Interior Design articles from May 2008

Interior Design archives from May 2008

Market.(Weitzner Limited)(Brayton International)(Plank Collezioni's chair design)
May 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh, Mark McMenamin, and Elizabeth Wine Team Effort Mark McMenamin With Konstantin Grcic's Myto cantilevered stacking chair by Plank Collezioni through ICF, there's much more than meets the eye. That's thanks to a...

Books.(A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future)(How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles)(Vintage Furniture: Collecting and Living With Modern Design Classics)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Vintage Furniture: Collecting and Living With Modern Design Classics Stanley Abercrombie by Fay Sweet Easthampton, Massachusetts: Antique Collectors Club, $45 224 pages, 307 illustrations...

Crosslines.(Interview)
May 1, 2008... by Bradley Lincoln Joe Valerio has chopped chum at a world-class aquarium and sent an associate undercover to spy on college students, all to make sure that Valerio Dewalt Train Associates understands exactly who its clients are....

Closeup.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh Tough guys Stainless-steel bins can take whatever you dish out 1. Pandora PD-02 recycling bin with tops of powder-coated steel by Magnuson Group. 2. Pandora PD-01 16-gallon waste bin with a top of powder-coated...

Contacts.(Directory)
May 1, 2008... by Staff Designers in Special Feature A/R Environetics Group ("Job Sights," page 326), 116 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016; 212-679-8100; arenvironetics.com . Esrawe Diseño ("Job Sights," page 326), 58 Alfonso Reyes,...

International Law.(Lauren Rottet )
May 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen Lauren Rottet crosses continents and oceans to design outposts for Paul Hastings What goes around comes around. In Lauren Rottet's world, that means eight years of staggered commissions from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &...

Designwire.
May 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin and Meghan Edwards When the Desk Met Its Match Mark McMenamin, Meghan Edwards In the beginning, there were desks. And offices masquerading as assembly lines. Then, in 1968, with the world already in the throes of...

P-e-o-p-l-e.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Cindy Allen Paperless office, hey? Remember that one? Clearly I didn't get the memo-I mean the e-mail. I can't help but chuckle at this white-collar myth as I gaze at the gravity-defying piles of books, folders, proofs, mail, samples,...

Big Bang Theory.
May 1, 2008... by C.C. Sullivan Creativity and economy collide at Team Detroit, the Gensler-designed home for six merged ad and marketing agencies Like stars crashing on a cosmic scale, mergers of formerly independent advertising powerhouses create...

Headliners.
May 1, 2008... by Staff DMJM Rottet/Rottet Studio "International Law," page 286 principal : Lauren Rottet, FAIA. completed projects : Annenberg Foundation in Los Angeles; Broadcom in Irvine, California; Mattel in El Segundo, California;...

Silver Lining.
May 1, 2008... by Tim McKeough Troika's shimmering Cloud lifts the spirits of weary travelers at London Heathrow airport Every seasoned air traveler has seen electromagnetic flip-dots, once used to form letters and numbers on departures and arrivals...

Shining Examples.(Lehrer Architects LA )(Hugh A. Boyd Architects)(Alan Chan Design Company )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Deborah Wilk The pursuit of design excellence is a noble one, requiring ingenuity and innovation to overcome a host of physical and financial obstacles. The task of choosing between 300-plus submissions to the 35th annual International...

The Inside Story.(Behnisch Architekten)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger Firm: Behnisch Architekten Site: Hamburg, Germany Built in 1841, the Handelskammer Hamburg in Germany is about as neo-Renaissance as a building can get. Which meant, as any architect today knows, that...

Industrial Strength.(Lehrer Architects LA)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger Firm: Lehrer Architects LA Site: Los Angeles Light, space, the outdoors, the value of community. Michael Lehrer puts a great deal of thought into what should be some of architecture's cornerstone...

