Interior Design articles from July 2005

Interior Design archives from July 2005

Update: catch these events in August and September.(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... august "Haim Steinbach/Matrix 217: Work in Progress: Objects for People--Snapshots" Through September 4 Berkeley Art Museum, California; 510-642-0808; bampfa.berkel.ey.edu. "James Turrell: Light Projections 1967-68" Through September...

Design nation.(news desk)
July 1, 2005... For its sixth annual design awards, the Cooper-Hewill, National Design Museum has added new categories and a special citation. Husband and wife designers Katherine and Michael McCoy snagged the inaugural Design Mind award, which honors...

Down by the river.(news desk)
July 1, 2005... It's taken three years. Now the Figge Art Museum (formerly the Davenport Museum of Art) will open in a new modern building on the banks of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa, on August 6. Architect David Chipperfield, whose resume...

Top of the world.(new desk)
July 1, 2005... A whopping 421 products from 36 countries this year earned the Red Dot De sign Museum's namesake award. The museum has honored industrial design for more than 50 years. The Adidas design department was design team of the year. Judges credited...

Land marked.(new desk)
July 1, 2005... The plan for a new museum by Moshe Safdie and Associates features a mix of regional wood, glass, and concrete and will traverse a spring-fed ravine. The finished 100,000-square-foot building, called Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art,...

Healing renovation.(news bites)
July 1, 2005... Thanks to architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum's $500,000 donation to Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics, a key building in a Kenyan health complex will receive a needed overhaul. Money will cover outfitting, staffing, and...

Have a seat.(news bites)
July 1, 2005... Manufacturer Andreu World is calling for entries to its competition. Designers born 1970 or later may submit plans for chairs and tables, to be judged by a jury including designer Mario Bellini, architect Piero Lissoni, and Interior Design...

Steel magnolia.(news bites)
July 1, 2005... Shanghai's city flower, the magnolia, takes on new meaning with the completion of the Centre Court Stadium next month. Designed by Environment Design Institute, the venue has a retractable roof of eight steel petal-shape pieces resembling a...

Clay mates.(news bites)
July 1, 2005... New York's Felissimo Design House looks at shapes, colors, and techniques in a special type of Japanese craft with "Connecting Through Clay: Karatsu Pottery." Highlights include vessels by the Nakazatos, an entire family of potters, as well as...

Portrait of an artist.(news bites)
July 1, 2005... The Milwaukee Art Museum presents "Artists Interrogate: Race and Identity," an exhibition that examines race and heritage issues through works by various artists. Examples include Tina Barney's photographs of wealthy whites and Romare Bearden's...

Surfing safari.(pin ups)
July 1, 2005... Coast through summer in tropical oranges and greens 1. Old Havana cotton in Orange Julius by Phillip Jeffries. circle 300 2. Suriname Linen in Cayenne by Raoul Textiles. circle 301 3. Arcadia figured woven viscose-polyester in Coral and...

Sunshine daydream.(pin ups)
July 1, 2005... Keep things happy with springhtly yellows 1. 25168-66 cotton in Yellow by Duralee. circle 305 2. Twister cotton in Sunshine by Pindler & Pindler. circle 306 3, Big Island Sunbrella acrylic in Yellow by Donghia. circle 307 4. Oahu Sunbrella...

Surfing safari.(pin ups)
July 1, 2005... 1. Phillip Jeffries, through Decorators Walk, 979 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-415-3955; fschumacher.com. 2. Raoul Textiles, through A.M. Collections, 979 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-207-87/46; raouttextites.com. 3....

Sunshine daydream.(pin ups)
July 1, 2005... 1. Duralee, 1775 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore, NY 11706; 631-273-8800; duralee.com. 2. Pindier & Pindler, 11910 Poindexter Avenue, Moorpark, CA 93021; 800-669-6002; pindler.com. 3. Donghia, 485 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-935-3713;...

