Interior Design articles from March 2006

Interior Design archives from March 2006

Tools of the trade.(letter from the editor)
March 1, 2006... For the third year in a row, our March issue takes a freewheeling, high-spirited jackhammer to the carefully constructed architecture of our editorial departments. Turn back to the table of contents, and--instead of the usual headings--you'll...

Hard core.(arts)
March 1, 2006... NO BORING WHITE BOX, NOT FROM design-build architecture firm Sand Studios, not for the owners of Sculpturesite Gallery, located a block from Mario Botta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. As the name of the gallery implies, it deals...

Ministry of color.(arts)
March 1, 2006... APPOINTED DENMARK'S MINISTER FOR culture at only 35 years old, Brian Mikkelsen was thinking about hiring young talent to renovate the anteroom to his office at the Danish Ministry of Culture in Copenhagen. But thinking was about as far as he'd...

Furniture oasis.(arts)
March 1, 2006... IF CONTEMPORARY-ART COLLECTORS' interest in vintage tables and chaise tongues is growing every day, where better for a furniture dealer to capitalize on the trend than New York's gallery district? So, after 12 years of working from home,...

In the spirit.(arts)
March 1, 2006... BACK IN THE 1960'S, SPAIN'S ABSTRACT artists were drawn to Cuenca, a mountain village famous for its Casas Colgadas, "hanging houses" along the stony gorge of the Huecar river. In 1966, artist Gustavo Torner curated the first exhibition at the...

Young at heart.(arts)
March 1, 2006... PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ARE always in a hurry. To fuel their rapid-fire lifestyle, there are fast-food restaurants everywhere--serving up tasty dim sum, wonton soup, and fried rice on the go. But because these cafes are all about convenience, the...

Facts.(arts)
March 1, 2006... designers in arts Louise Campbell Studio ("Ministry of Color," page 44), 54 Gothersgade, Baghuset, 2nd Floor, 1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark; 45-33-11-80-06; louisecampbell.com. Alan Chan Design Company ("Young at Heart," page 63), 1901...

Breaking the mold.(talents)
March 1, 2006... "I GREW UP IN MIAMI BEACH, where things always wash up on shore and fall out of trees," Michele Oka Doner says. "Now, I translate my fascination with nature into metal." Doner Studio's coral, shells, and sea creatures in cast bronze and...

Brush with fame.(talents)
March 1, 2006... MALCOLM HILL'S FAR-FLUNG interests have led him to Austin, Texas, for college, Guadalajara, Mexico, to sculpt, and West Virginia, to live on a farm--all experiences that have shaped him as the success he is today. Generally thought of as a...

On fire.(talents)
March 1, 2006... TODAY, ELENA COLOMBO CALLS herself a fire designer and a sculptor. However, she began her career as a director of TV commercials. Then came 9/11. Production ceased. "I was at my beach house, wanting to build a bonfire," she recalls....

The tale unfolds.(talents)
March 1, 2006... GROWING UP IN MATSUE, Japan. Kentaro Ishihara mastered origami. Now a designer at Gabellini Sheppard Associates, he's still folding. These days, however, he's weaving textiles and pleating them into screens, shades, and tablecloths. "It started...

In living color.(talents)
March 1, 2006... JILL PILAROSCIA THINKS PINK. Charcoal chocolate, and chartreuse, too. And she challenges designers and other clients to see the world through rainbow-colored grasses. Trained as a fine artist, the Queen of Color founded her studio,...

In the spotlight.(talents)
March 1, 2006... LIGHTING DESIGN IS INTRINSIcally collaborative. When Herve Descottes, a former electrical engineer, was riving in Paris, he teamed up with some of the best and the brightest: Pei Cobb freed & partners for the Richelieu wing of the Musee du...

Bright thinking.(talents)
March 1, 2006... ARCHITECTS TRADITIONALLY detest them. Interior designers love them or hate them. But everybody respects the work of the Mary Bright studio, which uses materials both natural and unorthodox to create couture curtains as well as hangings and...

A weave for all seasons.(talents)
March 1, 2006... After studying weaving in her native Stockholm, she set out Viking-style to conquer North America. She wove two tapestries for the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal and three for the Cunard Lines's QE2. Her first U.S. commission--for Skidmore,...

