Interior Design articles from January 2003

Interior Design archives from January 2003

Update: catch these events in February and March.
January 1, 2003... 1. "Path of the Sun: The World of Teng Chiu" at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, presents 50 of the Chinese-American artist's paintings executed between 1930 and 1950. Meknes Gate is a 1937 oil on panel. February 14-May 11; 205-622-250;...

Wall art. (news desk).(Rhode Island School of Design Museum exhibition on wall coverings)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... An exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence demonstrates that wall coverings aren't always destined to be wallflowers. The background can become the main attraction. Andy Warhol and John Baldessari are among 23...

Focus on Bourke-White. (news desk).(Margaret Bourke-White exhibit at the Phillips Collection)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... One of the first female shutterbugs to work in the emerging field of photojournalism, Margaret Bourke-White was much admired for her powerful and sensitive coverage of world figures and international news events. As a war correspondent, she...

15 strong. (news desk).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The 15th annual Art Show at New York's Seventh Regiment Armory outdoes itself this year with a lineup of museum-quality work. New York's Acquavella Galleries, C&M Arts, and Matthew Marks Gallery, plus nearly 70 other leading U.S. galleries--all...

Standing tall. (news desk).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Germany's Lower Saxony has bestowed its State Prize for Architecture to Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner--a firm in Stuttgart and Los Angeles--for the Norddeutsche Landesbank headquarters in Hannover. The 23-story multiuse tower's stepped-glass...

Design's healing powers. (news desk).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... More than 500 teams answered Architecture for Humanity's call to design a mobile HIV/AIDS clinic for education, testing, prevention, and treatment of the disease in Africa. Competition winners were announced on World AIDS Day 2002. KHRAS...

Flooring takes the floor. (news desk).(carpet manufacturers honored)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A blizzard didn't deter industry hotshots from attending Solutia's 2002 Doc Awards ceremony at New York's Rainbow by Cipriani (the venue formerly known as the Rainbow Room). The awards recognized six manufacturers for their achievement in...

In memoriam.(Mary Bright, Achille Castiglioni pass away)(Obituary)
January 1, 2003... Mary Bright Curtain designer Mary Bright died on November 29 at the age of 48, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Edinburgh in 1954, this extraordinary artisan moved to New York in 1979 and worked as a milliner prior to founding her...

Silver streak. (news bytes).(Dallas Museum of Art gets American silver exhibit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Dallas Museum of Art has acquired an important collection of modern American silver. Amassed over 20 years by scholar Jewel Stern, the 301 objects were designed by such major 20th-century talents as Eliel Saarinen and Erik Magnussen... ...

Benchmark. (news bytes).(Gere Kavanaugh wins City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department COLA grant)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Gere Kavanaugh is the first interior designer to win a City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department COLA grant. Usually presented to architects, artists, and sculptors, the grant will fund the fabrication of Kavanaugh's pigeon-motif bench,...

Ventura venture. (news bytes).(design for the Ventura County Museum of History & Art)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Los Angeles firm AC Martin Partners has unveiled its design for the Ventura County Museum of History & Art. To open in 2005, the renovated complex will feature such native materials as river rock and cedar... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Tupperware party. (news bytes).(Tupperware exhibition )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Ohio's Columbus College of Art & Design takes a closer took at a versatile but often overlooked piece of Americana. Opening January 25, a Tupperware exhibition explores the popular containers, which have organized kitchens for more than 50...

Merger urge? (news bytes).(California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Art Institute discussing the possibility of joining)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Art Institute are discussing the possibility of joining to form a new institution for visual-arts higher education... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Black beauties: these formal darks have classic allure. (pin ups).
January 1, 2003... 1. Quora 3 polyester-nylon blend by Creation Baumann. circle 300 2. Castor M70045-102 embossed taffeta polyester by Metaphores. circle 301 3. Shimmer 3315-911 wool-nylon blend by Bernhardt. circle 302 4. Exuberance 24004-8 silk by Kravet...

