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112 Sound and Vision

High in a Beverly Hills canyon, a
minimal glass guesthouse by architect Noah Walker pulls double duty
as a concert venue and quiet retreat.

Features
June 2014

text by
Rico Gagliano
photos by
Jos Mandojana

122 Strong Finnish

Design legend Yrj Kukkapuro lives
and works beside his wife, Irmeli, an
artist, in their distinctive, open-plan
home and studio outside Helsinki.
text by
Kelsey Keith
photos by
Johannes Romppanen

128 Zeal Milanese

Photographer Leslie Williamson
shares a personal, behind-the-scenes
view of the colorful Milan flat where
prominent 20th-century architect
and designer Gae Aulenti lived from
1973 until her death in 2012.
text and photos by
Leslie Williamson

134 Designed for Living

A midcentury home in Los Angeles
built by A. Quincy Jones gets a sensitive makeover from its new owner,
the lead planner for European furniture company Vits.
text by
Kelly Vencill Sanchez
photos by
Spencer Lowell

122

My experience of visiting factories taught

me all about practical matters of design.
Yrj Kukkapuro, designer
On the Cover: A 1,600-square-foot
prefab in Sonoma, California, is
perfect for an octogenarian artist,
p. 100. Photo by Joe Fletcher
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by designer Yrj Kukkapuro in
his Helsinki home-studio, p. 122.
Photo by Johannes Romppanen

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15 Editors Note
24 Feedback

Departments
June 2014

35 Modern World
We present the latest and greatest
furnishings and accessories along
with expert advice on how to buy for
each room, as well as applaud modern
furniture companies celebrating
anniversaries in 2014. An expanded
look at how the workplace has
drastically changed over the past ten
years highlights new office trends
and modern classics. Gearing up for
Dwell on Design in Los Angeles this
month, we reveal our new editorcurated pavilions lauding Design for
Humankind, the modern family,
and home technology.

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92 My House
Architect Don Dimster keeps it in the
family with a sunny multipurpose
duplex in Venice, California, that he
created for his extended clan.
text by
Margot Dougherty
photos by
Eric Staudenmaier

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100 Big Idea

Connect:Homes prefab is a cozy
clean-cut solution for an in-law
addition in Sonoma, California.
text by
Kelly Vencill Sanchez
photos by
Joe Fletcher

154 Design Finder

Stillfried Wien, a New York City
gallery, brings vanguard
Austrian furniture design to
an American audience.
154

text by
Diana Budds
photos by
Daniel Seung Lee

158 Sourcing
Saw it? Want it? Need it? Buy it.
160 Finishing Touch
A lively, tactile wall treatment
personalizes a paper artists eclectic
dining room in Valencia, Spain.

Above: Jaime Hayons Analog

table for Fritz Hansen.

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Kicked
Any
Furniture
Lately?

As I write this, the Dwell team has just returned

to our offices in New York and San Francisco after
taking in a week of design in Milan during Salone
Internazionale del Mobile, the most important furniture fair in the world. Our team, larger this year than
ever before, fanned out over the city, seeing as much
as we could among hundreds of installations and exhibitions, both on the show floor at Rho and in myriad
galleries, showrooms, and pop-up events elsewhere in
Milan. During this hectic week we explored the engine
of the design industry, talked to designers and architectsprofessionals and novices alikeas well as the
small army of people involved in the manufacturing,
packaging, and marketing of the pieces we have come
to admire and evaluate.
Proximity is critical to our understanding of design
we have to kick the tires, feel the seams, pull out the
drawers. We cant parse on the basis of static imagery
alone. Every time we have the opportunity to touch
a piece or examine its joinery, we have a greater understanding of all that it took to see the object come
together. And its only through this kind of discovery
that we begin to understand why quality furniture
is valued so highlysound construction yields longevity. Or, more simply: good stuff lasts.
Hans J. Wegner, who would have turned 100 this
year, said that a chair is only finished when someone
sits in it. The Danish designers Wishbone chair is
an enduring classic that pops up in photographs again
and again in our pages. After sitting in one during a
five-hour-long dinner party not too long ago, I can
attest to its comfortable proportions and materiality.
After watching a craftsman handweave 393 feet of
paper cord into a Wishbones seat this April at Salone,
I am beginning to understand how that comfort is
achieved. The chair, produced by Carl Hansen & Sn,
is beautiful, functional, and well made. It is worth
every penny.
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For this issue we selected stories that reinforce the

age-old idea that furniture is what makes a house a
home. From a midcentury ranch house in Los Angeles
that is the perfect backdrop for an enviable collection
of sturdy yet elegant Vits pieces by Dieter Rams
(page 134) to the Helsinki residence of famed furniture
maker Yrj Kukkapuro (page 122), whose mod creations will soon be rereleased by Artek, these are special houses, whose significance is enhanced by the
sensitive interior material choices of their inhabitants.
We also get a rare glimpse of the great Italian designer
and architect Gae Aulentis home in Milan (page 128),
captured by the photographer Leslie Williamson, one
of the last visitors to gain access to the home before
Aulentis death in late 2012.
Elsewhere in the issue we delve into the notion of
todays office, sharing products and trends emerging
in the marketplace (page 50). Variety and versatility are
the directives of the day, informing furniture design
for people who work at home or in a more traditional
commercial setting. We realize that for every person
who spends eight or more hours in a task chair, someone else prefers to work in bed or on the sofa, logging
just as much company time on a laptop. After all, one
persons formal dining table is anothers home office.
As the lines between home and work continue to blur,
it is becoming exceedingly hard to determine a onesize-fits-all approach for the officeor living room,
or kitchen, for that matter.
Which takes us back to experiencing furniture
design firsthand. Novelties and trends are always fun
to catalog but its more important to cultivate respect
for how something is constructed and how it functions. A simple look will never be good enough. Take
the time to examine furniture closely and always ask
critical questions. Only then will the true value of
an object become evident. And above all, may your
good stuff last.

Amanda Dameron, Editor-in-Chief

amanda@dwell.com
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I just received my March 2014 issue.

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(Modern World, p. 58). Truthfully,
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whole magazineIve been staring
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to emerge and coexist. Its not until
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cellar during construction, she says.

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Download. After penning a feature
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House for our June 2012 issue,
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the Los Angeles firms Oak Pass
Project (Sound and Vision, p. 112).
He admits to coveting its owners
vintage Berlin Wall periscope.

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A photographer who works in the
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and nature, Spencer Lowells clients
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and Wired. He was born and raised
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his wife and son. For this issue he
photographed Designed for Living
(p. 134). The Fissmer-Loehnen family lives in a beautiful space where
nothing had to be staged, he says.

Johannes Romppanen
A self-taught portrait and documentary photographer, Johannes
Romppanen (Strong Finnish,
p. 122) works out of Helsinki, Finland,
and has shot for Monocle, Case da
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Style Magazine. Spending the day
with Yrj and Irmeli Kukkapuro was
a real treat, he says. The boyish
charm of Yrj really never fails.

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Merging your belongings and
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can be a risky undertaking, says
writer Kelly Vencill Sanchez. Im
always trying to deaccession things,
while my husband keeps bringing
them home, so I loved seeing how
Elise Loehnen and Rob Fissmer
(Designed for Living, p. 134) have
reconciled her love of objects
and his penchant for restraint.

Leslie Williamson
Though shes based in California,
photographer and writer Leslie
Williamson is often on the road
for assignments. She traveled to
Gae Aulentis Milan house (Zeal
Milanese, p. 128) for her new book,
Modern Originals: At Home with
Midcentury European Designers
(Rizzoli, 2014). Every time I visited,
I entered the door adjoining Aulentis
office, Williamson says. It didnt
occur to me until the second day
of shooting that I wasnt sure where
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Chandigarh
Contemplation I rug by
Yasmina Benazzou for Tai
Ping, price upon request
Celebrating abstract art, the
wool-and-flax carpets golden
gradient mimics the effect of
diluted paint spilled on paper.
taipingcarpets.com

Bar Technicolor pillow

by Leah Singh, $120 Bands
of vibrant wool embroidery
adorn the cotton throw
pillow made in India.
leahsingh.bigcartel.com

Architect Pierre
Jeanneret masterminded furniture
to embody Indias
progressive
architecture.
When Indias government
commissioned Le Corbusier to
design its new capital city in
1951, the project brief went
beyond architecture. His cousin
Pierre Jeanneret developed a
collection composed of chairs,
tables, desks, bookshelves,
and room dividers that shared
the citys visionary symbolism.
Pierre Jeannerets furniture
was conceived like an architectminimalist and non-decorative, says French gallerist
Franois Laffanour. Jeanneret
married modern sensibilities
with traditional carpentry techniques to produce the pieces.
Objects in the family, like the
Managing Committee table
and Cinema armchair (below),
share a geometric language,
and their dimensions correspond
to Le Corbusiers Modulor
theory. galeriedowntown.com

Swell sofa by Jonas Wagell

for Normann Copenhagen,
$3,850 Available in 21 hues
spanning lemon yellow to rich
purple, Swell now comes in
two- and three-seat models.
normann-copenhagen.com

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Earthly
Delights
Designers nod to the natural
world in the form of warm-toned
materials, details pulled from the
atmosphere, and patterns that go
with the grain.