"I" is for eye-catching.(walk through)
July 1, 2005... THE TERM "PUBLIC ART" OFTEN conjures mediocre sculpture plunked in a building's plaza. For Ticino, a six-story mixed-use Los Angeles building by DE Architects, principal Don Empakeris was determined to avoid such, as he calls it, "plop art."...

A ward wins.(walk through)
July 1, 2005... SINCE HER MAVERICK STYLE GRACED the pages of Wallpaper magazine, where she once worked as the interiors editor, designer Suzy Hoodless has not been one to play it safe. Her projects have showcased the quirky, the modern, and the mismatched. On...

School spirit.(walk through)
July 1, 2005... YOU TAKE A VICTORY LAP WHEN the client hands you a blockbuster project budget. But few architects took proudly on being handed just a concrete block. In fact, a piece of "mid-seventies brutalism in the form of a big undistinguished concrete...

Lo and behold.(walk through)
July 1, 2005... WHEN CHEF MAURO MAFRICI finally decided to open his own New York restaurant, he had any easy time picking an architect. His wife, Kimberly Anguil, is managing principal of A/R Environetics Group. Together, after several years of delayed plans...

Lefroy brooks.(market)
July 1, 2005... Got a flavor for the '50's? The Streamline fittings and fixtures collection overflows with retro vibes. The hood ornament of a 1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 inspired the shape of the tub filler, the tail fins of a 1958 Pontiac that of the handles....

Axor.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Axor, part of Hansgrohe Worldwide, once again demonstrated the out-of-the-box thinking that keeps them miles ahead of the bathroom-design game with their exhibit "Axor WaterDream." Part of this year's FuoriSalone, which accom panies Milan's...

Ceramica Flaminia.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Geometric shapes and a Living room aesthetic inform the collections of Ceramica Flaminia, which has been producing sanitaryware since 1955. In 1997, under the art direction of Giulio Cappellini, the company designed Acquagrande, a member of the...

Duravit.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... "Four million years ago, you were bacteria," stated Philippe Starck at the unveiling of the Duravit headquarters in Hornberg, Germany, last December. He designed the five-story, steel-clad building in collaboration with Wohrle+Wohrle...

Waterworks.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The 23-piece .25 collection offers tub fillers, lavatory faucets, and showerhead combinations. Accessories include two wall valve-trim choices, towel bars, a robe hook, and a paper holder. Finishes are standard or matte nickel and chome. 60...

Kallista.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... A walnut storage unit topped with Grigio limestone composes Laura Kirar's Vir Stil vanity. Its offset sink is served by brass fittings that can be finished in nickel, silver, brushed nickel, chrome, and dark bronze, which develop a patina. The...

Sirius range hoods.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The 14-inch diameter SIU 404. island-style vent hood is a seamless stainless-steer cylindec It contains an anodizedaluminum filter, a 50-watt halogen lamp, and a quiet 600 CFM motor that sucks, cleans, and filters air. The unit's four speeds...

Ondine.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Surround yourself--and your showerhead--in Luxury with the Krystal ELS. Not only is the limited-edition 12-inch head decked in Swarovski crystals, but each of its 270 spray channels is also illuminated by fiber-optic cables, an adjustable color...

Whirlpool corporation.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Entrust delicates and regular clothing to the KitchenAid Pro Line Laundry Pair. The washer features a stainless-steel drum that pampers clothes while resisting rust; the dryer has a non-porous stainless-steel interior that conducts heat and a...

Moen.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The single-handle Careerist faucet features a 10-inch-tall, arched spout that makes it easy to fill even the tallest of lobster pots. It's available in chrome and the company's stainless LifeShine, in kitchen and bar versions, and with a...

Dornbracht.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Bathed in Bauhaus proportion, Lulu targets Generation Y, the cost-efficient, design-savvy young demographic of apartment dwellers and homeowners. The collection of some 30 fixtures, faucets, and accessories includes this floor-mounted tub...

