Interior Design articles from October 2008

Interior Design archives from October 2008

Tunnel Of Love.(Kotaro Ide designs unusual u-shaped home in Karuizawa, Japan)
October 1, 2008... by Benjamin Budde Kotaro Ide leaves no detail untended for a vacation house in Karuizawa, Japan For most Japanese, having a house in the mountain town of Karuizawa, 100 miles northwest of Tokyo, symbolizes attaining the good life....

A Tree Grows In Brentwood.(home design)
October 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen A Los Angeles estate by Hagy Belzberg and Meg Joannides is focused on a stately oak Hagy Belzberg is fearless when it comes to tweaking the tenets of modern design. But the Belzberg Architects principal was less intrepid...

Bath/Spa Products.(manufacturing of bath product)
October 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin Viva La Bam Karen D. Singh, Mark McMenamin Tom Sullivan and Joanne Chen once produced custom director chairs for Hollywood big wigs. But when the quest for a lighter chair led them to bamboo,...

Books.(Liaigre, by Thomas Luntz)(The Modern Interior, by Penny Sparke)(The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan)(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Edited by Stanley Abercrombie Liaigre Stanley Abercrombie by Thomas Luntz Paris: Flammarion, distributed in the U.S. by Rizzoli International Publications through Random House, $125 320 pages, 432 illustrations (403...

Superb Reduction.
October 1, 2008... by Cindy Coleman John Ronan's philosophy of getting back to basics turns out to be perfectly suited for eco-minded design John Ronan has a straightforward message: Clarity leads to good design. After establishing John Ronan Architect...

Closeup.
October 1, 2008... Edited by Karen D. Singh All Stitched Up These textiles don't thread lightly 1. Harlekino polyester in 195 by Jab. 2. Haori Trevira CS in Black Cherry by Designtex. 3. Kanthas polyester-cotton blend in Bougainvillea by Designtex....

Contacts.
October 1, 2008... by Staff Photographers in Features Benny Chan ("A Tree Grows in Brentwood," page 306), Fotoworks, 5069 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016; 323-730-0100; fotoworks.cc . Art Gray Architectural Photography ("Absolute...

And...Action!(Architectural services)
October 1, 2008... by Aric Chen David Rockwell's motion-sensitive installation at the Biennale di Venezia brings visitors and old movies to the big screen What does architecture look like without, well, architecture? So goes this year's Biennale di...

Sky-High Ratings.
October 1, 2008... by C.C. Sullivan Daroff and Gensler channel the lightness and clean lines of a Philadelphia tower into striking headquarters for Comcast Philadelphia has a new icon: a 975-foot, faceted-glass tower by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. It's...

Designwire.
October 1, 2008... by Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards Pour It On Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, Meghan Edwards Spring, sparkling, or -- tap? Haughty waiters will drop the dismissive tone, at least across the pond, as the first-ever...

Oops!(Correction notice)
October 1, 2008... by Cindy Allen Major oops. A New York equities firm, Liquidnet, is featured in this issue. . . an online trader to boot. What was I thinking? Maybe that this color-infused office by Studios Architecture is exactly the high-energy jolt we...

Good Habits.
October 1, 2008... by Judith Davidsen This business of huge increases is getting to be a welcome habit with Interior Design's 75 Hospitality Giants. In fiscal 2008, total earnings were $588,809,269, up 24.6 percent, following a 24.4 percent increase the...

The Winning Welcome.
October 1, 2008... by Sheila Kim-Jamet For today's well-heeled traveler, a hotel is not just a place to rest one's head. It's an experience. That's why hotels, as well as dining and entertainment establishments, are reinventing themselves through design. The...

Headliners.
October 1, 2008... by Staff Artechnic "Tunnel of Love," page 250 principal : Kotaro Ide. completed projects : Residences, an apartment complex, and offices in Tokyo. current projects : An apartment and houses in Tokyo; houses in Karuizawa,...

Le Grand Splash.
October 1, 2008... by Seth Sherwood All Le Havre wanted was a nice, new municipal swimming pool. But when Ateliers Jean Nouvel submitted plans for the site--located in the French port city's rundown docklands--local officials gaped at something wholly...