Mix It Up.(Steve Leung Architects and Alan Chan Design Company in deal with Maxim's de Paris)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger Firms: Steve Leung Architects and Alan Chan Design Company Site: Hong Kong Like so much else in Hong Kong, the MX concept-food served up at light speed in mega-kilowatt interiors-is an archetype of the great...

Aisles And Islands.(Hugh A. Boyd Architects)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Maria Shollenbarger Firm: Hugh A. Boyd Architects Site: Manila The firm now known as Hugh A. Boyd Architects has specialized in food retail over a period of almost 20 years, with a focus on high-end, boutique purveyors and...

Wine With Real Structure.(Novelty Hill-Januik)(Mithun Partners Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Lawrence W. Cheek Firm: Mithun Site: Woodinville, Washington The mood is serene, the materials unpretentious, the geometry sober. "No gratuitous lines" is how Mithun principal Kim Munizza puts it. But the public spaces at the...

Coming Up Rosy.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by David Sokol In New Orleans, where 14 residential blocks of the Lower Ninth Ward were wiped bare by Hurricane Katrina, scores of glowing pink tents recently sprouted. Conceived by Brad Pitt to raise awareness of Make It Right, his...

First-Aid Kit.(Lalire March designs office for Johnson & Johnson)
May 1, 2008... by Jen Renzi Johnson & Johnson's New York office gets the design treatment from Lalire March In the reception area at Johnson & Johnson's office in New York, an entire wall is taken over by a constellation of miniature J&J-brand items...

Capital Improvements.(Hickok Cole Architects P.C. designs office buildings)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin More than a gateway, a lobby is a calling card. To instantly announce the arrival of the Columbia Center-making the 415,000-square-foot office building stand out from what Hickok Cole Architects principal Michael E....

The Big D Is for Design.
May 1, 2008... by Laura Fisher Kaiser In Dallas, nostalgia architecture has gone the way of J.R. Ewing The first of three buildings to anchor the eastern edge of the burgeoning Dallas Arts District, 1 Arts Plaza is a 24-story mixed-used structure by...

All the Wright Moves.
May 1, 2008... by Bradley Lincoln Richard Wright broadens his scope, from auctioning modern furniture to promoting contemporary design There was a lot of spring cleaning to do this year at Richard Wright's Chicago auction house. That's partly because...

Deal Makers.
May 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh At the NeoCon World's Trade Fair in Chicago, negotiations will be a pleasure 1. Conte chair by Dauphin HumanDesign Group. 2. Riola chair by Dauphin HumanDesign Group. 3. Interlocken polyester in Emberglo by...

Job Sights.(Ippolito Fleitz Group)(Heehoon D&G)(Skylab Architecture)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin With visual incentives like these, it's a privilege to punch the clock Esrawe Diseño project Grupo Lar, Mexico City. standout At a real-estate developer's 13,500-square-foot office, surfaces of white...

Caravan to Cambodia.(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Annie Block To Gensler principal and creative director John Bricker, foreign lands don't feel, well, foreign. The son of a U.S. Air Force colonel, Bricker moved every four years as a child, from Iceland to Virginia, Florida, and...

The Hybrid.
May 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen Home sweet home meets office life at Saatchi & Saatchi's Southern California outpost by Shubin + Donaldson For the past dozen years, the West Coast HQ of Saatchi & Saatchi has been in Torrance, California. Why locate 30...

Microsoft's' New Vista.
May 1, 2008... by Lawrence W. Cheek A sales-and-marketing satellite in Bellevue, Washington, runs an SkB Architects operating system based on fun The private office used to be a perk at Microsoft Corporation, one more recruiting enticement to go with...

Snaps.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... by Staff Along with cherry blossoms and fuzzy ducklings, this spring brought a revamped Interior Design. We celebrated our March redesign issue by inviting a few hundred of our closest friends to Haworth's eminently green showroom across...

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
May 1, 2008... by Craig Kellogg Mansueto Ventures, designed by TPG, is a pioneer tenant at New York's ground zero Downtown loft luxury with a river view-sounds more like new condominiums than a high-rise office. However, the 39,000-square-foot space...