Designers in talents.(facts)
March 1, 2006... Mary Bright ["Bright Thinking," page 114], 636 Broadway, Suite 620, New York, NY 10012; 212677-1970; marybright.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colombo Construction Corporation ["On Fire," page 90], 34.2 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205;...

Cut from the same cloth.(sources)
March 1, 2006... A CORNER LOCATION, SMACK IN the middle of the Los Angeles design district. Pius rooftop parking. That's what drew Maharam here. But that's where the assets ended. The 4,000-square-foot 1960's building boasted such dubious distinctions as a fake...

Garden of earthly delights.(sources)
March 1, 2006... WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A 5,500-square-foot drywall box, dead center in the atrium at the Decorative Center Houston? Ask Janice Feldman. The founder and president of Janus et Cie called a brainstorming session with Peter Jay Zweig Architects and...

Moss appeal.(sources)
March 1, 2006... IN ITALY, EVERYTHING SEEMS to come down to gastronomy, and the Milan showroom for Poltrona Frau is no exception. "It is a bit like Italian food. Simple. But the best quality, assembled in just the right way," says Studio Massaud principal...

Beach glass.
March 1, 2006... A SIX-YEAR-OLD ITALIAN group of mosaic and surfacing companies, Trend straddles past and present, spiritual and secular. (Vide restoration work at the Vatican and the 24-karat-gold mosaic in the swimming pool at Milan's Bulgari Hotel.) The site...

Watch your step.(sources)
March 1, 2006... SOMETIMES, THE VERY BEST-designed space is one where the design disappears. The Interface showroom in New York hardly makes a splash compared to the modular floor coverings on display. And that's exactly the point--to give a neutral backdrop to...

Friends for life.(sources)
March 1, 2006... ANTONIO CITTERIO AND GIORGIO BUSnelli share a long history. "We've been friends since we were 14-year-olds on Vespas," says Busnelli, who's now president and CEO of B&B Italia. His 30-year professional relationship with Citterio is responsible...

Green is gold.(sources)
March 1, 2006... JASPER, INDIANA, WOULD NOT BE A major Landmark on the furniture-industry map--if it weren't for Kimball International. For more than half a century, this billion-dollar furniture and electronics company has been firmly rooted there, in a...

Can you see me now?(sources)
March 1, 2006... IT'S A RARE SHOWROOM THAT displays the customers as much as the goods. But an architectural use of Panelite's own product has rendered the company's New York headquarters a veritable panorama of elusive transparency and misreading opacity. Not...

Six for the price of one.(sources)
March 1, 2006... STANDING IN THE CIRCULAR reception area at the Mohawk Group in New York, Shashi Caan begins her tour--the founder of the multidisciplinary Shashi Caan Collective is describing her Big Idea for the showroom, which incorporates six of the...

Generation k.(sources)
March 1, 2006... IN THE TWO DECADES SINCE Kravet opened in New York's D&D Building, the fourth-generation family-run fabric company has expanded into trimmings and furniture, licensing and contract divisions, and more. When neighboring showrooms on the same...

Livin' large.(sources)
March 1, 2006... IT MAY BE BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN smart--but LivinStone co-owner and designer Olivier Morange is both. Lucky in that he happened to catch sight of the "For Rent" sign on a 1926 building in Los Angeles one night when he was driving to the...

Facts.(sources)
March 1, 2006... showrooms in sources B&B Italia ("Friends for Life," page 154), 150 East 58th Street, New York, NY 10155; 800-872-1697; bebitalia.it, circle 300 Interface ("Watch Your Step," page 148), 2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA...

Sweet dreams are made of these: with stunning new materials, designers can build their fantasy.(finds)
March 1, 2006... "Texture seduces. Astragal Pebbles's hand-wiped urethane finish accentuates the embossed feather spirals. Kanoko "s polyester sheer spikes are surprisingly yielding. And Barkskin-its appeal moves into the possibilities of negative space. Beauty...

Facts.(finds)
March 1, 2006... manufacturers in sources Architectural Systems 150 West 25th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-793-0224; archsystems.com. circle 311 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caba Company 1310 Don Gasper Avenue, Santa Fe, NM...

A matter of taste.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... WHEN ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE Launched its Institute of Culinary Arts in Aurora, Illinois, administrators knew that mixers, food processors, and convection ovens wouldn't be enough. Attracting the best aspiring chefs would require a certain...