Dressed To Impress.
October 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin Designers tread a perilous path when conceiving a fashion boutique. Overachieve, and it's a garment-upstaging distraction. Underachieve, and it's a stockroom with attitude. But for Interior Design Hall of Fame member...

Market.
October 1, 2008... by Karen D. Singh, Alexia Brue, Sheila Kim-Jamet, and Mark McMenamin A Passion for Plants Karen D. Singh, Alexia Brue, Sheila Kim-Jamet, Mark McMenamin Eco-sensitivity seems to run in India Flint's family: her grandmother used tea...

From Bauhaus to Bow-Wows.
October 1, 2008... by Laura Fisher Kaiser The most indispensable member of a design studio may have a tail and four paws Every day at 5 o'clock, a founding member of Academy Studios in Novato, California, breaks into his "joie de vivre dance." Holding...

Grand Designs.
October 1, 2008... by Christine Schwartz Hartley When it comes to thinking on a big scale, urban advocate Andrea Woodner is the brain trust Speaking a mile a minute, Andrea Woodner jabs the table with her index finger and states her ambition for...

Grow With The Flow.
October 1, 2008... by Craig Kellogg Studios Architecture updates the public face of a fast-growing Internet company in New York "It's all about liquidity," says Studios Architecture managing principal Brian Tolman, talking about the offices his firm...

Absolute Venice.
October 1, 2008... by Edie Cohen New Yorker Ray Azoulay makes a splash in Los Angeles with his Obsolete gallery and a residence by Michael Sant Nothing in Ray Azoulay's past indicated that he'd open Obsolete, one of the coolest gallery-shops ever to hit...

Silver Belle.
October 1, 2008... by Staff It was the 25th anniversary of Clodagh Design, and Interior Design's chronicle of the Hall of Famer's odyssey from mod Dublin fashionista to prolific New York interior designer had just hit the stands. To mark the occasion, editor...

Model World.
October 1, 2008... by Benjamin Budde Showroom apartments, large-scale art, and cutting-edge architecture come together in a South Korea building by Unsangdong Architects When visiting a model apartment with a mind to buying your own pied-a-terre, is it...

In The Still Of The Heights.(Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, New York))
October 1, 2008... by Kimberly Goad Creating an oasis of solitude in a city that never sleeps is difficult enough. When the setting is a landmark hotel built at a time when people rarely, if ever, traveled to New York in search of solitude, let alone an...

Lending Library.
October 1, 2008... by Bradley Lincoln Back in 1904, former Minnesota governor John Sargent Pillsbury gave Minneapolis a handsome new beaux arts public library, which served the community for more than 60 years. It then fell into disrepair, suffering...

Site Specific.
October 1, 2008... by Mario Lopez-Cordero Perhaps in architecture more than anywhere else, geography is truly destiny. Many an innovation has been prompted by the topographical challenges of the property--Frank Lloyd Wright's cantilevers at Pennsylvania's...

The Tides Comes In.
October 1, 2008... by Linda Lee Pale imitation should be fighting words, but they're a good way to describe Kelly Wearstler's interiors for the Tides South Beach in Miami Beach. Breaking onto the hotel design scene in 2002 with Viceroy Palm Springs, Kelly...

Pyrenees Perfection.
October 1, 2008... by Raul Barreneche Spa-seekers have been drawn to Spain's Valle de Tena since the days of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Cradled by the rocky, snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees mountains--some towering nearly 10,000 feet above sea level--the...

Home, Suite Home.
October 1, 2008... by Craig Kellogg George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg dress up a New York pied-a-terre with treasures from near and far It had been years of shuttling between Yabu Pushelberg's Toronto headquarters and its Gotham outpost. "I was sick of...

Peruvian Maneuvers.
October 1, 2008... by Mark McMenamin For the young Mike Strohl growing up in a military family, foreign travel was as common as breakfast cereal. But even as an adult stricken with acute wanderlust, the founder of public relations firm Strohl & Company is...

A Tempting Fate.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: philippe starck site: moscow It's rare to find a client, a space, and a designer that are all destined for each other. It is rarer, still, when they actually converge; but when they do, the gods of aestheticism smile....

Building Products.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Chloride Staff Sleek Caliber signage turns the spotlight on way-finding or other kinds of information using a silk-screen process to emblazon high-impact acrylic panels with computer-generated custom graphics. For low...