Rapsel.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Thomas Sandell's Orca is a whale of a washbasin. The smooth molded-Corian fixture is 25 1/2 inches long and 16 inches wide with a 6-inch depth. 13 Via Volta, 20019 Settimo, Milan, Italy; 39-02-335-5981; rapsel.it, circle 323 [ILLUSTRATION...

Schiffini.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Never be short on kitchen storage with Vico Magistretti's Libreria. The matte-lacquer MDF shelves require no screws. The 12-inch-deep modular unit comes in 61-, 80-, and 101-inch heights and 42-, 80-, 101-, 121-, 140-, and 157-inch widths....

Alno.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Kitchen cabinets become an art installation with Picture Line, a digital four-color process that prints images directly onto cabinet fronts. Choose from more than 150 stock patterns and images or provide your own. The process allows for small...

Wolf appliance company.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... A watched pot boils in a flash with the 15-inch-wide Induction cooktop. The two heating zones each produce 1,800 watts of energy. If additional power is needed, the rear zone can pull energy from the front, raising its capacity to 2,200 watts....

Sonoma cast stone.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The BreakThru sink cleverly hides the drainpipe from every angle. The 22-inch-long, 4-inch-deep concrete basin is anchored in a rolled-steel base that's been powder-coated to prevent rust. The bowl is available in the manufacturer's standard 40...

Galassia.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Romano Adolini's XES collection of toilets, bidets, and sinks is sculpted to blocky proportions. The white vitreous-china toilet and bidet are available in floor or wall-hung options; the sink can be affixed to the wail or counter: Zona...

Grohe.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The Porsche Design Studio joined forces with this manufacturer to create the F1 multi-head shower panel. A precision-styling feat, it houses body sprays, a hand shower, thermostat valve, and shampoo tray, all enclosed in white tempered glass....

Toto.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Relax from ruling your Camelot with the 72-inch-long Guinevere Airbath. Its 16 jets target the body's pressure points while warm air pushes through the water, creating millions of massaging bubbles. Colored lights in seven hues further engage...

Rohl.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Cleaning up is just a squirt away with the SD550A soap and lotion dispenser: The solid-brass, 8-inch-tail accessory has a 3 1/2-inch-long spout and a rubber base to keep it in place. Among finishes are polished chrome, satin nickel, and Inca...

Kohler Co.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Get clean amid clean design with the all-brass WaterTile body sprayers. Set almost flush to the wall or ceiling, the spray's direction is adjusted by simply angling the tile. Tile comes in 3- or 5-inch-square sizes, with either 22 or 54 nozzle...

Atlas Homewares.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The Successi handle collection pulls you in several aesthetic directions. The 7-inch-long A824-CH is one of 24 designs. All feature radiused corners and come in a matte-black, brushed-nickel, polished-chrome, or matte-chrome finishe. 326 Mira...

Dada.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... The Quadrante kitchen system cooks up slim lines. Cabinet structures are aluminum, matte and glossy lacquer, veneer, or laminate. Doors are framed in aluminum or wood and filled with aluminum, wood, lacquer, or crystal glass. Shelves are silver...

Villeroy & Boch.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Despite its ovoid shape, the Bento plate is named after the Japanese box. What is consistent is the concept of separating foods within defined spaces so flavors don't mingle. Rounding out the porcelain collection is a party plate, bowl, salad...

Motiv.(kitchen & bath)
July 1, 2005... Victor Hoernig's pivoting forged-brass towel hook is part of the manufacturer's Frame collection. It's offered in polished-chrome or satin-nickel finishes, with a hook depth of either 5 or 6 1/2 inches. 460-N Greenway Industrial Drive, Fort...

