Interior Design articles from November 2008

Interior Design archives from November 2008

Double Take.(designing of New York apartments )
November 1, 2008... by Jen Renzi A peek into the separate-yet similar-New York apartments of the designing twins that are 2Michaels Talk about fabulous real estate karma. That's the only way to describe how Jayne and Joan Michaels found themselves living...

Web Games.
November 1, 2008... by Raul Barreneche Antídoto de Deseño creates lively Spanish headquarters for Internet company Dinahosting It feels like a lifetime since the go-go days of the Internet boom. Just a decade ago, high-tech enterprises with...

Books.(The Shape of a Pocket)(Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, and Philosophers)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Stanford White, Architect Stanley Abercrombie by Samuel G. White and Elizabeth White New York: Rizzoli, $75 352 pages, 300 color illustrations Consideration of Stanford White's...

Conquest Of Cool.(set decorator Amy Wells does a magnificient job)(Occupation overview)
November 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen The design community is hot for the Mad Men sets by Amy Wells Sure, Jon Hamm and January Jones are the stars of AMC's Emmy-winning series Mad Men. But another draw is undoubtedly the show's set designs. Just ask any of...

Closeup.(varieties of wallpapers)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Edited by Karen D. Singh London Calling Walls ring with our finds from 100% Design 1. Telephone Box super-wide wallpaper in Phone Box Red by Lizzie Allen. 2. Best in Show wallpaper in W5872/01 by Osborne & Little. 3. Red Buses and...

Contacts.(Directory)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... by Staff Photographers in Features Zooey Braun Fotografie ("Hallowed Circles," page 202), 51 Römerstrasse, 70180 Stuttgart, Germany; 49-711-640-0361; zooeybraun.de . Benny Chan ("Point of Return," page 178), Fotoworks, 5069...

Under The Weather.(Ball-Nogues Studio is one of its kind)(Occupation overview)
November 1, 2008... by Ruth Lopez Ball-Nogues Studio uses methodical minimalism to string up a fulgent sky Smog has never looked so pretty. Inspired by an especially gorgeous Tinseltown sunset in which the sky turned from blue to burnt orange,...

Diversity Times.(Mojo Stumer Architects., Elkus Manfredi Architects Ltd., M.Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates Inc.)
November 1, 2008... by Judith Davidsen and Sheila Kim-Jamet We know the prescription for weathering a bear market: a diversified investment portfolio. Have some of the big design firms anticipated the current economic downturn and adopted a similar strategy...

The Mod Squad.
November 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen A 1950's ranch house in Woodside, California, receives an authentic update by Charles De Lisle and Ian Moller Charles De Lisle was all set to enroll in the architecture program at the University of California, Berkeley....

Designwire.(Electrolux AB, Dutch furniture manufacturer launchs polyurethane-foam collection, Dox Centre for Contemporary Art)
November 1, 2008... by Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards Tapping the Fountain of Youth Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, Meghan Edwards Exactly a century ago, Swedish businessman Axel Wenner-Gren spotted an expensive and cumbersome industrial...

Giving Thanks.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... by Cindy Allen This November feels a bit like the New Year already, doesn't it? While wrapping up those smashing videos for our Hall of Fame gala at the Waldorf and putting the finishing touches on the Best of Year Awards-back at the...

Healthy Practices.
November 1, 2008... by Laura Girmscheid, Wing Leung, and Sheila Kim-Jamet We're noticing a trend: Of the 40 firms that compose our list of Interior Design Giants that find benefit in the health-care industry, 16 have been designing wellness facilities for 50...

Headliners.(Directory)
November 1, 2008... by Staff Antídoto de Deseño "Web Games," page 220 associate : Antonia Maio. associate : Javier Quinteiro. completed projects : Offices and residences in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. current projects :...

Hallowed Circles.(Ippolito Fleitz Group designs various insurance firms)
November 1, 2008... by Mairi Beautyman A Stuttgart, Germany, insurance company receives a heavenly assist from Ippolito Fleitz Group Mortality is a delicate subject. At the headquarters of Wurttembergische Gemeinde-Versicherung in downtown Stuttgart,...

The Phoenix of Phnom Penh.(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... by Deborah Wilk Some say youth is a state of mind. But when your back is aching and your eyes are dim, that idea can be hard to swallow. In the field of architecture, however, where recognition is often elusive until one's sixth or even...

Walk On The Wild Side.(Meyer Davis Studio)(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... by Linda Lee A 19th-century New York town house gets a fierce renovation by Meyer Davis Studio The five-story brownstone on New York's Upper East Side might look like a dowager from the street. But there's a flirty, modern gal inside,...

New Plate Special.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Old-school diners are ubiquitous in Manhattan, and most New Yorkers have a favorite. So, for restaurateurs daring to fiddle with the iconic format, the challenge becomes innovation without alienation. With one hip...

Market.(floor lamp designed to accommodate low energy-use, Motley baton drum)
November 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh The Cows Come Home Karen D. Singh Direct from High Wycombe, the furniture-manufacturing center of England, the 300-year-old Windsor chair gets a makeover. Ercol Furniture's solid-ash version features turned...

Northern Exposure.
November 1, 2008... by Judith Gura A group of New York interior design students takes an educational jaunt through Scandinavia Study-abroad programs have long been accepted as a valuable add-on for college students. But they're an even more essential boon...

Play It Again, Sam.(Sam Nazarian on an expansion spree)(Occupation overview)
November 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen Sam Nazarian expands his nascent SBE empire from clubs to projects with grown-up appeal Any self-respecting young clubgoer in Los Angeles has spent time in a Sam Nazarian hotspot. In rapid succession since 2002, the New...

One To Show, One To Go.(CL3 Architects firm is doing a good job)(Occupation overview)
November 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin There's William Lim the managing director, and there's William Lim the artist. The challenge for the head of Hong Kong-based CL3 Architects is making sure that ever the twain shall meet. "I always feel a link between art...

Point Of Return.(Occupation overview)
November 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen SoCal native and fashion designer Phillip Lim gets back to his roots with a Los Angeles flagship by Para-Project And then there were three. One year after launching a flagship in New York, and just one month after...

Shine Of The Times.
November 1, 2008... by Bethan Ryder No evidence of a bear market at an investment company's London office by SHH Few business offices boast seductively dark entrance halls with disco-fabulous lighting and arty wall projections. But the vestibule of an...

Snaps.(awards)(Awards list)
November 1, 2008... by Staff All That Glitters There was an early wake-up call at New York's Mandarin Oriental hotel for the winners of the 2008 Gold Key Awards, sponsored by sister magazines Interior Design and Hotels and held in conjunction with the...

A Ribbon Runs Through It.(Tibi )
November 1, 2008... by Annie Block Anyone who attended the Tibi spring 2009 runway show would have noticed: Crisp silhouettes and vibrant colors are the signature of the pop-arty women's-wear line founded by Amy Smilovic in 1997. Brand identity is equally...

The Canal Zone.(Next Architects )
November 1, 2008... by David Sokol Having coined the mantra "Just Do It" for Nike 20 years ago, Portland, Oregon-based, multinational advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy has long championed young design talents. Office commissions from the pop-culture makers...

China Syndrome.(Incorporated Architecture & Design)
November 1, 2008... by Dan Shaw The starting point was a pair of concrete boxes in the sky. "We were asked to combine two sub-penthouses," recalls Adam Rolston, a founding partner of 3-year-old Incorporated Architecture & Design, of his residential project...