Light My Fire.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Stone-lined fireplaces lose their spark when one considers the heavy burden that their rustic charm places on Mother Nature. Yet, the light and heat that they generate are unmatched, soothing in us a primal need for comfort....

Corporate Canvas.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: gensler, alpha workshops site: montvale, new jersey An office needs a fresh coat of paint. Simple job, right? But when the client is Benjamin Moore & Co., expect the workplace scrutiny advisory level to hit Severe. Or,...

Material Witness.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Successful designers always seem to have mentors. But that only begins to explain Marybeth Shaw's two-decade journey into the design stratosphere. The designer of the Veritas Collection started as an assistant creative director...

Bavarian Grain.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: matteo thun & partners site: kösching, bavaria "Build us a 3-D business card." This sentiment, though unspoken, drives many corporate building projects, sending some designers scrambling for a branding guru or...

Look Nook.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: michele bönan architetto, raffaele fabrizio site: milan Putting brand bombast before service can sink any showroom.Dedarwisely balances creativity and clientele in its 441-square-foot corner inMilan's arty Brera...

It Takes Two.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Artwork from the non-profit Alpha Workshops forms the basis of the Alpha Pollack textile collection. This second collaboration between Pollack and Alpha delivers pieces that run the gamut, from delicate and elegant to bold and...

Moving Forward.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Linen, normally easy and casual, is anything but relaxed in the hands of British textile manufacturerRomo.Five collections for fall-winter feature linen in forms ranging from delicate sheers to rich velvets. The Manderley line of...

Cornucopia Cotton.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Textile Arts's Marimekko fall collection renders the Finnish style giant's trademark bold designs in cotton. For Valmuska, Erja Hirvi took inspiration from the underside of mushroom caps. Here, the 11- to 20-inch diameter motifs...

GraphicStatements.
October 31, 2008... by Staff The respected Indian rug manufacturer Jaipur turned to Grant Design Collaborative in order to create fresh, vivid collections that could meld its rich craftsmanship with a modern, American design sensibility. The resulting...

Cool Rides.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Foot traffic in your home takes on a whole new perspective with OTO, the latest introduction from the Nought Collective. Building on the study of metal from the company's ETU collection, this new line of nine carpets encapsulates...

Old World, New Country.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Despite its considerable charms, America's West Coast is a bit far from home for a subject of the British crown. So, what's a transplanted English rose to do? For Rosemary Hallgarten, her husband, and their two sons, the decision...

Bold Botanics.
October 31, 2008... by Staff More often than not, career informs life, but for the lucky, the reverse is true. Such was the case for the designer and owner of Rug Art. Trained botanical illustrator Sigal Sasson received a freshly plucked dandelion from her...

Table Fare.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Henry David Thoreau might have said that "we meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are." But tell that to Rosa Björk, Katharina Moebus, and Julia Maltry, the young...

Metal Urges.
October 31, 2008... by Staff When Philip Nimmo agreed to create an original fire screen for interior design client Randy Newman, he had not planned to start a collection. It wasn't until he had completed the project and several more that he realized that a...

Shape Shifter.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Rarely do furnishings look so different from every angle that they will make you take a second--and even a third--look. The pieces from Skram Furniture , by founder-designer Jacob Marks, do just that. Witness the Ant Bea side...

Museum Piece.
October 31, 2008... by Staff What's the difference betweena showroom and a gallery? In a showroom, they let you sit on the art. Such was the fine-line hybrid that George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg imagined for Avenue Road--Stephan Weishaupt's year-old line of...

Chips off a Bold Block.
October 31, 2008... Staff Design transcends discipline. Before he founded Sieger Design in 1964, Dieter Sieger was trained as a builder, but worked as a self-employed architect while he studied at the Werkkunstschule Dortmund. After 15 years of creating...

Jewel Zones.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: john robert wiltgen design site: chicago As the quest for environmental friendliness continues, more eco projects are sprouting up across the U.S., particularly in the residential market. Stepping onto the path, Senco...

Lighting Luminary.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Jonathan Browning takes the ordinary--Popsicle sticks, glass bells, a horseshoe--and makes it extraordinary, just by adding bronze and his signature style. The lighting designer was trained and worked as an architect before...