Back to business: after two years of earnings dips, the second 100 Giants are showing signs of a long-awaited rebound.(giants 200)
July 1, 2005... THE SECOND 100 INTERIOR DESIGN Giants refuse to be second best. Their $307,879,526 in earnings during 2004 represents not only a 17.1 percent increase over the previous year but also a 67.7 percent faster growth rate than that of the top 100...

Double happiness.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... A MANHATTAN BUILDING THAT housed Andy Warhol's avant-garde art studio for a time has become home to a different kind of commerce-driven art--fine carpets. And like the late artist, manufacturer Tai Ping sees itself as a groundbreaker, mixing...

Cadence.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Ruth Simon McRae's new carpets include Madrigal, a tip-sheared floral; Improv plaid, which underlays a scrollwork; the heavy-textured stripe New Wave; and Easy Street, a bow plaid of rectangles and squares. The 13 available colorways are...

J. Milo.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Jessica Miller's Plaza rug redefines the concept of figures on a ground--in this case, shadowy actors on a field of luminous blue. Miller has employed New Zealand wool hand-knotted in Nepal and her rug measures 6 by 8 feet, though custom sizes...

Mannington Commercial.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Ruffian Ridge nylon-polypropylene carpet tiles scrape shoes dean and trap dirt in deep grooves. Ruffian, a brushlike companion tile (6 foot-wide broadloom is also available,) finishes the cleaning and drying. The two-carpet system captures more...

Tai Ping.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Paris-based textile designer Dominique Picquier's Fleur Passion rug has overscale blossoms in cut silk yarn set against a background of plush wool loops. The rugs are made to order, so all sizes, colors--even exotic fibers like nettle-are...

Driade.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Czech-born Borek Sipek has been heralded as a successor to Ettore Sottsass. True to form, Sipek's Chambord rug is a playful hand-tufted floral approximately 10 feet square. The pure wool comes in either blue and red or all gray. 12 Via Padana...

Pachamama.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... The name Pachamama means "mother earth," so it's not surprising that the company's leather goods are happy, hippy chic. The collection marks the collaboration of Conceria Priante, an upscale tannery in Italy, with the Dutch fashion designer...

Madeline Weinrib Atelier.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... In her studio inside ABC Carpet and Home, Madeline Weinrib silhouetted a 1920's French floral fabric for Chime, her cut-pile rug of New Zealand and Tibetan wool. The pattern is 6 by 9 feet; custom colors and sizes are available. 888 Broadway,...

Junckers Hardwood.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... This company fumes its white oak harmony strip flooring to create Black Oak, a dark brown that preserves natural golden highlights. Robust quarter-sawn grain, natural mineral streaks, and black small- to medium-size knots lend further...

Rosemary Hallgarten.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... British-born rug artist Rosemary Haffgarten had a nomadic childhood (her father was a UN legal counsel). Today she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and her work is cross-cultural by design. Her faux Zebra rug may look like a safari classic,...

Ruckstuhl.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... The pure wool-felt yardage for Alfredo Haberli's Jamal carpet is just over 5 feet across when it comes from the mill. So Haberli opted to join multiple pieces by inserting a clever laser-cut hinge made from felt in a contrasting color: 21 St....

Ann Sacks.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... For durable leather floors, Cowden Bell uses hand-dyed and stamped leather from the densest part of the hide. Bells rustic Moroccan Center tiles in any of seven colors patinate like old saddles. Standard-size squares and rectangles measure from...

Tibetano.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Shahram Nazar and Heidy Garay accented the dark Tibetan wool of their custom Deco Chic carpet with con trasting lines of silk yarn. For a traditional handcrafted finish, the company also washes and finishes this handspun, 100-knot carpet the...

Tarkett.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... I.D. Moduline vinyl floors need no seam welding and offer a slip-resistant polyurethane top layer that resists stains. The wood-looking tiles, 7 by 39 inches, have woven-glass reinforcement and are available in 11 narrow-and eight broad-plank...