Lucent coffee table by

Matthew Hilton for Case,
$1,185 Bronze glass panels
joined at right angles create
cubbies for storing books
and magazines.
casefurniture.co.uk

Derome light by Russell

Pinch, $1,285 Standing just
over three feet tall, British
designer Russell Pinchs table
lamp has an ultra-thin ash
veneer shade. When illuminated, the natural wood grain
becomes visible.
pinchdesign.com

Nature is full of movement and gesture, both

formally and on the level of texture. These
qualities add a rich layer to a modern room,
instantly giving it a sense of timelessness.
Nicole Hollis, designer

Pushpin stool by Kenyon Yeh

for Esaila, $320 Taiwanese
designer Kenyon Yeh takes the
shape of a pushpin and increases its size exponentially
for his cork combination stool
and end table. esaila.com

Element Vessel Terra-Cotta by

Vitamin, $214 Made in the
United Kingdom from slip-cast
terra-cotta, oak, and cork, the
Element Vessel works as a vase,
decanter, or sculptural object.
store.vitaminliving.com

LW73A by New Moon, $80 per

square foot Hand-knotted in
Nepal, the vegetable-dyed wool
rug translates traditional Navajo
flat-weave designs into a plush
form. newmoonrugs.com
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Reading
Ahnda chair by Stephen
Burks for Dedon, price upon
request Latticed red, orange,
and brown textile cord make
up the sides and back of the
indoor-outdoor lounge chair.
dedon.us

DIY Furniture 2
offers instructions
and inspiration for
furniture making.
Finding well-designed furnishings on a modest budget is an
ever-present challenge. Christopher Stuart of Carmel, Indiana might have the solution.
For the second volume of his
book DIY Furniture, he tapped
30 emerging designers to
contribute do-it-yourself versions of their own pieces.
Those interested in design
should nd the book helpful by
seeing how others are innovating with common materials,
he says. A handy at-home
maker can reproduce a range
of designs from coffee tables
to chandeliers with common
hardware-store materials and
basic tools. Of particular note
is the Iolo console by Thomas
Jenkins of Norway (below).
laurenceking.com

Fog by Front for Zero, $727

The gradient on this glass
pendant by the Swedish studio
Front transitions from opaque
on the bottom to clear up top,
creating a cloudy look.
zerolighting.com

PS 2014 corner cabinet by

Keiji Ashizawa for Ikea, $99
For its PS 2014 line, Ikea collaborated with international
designers to create furniture
targeted to renters, including
this triangular cabinet built
to tuck into underutilized
corner spaces. ikea.com

Majordome tables by Cdric

Ragot for Roche Bobois,
$1,605 A chromed-steel frame
finished in brass or gold supports walnut-veneered MDF
tops. Available in four different bases, including the Pied
X Double Plateau, shown here.
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Frame of
Thrones
Structure comes forward in this
armada of architecturally inclined
sofas and armchairs.

Altay sofa by Patricia

Urquiola for Coedition,
$7,856 Coedition of France
debuted its inaugural line
this year. Prolific designer
Patricia Urquiola created the
Altay, which sports a glossy
black coat on its beech frame.
coedition.fr

Superkink chairs by Osko +

Deichmann for Bl Station,
$2,462 Tubular steel pieces
often feature a gentle bend,
but the Swedish manufacturer
Bl Station creases the corners
as an angular statement.
Comes in fabric or leather
upholstery. blastation.com

Fly sofa SC3 by Space

Copenhagen for &Tradition,
$5,292 Movable cushions make
it easy to get comfortable on this
dowel-backed looker. Choose
from white oiled oak (shown)
or a darker smoked-wood
version. andtradition.com

Elysia lounge chair by Luca

Nichetto for De La Espada,
$4,795 A frame in solid American black walnut (shown) or
European ash hugs a padded
seat and backrest. Fabric upholstery options include blue,
red, and dove gray.
delaespada.com

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Yas by Samuel Accoceberry

for Bosc, $4,599 Historically,
stilt walking was a common
way to move through wet terrain in the Gascony region of
southwestern France. Bosc, a
local furniture maker, uses this
reference for its eiderdownfilled sofa. bosc-leslandes.fr

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Engineering
Room

Delightfully tactile
surfaces come courtesy of treatments
ranging from showy
to subtle.

By harnessing the latest high-tech

innovations, like 3-D printing and
nanotechnology, manufacturers
are using science to create forwardthinking design.

Afilla pendant lights by

Alessandro Zambelli for
.exnovo, $690$772 Marrying
new materials with traditional
ones, this lighting series features 3-D printed nylon shades
and a Swiss-pine structure.
exnovo-italia.com

There are more and more good-looking

engineered fabrics out there, and its
worth considering them if you need
upholstery thats family and pet friendly.
Betsy Burnham, interior designer

Zartan Raw chair by Philippe

Starck and Eugeni Quitllet
for Magis, $525 Using a mixture of recycled polypropylene
and natural wood fiber, the
Italian manufacturer has made
a stacking chair whose production is kinder to the environment. magisdesign.com
Bloom blanket by Bianca Cheng
Costanzo for Oak Form, $249
Origami folding techniques
inspired this Italian cashmere
throw. bloomblanket.com

Midsummer rug by Ritva

Puotila for Woodnotes,
$2,950 for an 8'x10' Consisting of tightly woven strands of
paper yarn, the Midsummer
rug is hypoallergenic, stain
resistant, and easy to clean.
woodnotes.fi

Hug armchair by Studio JeanMarc Gady, $3,425 Bumpy

upholstery offsets the rigid oak
structure. sieges-perrouin.com

Boiacca Wood table by

LucidiPevere for Kristalia,
$6,432 Oak legs support a
tabletop made from FenixNTM, a water-repellent, antibacterial surface developed
using nanotechnology. Though
it looks like stone, the surface
is soft and warm to the touch.
kristalia.it
Ploum love seat by Ronan &
Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne
Roset, $4,525 Quilted stitching
over foam padding gives this
seat dimension and depth.
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Whats the future of office

design? We investigate how
start-up culture is influencing
everything from corporate
campuses to contract furniture.

text by
William L. Hamilton
photo illustrations by
Sonia Roy

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Back in the day, a model employee was

an organization man, loyal to a company.
And the workplace was a model of organization, too: a rigid grid of cubicles, centered by conference rooms, squared by
corner suites.
Today, that landscape has evolvedor
more precisely, dissolved. The concepts
that surfaced more than a decade ago at
scrappy start-upseveryone sitting in a big
room, developing a genius ideaare being
embraced by the establishment and rened
by contemporary architects and furniture
designers. The newest work environments
are open oor plans that foster informality,
exibility, and an interactive group dynamic. They accommodate various styles and
types of work in the same versatile spaces,
without the proprietary real estate of traditional typologies: I sit here, you sit there, we
meet there.
Time and spacethere are many kinds

of time throughout a day at work, and there

are many ways to use the space, says the
designer Patricia Urquiola, who is developing Collaborative Lounge, a group of ofce
furnishingsher rstfor Haworth. Dont
have a dedicated space for greeting clients? Urquiolas tall, upholstered pieces
can carve out a private seating area within
a larger space. Need a conference room
quickly? Ronan and Erwan Bouroullecs
Alcove Highback sofas from Vitra allow for
an instant huddle. Need privacy for a quick
phone chat? Try Quiet, a cross between a
wingback armchair and a call box, designed
by the London-based rm Tilt.
The key is providing varietymore
choices, less prescriptive, says Yves Bhar,
who designed the Public Ofce Landscape
for Herman Miller. His desks, chairs, and
storage cases function individually but also
combine to create work groups, an arrangement that Bhar calls social desking.
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As the workforce transitionsGeneration Y

entering, Generation X managing, Boomers retiringyesterdays organization
man is giving way to todays disorganization man, continually recalibrating the
norm. Mark Zuckerberg denes this as the
Hacker Way, stating in a letter to potential
Facebook investors: Hackers believe
something can always be better, and that
nothing is ever complete. The workplace is
being hacked, too. Increasingly, companies
believe that innovative design is critical to
successful entrepreneurship and that the
ability for employees to easily collaborate
translates into a competitive edge.
Collaboration is the new telecommuting, says Joseph Chen, product lead at
Oculus VR, a virtual reality hardware company that Facebook recently snapped up
for $2 billion. Oculus, whose staff has
grown from a dozen to 100 in less than two
years, provides feedback to Herman Miller

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on how the companys ofce furniture

engenders the workplace experienceall
in an effort to contain the insanity without
stiing creativity, Chen says.
Randy Howder, a senior associate at the
architecture and design rm Gensler, is
helping to shape Facebooks international
campuses. Design can play a critical role at
tech companies, he observes. When the
product is cloud-based, the physical manifestation of the brand only happens in the
workplace, he says. Facebook has no
retail presence, which puts pressure on the
work environment to be a communications
tool for customers.
Starting with nine existing buildings in
Menlo Park, California, Gensler created an
anti-corporate headquarters at the clients
request, ripping out private ofces and
cubicles and leaving existing doors and
marks on the concrete oors where enclosures had once stooda kind of anarchic

archaeology. Employees personalized the

rest, writing on walls and creating art installations to supplement the furnishings
Gensler sourced from Blu Dot, CB2, and
other residential resources.
Another corporate headquarters, designed by Genslers Los Angeles branch,
follows the new-wave workplace model
with a glass-walled open oor plan that
encompasses a range of places to work,
meet, or relaxspaces where employees
can serendipitously bump into people, much
as they would on the street. Employees sit at
multiperson stations rather than individual
desks, and bar-height common tables accommodate lunch with ones laptop.
A + I Architecture worked with Tumblr
last year to redesign its original start-up
space in New York City into a corporate
headquarters where next-phase realities
like a sales force and ofcial business visits
could be integrated. We looked a lot at
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Things are nimble and transform. Thats how we get our

information now. David Rockwell, architect

Bistro Table and Chairs

Fermob, $216-$311
The Bistro Table and Chairs from
Fermob are inspired by original bistro
sets from Paris in the early 1900s.

Shop Furniture
and Accessories
for Outdoor Living

Toolbox
Loll Designs, $57
The toolbox is made of a durable,
washable, and recycled material
that cleans easily and doesnt rust.

As summer arrives, its time to take your

modern life outside. The Dwell Stores
broad assortment of outdoor furniture
and accessories features boldly colored
Adirondack chairs, compact dining
solutions, and bright, functional accents.

Mobile Bird Feeder

J. Schatz, $195
Jim Schatzs simple stoneware
bird feeder includes two
feeding holes and a perch.

Boo Fire Basket

Skargaarden, $275
When not in use as a re basket,
the Boo can be overturned and
used as a pedestal for a candle.