Snow white: pale hues make winter's prettiest pallete. (pin ups).
January 1, 2003... 1. Mica 10017-10 polyester-silk by Donghia Furniture/Textiles, circle 309 2. Sugarcoated 2574-03 linen with glitter finish by Gretchen Bellinger. circle 310 3. Divine 121 polyester-viscose blend by Creation Baumann. circle 311 4. Dot's Right...

Adobe illustrated. (walk through).(designing its New York training and conference center)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The continuing success of Adobe, dominant in desktop publishing since the early 1980s, has depended upon keeping pace with technology. In designing the software developer's New York training and conference center, Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel,...

Built for speed. (walk through).(Bar Veloce, building design features)
January 1, 2003... New York's Bar Veloce may be a restfulspot to mellow out with a prosciutto panino, but the vibe is as much about speeding up as slowing down. Which should come as no surprise: Veloce translates as speedy "Its design balances an epicurean sense...

Fancy footwork. (walk through).(10,000-square-foot two-level headquarters of manufacturer Schwartz & Benjamin)
January 1, 2003... Michael Kors, Anne Klein, Kate Spade. Each label possesses a distinct fashion identity, from sophisticated to businesslike to a little bit flirty. The designers' shoe lines, however, share a New York home: the 10,000-square-foot two-level...

Solutions for Solutia, Chicago. (walk through).(revamping the Solutia showroom)
January 1, 2003... Ultron carpet fiber and Vanceva Design, a petroleum-based inner layer for glass, are Solutia's means to help others achieve their ends. In revamping the Solutia showroom in Chicago's Merchandise Mart, architecture firm RTKL Associates used...

Design synthetic, cuisine organic. (walk through).(Reso Design)
January 1, 2003... When it comes to promotional material, a simple four-color brochure can't always demonstrate a firm's creative breadth. For Paris-based Reso Design, a branding-packaging-graphics studio in the Marais, an ambitious self-marketing alternative was...

Eminently Emmerson Troop. (market).(British designer William Emmerson)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The simple truth is: Simple isn't easy. "Simplicity is always the most elusive thing," contends British designer William Emmerson. "I hate busyness in furniture. I believe in a seamless whole." His cohesive furniture collection, shown at his...

Seventh heaven. (market).
January 1, 2003... Didier Blardat's inspiration is quite simple: "I make things for myself. I create what I want that doesn't already exist." Watching television is much more comfortable on an extra-wide chaise tongue. So the Parisian designer created one. He...

Bretford. (market).
January 1, 2003... At different times in the past 55 years, Bretford has manufactured hair driers, sun lamps, and AV equipment--in other words, the company has never stuck to formulas. Its latest product line, Plus, focuses on the work environment. With the help...

Colebrook Bosson Saunders. (market).
January 1, 2003... Deceptively simple but enormously flexible, Albert offers a range of modular elements. Work surface, flat-screen arm, keyboard tray, privacy screen, and more are organized around a column. 4248 Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite C, Grand Rapids, MI 49508;...

KI. (market).
January 1, 2003... Designed for a lecture hall at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, this state-of-the-art lectern can serve corporations as well as educational institutions. High-tech touches include a push-button motorized lift system, a...

Nucraft furniture company. (market).
January 1, 2003... Centric is sure to enrich corporate culture. The collection pairs fine veneers--such as figured anigre and rift-cut oak--with brushed nickel and frosted glass for a contemporary, luxurious look suited to lobbies and corridors. Edgy asymmetry...

Allsteel. (market).
January 1, 2003... Forget about multipurpose rooms with improvised furnishings. Get Set allows training and conference rooms to meet the needs of the facility manager, speaker, and attendees. Lightweight tilt-top tables are easy to maneuver and store; chairs with...

J. Robert Scott. (market).
January 1, 2003... Sally Sirkin Lewis has added Boxer to Scott Classics, her affordably elegant line of furnishings. The vintage-look sofa derives its distinction from a mod design and fine details, including a knife-edge seam on the face and top of each arm. 500...

Office research & technology. (market).
January 1, 2003... Not usually perceived as a hotbed of high design, Bulgaria nevertheless laid claim to the "chair of the year" citation at Promosedia's Salone Internazionale della Sedia in 2002. SeatTable, designed by Ilian Vladimirov Milnov, performs two...