Bigelow Commercial.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... No Parameters carpet tiles team an undecorated texture, a tone-on-tone geographic, and a sophisticated stria. The four patterns coordinate, and each comes in six cobrways. Solution-dyed nylon yarns ensure top performance. Through the Mohawk...

PacificCrest Mills.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... The Propellers pattern from this manufacturer's Geometric/large-Scale group is among their 130 Color Separations program patterns. Your choice of 190 colors and two solution-dyed nylon yarns are available. 17111 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, CA...

Tufenkian Carpets.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Founder James Tufenkian launched his Tides rug to be a lighthearted rift on traditional stripes. Shown in the Autumn colorway, the rug is premade in standard sizes using hand-knotted variegated wool yarn by Tibetans in Nepal. Customizing is...

Merida Meridian.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... With the script Letter Lines, the writing is on the ftoor. From the Viewpoint Kids collection, the New Zealand wool rug displays a citrus-y color scheme called Highlights. The carpet is American-made, its backing is cotton, and custom sizes are...

UltraGlas.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... UltraMatte Suspended Flooring starts as a piece of 1/2-inch-thick architectural glass heat-slumped for a matte texture. (Five other surfaces are also possible.) The pane is laminated to 1/2-inch-thick annealed-and-tempered glass, producing...

Johnsonite.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Bamboo rubber tiles feature a wavy, lined texture. Chopped Bamboo, a companion pattern, turns those lines into ranks of shorter segments. Both are available in a 24-inch size and in more than 60 standard solids. Speckled or marbleized colors...

Roubini.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... New York interior designer Bob Altavilla's Folds and Pleats collection includes his Crease pattern in hand-knotted wool and silk. In gold with aqua accents, the pattern can be recolored. It also comes in standard and custom sizes. 200 Lexington...

Crossville.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... From 2-inch mosaic tiles to 18-inch slabs, the Palais Series simulates French limestone in four colors, including Louvre. Stronger than natural stone--therefore suitable for countertops, walls, and floors--the material resists scratching,...

Lonseal.(flooring)
July 1, 2005... Lonbead resilient vinyl flooring makes its impression with a hint of iridescence. The secret is subtly reflective fibers and flakes seeded across the embossed surface. Each of the 12 colors averages 20 percent recycled content. 928 East 238th...

Man for all seasons: one of Europe's rising stars has a solution for every design need, from buildings to the bathroom sink. Now he's coming to the global marketplace.(cross lines)(Interview)
July 1, 2005... THE NAME MIGHT NOT RING A bell in the U.S., but in Europe, Belgian-born architect Michel Boucquillon is known as a wunderkind, garnering acclaim in 1988 when, at 28, he won a competition to design the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium....

Hometown heroes: Native Detroit-ers Douglas McIntosh and Michael Poris are leading the city's preservation push.(matters of design)
July 1, 2005... SOME HEAVY HITTERS IN ARchitecture and design have left their mark, albeit a long time ago, in the Motor City and surrounding areas of Michigan. From the early 1900's to the 1960's, Albert Kahn, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Minoru Yamasaki, to...

Wall eyed: Decoi architects set out to create a dressing screen for a Parisian duplex and wound up making art.(center fold)
July 1, 2005... WHEN A FILM PRODUCER COMMISsioned Mark Goulthorpe, an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and principal of his firm Decoi Architects, to unite two Parisian apartments into a single duplex, he made a rather unusual...

Wild west--and east.(letter from the editor)
July 1, 2005... We're gunning for rich contrasts this July, focusing our attention on two very different incubators of industrial design. Presented here almost back to back, they're actually separated by 6,300 miles of land and sea and, sadly, by the eternal...

Aging gracefully: Zeff Design's careful update of a Southampton, New York, beach house reflects the owners' evolving lifestyles.
July 1, 2005... In a way, houses are like people--even the beautiful ones eventually show signs of age. Those in the Hamptons, like the towns' ritzy celebrity residents, aren't above having a little work done. And after 14 years of salt air, sunshine, and...