4-Slat Adirondack Chair,

Loll Designs, $639
The classic Adirondack Chair features
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student centers, said A + I principal Bradley

Zizmor. A + I created multiuse areas based
on scale of interactionwho would use it,
how, and when. The cafeteria, for example,
is also the companys largest presentation
room, with audio-visual equipment suspended in the ceiling. There are sofas at
the edge of communal computer stations
where employees with laptopsbarefoot,
their legs tucked under themsit programming, headsets on, as though they were
cramming for an exam.
DoSomething.org, a not-for-prot youthservices organization that moved to an
11,000-square-foot open-plan workplace
in New York in 2012, has taken the idea of a
collaborative mix to a radical degree. Every
six months, the staff of 75 draws lots from
a hat for new desk assignments and
reshufes the seating. Nancy Lublin, the
CEO, calls it reaping, a playful reference
to The Hunger Games. Its complete

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cross-pollination, Lublin explains. Youre

not necessarily sitting next to your team.
Like Facebook, DoSomething.org nished
its own space: For budgetary reasons, its
employees painted it themselves, designed
their own lighting xtures, and sourced
most furnishings from Ikea.
I dont think an ofce needs to be
beautiful like a museum, especially a notfor-prot, Lublin says of her organization,
which has only ten employees over age
30. But people this age spend more time
at the ofce than at home. There should
be places to sit on a couch, take a break,
have decent coffee. On that note theres
also a shower, for staff members who bike
or jog to work.
The frontier of ofce design could be
co-working facilitiesclub-like membership spaces that businesses share. This
new approach has become increasingly
popular; The New York Times reported in

May 2013 that there are nearly 800 nationally, up from 300 two years earlier.
NeueHouse, designed by David Rockwell
and located in a renovated 1913 building in
Manhattan, opened in July. Aesthetically,
its a sleek pastiche of the New York Public
Librarys famous reading room, a classical
European bank, and a 1940s-era fantasy
of ofce life. Theres a screening room, a
recording studio, a cafe, an in-house IT
support staff, and a catering kitchen run
by an alumnus of Le Bernardin. Initial
members include Island Records founder
Chris Blackwell and the staff of Dazed &
Confused magazine, all of whom would
rather be there as paying guests than foot
the bill for upscale ofces of their own.
Theres a theatrical uidity to the space,
as opposed to hierarchy, says Rockwell,
who has also designed stage sets. Things
are nimble and can transform. Thats how
we get our information now.
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If the product is cloud-based, the physical manifestation of the

brand only happens in the workplace. Randy Howder, Gensler

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Dutch designers Makkink & Bey
prove that flexible furnishings
can increase efficiency in the
modern workplace.
text by
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illustration by
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Stuart Patience

Jurgen Bey is a designer on the move. He

splits his time among three locations: his
studio in Rotterdam; Amsterdams Sandberg
Institute, where he teaches; and in the
countryside, where he lives with his family.
Though each place has its own rhythm,
he says, I am very disciplined about what I
do, when, and where.
Tapping into his own peripatetic work
habits, Beyalong with his partner, the
architect Rianne Makkinkjoined forces in
2006 with Leo Schouten to form the ofce
furniture company Prooff. They focus on
atypical, ahead-of-the-curve products and
in-depth research projects (the most recent concerned ofce acoustics). The goal
isnt to develop a big company, says Bey,
but to slowly develop a product line thats
connected and coherent: a family of things
with a strong identity.
Prooffs current collection includes
Makkink & Beys Ear chair, with an asymmetrical, wraparound headrest; the quirkybut-practical wall-hung PhoneBox by Axia
Design; and UNStudios spatially intriguing
SitTable. What they all have in common is
an attempt to subvert what Bey calls the
busying tendency of the modern ofce:
In open-plan spaces, you need to create
the opportunity for privacy, he says.
Paradoxically, Bey believes that envelopes of privacy lead to greater exchange.
The idea behind Ear chair and the other
pieces is to create an intimate space, the

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kind of setting where you can have a meeting without going into a special room, he
says. We focus on enabling informal interaction, the kind of furniture that makes it
possible for people from different departments to encounter and exchange
knowledge with each other. prooff.com

The extended wings of Studio

Makkink & Beys Ear chair for
Prooff provides visual and
aural privacy in the workplace
(above). Their WorkSofa collection (below) is a series of modular benches in gradient hues
that can be grouped for presentations or casual meetings.

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Streamlined opal glass and
fashionable hardware epitomize
a polished contemporary aesthetic
for lighting baths and corridors.

Engineered to the Finest Detail.

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The Homey
Office
The new workplace acts more
like a living room than a holding
pen for corporate drones.

Focus divider by Tengbom

for Offecct, $5,738 Meant as
a temporary haven for an open
office plan, this structure
improves upon the old cubicle
model with a clerestory
window and a laminated felt
interior. modobjects.net
Pocket Organizers by Simon
Legald for Normann Copenhagen, $17.50$35 each Bringing extra utility to wall storage,
these polypropylene vessels
are mounted on hidden sliding
brackets and can be cleaned in
the dishwasher. normanncopenhagen.com

Stitch acoustic panel by Stefan

Borselius for Abstracta,
$1,415 For a cozy Scandinavian
take on an office sound absorber, try Abstractas quilted
fabric version on ash legs.
icfsource.com

Polo desktop light by Joan

Gaspar for Marset, $420 The
slim LED lamp can be reconfigured with the addition of a
base, clamp, table, floor stand,
or wall bracket. marset.com

Antenna Workspaces desk by

Antenna Design for Knoll,
from $672 Knoll expands its
line of classic American office
furniture with a worktable set
on tubular steel rails and legs.
knoll.com

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Trullit tiles by Form Us

With Love for BAUX, price
available upon request Wall
tiles soak up background noise
and provide a jolt of pattern
and color. This iteration
made in Sweden from wood
wool, cement, and wateralso
helps regulate a rooms humidity thanks to the composite
materials high absorption
rate. baux.se

Making an ofce space feel more like a living space fosters

creativity, spontaneity, and collaboration. The challenge is
striking a balance between fresh energy and mindless
distraction. Hannah Robertson, architect
Workbay by Ronan and
Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra,
from $7,785 The microarchitectural module made of
polyester fleece on an aluminum frame can curve and
snake through an open office
environment, breaking up a
staid, rectilinear desk arrangement. vitra.com

Leaning wall pockets by

Diane Steverlynck for
Objekten, $95$135 each
Individual wall-mounted storage buckets in coated canvas
make for a cheerful alternative
to traditional shelving.
objekten.com

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Fire by Formfusion, $250

An unobtrusive powder-coated
steel bracket conceals a fire
extinguisher and a first aid kit
but provides easy access in
case of an emergency.
konstantinslawinski.com

Docks by Till Grosch and

Bjrn Meier for Ophelis,
from $6,450 Enclosed upholstered seating is the trend du
jour. This sofa, available in 57
colors of Kvadrat fabric, also
includes a central e-box for
hiding cables. ophelis.de

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The Office
at Home
Working remotely has its benefits
(easy kitchen access, for one), but
it doesnt mean your workstation
should be any less serious.

Hyppolite desk by Florence

Watine for Hart, $900 The
petite secretary desk can fit in
even the smallest home office;
its powder-coated legs are
available in eight colors.
hartodesign.fr

Babylon collection by Samuel

Wilkinson by Lexon, $15$80
Inspired by rocks, these faceted
desktop accessoriestape dispenser, scissors, stapler, cup,
pen, and alarm clockare made
of injection molded plastic.
store.dwell.com

Kork by Twodesigners for

Linadura, $220$245 Lightweight but heavy duty, these
modular storage compartmentsevocative of Kartells
Componibiliconnect via
layers of recycled cork.
linadura.com

BuzziPatch by Sas Adriaenssens for BuzziSpace, price

available upon request Patchwork rug tiles that attach to
one another with leather
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color sets, like Charcoal Dust
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Five new seating designs that
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Look for ve key adjustments. Some chairs have
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These ve should accommodate 95% of the population: seat height, seat
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Duchaufour Lawrance for
Tabisso, from $1,500 The
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chair warms up the category
with a walnut veneer shell,
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options including casters (as
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Clarity chair by BMW Group

DesignWorksUSA with Allsteel, from $750 This streamlined version of the classic task
chair features a mesh seat and
back that allow a range of
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seat pan depthespecially

if youre short. Look for at
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knee when youre sitting in
the chair.

Choose a seat with either

an adjustable backrest
height or lumbar support
so the chairs curve ts into
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Gesture chair by James

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Rising
Above
The owner of Flexforms
New York showroom, David
Levy, creates an elegant
dining room overlooking
Mexico City.

photos by
Alicia Vera
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City Apartment
designer
David Levy,
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In a couples Mexico City apartment designed by David Levy

of Flexform, a Murano chandelier hangs above a marbletopped dining table from the
showroom (above left). The
Antonio Citterio walnut-back
Morgan chairs are also from
Flexform (above right).

In the midst of Mexico Citys everchanging landscape, a time-honored

residential model endures: the high-rise.
It is in such a building that David Levy
owner of the furniture maker Flexforms
New York showroom and the head of the
Mexico-based development rm Piso 18
has designed an apartment for an art-collecting couple with two grown children
and six grandchildren.
The clients particularly love Italian
design, says Levy, who established a
European connection in the area most
resembling a formal space, the dining
room. We tried to incorporate their
love of European nishes and style
into their casual yet still quite elegant
living environment.
Located just off the entrance to the
apartment and separated by a oating
Calacatta-marble wall, the room is spare,
save for a substantial white-marbletopped Flexform table surrounded by a
dozen of Antonio Citterios solid-walnut
Morgan chairs, designed for the Bulgari
Hotel in London. Levy added a custom

black-lacquered Italian sideboard to

hold tableware.
Levy sheathed the room in whitewashed
pine, giving the illusion of more light, and
clad the replace wall, which divides the
room from the living room bar, in matte
marble. A deep, low-slung recess in the
replace offers a peek into the rooms
beyondallowing the space to be at once
separated from and connected to them.
Similarly, it can expand and contract as
the familys needs vary. The couple can
entertain their large family in the space,
yet it still feels intimate enough to relax in
at home after a long day, says Levy, who
adds that they use the room for enjoying
company, family reunions, casual relaxing,
viewing the city, and fun.
With its generous band of horizontal windows, the room looks down to the Piso 18
designed common area for the buildings
residents, with walkways and childrens play
areas. Beyond is a view of the bustling city,
where cranes abound and a brand new
batch of high-rises slowly ascends as a
silent symbol of progress.
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Keynote
and Notable
Speakers
Join the action at Dwell on
Design 2014 with inspiring
storytellersfrom a notable
Los Angeles graphic designer
to exceptional architects
and design innovators.

Stephen Burks
Dwells collaboration with Dwell on
Design keynote speaker Stephen Burks
is a yearlong affair, beginning with an
exhibition of his work, Stephen Burks
Man Made, in Milan this April. It has
now traveled to Los Angeles for Dwell
on Design and will wrap up in New York
this October. Featured in the show are
brand-new pieces that Burks is introducing for 2014, including his mixedmetal Anwar chandeliers for Parachilna
( B ) and a collaboration with the French
manufacturer Roche Bobois, the companys rst with an American designer
in its 40-year history.
Describe your identity as a designer.
Not that I want to get pigeonholed,
but people see me now and expect a
basket! Its a little bit scary, because
when did that become my mandate?
At the same time, its cool to have a
recognizable vocabulary.
How do you want people to consider
your work?
What I push for is a constant reection
of modernand how modernism was
founded on the principle of being inspired by other places, from Gauguin to
Picasso to the midcentury designers.