Prime Real Estate.
May 1, 2008... by Jeannie Rosenfeld The sales office for the Chelsea Modern, a luxury condominium in the heart of New York's contemporary-art neighborhood, looks more like a gallery than a showroom. Note the floor's smooth white epoxy and the loftlike...

Designing For Designers.
May 1, 2008... by Jay Pridmore When the International Interior Design Association moved to a headquarters by Envision, the organization aggressively sought LEED-CI Gold certification-and earned it. "Sustainability is a part of overall excellence,"...

Beauty Treatment.
May 1, 2008... by Craig Kellogg For the gospel according to Groupe Clarins, trainee sales consultants from U.S. department stores and stand-alone boutiques make a pilgrimage to the New York office. This venerable French cosmetics and skin-care company...

Appetite For Destruction.
May 1, 2008... by Ruth Lopez When advertising behemoth Leo Burnett decided to condense its creative department on two floors instead of three, the mandate for VOA Associates involved a change likely to put a slew of talented noses out of joint: Perimeter...

Accessories.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Element Clay Studio Staff This small group of emerging ceramic artists is based in a two-story facility in Asheville, North Carolina, where it houses the showroom that sells its wares. Among them are 3-D Textured Wall...

Building Products.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff B+N Industries Staff Kevin McPhee is an admirer of mid-20th century sculptor Louise Nevelson's wall pieces. No wonder, then, that he adapted their multi-level, bas-relief patterning for his Louise wall panels. The core...

Eco-Friendly.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Precious Pieces Staff The allure of the Artisan Parchment-Premium collection is based in a tradition that dates back to 610 AD. To make the parchment, known in Japanese as washi, the masters start with bark that they...

Fabric.(Brief article)
May 31, 2008... By Staff AndreaValentini Staff Textile offerings just got sweeter with honey, the newest colorway in the manufacturer's Sculptural textile collection. This polyethylene-polyurethane-blend is luminescent, lightweight, water...

Underwater World.(Directory)(Brief article)
May 31, 2008... By Karen D. Singh Dive in and discover this season's aquatic-inspired treasures Fishes wallpaper in blue pearl on silver leaf by de Gournay. Amy round ottoman by J Banks Design Group. Sea Urchin lamps by LaCor. Corda...

Flooring.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Nanimarquina Staff Victoria by Sybilla is a majestic carpet for when you need a 21st-century design with an Imperial air. Vivid colors and palatial scale pay homage to the romantic traditions of the Victorian era with...

Furniture.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Silas Seandel Staff Two's company, one's a wow with Bronzeforms 4, a pair of sculptural, free-form cocktail tables that look as good together as they do on their own. Glistening with mirror-finished stainless steel, each...

Kitchen & Bath.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Balance Nederland BV Staff Futuristic Code X washbasins are overtly techno-along the lines of iconic 1980's vocalist Grace Jones, on the one hand, and proto-Matrix blockbuster Tron, on the other. Thanks to sturdy...

Lighting.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Le Studio Anthost Staff Astrid de Saint Anthost's studio creates hand-painted fashion fabrics for the likes of John Galliano at Dior and Christian Lacroix. For one version of Anthost's and Elizabeth Polish's...

Outdoor.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Outback Chair Company Staff Nesting in the Urban Balance Cove, you'll regain your own balance. This hanging swing chair-a departure from a typical lounger-has an epoxy-coated aluminum frame and is constructed with...

Seating.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff William Emmerson Staff Like many pieces of great sculpture, the Ab Ovo dining chair draws its inspiration from anatomy. The legs have a certain animalistic quality-the feet seem moments away from transforming into ball...

Wall Covering.(Buyers guide)
May 31, 2008... By Staff Osborne & Little Staff Sleeping with the fishes takes on new meaning with Aquarium (especially if you put it in the bedroom). This 27-inch-wide and wipe-able wallpaper comes complete with its own endearing school of...