Preservation for the future: Irma Barni Castiglioni walks us through the Milan studio of her late, great husband Achille.(Interview)
July 1, 2005... Ancient wood piles hang high on a wall Design magazines from the 1930's are stacked neatly on a shelf. Vintage radios line a bookcase. These elements, along with drafting tables, sketches, and scores of prototypes for ashtrays, chairs, lamps,...

White nights: inspired by the surrounding Alpine scenery, architect Gus Wustemann creates a snowscape of a loft in Lucerne, Switzerland.
July 1, 2005... The way Swiss architect Gus Wustemann sees it, most apartments forfeit valuable square footage when kitchens, stairways, entrance halls, and other utilitarian areas are restricted to their specified functions. "Why waste 40 percent of your...

All hands on deck: minimalism, luxury, and technology set sail on a yacht by Luca Brenta Yacht Design, Kitty Hawks, and Lissoni Associati.
July 1, 2005... Ghost takes its name from the metallic-silver paint covering its carbon-fiber form. At 122 feet long, with a mast stretching up to a staggering 165 feet, the yacht is something supernatural but far from spectral. Whether docked in Monaco,...

National treasure: Thom Filicia showcases America's best in a suite for VIPs at this year's World Expo in Aichi, Japan.
July 1, 2005... Few designers putt a room together quicker than Thom Filicia, cohost of the Bravo channel's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" who transforms the houses of average Joes in a mere 48 hours. But a chic, comfortable, and richly American suite for...

Changing lanes: in La Jolla, California, Nissan Design America switches its gears to an interactive environment by Luce et Studio.
July 1, 2005... "Our strategy is research, research, research," says Jennifer Luce, principal of Luce et Studio, the small architectural outfit that was recently commissioned to update Nissan Design America in La Jolla, California. The structure, which...

Tie a yellow ribbon: Peter Marino + Associates, Architects wrapped its interior for Fendi's Rome flagship like a luxury gift--with a bow on top.
July 1, 2005... Peter Marine understands Luxury. Chanel. Louis Vuitton. Giorgio Armani. His firm's witty architectural gestures grace stores for each. So it's no surprise that Fendi would follow suit and commission him to design its own sexy and glamorous...

Putman Style.(books)
July 1, 2005... Putman Style by Stephane Gerschel New York: Assouline Publishing, $40 196 pages, 150 photographs Andree Putman's influence spans years, continents, and industries: her design of the Morgans Hotel in New York in 1984; interiors for the...

The Interior Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting.(books)
July 1, 2005... The Interior Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting by Theo Stephan Williams New York: Allworth Press $20 paperback, 207 pages Maybe you know this stuff already, but one good tip from a book like this can be very useful...

Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques.(books)
July 1, 2005... Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques by Catherine Hess and Karol Wight Los Angeles: Getty Publications, $15 paperback 108 pages, 81 illustrations 175 color) Part of the J. Paul Getty Museum's "Looking At..."...

McKim, Mead & White: The Masterworks.(What They're Reading ...)
July 1, 2005... McKim, Mead & White: The Masterworks by Elizabeth and Samuel G. White New York: Rizzoli International Publications, $75 304 pages Selldorf's favorite reading of the moment is this oversize presentation of 24 McKim, Mead & White...

Fort Street Studio.(CARPET FLOORING TILE)
July 1, 2005... "New Traditionals," a Fort Street Studio Collection of Wild Silk carpets stylistically complements traditional, modern and eclectic interiors. "Palawan," a banded repeat of natural patterning, evokes an Indonesian Ikat, but is actually based on...

Textures.(CARPET FLOORING TILE)
July 1, 2005... Unique and original hand crafted rugs, jewelry, sculpture and design, t. 212.861.2611 f. 212.861.2610 Info@Texturesdesign.com www.Texturesdesign.com circle 227 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]