Tell us about your new creations

for 2014.
We have a new table collection coming
out with Calligaris thats hyper-modern
and architectural. It has nothing to do
with Man Made, but theres an undeniable geometric element that I hope
people pick up on.
The Roche Bobois project is called
The Traveler ( C ), and the concept is to
get a product made locally. The collection in the U.S.A. might look totally different than what is available in Europe
or Asia. How does one express local
culture without falling into clich?
What is your dream project?
My dream client would be Herms.
My ideal is to get closer to how
these master artisans in New York
are working, and convince them
its not that much different than how
a kid in South Africa is working.
readymadeprojects.com

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Design Prize Switzerland

For 12 years, the Design Prize
Switzerland jury has recognized local
talent working to advance the design
eld in their country. This years pieces
range from running shoes to textiles
to furniture, including Etage by Moritz
Schmid ( A ) and Dadadums Cresta
chair, which will be on view in a rare U.S.
exhibition on our show oor. Design
Prize curator Michel Hueter and Swissnexs Sophie Lamparter will appear onstage to share more about contemporary
Swiss practitioners and their unique
perspectives. designpreis.ch

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Deborah Sussman
Los Angeless own Deborah Sussman
a pioneering graphic designer and
one of the creators of the larger-thanlife signage known as supergraphics
comes to the show to discuss her
long and storied career. Fresh off
a Kickstarter-funded retrospective
at WUHO, Woodbury Universitys
Hollywood architecture gallery,
Sussman and her vibrant aesthetic are
experiencing a popular resurgence
though shes been working steadily,
for decades, on a blue-chip roster
of Los Angeles civic design projects
with her husband and partner, Paul
Prejza. At 82, Sussmanwho began
her career in the ofce of Charles and
Ray Eames in the 1950s and achieved
renown for her 1984 Summer Olympics
design ( A )is still hard at work on
major projects that elevate the very
image of Los Angeles, like Grand Park,
which opened downtown in 2013,
and graphics for the citys subway
system. sussmanprejza.com

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Alvin Huang
Architects today arent just trained
to build housesinstead, they set up
their practices to explore emergent
design technologies and cutting-edge
material performance. Alvin Huang,
who leads SDA/Synthesis Design and
runs the Architectural Association
Visiting School Los Angeles (AAVSLA),
uses the experience hes honed working
for the likes of Zaha Hadid to inform
his myriad projects. At Dwell on Design,
Huang is curating an exhibition of student work from the AAVSLA, and hell
discuss his use of novel architectural
materials and the concept behind such
proposed projects as the Shanghai
Wuzhou International Plaza ( B ). He will
also join USC professor Doris Sung to
discuss how technology can improve
building science, making for smarter
structures. synthesis-dna.com

Dwell Store Pop-Up

The rst physical manifestation of the
Dwell Store, which launched online in
the fall, will embody the same principles
Dwell has espoused for 14 years: beauty,
utility, and modernity. Design seekers
shopping for their modern homes will
nd 50 cash-and-carry products weve
sourced from around the globe, including Uniform Wares watches, the M Lamp
from Juniper, stools and tabletop items
from Hay, accessories by Tom Dixon,
and an exclusive-to-Dwell jewelry stand
by a Montreal designer, Zo Mowat ( C ).
Each day, designers featured in the
pop-up will be on hand at the show for
a meet-and-greet with customers.
store.dwell.com

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East Side: VillaCasa

In Mount Washington, known for its perilously steep streets, architect Michael
Ferguson of Space International created an atmosphere at VillaCasa that is
at once grand and comfortable ( C + D ).
Seizing on the gently sloping site, he
installed a lap pool that doubles as a
retaining wall, allowing for courtyards
beside the pool and outside the ground
oor living and dining areas. The sizable
horizontal spacewhich draws in cooling canyon breezes that waft through
the homepermitted the house to be
positioned in the middle of the property,
above street-level neighbors for added
privacy. Upstairs, strategically placed
openings offer views of the landscape
rather than houses below.
space-intl.com

Once a year, the owners

of select modern homes by
top Los Angeles architects
allow a glimpse inside.

As part of Dwell Design Week, which

runs ahead of and concurrent with
Dwell on Design, the Dwell Los Angeles
Home Tours provide a rare opportunity
to experience some of the nest modern
houses in Los Angeles. Weve selected
ten residences, split evenly between
the East and West sides of the city: Our
West Side tour, on Saturday, June 14,
includes projects by AIA architects David
Hertz, Steven Ehrlich, and Don Dimster
(see My House, page 92). Our East
Side tour, on Saturday, June 21, features
homes by Michael Ferguson of Space
International, and Escher GuneWardena.
Each tour ticket includes a free two-day
pass to Dwell on Design. Here is a sneak
preview of select homes from both tours.

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West Side: 700 Palms

In the 1980s, architect Steven Ehrlich
helped usher modern design into
Venice, sparking a shift in the sleepy
beach bungalow neighborhood. As
Venice continues to transform, Ehrlichs
vision remains relevant. His own home
at 700 Palms ( A + B ), which received
the 2009 AIA Housing Award, emphasizes exibilitya must in this constantly
changing neighborhood. A roll-down
scrim enables privacy or openness, a
oating suspended bridge separates
living and dining areas, and a window
wall slides open to expose the garden.
Despite practical features, such as recycled materials and heat-absorbent
concrete ooring, the home feels inclusive, nodding to Venices communal
spirit. s-ehrlich.com

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ASID invites you to

Paramount Pictures Studios
for the event of the year!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Paramount Pictures Studios
Los Angeles

Join your peers as the American

Society of Interior Designers celebrates
achievement in interior design. This
unforgettable gala will feature:

2014 ASID Design Award Winners

Red Carpet Reception

Dinner and Open Bar
Private Studio Tours
Awards Show

Designer of Distinction

Design for Humanity

Afterparty

Tama Duffy Day, FASID

Judith Heerwagen

Design Innovation

Nancy Vincent McClelland Merit

Haworth

Amy Campos, ASID

Dancing and Entertainment

For tickets and more information go to:
asid.org/celebration

West Side: The Meridian House

Conventional living no longer appealed
to architect Thane Roberts, the principal
of Evo-Tecture, after nine years of sailing
around the world. Upon his return, both
his yacht and the cooperation he experienced on islands in the South Pacic
inuenced Roberts as he designed his
family home in Santa Monica ( C ). The
house is modeled after a ship, with
sleeping pods that resemble boat cabins, a full-scale replica yacht deck,
and wind scoops that pull in fresh air.
A meridian line provides date and
time information based on the suns
position, just one way the home connects to its surroundings. Outdoor
bathing areas, a street-facing terrace,
and the lack of enclosed hallways
reinforce community. evo-tecture.com

West Side: The Buttery House

For architect David Hertz of the Studio
of Environmental Architecture, sustainability is intrinsic to design. His Buttery
House, in the Silver Triangle neighborhood of Venice ( D ), is a nature-inspired
project; the inverted roof resembles a
buttery wing and captures rainwater
used to irrigate the lot. Two living walls
line the propertys outer edge; droughtresistant succulents grow from the
southern-exposed street-facing wall,
while ferns and herbs sprout from
the interior wall over the lap pool ( E ).
Inside, iPads display real-time energy
datasustainability in action.
davidhertzfaia.com
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East Side: Lecam Residence

Set in the Hollywood Hills, the Lecam
Residence ( A + B ) features stunning
views in all directions. To the east is the
Grifth Observatory, to the south, Sunset
Boulevard, and, to the west, the Pacic
Ocean extending to Catalina Island.
Pierre Koenigs Case Study House No. 22,
featured in Julius Shulmans iconic
photograph, is visible from the kitchen
and front deck. At night the view becomes like a at-screen TV, all black with
the lights of the city, says architect
Vianney Boutry. To maximize the scenery
from this 1980s remodel, Boutry replaced a wall in the master bedroom on
the third oor with glass, and kept color
and furnishings to a minimum, introducing white-oak oors, recycled wood
cabinetry, and mostly white paint with
touches of color. ateliervb.com

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Modern
Family
For the tiny modernists who
visit the show floor each year,
we offer architectural ice
cream, house kits, and gear
from big thinkers.

At Dwell, the evolving concept of the

modern family is ever present, so we
take great pride in offering programming and products for families of all
shapes and sizes. This year, well introduce our Modern Family Pavilion on the
show oor, dedicated to our favorite
projects from our pagesfrom great
rooms to tree houses. Onstage, design
innovators share their approaches
to creating products and spaces that
parents, children, and extended family
members can all appreciate. As
always, attendees 12 and under are
admitted to the show free.

Coolhaus and Lille Huset

Natasha Case had always been fascinated by what she calls Farchitecture:
the marriage of food and architecture.
After studying architecture and then
working in the eld at Walt Disney Imagineering, she and her business partner,
Freya Estreller, had an epiphany. They
lled a barely mobile postal van with ice
cream sandwiches named after architectural legends (with names like Mies
Vanilla Rohe and Frank Behry) and
headed out to the Coachella music festival, and Coolhaus ice cream was born.
For her part, Alyson Beatonlike
most architecture studentsbecame
fascinated with cities and their buildings, and started creating eco-friendly,
DIY doll houses ( B, C, + D ). Beaton
founded Lille Husetlittle house in
Norwegianand will bring examples to
the show oor. Catch Case and Beaton
onstage with Dwell Editor-in-Chief
Amanda Dameron for a discussion on
how architecture inspired their respective businesses.
eatcoolhaus.com
lillehusetshop.com

Green Apple Supply

When Stephanie Tobors daughter was
diagnosed with juvenile idiomatic arthritis
at age three, Tobor immersed herself
in research about possible causes. She
narrowed these down to local drinking
water and environmental pollutants in
her home state of Texas, and set about
replacing her home and baby products
with toxin-free alternatives. Frustrated
by the lack of healthy options, Tobor
pulled up stakes, moved to Colorado,
and founded Green Apple Supply, which
offers eco-friendly childrens school
and art supplies, as well as toys like the
Scoots re truck ( A ). Eco products
should be affordable for everyone, and
by prioritizing compassion over prot
margin, we are making it possible, says
Tobor, who will take to the stage to
share her story. greenapplesupply.org

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Tech and
3-D Printing

The Smart Kitchen of 2025

The kitchen of the future has long
piqued curiosity. Will we ever have that
Jetsons-like experience where meals
materialize at the push of a button?
Its closer than you may think. At GE
Monogram, the latest advancements in
aviation and infrastructural industries
inform residential appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers ( B ), and washing
machines, which means that jet-engine
technology might soon make its way
into your home. Having access to those
insights is valuable as they trickle into
the consumer space, says Lou Lenzi,
director of industrial design operations
at GE. These innovations might not
come in ve or even ten years, but we
can call upon that knowledge. For
example, the company is developing
a refrigerator compressor that doesnt
use Freon and requires less energy.
There are three things that set GE
apart, Lenzi says. One is our technology platforms, two is our development
process, and three is the diverse skill
set of our people. Join Lenzi on the
GE Monogram Stage as he reveals the
companys Smart Kitchen of 2025
and the latest advancements for 2014.
geappliances.com

We highlight two buzzworthy

developmentsthe advent of
edible 3-D printing, and smart
homes for the next decade.