Models. (market).
January 1, 2003... With a streamlined art deco look and Jurassic proportions, the Flower seating collection's armchair, sofa, and ottoman verge on outrageous. NYIT Design, 27 Bleecker Street, Suite 4B, New York, NY 10012; 866-499-6948; nyitdesign.com. circle 324...

De sede of Switzerland. (market).
January 1, 2003... If Mario Bellini's DS-716 dining chairs are arrayed around the table, we're sure to RSVP in the affirmative. We were seduced by such sexy details as the tightly wrapped leather seat and back's peekaboo corners, which reveal a gleaming...

Carnegie. (market).
January 1, 2003... Fling has recently been added to Fusion, a line of textiles combining Xorel with linen and cotton. A textured solid, Fling incorporates a crimped cotton-boucle filling yarn, for a nice hand, and a touch of matte, for contrast with Xorel's...

Innovation in wallcoverings. (market).
January 1, 2003... Indulge in the shimmer of Gelato. The line's Type II wall coverings come in subtly textured blueberry, coconut, and lemon verbena, among a handful of colorways. 150 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-807-5300; innovationsusa.com. circle 329...

Wolf-Gordon. (market).
January 1, 2003... Utilizing top-notch printing and embossing techniques on a composite-wood veneer, WonderWood wall coverings replicate the luxurious look of precious domestic and exotic species. To aid in installation, grain patterns are engineered to match...

Colefax and fowler. (market).
January 1, 2003... This smart and veddy British company's latest selection of wallpapers is as sharp as ever. Wentworth is a sweet wreathed pattern perfect for traditionalists. For a larger-scale statement, choose Indienne, an exotic toile, or Chelford Damask....

MDC wallcoverings. (market).
January 1, 2003... Featuring a bold pattern that doesn't sacrifice refinement, Winfield Design's Leafage makes a sophisticated statement for walls. The metallic foil ground has a silken texture. 1200 Arthur Avenue, Elk Grove, IL 50007; 800-521-4005;...

Future furniture: for interior design's third annual juried competition, a deluge of strong submissions yielded a stellar group of winners.
January 1, 2003... The 2002 Future Furniture Awards drew a jaw-dropping four times more entries than ever before. While the volume and quality made for difficult judging, we were energized and inspired by the contents of all those carefully prepared envelopes....

Taking the plunge. (kitchen & bath).(bank converted into restaurant in Philadelphia)
January 1, 2003... With a beautiful-people clientele and a breezy, chic decor, Philadelphia restaurant Trust is no dive. So what inspired Gary Farmer to model the rest rooms on a swimming pool? "The idea hit me when we broke a hole in the floor to the lower...

Stainless style. (kitchen & bath).(Wernberg & Lambreth builds a house)
January 1, 2003... After years of searching for just the right location, investment banker Claus Moller and his wife, Charlotte Frisch, bought a piece of land on the "gold coast" north of Copenhagen and hired Wernberg & Lambreth to build them a house. Their...

Escape route, down. (kitchen & bath).(DMAC Architecture designs Marlo Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa facility)
January 1, 2003... Dealing with below-grade spaces is a perennial real-estate and design dilemma. Casting them in a more positive light as "garden level," "concourse," or "pedestrian mall" is one way to add appeal. More often than not, though, these areas are...

Clean sweep. (kitchen & bath).(Manhattan apartment is redesigned by Desai/Chia Studio to allow for easy upkeep)
January 1, 2003... Owning a New York pied-a-terre is a luxury, but keeping a part-time home tidy is not. Cleanup can turn a brief stay into a major ordeal. With that in mind, the New Mexico-based owners of a Manhattan studio apartment prioritized upkeep when they...

Deca decadence. (kitchen & bath).(Brazilian bathroom manufacturer Deca )
January 1, 2003... Each year, Brazilian bathroom manufacturer Deca invites an exceptionally talented designer to its Sao Paolo showroom to create a temporary tableau with the company's products. The procedure's unwritten rules, explains architect Kiko Salomao,...

