning." And a lot can be packed into the 27 million-square-foot behemoth that Foster + Partners is designing for Moscow. The...

Quilting Bee.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Architects are accustomed to bricks and mortar, not needles and thread. But Robert A.M. Stern Architect's latest project is a decidedly fibrous affair: the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, opening March 30 at...

Ettore Sottsass.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen On New Year's eve, Ettore Sottsass died at 90. Born in Innsbruck, Austria, Sottsass considered Milan his home. The architect was perhaps best known for Memphis, the furnishings collective introduced at the 1981 Salone...

Calder's Baubles.
February 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin If you've ever thought that an Alexander Calder mobile might look great around your neck, don't miss Calder Jewelry, published by Yale University Press, and the companion exhibition, starting its tour at the Norton Museum...

Outdoor Market.
February 1, 2008... by Jen DeRose Truly Nouvelle Jen DeRose Looking for something new under the sun? At January's Maison & Objet fair in Paris, Houles said au revoir to the salon and boudoir and bonjour to fuss-free tassels and tiebacks suitable for...

Dior, J'Adore.
February 1, 2008... by Mallery Roberts Morgan Peter Marino updates the original Paris boutique with elegance-and cheek Make your customers look good, and they'll come back for more. No one grasps that better than Peter Marino-who recently revisited...

Pinups.
February 1, 2008... Edited by Karen D. Singh and Jen DeRose Heavy metal Silver textiles and wall coverings party like a rock star 1. Metarikku linen-cotton in silver by F. Schumacher & Co. 2. Papyrus polyester in Acier by Pierre Frey. 3. City of Light...

Snaps.
February 1, 2008... by Staff Frozen Music Arts and architecture types mingled as New York's Kaufman Center, originally designed by Johansen & Bhavnani, unveiled a $17 million eight-month renovation by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Opening night for the...

Update.
February 1, 2008... Edited by Meghan Edwards Catch these events in March and April 1. "Thomas Nozkowski," his first solo exhibition at heavy-hitting PaceWildenstein in New York, represents something of a coronation for an artist whose acclaim has grown...

High Minded.
February 1, 2008... by James Nestor Suzanne Greischel's heels click against the slabs of limestone that pour like spilled milk across the reception area at Montgomery & Co., a San Francisco investment bank. Her intention for this project was to "flood...

Let There Be Dark.
February 1, 2008... by Robyn Dutra Robin Elmslie Osler knows the importance of proper lighting, not only because she's an architect but also because she once modeled for the likes of Helmut Newton. "I have an intimate understanding of how light works in...