With technology advancing and

shifting so rapidly, it can be hard to
keep track of the latest advances.
Innovators and experts in smart-home
technology and the increasingly
affordable and accessible world of
3-D printing will be onstage at Dwell
on Design to help make sense of it
all. Among others, Nick Domitrovich
of the New York interior design rm
ICRAVE will discuss the future of 3-D
printing and its implications for professionals and consumers, and Dr. Rao
Mulpuri, CEO of View Dynamic Glass,
will demonstrate smart glass that
works like photochromatic sunglasses
by changing tint with the light, reducing uncomfortable glare and heat.

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The Sugar Lab for 3D Systems

Liz and Kyle von Hasseln put their
own spin on the emerging technology
of 3-D printing when they started the
Sugar Lab, which designed and printed
three-dimensional, edible, and delectable candy ( A ) and chocolate treats.
The company has since been acquired
by 3D Systemsa heavyweight in
the 3-D printing world, where the Von
Hasselns are now the creative directors
of food products. They will appear on
the Demo stage at Dwell on Design to
show off the latest culinary innovations
in the world of 3-D printing.
the-sugar-lab.com

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Furniture
Focus
Well-known brands and
emerging designers
alike will exhibit the latest
concepts and trends.

Walls and a roof might make a house,

but its furniture that makes a home.
Were proud to feature local retailers,
craftspeople, and manufacturers
exploring an array of designs, from
small-space solutions and durable
outdoor wares to midcentury-inspired
contemporary pieces. In onstage panel
discussions, hear about Los Angeless
modern furniture legacy and how
seemingly unrelated disciplines inform
the genre. On the show oor, test
out furniture that marries traditional
carpentry techniques with a contemporary perspective.

Thos. Moser
Since 1972, Thos. Moser has produced
handcrafted furniture in Maine. The
company has grown to include more
than 70 skilled craftspeople, and while
its still rooted in high-quality carpentry
and timeless design, it has recently
begun to collaborate with emerging
designers. In 2013, a Pratt graduate,
Fahmida Lam, apprenticed with the
company to design and build a piece
that embodies Thos. Mosers history
and values but with a modern sensibility.
The collaboration yielded the Fahmida
chair ( A ), which will be on view at Dwell
on Design. thosmoser.com

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Frank Bros. at the Getty

From 1938 to 1982, Frank Bros. of Long
Beach outtted L.A.-area houses with
the latest furniture ( B + C ). Their contributions to the modernist landscape of
Los Angeles in the 20th century cannot
be understated, writer and curator
Jennifer M. Volland says. Frank Bros.
inuenced how showrooms marketed
and presented modern wares. The
store was a laboratory of ideas, with
innovative marketing and publicrelations campaigns long before the
practices became standardized in
furniture showrooms, she says. The
Getty recently acquired the stores
archive and, in a special presentation,
curator Christopher Alexander will
join Volland to discuss this underdocumented period in history. getty.edu

Lounge22
Armen Sevada Gharabegian, CEO of
the Glendale-based furniture maker
Lounge22, believes that design doesnt
happen in a vacuum. I believe it is integral for all industrial designers to understand the materials and processes
pertaining to what they create, he says.
From concept to execution, my ethic is
to be involved, hands on, until the prototype is completed. Gharabegian, a former professor at the Art Center College
of Design in Pasadena and the designer
of the Osaka chair ( D ), hosted a panel
at his showroom on how looking beyond
the traditional boundaries of design
can push the eld into new territory. Well
continue the conversation onstage. On
the show oor, Lounge22 will exhibit its
latest pieces, all made in Glendale and
in its factory just ten miles away from the
convention center. shop.lounge22.com

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The Silver Lake Reservoirs

Whats next for Los Angeless Silver
Lake Reservoirs ( C ), which soon will be
disconnected from the citys drinking
water system? This is a critical question
for Angelenos, who have embraced
them as a kind of collective village commons. As president of the Silver Lake
Reservoirs Conservancy, Craig Collins
is helping to lead the discussion of how
the reservoirs can continue to serve
as a recreational treasure while helping
to address Los Angeless critical water
challenges. Joining him onstage will
be Robert Lamb, an architect and urban
planner whose microshed plan calls
for a new hybrid landscape to help the
bodies of water capture storm water
for ltration and reuse, and landscape
architect Mia Lehrer, whose earlier
master plan and design work set the
stage for a comprehensive future
vision, including new public spaces
and innovative conservation solutions.
lambstyle.com
silverlakereservoirs.org
mlagreen.com

Energy 360
With water conservation
at top of mind in Los Angeles
and beyond, well study
how design can help.

Since its inception, Dwell has helped

drive the discussion about sustainable design. With a punishing drought
threatening Southern Californias
drinking water supply, the question
of how to responsibly manage water
resources has taken on renewed
urgency. This year at Dwell on Design,
we will examine what it means to
design responsibly with water in 2014
and how beloved bodies of water like
Los Angeles Silver Lake Reservoirs
might be put to use to help restore
a watershed.

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Designing With Water

Bill Worthen, an architect and the creator of Urban Fabrick, leads a discussion on the need to fundamentally
rethink the way water is used, treated,
and considered. At San Franciscos
Mint Plaza ( A ), for instance, shallow
grading and a discreet slot drain divert
storm water runoff to a pair of rain
gardens and an underground ltration
system ( B ), and away from the citys
sewer system. He will be joined by Paula
Kehoe, director of water resources
for the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, which created a grant
program to encourage the use of onsite
water-treatment systems. Designing
with water is more than simply selecting
low-ow xtures, Worthen says. We
all need to start thinking differently
about water use and reuse in any scale.
urbanfabrick.com

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American
Society of
Interior
Designers
The countrys premier
design association returns
to the show to explore
new talent and the state
of the industry.

For the second year running, Dwell

will partner with the American Society
of Interior Designers (ASID) at Dwell
on Design. ASID brings its Chapter
Leadership Conference to run concurrently with the show, and together
we are offering programming for new
and seasoned designers, and design
acionados. Well hear a state-ofthe-industry address by ASID CEO
Randy Fiser, celebrate the winners of
this years ASID awards, and welcome
top designers in their elds for an
educational track of REGREEN programming, which seeks to advance
sustainable practices in remodeling.
ASID designers will be onstage to
address green building, Design for
Humankind, and small spaces, and
will be on hand all weekend at the
ASID booth to provide free design
advice to attendees.

elements. There is research to

show how a well-designed space can
improve health outcomes for those
with respiratory illnesses. Secondly,
we have evidence of design scenarios
having positive cognitive impacts on
adults and children with autism, as well
as certain spaces generating mobility
for people with varying levels of stress
and even obesity. Among our goals is
ensuring that interior designers focus
not only on how buildings can do less
harm, but how they can do more good.

Designs on the Future

American Society of Interior Designers
CEO Randy Fiser discusses how good
design can change livesand promote
healthy living.
When he joined ASID as executive vice
president and CEO in 2012, Randy Fiser
set out to elevate the mission of the organization and its members. We lovingly
refer to our shift as ASID 2.0, which aims
to enhance the conversations designers
have with one other, as well as with their
clients. Fiser is turning toward strengthening partnerships both within related
design organizations and in the industrial
design, hospitality, and health-care
sectors. I believe that we have begun to
change the conversation around design,
says Fiser, who will be giving a talk onstage on the state of the design industry
and where its headed.
You have touted the importance
of mentorship in design. Why is it
important for seasoned designers
to help emerging designers?
I think of this almost as a mentorship
that is two directions: We have designers who have experience owning
businesses and taking a leadership
position, with skills not necessarily
taught in design school. The young
designer comes in with a strong point
of view on how technology can impact
design. Their passion for social responsibility can help remind some of the
seasoned designers of the role interior
design can play in giving back to the
communities they serve and the larger
world as a whole. We at ASID have
helped to bridge that conversation.
How can design improve lives?
There are two different components:
One involves the materials selection
inside of a space, such as avoiding both
endangered woods and materials
that off-gas and expose users to toxic

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Can you give us a sneak peek of

what you will be discussing in your
state-of-the-industry presentation?
A key point that well focus on is a look
at where we are economically. We
are denitely in an upswing, so thats a
great message for everyone out there
that the market has improved and will
continue to improve over the next ve
years at least. Another element is that
the work of interior designers continues
to evolve. As we look at the relevancy
of trained interior designers and what
they can do, the impact of their work
and the well being of clients is coming
more to the forefront of conversations.
Over time, interior design has evolved
to much more than decorating. It is a
full-edged discipline making a positive
impact on the individuals occupying
the spaces designers create.
See Fisers ASID Industry Outlook
presentation, worth .1 Continuing
Education Units, on Friday, June 20,
on Stage A at 1 p.m.