Making a splash. (k&b products).(Ideal-Standard's buzz-worthy collections)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The European division of American Standard, Ideal-Standard, unveiled an innovative look at 100% Design in London. By harnessing the talent--and star power--of Australian designer Marc Newson and British architect David Chipperfield, the company...

Smallbone of devizes. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Stop in the new London flagship to check out this company's recently introduced Classical kitchen. Its simple lines ensure lasting elegance; stainless-steel drawer fronts and shimmering Silestone work surfaces strike a contemporary note. 220...

Waterworks. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Architectural atelier Shelton, Mindel & Associates collaborated on the design of the Opus line of bathroom fittings and accessories, distinguished by its purity and sensuality. An example? Egg-shape crystal handles nest perfectly in the palm of...

Villeroy & Boch. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Established in 1748, Villeroy & Boch has long been known for setting a well dressed table, but the company's bathroom, kitchen, and tile division has received less notice. With three European bath collections coming to the U.S. market, it's...

Ann Sacks. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Contrary to its name, the Celestial series of lavatories is sure to bring earthy elegance to the bath. All are carved from solid onyx, whose naturally occurring--hence unpredictable--swirls of color are coupled with a subtly warm luster. 8120...

Poliform USA. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Talk about minimalist. New to the Varenna collection, the Bacchus kitchen system by French designer Christian Liaigre is so streamlined that it dispenses with handles altogether. But the kitchen's high style doesn't put functionality on the...

California faucets. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... The Shower Wave reminds us of a high-tech sprinkler, with curvaceous styling complemented by functionality. The jet spray rotates a full 360 degrees for maximum flexibility. 5231 Argosy Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649; calfaucets.com. circle...

Studio becker. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Known for luxury kitchens, this company recently developed an upscale line of bath fixtures and furnishings. We especially like the vessel sinks and the vanities. The former are made of Carrara marble, porcelain, or glass. The latter, though...

Neo-metro collection. (k&b products).
January 1, 2003... Stainless-steel fixtures definitely render a bath or kitchen modern. In the wrong hands, however, they can border on surgically sterile. We like this company's solution of bamboo accents, which endow the Cerine collection with a bit of Zen...

The top 100 brave tough times: rough patches and bright spots mark the view from the top. (giants).
January 1, 2003... Total interior design earnings for this year's top 100 Interior Design Giants dropped 9.6 percent, to $1,444,821,845--not bad, given that the year was saturated by the kind of political and economic uncertainty that unnerves the client classes...

He's back! It's Vladimir Kagan, the king of bachelor-pad modern. (crosslines).(excerpt of interview with furniture designer Vladimir Kagan)
January 1, 2003... From the 1940s to the 1970s, Vladimir Kagan's reputation grew and spread globally, as did media coverage. Then, without warning, accolades declined. By the mid'-80s, mum was the word. His comeback began in the mid-'90s when one leading shelter...

The genius of the aberrant: Diller + Scofidio operates beyond the norms of architectural practice. (matters of design).
January 1, 2003... Toy robots moving slavishly through an X-ray scanner, men's dress shirts pressed into surreal shapes, a video projection of corporate logos morphing seamlessly from one to the next. These are but a few ways that Diller + Scofidio is putting the...

Building new hope: near New York's ground zero, the Moderns construct a temporary Annie Leibovitz exhibition. (center fold).
January 1, 2003... Surrounded by the klieg lights and scarred infrastructure at ground zero in New York, you can't quite discern the purpose of the luminous forms in the American Express Tower's lobby--only that the colorful sight is uplifting and inspiring....

New (and improved) digs for design. (letter from the editor).(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... We preach, peddle, and perfect design. We do it day in and day out, 24/7. And we enjoy it. It's our calling in life, and I like to think we do it well. It's also a vocation that often sends one--even one as measured and reserved as I--marching...

Shine on: architects Nada Andric and James Goettsch cast their Chicago home in its best light, both natural, and artificial.
January 1, 2003... Once a showroom in Chicago's landmark former furniture mart, the 3,000-square-foot space had all the ingredients for design drama: views of Lake Michigan and tree-lined Lake Shore Drive, high ceilings, spatial flexibility. Because only a small...

