Interior Design articles from July 2007

Interior Design archives from July 2007

Bios.
July 1, 2007... By Staff Brad Dunning "A River Runs Through It," page 250 principal : Brad Dunning. completed projects : Restoration of Richard Neutra houses and other residences in Los Angeles. A house in Laguna Beach, California. A house...

Books.
July 1, 2007... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Vignelli: From A to Z Stanley Abercrombie by Massimo Vignelli Mulgrave, Australia: Images Publishing Group, distributed by ACC Distribution, $50 196 pages, 400 color illustrations With...

Beach-Blanket Modern.
July 1, 2007... by Raul Barreneche You can almost taste the salt air at this Hamptons house renovated by Betty Wasserman and Glenn Leitch In the string of charmed and charming villages that make up the Hamptons, the vernacular of cottages and castles...

Looks Like Heaven.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin Design and spirituality unify places of worship around the world Sinai Temple, Springfield, Massachusetts DESIGN Warren Platner. STANDOUT Interior Design Hall of Fame member Warren Platner, known for...

Boston Uncommon.
July 1, 2007... by Melissa A. Salce For almost two decades, Elizabeth Lowrey Clapp has helped Elkus/Manfredi grow Interior designer Elizabeth Lowrey Clapp says she "got the bug early." Perhaps that's because her artist parents-one trained as an...

Teal Blast, Iguana Green.
July 1, 2007... by Craig Kellogg At the first Tate benefit in New York, guests and decor truly covered the spectrum How to amuse Annabelle Selldorf-plus Frank Stella, Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Mary Boone, Calvin Klein, Valentino, David Byrne, and...

Designwire.
July 1, 2007... Edited by Mark McMenamin Your hyperlink to interiordesign.net The New Oldham Mark McMenamin Todd Oldham's turn as host on Bravo's Top Design obviously didn't put a crimp in his off-screen pursuits: He's completely renovating...

The Spirit Moves Us.
July 1, 2007... by Cindy Allen There are many ways to read (use and abuse) a fresh issue of Interior Design. Ditto for editing one. I, myself, use it as a monthly emotional outlet-this chiefly consists of raging at the slowness of the printer in...

A River Runs Through It.
July 1, 2007... by Edie Cohen Water features and Cor-Ten steel bring rugged majesty to a Southern California house by Fred Fisher and Brad Dunning Architect Fred Fisher and designer Brad Dunning have been friends and mutual admirers since the...

A World of Options.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin Carpet or tile? Wool or rubber? Our special flooring section has the answer Strokes of Genius Mark McMenamin To say that art has influenced design is to arrive at the party more than a little late. But...

Year Of The Tie.
July 1, 2007... by Judith Davidsen, Wing Leung, and Laura Girmscheid Published in January, the top 100 Interior Design Giants, were really 101 because of a tie for the final spot. Now we have the second 100 Giants, also really 101, also because of a tie...

Big Government.
July 1, 2007... by Ron Nyren In the homeland-security era, federal architecture is already tricky: It must invite the public-but defend against potential terrorists. Now add sustainability requirements: Welcome daylight, but keep out solar heat. The San...

Truck Stop.
July 1, 2007... by Mark Pupo The Toronto headquarters of A1 Label stands out from its neighbors-on a barren strip of cookie and apparel manufacturers-but not simply because of the lush lilies, tangled vines, and manicured trees outside. No ordinary...

Light And Bright.
July 1, 2007... by Benjamin Budde An essential aspect of this Tokyo house by Atsushi Kitagawara Architects is directly linked to the owners' 7-year-old son. Not only does he have an unusually sunny disposition, but his name, Hikaru, happens to means...

Kitchen & Bath Products.
July 1, 2007... by Linda C. Lentz and Elizabeth Wine Hello, Sunshine Linda C. Lentz, Elizabeth Wine Having achieved cult status with the Tara faucet, Sieger Design topped the list when Dornbracht made plans to up the ante on its kitchen lineup....

Condo Concept.
July 1, 2007... by Deborah Wilk Park Avenue South is not exactly known for its serenity. Densely populated with every sort of commercial venue, from corporate towers to greasy diners, this bustling New York avenue has rarely been regarded as a place to...