Popp culture.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... AFTER COMPLETING THE INTERIOR architecture program at San Francisco's California College of the Arts, Curtis Popp surprised friends by moving back home to Sacramento. The cities are only a two-hour drive away from each other, but they're light...

Twice as nice.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU GET A SECOND chance. But that what's happened to Kanner Architects with a certain Southern California project. After a house in Malibu burned down, Stephen Kanner built a single-story replacement using the same...

Come and get it.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... THEY MUST HAVE MADE A COMICAL group: the pinstriped emissaries of an asset-management firm on one side of a conference table and Studio Gala principal Ilan Waisbrod on the other--in jeans and shirttails, sporting a head of unbusinesslike long...

Underneath it all.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... TO CONVERT THE BASEMENT of a Te[ Aviv house into two apartments, SpaceCraft Architecture dug deep for a design solution. Principals Tamir Addadi and Raphael Cohen cut two holes in the rear foundation wall, then scooped out the earth beyond the...

Vroom, vroom.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... EVERY TIME THAT TIM SCOTT ASKED his client, Tony GigLiotti, what shade of a particular color he preferred, he'd go for the brightest one. So Scott, a principal of XTC Design, just figured that Gigliotti was determined to bring a bit of Latin...

Mini me.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... First there was the standard Torni washbasin, which stands 34 inches high with an 18-inch diameter: Then manufacturer Durat asked designer Mick Brundel to create a child's version, just 27 inches high and 14 inches across. Ideal for public...

A soft touch.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Squishy isn't a word typically used to describe bath fixtures and flooring, but there's little that's conventional about Puntmobles's Boing line by Estudio ZYX. Made of an inert polyurethane foam that doesn't off-gas chlorofluorocarbons or...

Dreams do come true.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Fine crystals bring razzle-dazzle to the bathroom with the help of Swarovski and Kludi. For a year and a half, the two manufacturers collaborated on the Dazzling Daydream Project, with its two vignettes: granite-accented Passion and its more...

Zucchetti Rubinetteria.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Ludovica and Roberto Palomba like to say that faucets are "small sculptures"--which makes the couple's Pan shower with built-in curtain rail a major work of art. Also offered: a full line of Pan fittings, from wall-mounted taps to kitchen...

Graff.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... The Targa series splits the difference between mid-century modernism and contemporary design. Available in polished chrome or brushed nickel, the brass Roman tub set with hand shower complements coordinating deck- or wall-mounted Lavatory...

Lacava.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... The Suave suite's porcelain sink drops into a 21-inch-deep wall-mounted counter, sold separately. Sinks come in three sizes, counters in eight materials, such as glossy black lacquer, wenge, and pickled oak. Companion fixtures include a...

Waterworks.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Designed for the bathroom, the Legion side table also works beautifully beside a bed or a sofa. One version combines a solid-poplar core with mahogany veneer, stained Tabac brown, and painted accents in Erin blue or Jasper red. An all-white...

Novello.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... From a bath manufacturer that's stood out as an innovator since 1956, the Line wall-mounted vanity features a Corian counter and basin and a cabinet in oak or 23 Lacquered colors. The mirror is 36 inches across. 21 Via Porara Gidoni, 30035...

Villeroy & Boch.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... The Private Lounge collection, from this company's bath-and-tile division, comprises vanities, shelving modules, and a storage trolley on castors that also works as a stool. Choose between painted wood, powder-coated aluminum, or a zebrawood...

Franke.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Offered with fittings in chrome, polished or brushed nickel and stainless, the mannerly Little Butler water-filtration system removes lead, aluminum, and parasites such as giardia and cryptosporidium. 3050 Campus Drive, Hatfield, PA 19440;...

Orizzonti.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Storage. Is there ever enough in a bathroom? Paola Navone fights back with her Sedia Portaoggetti, translated as chair with knickknack drawer It's available in gray or white lacquer, plus an oak veneer that's clear-finished. 12 Via Birago...

Scavolini.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... Crystal custom kitchen cabinets are named for their glass doors and counters. Consider plain or horizontally engraved versions in 12 opaque colors--or a semitransparent etched option. Cabinet carcasses may be white or aluminum-gray. If you...

Truly uplifting.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... No one enjoys scrubbing the shower: Shower Bath 013, Nevio Tellatin's simple solution for Antonio Lupi, features dense, nonporous acrylic floor planks that lock in place right above a drain pan of the same material Because each plank lifts...