Emerging Professionals
Among Fisers priorities is to create a
forum to help new designers establish
a base that will carry them through their
careers. We have real-world scenarios
in which we connect young designers
with mentors, creating dynamic, effective relationships between designer
and student, he says. He cites partners
such as The 1%, a pro-bono service
program launched by Public Architecture and funded in part by the National
Endowment for the Arts that creates
opportunities for veteran and emerging
designers alike to join forces and give
back to their communities. Programs
like these really advance our profession
and the impact of design, Fiser says.
The concept of lifelong learning is very
important to ASID. asid.org

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Rachel Hulan
For ASID designer and certied green
building professional Rachel Hulan,
designing and building green is not
an option but a requirement. She has
based her career on this philosophy,
introducing sustainable elements to
interior design projects ranging from
the Sundance Film Festival and the
Teen Choice Awards to LEED Platinum
homes. In practice in Southern
California for 16 years, Hulan has created science centers, private residences, master planned communities,
and sets for television, always with
an eye toward sustainability. While the
REGREEN practices are most often
used in remodeling projects, Hulan
was able to implement the same principles for a new construction project
in Southern California ( B + C ). The more
demand generated for REGREEN, the
more designers are likely to embrace
it, she says. hulandesign.com

PHOTOS BY TIM MURPHY (A), AMELIA CAMERON (B, C), ILLUSTRATION BY STUART PATIENCE

REGREEN
Though it has relatively understated
beginningsfrom the minds of residential construction experts who convened
at the Pocantico Center in Tarrytown,
New Yorkthe REGREEN program
has the potential to make a signicant
impact on the way we build. Created
through a partnership between ASID
and the U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC) and developed by a diverse
group of industry leaders, REGREEN
has established specic guidelines for
sustainable renovation projects. Among
the elements REGREEN addresses are
home siting; water efciency; energy
and atmosphere; material and resources;
and indoor environmental quality.
The guidelines, which are available on
the REGREEN website, are designed
for both professionals and homeowners
undertaking a DIY remodel.
regreenprogram.org

Annette Stelmack
Colorado-based designer, author,
and USGBC faculty member Annette
Stelmack will hold court at Dwell
on Design with a series of REGREEN
sessions dedicated to helping industry
professionals reduce the environmental
impacts of renovation. Among the
topics Stelmack will cover are the health
effects of buildings and selecting appropriate interior materials. REGREEN
offers designers valuable tools, resources, and step-by-step strategies
to deliver healthy, high-performing
results for all interior projects, says
Stelmack, who recently applied these
principles to a Colorado renovation ( A ).
The depth of knowledge provided
by a team of diverse, credible experts
created a program of best practices
and guidelines that can be used on any
residential project type.

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ASID Designs for Humankind

Among ASIDs core tenets is the notion
of design for all. ASID will contribute
to Dwells Design for Humankind programming in the form of educational
sessions that expand the parameters of
design to include users of all abilities.
As the core of the design network, we
are uniquely positioned to advance
meaningful conversations with designers, industry, and the public around
evidence-based design, well-being and
sustainability, social responsibility, and
the ways interdisciplinary approaches to
business are impacting all specialties
of interior design, notes ASID President
Rachelle Schoessler Lynn. Among the
specialties Schoessler Lynn cites is the
concept of livable design, the subject
of one of ASIDs educational sessions.

Angela Bourne and A.J. Paron-Wildes

People with developmental disabilities
such as autism spectrum disorder often
experience the world differently from
their neurotypical counterparts. A.J.
Paron-Wildes, the mother of a son with
autism, and Angela Bourne, whose late
brother had Down syndrome, will share
their stories at Dwell on Design and
look at how elements from lighting and
acoustics to color palette and spatial
conguration can serve as either a detriment or a support. Theyll also explore
how strategies that work for individuals
with sensory challenges can help those
with dementia, traumatic brain injuries,
and other cognitive and neurological
challenges. By understanding how an
individual experiences the designed
environment, everyone benets, says
Paron-Wildes, the author of Interior
Design for Autism, which features an
Allsteel-furnished quiet workroom ( C ).
A

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Kerrie Kelly and Michael A. Thomas

Universal design has long been associated with aging, but its true essence
is about creating livable interiors in
which people of all ages and abilities
can thrive. In a panel on livable design,
ASID designers and certied agingin-place specialists Kerrie Kelly and
Michael A. Thomasa former ASID
president and head of the Design
Collective Groupwill examine and
discuss inspiring spaces that are
functional, attractive, and allow users
to live independently for as long as
possible. So much of what we are seeing is both functional and beautiful,
says Kelly, whose clean-lined designs
( A + B) are meant to maximize easeof-use. Were using elements to make
our homes smarter, livable, and lowmaintenance. Onstage, hear Kellys
and Thomass unique design strategies
on creating spaces for optimal impact.
kerriekelly.com
thedesigncollectivegroup.com

ASID Awards
Each year, ASID bestows four honors
on the members of the design community: Design Innovation, for a project that
contributes signicantly to advancing
the eld of interior design; Design for
Humanity, which celebrates contributions
to improving the human experience
through environmentally friendly interior
design; the Nancy Vincent McClelland
Merit Award, which recognizes outstanding support of the interior design
profession through education and
research; and Designer of Distinction,
the societys premier award for personal
achievement, which honors an ASID
professional member who has established a body of superior work demonstrating creativity, excellence, and
innovation. The winners will be honored
at Celebration, the societys annual
gala, to be held Saturday, June 21, at
Paramount Studios. Select winners
will be onstage for a roundtable discussion of their work on Sunday, June 22,
at noon. Attendees are eligible for
CEU credit.

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2014 ASID Award Winners

The Design Innovation prize was
awarded to Haworth for its development
of Bluescape technology, an interactive
touchscreen wall. The Design for Humanity award went to Judith Heerwagen
for her pioneering research in biophilia,
which examines how building and workplace design inuence organizational
effectiveness. Architect Amy Campos
of California College of the Arts in San
Francisco took home the Nancy Vincent
McClelland Merit Award for her professional accomplishments, innovative
teaching methods, and successful interior design practice ( D ). The Designer
of Distinction is Tama Duffy Day of
Gensler, for her body of work in healthcare design, which demonstrates the
positive impact interior design can have
on the human experience. Design has
the ability to increase nancial prots,
maximize the health care consumer
experience, and reduce illnesses, such
as childhood obesity, says Duffy Day,
who integrated healthy design elements
into her own home ( E ). It is the core
behind every successful business.

PHOTOS COURTESY INTERIOR DESIGN FOR AUTISM BY A.J. PARON-WILDES. 2013 BY JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (C),
ACA (D), ALAN KARCHMER/SANDRA BENEDUM (E)

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ASID Student Awards

The winner of the 2013 ASID Student
Design Competition: SHELTER also will
be honored at Celebration. Participants
were required to create a temporary
shelter that addressed the safety, health,
and welfare of a community in crisis in
the aftermath of a man-made tragedy or
natural disaster. The winner, Sarah
Wadding of Anderson University, created the Anchor ( F ), a exible shelter
applicable to a wide variety of displacement situations, from earthquakes
and tornadoes to civil war. Honorable
mentions went to Yating Chang of
Parsons the New School for Design,
who proposed a utopian Shelter for
the People of New York City that can
operate up to a year after a natural
disaster; Xie Xin of Virginia Tech, who
conceived an Emergency Clinic & Eco
Healing Complex for Hurricane Katrina
evacuees based on portable, prefabricated cubic units; and Xuan Liu of
Virginia Commonwealth University, who,
after considering the effects of the
massive earthquake in Sichuan, China,
designed HOPE (Hold on Pain Ends),
a functional safe haven that provides
a residential core, storage, and interactive communal space for emergency,
transitional, and durable shelter. ASID
will showcase the projects of all four
students at Dwell on Design.

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Design for
Humankind
Creating environments that
work for people of all abilities
is the goal of universal design.

Ko Wibowo
Creating homes that meet the needs of
people with dementia poses a challenge
for architects. It requires consideration
of the users neurological and physical
needs. Tacoma, Washingtonbased
architect Ko Wibowo of Architecture for
Everyone will be at the show to discuss
his Stevens Addition ( A ), which he designed for Ken Stevens, an active, vibrant man whod been diagnosed with
Alzheimers. Like most people, Stevens
wanted to remain at home for as long
as possible, while his wife, Claire, wanted
the peace of mind that her husband
could safely negotiate his space.
Wibowos solution is a clean-lined addition that complements the couples
existing Pacic Northwest home while
supporting Stevenss independence.
Look for the project in an upcoming issue
of Dwell. architectureforeveryone.org

Andrew Heid
Design brings people together, and
thats nowhere more true than in the
home architect Andrew Heid created
for his parents, Ted and Andrea Heid,
in Aurora, Oregon ( B ) (see Dwell, April
2014). The interiors of the single-level
home are all about easy access ( C ). The
house also offers a blueprint for a new
way to organize space: Rooms serve as
living space during the day and double
as private sleeping spaces at night. In
a lot of modern houses, the living spaces are all open, but the bedrooms are
down a long corridor and separate from
one another, Heid says. Here, youre
connected to one another, but you also
have your own privacy. Andrew, Ted,
and Andrea will be onstage to discuss
the project. noarchitecture.com

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At its best, design addresses the

needs of the user, regardless of age,
aptitude, or gender. Our requirements
evolve and change over our life spans;
when the built environment keeps
pace, our well-being and independence
are sustained and supported. Were
shining a spotlight on universal design
concepts this year at Dwell on Design.
Onstage and on the show oor, innovators will discuss aging in place, new
experiments in communal living, and
how good design can address issues
associated with Alzheimers disease,
autism, and much more.

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Karen Braitmayer and Erick Mikiten

The respective work of Karen Braitmayer
and Erick Mikitenwheelchair users
as well as architectsoffers people of
all abilities the opportunity to live in
beautiful, thoughtfully conceived spaces.
It isnt specialized designgood
work should look like this, Braitmayer
says. Mikiten agrees: Buildings need
to accommodate the fact that we go
through periods of wellness, injury, and
illness; that we age, that our children
go through many physical stages as
they grow, and that our social patterns
and usage patterns change over time.
At the show, Braitmayer, who leads the
U.S. Access Board, will talk about her
own home renovation ( A ), while Mikiten,
principal at Mikiten Architecture in
Berkeley, California, will discuss a project
in Northern California that he designed
for a multigenerational household that
includes a wheelchair user.
braitmayer.com
mikitenarch.com

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Connect:Homes
Architects Jared Levy and Gordon
Stott of Connect:Homes in Los Angeles
understand that building a home from
the ground up can become an exercise
in frustration for anyone without the
luxury of time. One client in Sonoma,
California, wanted a quick solution for
keeping her aging mother nearby and
independent. The conventional homebuilding process can take up to two
years, Levy says. If you take into consideration the well-being of the client
from start to nish, prefab can really
offer an alternative way to build a new
house in a shorter time span, with xed
costs and with fewer headaches. And
youre still delivering a beautiful house.
Catch Levy and Stott onstage at Dwell

on Design, where they will discuss the

prefab home they built for the clients
octogenarian mother ( B ) (see Big Idea,
page 100), in a third of the timeand at
a third of the costof a conventionally
built home. connect-homes.com
Kelly Vencill Sanchez

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text by
Margot Dougherty
photos by
Eric Staudenmaier
project
Dual House
architect
Dimster Architecture
location
Venice, California

Sibling Revelry
Architect Don Dimster celebrates the concept
of communal family space with a pair of homes
in Venice, California, for himself and his brother.
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The dramatic staircase in

architect Don Dimsters Southern California home is made
from T- and L-profile steel,
shelf board, glass panels, and
plate steel. Electric shades
on the outside of the house
keep the sun from penetrating
the glass wall of the staircase
and overheating the interior.