Let There Be Light.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Never in its 46-year history had Italian Murano glass manufacturer Leucos commissioned Americans to design products for its brand. Not until last year, that is, when the company partnered with New York's Rockwell Group to design...

Light Metals.
October 31, 2008... by Staff When the disco ball loses its luster in your post-college days, your next stop just might be Property's Schilsan collection for an upgrade. The 36-inch-diameter Globe pendant is constructed with nickel plated discs. The aptly...

A Shore Thing.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firm: alice yiu hunt site: bridgehampton, new york Seemingly, there is no beginning or end to the waters rippling over the concrete shores of the infinity pool--an appropriate illusion for a beach house designed to challenge...

A Walk on the Wild Side.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Given the state of the global economy and the low dollar, you may not want to splurge on a safari vacation just now. Fortunately, Wild Side from Perennials Outdoor Fabrics brings both the Serengeti and the Kasbah to local pools...

Body and Mind.
October 31, 2008... by Staff The same digital age that launched a new era in global economics has wreaked havoc on human ergonomics, leaving many office workers fighting an uphill battle to maintain their waist lines and minds while tied to a computer nearly...

Laugh Lines.
October 31, 2008... by Staff United Kingdom-based Korean designer Baek-Ki Kim does not believe that one need sacrifice humor to achieve a sleek aesthetic. Hence Seatub, a bathtub-cum-lounge chair. Constructed of carbon fiber with a high-gloss lacquered...

Chairmen of the Board.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firms: officina del disegno, amdl, architetto luca braguglia site: rome Five years in the making, the renovation of Rome's Palazzo della Esposizioni opened with proper aplomb last fall. The 19th-century building, refurbished...

Clear Comfort.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Clearly fans of clarity, Santambrogio Milano designs furniture and architecture from glass. With the Simplicity line, the Italian studio incorporates this aesthetic into living spaces, flooding them with transparent shapes. The...

On a Roll.
October 31, 2008... by Staff firms: interwork architects, thomas interior systems site: skokie, illinois It was a dilemma, albeit a fortunate one, when sales at Maya Romanoff doubled in just two years. Already bursting at the seams in an...

Flower Power.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Jocelyn Warner is deeply rooted in botanical inspirations. The designer relies on detailed perspectives on nature, which she then translates into contemporary wallpapers that retain an English Arts and Crafts feel. Her new...

Eco-friendly.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Jolyon Yates Staff The sculptural Stingray stool, crafted with 99.9 percent renewable birch, seeks to mimic the gentle curves of the sea creature in motion. The glues and lacquers used in its production have been...

Fabric.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Jim Thompson Staff Taking its cues from one of the strangest adventures in children's literature, In Wonderland presents a fantastical geometric floral jacquard, complete with oversized leaves that could serve as fans...

Furniture.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Nurus Staff The Hexaexecutive desk gives space-age technology an out-of-this-world form. Made of super strong, lightweight carbon fiber, its open hexagonal base references the material's atomic structure, while...

Kitchen Bath.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Zucchetti Rubinetteria Staff With the contract market in mind, creative duo Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez teamed up to pare down traditional taps for the Simply Beautiful collection. Fortunately, its spare style does...

Lighting.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Muuto Staff The Cosy lamp vanquishes nightmares and other things that go bump in the night. This sweet translucent lamp makes an ideal nightlight, thanks to the nuanced glow it casts through a robust layer of mouth-blown...

Seating.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Brühl & Sippold Staff Mosspink puts a different spin on modular sofas by using organic shapes, rather than geometric forms, to allow the user to create the overall design. Mix and match three different rest...

Accessories.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Lladró Staff Obsessed with blurring the boundaries between art and design, Spanish designer/artist Jaime Hayon produces everything from toys and furniture to massive public sculpture--all with an unexpected twist....

Flooring.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Natalia Pepe Staff Pepe's inimitable aesthetic is used to design products as diverse as jewelry, handbags, and soft furnishings with an updated vintage slant. Botanic is a handmade carpet that's equal parts 1970's...

WallCovering.
October 31, 2008... by Staff Designlush Staff A fusion of bold yet intricate cultural influences--including Italian marquetry, Spanish lace, and Japanese florals--is at play in the Japanese Flower wall panels. A rich blue backdrop is traced with...