Facts.(essentials)
March 1, 2006... designers in essentials Kanner Architects ("Twice as Nice," page 207), 1558 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-451-5400; kannerarch.com. Shelter Design Studio ("Popp Culture," page 200), 1438 Perkins Way, Sacramento, CA 95818;...

Silk and steel.(works)(Cover story)
March 1, 2006... The City of the Big Shoulders has a new exercise establishment where members can keep those shoulders broad and biceps toned. It's the fifth David Barton Gym nationwide, after New York and Miami, and the first for designer William Sofield....

Heaven can wait: a celestially peaceful, chill-out room tops off a New York penthouse by Messana O'Rorke Architects.
March 1, 2006... It began as a straightforward bathroom renovation: Messana O'Rorke Architects came in simply to choose a soaking tub for the penthouse of a 12-story New York building. The bachelor owner is a philosophically inclined businessman in his 30s who...

Simply fetching: attention, all French poodles--Matali Crasset has just completed a dog-grooming parlor in Nice.
March 1, 2006... Named designer of the year at the 2008 Saton du Meuble in Paris, Matali Crasset first won attention for her colorful, economical solutions to life's little quandaries. Take the witty When Jim Comes to Paris, a roll-out mattress equipped with a...

The age of decadence: at gilt restaurant in New York, Patrick Jouin translates robber-baron opulence for the hedge-fund era.
March 1, 2006... The Villard Houses, five McKim, Mead & White brownstones built around a gated courtyard, were famous first as the New York home of railroad baron Henry Villard. The next time they made headlines was when developer Harry Helmsley brokered a deal...

Top of the class: Kostow Greenwood Architects thought of Smart Design's headquarters as a homeroom--blackboards and musical chairs never looked so cool.
March 1, 2006... When one designer hires another, the potential for creative differences runs high. But so does the possibility for creative synchronicity. Such was the case when Smart Design's founder and CEO, Davin Stowell, brought in his longtime friend...

Five-alarm firehouse: no blaze can defeat the mighty fortress that Ibos-Vitart Architectures built outside Paris.
March 1, 2006... Unlike a fire department in the U.S., the Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris is a military outfit, a special division of the French army that's passionately revered by Parisians. (It's the pompiers who are called first in almost every...

Designers in works.(facts)
March 1, 2006... Matali Crasset Productions "Simply Fetching," page 272 principal: Matali Crasset. completed projects: An apartment in Nice, France; Lieu Commun boutique and Vegetable restaurant in Paris; a bed for Domeau & Peres; a chair for Dune; a...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
March 1, 2006... * "Setting the Pace" [January, page 133) included an image incorrectly captioned as Synygy by Hillier Architecture. The correct photo for Synygy is now en interiordesign.net. * In "Safari in the Sky" (January, page 230), the living room's...

Hans J. Wegner.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Founded in 1908, Carl Hansen & Son A/S is a world leading manufacturer of Danish modern classic furniture designed by master craftsman Hans J. Wegner. The first furniture model was the iconic "Wishbone Chair," followed by a number of chairs and...

THG.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... One of four new additions to the Cristal de LALIQUE Collection by THG, the Panther series is of distinct character and elegance. Each series is complemented by a complete bathroom suite of matching fixtures and accessories constructed of...

Conrad.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Conrad introduces a contemporary new Sliding Panel Shade System, ideal for large window expanses. Shade panels are individually handwoven to size of natural fibers and stack left, right or to the center of windows. Exquisitely crafted, it is...

Modern outdoor.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... New for spring 2006--our adjustable Etra chaise lounge--we offer three complete lines of chairs, tables, benches, carts, lounges, sofas, ottomans, planters and bar height products. Furniture designed for commercial use with an aesthetic for a...

Cumberland.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... 800.401.7877 cumberlandfurniture.com circle 229 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Charles loomis.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Experience the drama of Dahlia, a vision of shimmering glass and polished stainless steel. Cascades of crystal clear embossed glass form a forever crystalline bloom. Dahlia is our gorgeous gift of luxury to those who appreciate the finest...

Stone forest.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Functional Sculpture for the Kitchen, Bath and Garden. Handcrafted in stone, copper and bronze. Call for Catalog 888.682.2987 or please visit our website at www. stone forest.com/interior circle 231 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Laura lienhard textiles.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Organic and elegant designs inspired by the beauty of the natural world, fine art, modernist geometry, and ethnic textile traditions. Distinctive weaves available in a range of neutrals and vibrant colors. t. 802.660.8528 f. 802.865.6866...