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C

C
D

A
C

D
E

Bedroom-Ofce
Entry
Bathroom
Bedroom
Garage

With a fire pit, mobile shades,

and drought-tolerant grasses
recessed in the Mangaris plank
expanse, the roof deck is a
communal space in the duplex
(above left). The Kookaburra
Shade Sail, made of a woven
polymer material that prevents
mold, can be moved around
as needed.
The glass staircase figures
prominently in the facade, but
Don designed the windows to
ensure privacy (above right).
Using computer models, he
conducted visual studies to
suss out sight lines from the
street. People cant see in,
but we still get light.

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Second Floor

Ground Floor

A
B
C
D
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Living Room
Kitchen-Dining Area
Half Bathroom
Master Bathroom
Master Bedroom

Don Dimster and his filmmaker

brother, Dennis, had lived together on
and off for nearly a decade when, in
2004, they purchased a 40-by-120-foot
lot in Venice, California, just a few
blocks from the beach. Eight years and
myriad hypothetical schemes later,
the Dimsters moved into the duplex
that Don, an architect, designed. By
this time, Dennis was married to Noreen
Perez, an assistant film director, and
Don to Lisa Turner Dimster, the design
director for the outdoor clothing maker
Aether Apparel; what might have
become a pair of high-design bachelor
pads instead turned into two family
homes with considerable flexibility.
The buildings most striking feature,
both inside and from the street, is a
pair of glass-walled, suspended steel
stairways that lead from each homes
living space to a shared 1,000-squarefoot rooftop patio. The terrace provides
ample communal space for the two

couples, their dogs, and Dennis and

Noreens new baby. And when each
family opts for a bit of private time, the
six-inch-thick cinder-block walls that
define each of the three-bedroom, twoand-a-half-bath homes give them all
the privacy they need. Don shares the
story behind the Dimster duplex.
Don Dimster: The lot was empty
when we bought it, but we found an
undocumented basement with old
Prohibition-era bottles and two steep
staircases leading into a tiny room
about four-and-a-half feet underground. Apparently, there were a lot
of moonshine basements in Venice.
We considered every permutation for
the building: three units, two units, a
garden courtyardbut, in the end, we
knew we wanted it to be a duplex, with
my brother and me as the occupants. I
wanted a building that could read as one
but that had two distinct identities.
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Don preferred closed

cabinets for his kitchen but
Dennis didnt want doors
swinging out. So Don designed
plywood sliders that park
at specific positions and fit
together like puzzle pieces
in Denniss space (below).
Contractor Franklin Pineda
custom-built the cabinets
using Baltic birch plywood
from Anderson Plywood.

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Because we wanted a garage, there

wasnt much space left on the ground
floor, so it was important to have a
nice entry that brings you up to the living area. The stair is a special element.
We studied different configurations
next to the facade, perpendicular to the
facadebut it became obvious the stair
should become the facade. It animates
the buildings exterior and shows life
inside the house. Because of its shape,
the stair is quite a nice sculptural piece.
The idea of a collective main space
was always important. Its actually
an old idea; Le Corbusier was a proponent of it in many of his social housing
projects, and the theory was that the
collective space would always be much
more grand and significant than individual spaces. As the building footprint grew, the collective outdoor space
moved naturally up to the top floor.
The deck is an access point for the two
units. The other night, I went over to

watch basketball and it was so convenient. Lisa and I can go hang out, watch
a movie on their side, or meet up with
them in the middle. Its a nice balance
between togetherness and privacy.
The second floor has 11-and-a-halffoot ceilings, is a simple L shape, and
contains the kitchen, living, and dining
areas. We didnt want to waste duplicate space, so we built the dining room
inside the kitchen.
My brothers unit is a mirror of ours,
so if you wanted to bust through and
combine the whole shebang into one
big building, the kitchen would be a
logical place to connect. There are six
inches between the two walls. You
could turn one kitchen into a formal
dining room and use it as the passage
to the homes other side. The project is
really designed to be future-proof:
One family could take over both units,
two families could stay, or one could
sell without affecting the other.

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Close Call
A nine-foot-tall door covered with
quarter-inch white oak slides along a
ceiling rail and can be moved with
just a nger to close off Don and Lisas
kitchen or bedroom ( A ). Made of wood
and metal, and welded onsite, the door
moves along 400-pound-capacity rollers by McMaster-Carr. A matching sliding door opposite hides a storage area.
Because of their size, the doors had to
be made inside, says Don, who did the
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Bright Ideas
The master bathroom ( B ) has a small
window and a large skylight above
the showerand shares a translucent
glass expanse with the kitchen, where
it becomes the backsplash. Even
though its a buried room, Don says,
we have three sources of natural
light. For the shower, we made a very
high curb so you can stop up the
drain and turn it into a big soaking tub.
We used white, one-by-four-inch or
one-by-six-inch Carrara marble tiles
from Royal Stone and Tile. They come
on a 12-by-12-inch sheet. I got the
small tiles because you can use them
to work the bottom plane into the
shower. royalstonela.com
A Concrete Plan
Don originally wanted to have wood
oors throughout the interior but for
cost reasons decided to use lightweight
concrete instead. In order to make
it as resilient to cracks as possible, the
concrete is extra thicktwo-and-ahalf inchesand has berglass and wire
mesh reinforcing, he says. It was polished and machine-troweled as it was
being nished, the same as the lowerlevel concrete slab, so we could get a
similar look throughout.

On the Table
Don designed and built the white-oak
kitchen table ( C ), which is cantilevered
so knees dont bump the underpinnings.
Half of the table can be manually raised
to counter height ( D ), making an ideal
serving, prep, or work station. Don did
all of the welding, Lisa says, and Id
hold the re-spark cloth to protect the
cabinets and wood bench.
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Thanks to a prefab in-law unit,

an octogenarian modernist lives
independently on a peaceful,
verdant site in Northern California.

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A 1,600-square-foot in-law
unit in Sonoma, California,
has two bedrooms and two
baths for its 87-year-old resident, whose daughter lives
nearby. The layout is wellsuited for older clients, says
Jared Levy of Connect:Homes.
It feels generous and open.

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text by
Kelly Vencill Sanchez
photos by
Joe Fletcher

project
Connect 5 House
architect
Connect:Homes
location
Sonoma, California

Knowing when to step in to assist an

aging parent is a tricky business. As one
Northern California woman can attest,
its an endeavor that requires both tact
and courageand perhaps a leap of
faith on both sides.
Even before her mothernow 87
gave up driving, the daughter had begun
thinking of how to move her closer. She
and her husband live on a hillside property in Sonoma comprising four mostly
undeveloped lots with stunning views
of the valley. She loved her house, but
she was very concerned about imposing
on us, the daughter recalls. I envisioned her living here, but I had to wait
for the idea to ripen.
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The plan took shape: a prefab house

down the hill from the couples own
home. Though her mother, a painter,
was in good health, shed had several
falls and depended on assistance
from caregivers.
Enter Jared Levy and Gordon Stott of
Connect:Homes in Los Angeles. After
spending six years at Marmol Radziner
Prefab, the architects have been exploring ways to improve how modular homes
are made, delivered, and installed. Their
1,600-square-foot two-bedroom, twobath Connect 5 model offered the best
fit. It was large enough that it felt like a
home and not a cabin in the woods,
Levy explains.
Working closely with the architects,
the daughter tweaked the design to suit
her mothers tastes and needs, removing the covered entry deck to increase
the size of the open-plan living room
and opting for drywall instead of an
exposed metal ceiling. To ensure accessibility, they eliminated all steps and
incorporated features like a drawer
dishwasher, a walk-in tub, and an efficient laundry room. A second bedroom
affords space for a live-in caregiver.

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Though the daughter didnt

want all-glass walls, natural
light and airflow were key.
Levy and Connect:Homes
fellow cofounder Gordon Stott
used an LED system to offset
light from windows and doors.
Says Stott, Its about 150 watts
to light the whole house.

Stott and Levy used Teragren

bamboo flooring and Milgard
sliding glass doors (below left).
Universal design isnt just
for older people, the daughter
says about the single-story
layout and zero-step entries.
If you dont need steps, dont
have them.

The kitchen, which sits at the

center of the house, features
recycled glass countertops, Ikea
cabinets, and carbonized bamboo floors (below). We had
Thanksgiving dinner there,
says the daughter. Theres no
sense of the house as small.
It feels like a house.

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In the living room, interior

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of Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
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The house was completed at a third

of the cost of a similarly equipped, conventionally built homeabout $165 per
square foot delivered and installed, not
including upgrades and site costs. And
we got it done in about one-third the
time, Levy notes.
A year after the project began, the
mother walked her dog into the house,
which was furnished with a mix of
objects from her former home and new
pieces obtained by interior designer
Meredith Rebolledo of Ma(i)sonry Napa
Valley. It was, says the daughter, just
a homey place to live.
Most mornings, the mother gets
up before dawn and goes to her deck to
watch the sun rise. The floor plan
makes everything easy because its so
open, she says. Whatever I need seems
to be right in front of me. And theres
light everywhereI can see my wrinkles
better, but I can also do my art better.
Her daughter stops in throughout
the day to visit and to keep an eye on
things. My mom is the coolest lady
I wanted her to be close and comfortable. She smiles. Shes always wanted
chickens, so thats the next thing.

The deck (above) offers views

and a quiet spot for outdoor
dining. The Western red cedar
vertical siding is naturally
resistant to rot and decay, making it a hardy choice for the
exterior. The bronze wolf
sculpture is by Sharon Loper.

David Rowland stacking

chairs join a 1970s Italian
glass-and-steel table in the
dining room (below left).
The daughter loves being
able to stop in to visit. Im
over there ten times a day.
Its brought me such peace.

Connect 5 House Floor Plan

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B
C
D

Kitchen
Dining Room
Living Room
Master Bedroom

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F
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Bathroom
Bedroom
Utility Room
Deck

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Oak Pass Tree House
architect
Walker Workshop
Design Build
location
Beverly Hills, California

Sound
and
Vision
An old barn in a Beverly Hills
canyon inspires a new,
clean-lined guesthouse
and concert venue.
Text by Rico Gagliano
Photos by Jos Mandojana

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With his son, William,

watching, architect Noah
Walker tries out the floorto-ceiling Schco glass
doors he integrated into
a guesthouse he designed
off an existing barn for
Nathan Frankel, an amateur violinist, in Beverly
Hills, California. The new
portion features an open
living-dining area.