Market.
July 1, 2007... by Annie Block and Karen D. Singh Bold or Fold Annie Block, Karen D. Singh Jake Phipps's collapsible Isis continues the tradition of ingenuity, functionality, and beauty established by Michael Thonet in the 19th century. If...

The Velvet Revolution.
July 1, 2007... by Craig Kellogg Slowly but ever so surely, Prague is becoming a design destination Many American shoppers have found Prague, indeed the entire Czech Republic, a bit stingy when it comes to serving up perfectly formed souvenirs. And it...

Urban Legend.
July 1, 2007... by Justin Henderson Seattle is buzzing about Alley24, a high-density mixed-use block by NBBJ Back in the 1990's, Seattle's South Lake Union district, abutting downtown, was slated for transformation into a grand greensward....

Crown Jewels.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin And the Lubetkin Prize goes to. . .Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, Australia, by Grimshaw Architects with Daryl Jackson Architects. Honoring the memory of architect Berthold Lubetkin, the prize goes to a recipient of...

Cheap and Chic.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin A new contender enters the race for democratic design. On August 13, the Conran Shop in New York unveils Édition Nouveaux Objets, an assortment of 70-plus accessories and furniture pieces as affordable as they are...

Department of Design.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin A tony department store in Sri Lanka is virtually tripling in size, courtesy of HMKM. Colombo's Odel will grow to 98,000 square feet in a renovation due for completion in 2009. Certain to stand out: A metal screen,...

Going Up.
July 1, 2007... by Mark McMenamin For Jakarta's Seibu flagship, the largest in all of Indonesia, the Tokyo department-store chain enlisted Callison. The centerpiece of the 108,000-square-foot building is a five-story atrium awash in etched glass, chrome,...

A Feast For The Eyes.
July 1, 2007... by Ian Phillips Patrick Jouin gives the Auberge de I'Ill, Alsace, a redesign worthy of the restaurant's three Michelin stars Too many cooks spoil the broth. In the case of the Auberge de l'Ill, they didn't do wonders for the decor...

Pinups.
July 1, 2007... Edited by Karen D. Singh The Bronze Age Metallic textiles with ancient appeal 1. Foliage linen-acetate blend in Avana by Dedar. 2. Zambra Trevira CS in 03 by Osborne & Little. 3. Foresta polyester in 01 by Osborne & Little. 4....

A Giant Hello to NeoCon.
July 1, 2007... by Staff Interior Design's Giants celebration was clearly the place to kick off NeoCon. Guests mingled in a Chicago building's winter garden by Powell/Kleinschmidt, then headed off for a good night's rest before the fair's opening...

Change Is Good.
July 1, 2007... by Stephen Treffinger New York's original design destination has become Moroso at Moss, where Patricia Urquiola's furniture and interiors meet "It's like my life," Patricia Urquiola says of New York's Moroso at Moss, her recent retail...

Update.
July 1, 2007... Edited by Meghan Edwards Catch these events in August and September Slot Canyon, one of the pieces selected for "The Painterly Photographs of Carlos Esguerra" at New York's Tama Gallery, beautifully illustrates this artist's vivid use...

Design For Dessert.
July 1, 2007... by Dan Shaw For Andre Kikoski, Pichet Ong's imaginative Asian-influenced desserts read like a Rorschach test. The striations of Ong's deconstructed chocolate cake remind Kikoski of Arata Isozaki & Associates's Palasport Olimpico stadium in...

Into The Blue.
July 1, 2007... by Edie Cohen Brothers Mandi and Mehdi Rafaty, principals of Tag Front, are the club kids of the design world. Ask anyone who's trolled the Los Angeles scene revolving around Geisha House, Ivar, or Paladar, all Tag Front projects. Blue...

Their Name In Lights.
July 1, 2007... by Edie Cohen Xten Architecture is winning raves for FordBrady, the converted Los Angeles theater where Harrison Ford's son lives and works Willard Ford has virtually no design background. Instead, he's been a substitute teacher, an...