Chemetal.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Chemetal, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of metal laminates, offers 6 new designs for 2006. Add energy, color, and depth to your interior projects with our expansive collection of well over 100 metal laminates. Call...

Avery boardman: #317 Optima.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Avery Boardman introduces the most exciting collection of custom recliners. No reason to compromise between comfort, styles and quality. Available in standard and custom sizes this is the most versatile line geared to satisfy even the most...

Cherry tree design.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Experience the Artisan Touch--sophisticated design, exceptional craftsmanship, natural warmth. Shoji Screens, Architectural Interior and Exterior Doors, Lighting Fixtures, Portables and Mirrors. Hand-crafted in USA using exceptional joinery,...

Luraline.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... The Helos Collection features a versatile, modern design enhanced by extraordinary durability & energy efficiency, making it ideal for interior and exterior commercial and residential spaces. Offered in pendant, ceiling, wall & post mount...

Arborite Laminate.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Make Arborite the Cornerstone of Your Next Design Popular for faithfully rendering architectural stone in decorative high-pressure laminate, Arborite turns its attention to travertine. The majestic beauty of this venerable stone has been...

Jan Rosol.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Custom made upholstered dining chairs with fluted rail design by Jan Rosol, model #255. Atelier of Prague, 970 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10021. t. 212.650.9978, f. 212.650.9982 or www.janrosol.com circle 238 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Decorative crafts.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Offers more than 500 imported, handcrafted furniture designs made by the finest Italian artisans. The collection includes inlaid wood chests and credenzas, hand-carved and hand-finished chairs, tables, mirrors and chandeliers. Free 176-page...

MGS.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... MGS has developed a stylized collection of premium quality solid stainless steel fixtures for the bath that are simple in design, sophisticated in style, and highly innovative in functionality. Expert craftsmen hand-finish each single part to...

WhisperTrak.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... The ultimate in motorized drapery systems--WhisperTrak[R]. Whisper quiet operation and clean monochromatic design. Available in lengths up to 59' either straight or curved. 15 channel IR remote offers 5 preset stop positions and group control...

i.candy artwork.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Do you dream in color? You can when surrounded by beautiful i.candy artwork that inspires your creativity and encourages your free-spirited individuality. Only i.candy lets you choose your size as well as your colors on many of our canvases, so...

Aquamass.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Luxury and pleasure for the bath and spa The Bath Strip designed by Michael Boucquillon. Open to distribution, contact kristina.rondon@aquamass.com * www.aquamass.com * Aquamass S.A. Belgium circle 243 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Miele masterChef collection[TM] steam oven.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... This easy-to-use oven's food-driven menu system prepares healthy, delicious food fast. Available in black glass or stainless, this 60 cm oven can be fitted with trim kits to perfectly match with any 30" or 70 cm Miele appliance. With no special...

Cherner chair company.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Chairs, stools and tables designed by Norman Cherner are found in design collections and museums worldwide. Please call our toll free number for product information. 866.243.7637, mail@chernerchair.com or www.chernerchair.com circle 245...

Kirsch.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Kirsch custom Panel Trac shades combine contemporary European styling and trend-right fabrics for the perfect solution for covering large windows and dividing open spaces. Fabric panels glide effortlessly in front of one another on a wheeled...

Inside/Out[R] Furniture.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... INSIDE/OUT Furniture, a trade-only source since 1981, introduces "GRID", their newest collection of fine handcrafted powder coated aluminum furniture for residential, contract or hospitality use. Featuring 12 standard frame finishes and...

T-trak from Tech Lighting.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Articulate your own personal style with hand-bendable line-voltage T-trak from Tech Lighting. Available options include incandescent, ceramic metal halide and fluorescent lamp configurations for heads and a host of decorative pendants from Tech...

Hans J. Wegner.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Carl Hansen & Son presents the original "Wishbone Chair" designed by Hans J. Wegner. With its light and elegant form, the Wishbone is perfect for residential, commercial and contract project settings. This icon of modern Danish design can be...

Master Metal Works.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: EYE FOR DESIGN)
March 1, 2006... Master Metal Works, over 70 years of serving Interior Designers and Architects with custom manufacturing. High end tables, bases, handrails, range hoods, store displays, decorative metal accents, hardware and much more. For superior products,...