Fit to print: subversive contemporary art meets modernist furniture and Bismarck-era architecture at Taschen, a German publishing company in Cologne.
January 1, 2003... In the clubby realm of publishing. Taschen's lushly illustrated books have skillfully captured contemporary art's more subversive, erotic preoccupations--and have done so with an unapologetic frankness that has, ironically, earned the...

Vienna walls: how did Holmes Place open a gym in the home of the pastry? Thoughtfully, with the help of ORMS Architects + Designers.
January 1, 2003... When the executives of British health club Holmes Place chose Vienna's central First District as their next location, they needed a design firm with the sophistication to handle a 19th-century building near the Stephansdom cathedral. They...

From A to Zeff: the word eclectic just begins to describe architect Mark Zeff's apartment in New York.
January 1, 2003... All is relative, in life as in design. Architect Mark Zeff describes the rather grandly proportioned rooms of his 1920s apartment in New York as the "simplest they've ever been." During the 14 years he's been living there, he estimates that...

Vitra, va-va-voom: the furniture manufacturer's new Los Angeles showroom is turning heads, thanks to a design by Sevil Peach Gence Associates.
January 1, 2003... By opening a Los Angeles showroom, Vitra has strengthened ties that date back more than half a century. The City of Angels, in fact, holds the key to Vitra as we know it. Visiting from Switzerland in the early 1950s, chairman-impressario Rolf...

Making the grade: Pugh + Scarpa's design for the Los Angeles headquarters of XAP, an Internet resource for college applicants, is entirely worthy of Eric Owen Moss's Backslash building.
January 1, 2003... Sometimes, building a company is rocket science. XAP Corporation, an on-line management resource for college-bound students, is the brainchild of former aerospace whiz Allen Firstenberg. Firstenberg founded the company in 1996, after watching...

In the bank: Gabellini Associates racks up the IIDA's top honor for 2002, remaking a historic London bank as a Jil Sander flagship.
January 1, 2003... The challenge of blending new and old has faced architect Michael Gabellini at many of the Jil Sander shops he's designed--85 in the past nine years--but the new London flagship represents the archetype. An early Georgian building, the...

2003: a space odyssey: in a 6,500-square-foot New York penthouse, 1100 Architect and Tony Ingrao went retro-futuristic.
January 1, 2003... "There are a lot of myths about this apartment," says interior designer Tony Ingrao, referring to the 6,500-square-foot penthouse of a Rosario Candela building in New York. The mythologizing began when the space wasn't even a residence, but a...

Sheep chic: surprised by woolly creatures in the lobby? You must not know Fabio Novembre, designer of Li Cuncheddi on the Italian island of Sardinia.
January 1, 2003... It takes chutzpah and imagination to make the humble sheep a signature element for a boutique hotel, but Fabio Novembre did precisely that on Sardinia, at Li Cuncheddi. Covered in cuddly white fake fur, the life-size animals seem to pause,...

The Bilbao effect: build the Guggenheim, and they will come--to the revolutionary Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao by Javier Mariscal.
January 1, 2003... Bilbao is stilt gray, and it still rains. At long last, though, the pilgrims who flock to worship this northern Spanish city's contemporary marvels have the right kind of place to stay. After viewing Frank Gehry's Guggenheim and riding on...

The twain shall meet: versed in the ways of East and West, TonyChi and Associates designs Ye Shanghai, a modern restaurant in a Ming dynasty house.
January 1, 2003... For Tony Chi, designing restaurants is a way of life. If he's not en route from Bangkok to Geneva, completing hospitality projects, he's in Hong Kong, working on Alain Ducasse's latest culinary venture. But one particular restaurant in Shanghai...

Czech check-in: Jestico + Whiles's polished Andel's Hotel Prague is a far cry from bohemian.
January 1, 2003... Jestico + Whiles's cutting-edge work on One Aldwych and the Hempel, favorites of the design crowd and celebrities alike, helped to make London the hip-hotel destination of the '90s. Now the firm delivers a bit of the same flash to Eastern...

Hamilton Furniture. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... A bit less lean than what we've grown accustomed to seeing in recent years, the Huntington collection of upholstered furniture "gives a minimalist nod to the '70s," says designer Catherine Stewart. "It blends with the moderne furniture that's...

Campbell Contract. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... Displaying a range of skills and styles, David Allan Pesso designed this company's four latest furniture collections. The rounded forms of the Orbit series have a decidedly '50s vibe, while the Crescent line of wood-frame chairs is more...

Anichini. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... Old-world elegance distinguishes this company's latest table linens. in mercerized cotton. Among the five new patterns is Diamant, Route 110, Tunbridge, VT 05077; 800-553-5309; anichini.com. circle 366 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Living Divani. (hospitality products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Looking to lounge? Consider Divina, the company's latest collection by Piero Lissoni. Characterized by comfy cushioning and sleek lines, the chair, love seat, sofa, and petite lounge chair suit reception areas, restaurants, and hotels. Knoll,...

Loewenstein. (hospitality products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... For dining in modern style and timeless comfort, we tike the Modivo chair, whose sweeping arms make a dramatic statement in anodized aluminum. Also available as a stackable side chair. 1801 North Andrews Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33069;...

Brown Jordan International. (hospitality products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Seating from the Wave collection of indoor-outdoor furniture is set apart by the swooping silhouette of curved frames fashioned from extruded aluminum. The upholstery fabric is a high-tech mesh with UV stability. 1801 North Andrews Avenue,...

Heltzer. (hospitality products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Woven Trellis System shields sidewalk cafes and restaurants from passersby and other street traffic--and is also great for patios and pools. Panels of teak or cedar slats, framed in stainless steel, stand on feet or castors or can be...

Duralee fabrics. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... Techstyle Contract's Crypton III upholstery fabrics deserve notice for their performance as well as their sassy style. These woven jacquards in punchy patterns and fresh colors are resistant to stains, flames, abrasion, and bacteria. 979 Third...

Mark David. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... Walnut veneers add formality to the Tuxedo collection, which includes armoire, nightstand, desk, mirror, and headboard. 621 Southwest Street, High Point, NC 27260; 336-821-2250; markdavid.net. circle 372 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Durkan patterned carpet. (hospitality products).
January 1, 2003... New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart will fall for Tribute, a collection of graphic patterns inspired by the aura and architecture of the city. In addition to 13 broadloom options, an area rug and three borders are available. P.O. Box 1006, 405...

The mother of reinvention. (freeze frame).(New York's Bar Veloce)(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
January 1, 2003... A[C.sup.2] Studio used multipurpose elements and industrial materials to stretch a $135,000 budget a long way at New York's Bar Veloce. In the bathroom, a steel beam and two acrylic panels combine to form a light fixture that artfully supports...

Force majeure. (freeze frame).(XAP Corp.)(Pugh and Scarpa)(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
January 1, 2003... For the Los Angeles headquarters of on-line college resource XAP Corporation, Pugh + Scarpa designed dynamic forms to articulate the warehouse setting. The forms had to stand up to the surrounding architecture, Eric Owen Moss's Backslash...

Defining Edges: A New Look at Picture Frames.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... By W.H. Bailey with a foreword by Adam Gopnik New York: Harry N. Abrams, $40 135 pages, 95 illustrations [65 color] Framing a client's art-or, for that matter, one's own--can be vexing. Here are many imaginative solutions assembled by W....

John Pawson: Themes and Projects.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... By John Pawson New York: Phaidon Press, $30 128 pages, 200 illustrations [150 color] John Pawson, the minimalist's minimalist, has designed almost 50 houses and apartments, almost a dozen shops for Calvin Klein, the installation of the...

Furniture Woods.(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... By Heidrun Zinnkann New York: Prestel Publishing, $20 paperbound 94 pages, 150 illustrations (81 color) Compact, attractive, and informative, this excellent guide to 30 woods commonly used in furniture design is based on a selection...

Brasstech: amenities[R]. (kitchen & bath).
January 1, 2003... A collection of decorative lighting fixtures designed to complement specific styles and finishes of bathroom faucets, fittings, and accessories. Available in eight distinctive designs, single and double fixtures, and eight finishes. Also ideal...