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For Nathan Frankel, music and architecture first

collided when he was six and tried to play a violin.
The story goes that I threw it against the wall, he
says. It was not a successful start.
But encouraged by his fathera classical-music
patron and sometime musicianFrankel picked up
the pieces and kept practicing. He spent summers at
Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan, and as an undergraduate he was concertmaster in the Brandeis University symphony orchestra. Today, hes almost certainly
the only concert-level amateur violinist in America
who also runs his own scrap-metal export business.
In 2008, when Frankel began to envision a custombuilt home for himself, he knew he wanted two elements: supreme quiet, so he could focus on listening
to and playing music, and a space where others
sometimes many otherscould do the same. With
architect Noah Walker, principal of the Los Angeles
based Walker Workshop Design Build, Frankel has
created a guesthouse high in a Beverly Hills canyon,
featuring a living room that doubles as an 80-seat
concert hall.
Designing the hall, it turns out, wasnt as tough
as finding a quiet site on which to build. Thats not

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Walker left the site in its

natural state, but added
grasses along the path to
the entrance (above left).
He worked around existing
oak and eucalyptus trees
for the new building, and
retained the vernacular of
an original barn, at right,
where Frankel hosts concerts.
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The new volume houses the

dining area (opposite), which
includes stairs to the bedrooms. The table is from Blake
Avenue and the walnut chairs
are from Room & Board. You
dont want bright colors to take
away from that relationship
between the interior and the
exterior, Walker says.
In the kitchen, Walker continued an earthy color scheme
(right). The range and wall oven
are by BlueStar, the hood is
from Zephyr, and the island is
Caesarstone. The wall beneath
the stairs holds hidden storage,
including an Enomatic wine
dispenser and Sub-Zero refrigerated drawers (below).

We wanted to go with
a darker palette on the
inside that pulls the
eye and the experience
out, into the trees.
Noah Walker, architect

impossible to find in Los Angeles, says Frankel.

We have hillsits not like New York City. But for
the most part, in the hills, you end up with a small
house that juts over a cliffside because theres so
little usable land, and youre peering over your neighbor. Not ideal when your house is going to include
a concert venue.
The perfect parcel of land finally presented itself in
the form of a 3.5-acre hilltop plot, where in the 1970s
a previous owner threw debauched parties prowled
neighborhood legend has itby the likes of Bob Dylan.
One can see why superstars might feel free to let loose
here: Surrounded by canyon views and greenery, it
feels more like a remote state-park outpost than private land just four miles from Rodeo Drive. Still, the
parcel wasnt without its downsides, like a narrow
access road that made the fire department nervous
Frankel allayed their fears by installing a fire hydrant
on the propertyor the stands of protected walnut
and coast live oak trees spilling down the hillside,
which by law cant be damaged or removed.
For both client and architect, though, trees were
less an obstacle than an inspiration for the open,
minimalist two-bedroom home. This is very much
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First Floor

Oak Pass Tree

House Floor Plan
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C
D
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Living Room
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Corridor
Dining Area
Sitting Area
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Terrace

Second Floor

a tree house in a lot of ways, Walker says. Taking cues

in part from Kyotos Entsuji Temple and its long views
of the countryside, he designed almost every room
with giant windowsmade with especially clear, lowiron glassframing the tree canopy. He deployed
a dark interior color palette to match the oaks deep
greens and grays. Shortly after construction began,
he even shifted the footprint of the house to save
a eucalyptus tree hed originally planned to uproot.
Shooting up a mere foot from the back deck, it has
become, Walker says, this wonderful sort of feature
it really starts to shape your experience of the house,
how its just nestled into the trees.
Not surprisingly, the architect saved the most
impressive natural display for the living room,
which doubles as a concert hall. The space was built
around the bones of a 1940s-era barn that came
with the property; Walker added ten feet to the
structures length, extending it toward a stand of
oaks. Then he installed a floor-to-ceiling window
three massive panes of glass, taking up almost
an entire wallto create a spectacular wide-screen
view of the trees that serves as the backdrop for
the musical performances.

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The terrace off a bedroom

holds chaise longues from
Design Within Reach. When
we laid out the project, the
eucalyptus tree was going to
go away, says Walker. But
then we thought, if we move
the foundation a little bit, we
can probably save the tree.
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The eucalyptus tree became

this wonderful sort of feature.
It really starts to shape
your experience of the house.
Noah Walker, architect

The question was how to create

something that would minimize
the disruption of nature.
Nathan Frankel, resident

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Located in the renovated

barn, the living room can be
transformed into a performance space that seats 80
(above). The art piece is from
South Africa. Accompanying
the Steinway piano is a
sideboard from Restoration
Hardware; the pendants
are from Cisco Home.
Just as the barn was extended
and cantilevered over the
sloped site, so too was the deck
off the kitchen, which juts out
toward the oak grove (opposite). There are 125 coast live
oaks on the property, says
Walker. Theyre beautiful
trees, so why not exploit that?

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That is about as magical as it could have ever

happened for me, says Frankel, gesturing toward
the window. At Interlochen, we would play music and
practice in cabins that were in the woods, or at the
side of a lake. It was that sort of integration of nature
and music.
Less immediately noticeable in the living room
are the ingenious details that allow it to transform
into a performance space. Folding chairs and musical
gear can be stored in an area beneath the floor. Extra
HVAC ducts are tucked away around the edge of the
room, ready to cool a large audience. The rear half of
the space is 18 inches higher than the front, creating
a cozy pit for an L-shaped sofa and allowing for raked
seating when its concert time.
But the biggest question remained: Would live
music sound good in here?
Frankel and Walker opted not to deploy sound baffling or special acoustic design in the space. In fact,
Frankel insists all thats needed is a rectangular room.
Ive been to places that have, like, curved walls
and glass and every conceivable material placed at the
most odd angles, and there are still dead spots and

sweet spots, he says. Then you go to a shoe box

shaped performance venue anywhere in Europe that
was built 400 years ago, and no matter where you
sit in it, [the sound] is perfect. Its a rectanglethats
all it is.
One Monday night, Frankel proves it. Hes hosting
a benefit performance by the celebrated Romanian
violinist Alexandru Tomescu, and the first note the
musician drags out of his Stradivarius raises the
hair on my arms. The dozens of audience members
packed into the room provide all the baffling necessary; it sounds fantastic.
Tomescu fires off Caprice No. 24, one of several
Paganini compositions so mad and so fiendishly difficult to play, the composer was said to be possessed by
demons. Senses swirling, I suddenly notice the globe
lamps hanging above me reflected in the giant window
behind Tomescu as he bows his instrument with a fury.
Outside, above the coast oaks lit from below, theres a
full moon rising. And superimposed over all of this is
a reflection of us, the audience. It is layers upon layers,
the constructed and the natural and the human, all
instruments in harmony.

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Strong
Finnish

Text by Kelsey Keith

Photos by Johannes Romppanen

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Yrj Kukkapuro, one of Finlands design

legends, is primed for an international
resurgence thanks to a new furniture
collaboration with Artek.

project
Kukkapuro Studio
designer
Yrj Kukkapuro
location
Kauniainen, Finland

Yrj Kukkapuro reclines in

his 1976 Fysio chair in the open
sitting area of his live-work
home outside Helsinkia
perfect time capsule of the Pop
artinfluenced 1960s. He is
surrounded by products from
his six-decade career, including
a molded fiberglass-and-leather
Karuselli lounge chair, designed in 1964 and soon to be
reintroduced by Artek.
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The 1968 houses shapea
rounded triangle topped with
a sweeping concrete roofline
that suggests a helmet as it
rises above huge banks of
windows (left)lends itself
totally to Kukkapuros philosophy. It is a structure in
waiting, prone to change as
the landscape around itnot
yet a form, rather a possibility, he says. It changes in
harmony with the seasons and
the moods of its inhabitants.

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to create their own studio-cum-residence, but

closer to nature. The Kukkapuros obtained the land,
situated nine miles outside Helsinki in the wooded
suburb of Kauniainen, from Irmelis father. Yrj acted
as the architect for the project and worked with closely
with engineer Eero Paloheimo to create the basic
form. Inspired by a curved concrete awning spotted
on a factory, they at first considered re-creating such
a roof in fiberglass, but at 10,000 Finnish markka
(roughly $21,000 in todays currency), it was too expensive. To save money, they ended up using eightcentimeter-thick, poured-in-place concrete backed
with spray-foam insulation. The roofs graceful parabola is so mathematically perfect that no interior columns are neededthe lone pole, placed in the center
of the structure, is used mostly by the Kukkapuros
grandchildren for climbing.
Even as an industrial design student, Kukkapuro
fabricated his own prototypes, and still lives surrounded by in-process models and entries from his
extensive archive. Its easy to inspect and update
ones own works when theyre at hand all the time,
he says. Among those visible are his hallmark piece,
the Karuselli chair and ottoman from 1964. The seat
a piece of free-form fiberglass sculpture fitted to the
shape of the human body and upholstered with a detachable leather cushion, all set on top of a swiveling,
crossed basebrought Kukkapuro international acclaim and earned him accolades from Terence Conran
and Gi Ponti, who featured it on the cover of his magazine Domus in 1966. Karuselli, which means merrygo-round in Finnish, was recently announced as the

PHOTO BY YRJ KUKKAPURO

The 81-year-old Finnish designer Yrj Kukkapuro

greets us at his front door wearing a navy sweater, a
jaunty red scarf, and a wide grin. His outfit ever so
precisely matches the blue and red exterior panels on
the street-facing facade of the house he built in 1968,
as well as a lawn sculpture positioned near the entry.
Hes a living Gesamtkunstwerk, a total work of art,
who lives as he labors, even into his ninth decade.
Kukkapuro and his wife, Irmeli, met in Helsinkis
Institute of Industrial Arts, were engaged within two
months, and married in 1956. The couple have adjoining studios in the open-plan, 2,150-square-foot structure, which they use as laboratory for a continuous
flow of work. A closet area, cordoned off by lively
patterned hanging textiles, is the de facto foyer for
the space, which features no wallsonly mobile barriers in the form of bookshelves and furniture. And
the furniture is everywhere: arranged in casual seating groups, standing at attention in soldierly rows,
stored out of reach on top of cabinets, and, piled into
a corner once occupied by the Kukkapuros daughter,
Isa. (Isa, in a fit of teenage pique, rejected her parents
bohemian attitudes and was granted a room of her
own near the kitchen. Her parents removed the enclosure as soon as she left home, though one can still
see the imprint left by the temporary walls in the textured polyurethane ceiling.)
In the 1960s, Kukkapuro says, it was really fashionable for architects and artists to live in old factories in order to inhabit spaces large enough to accommodate a live-work lifestyle. Since the Finnish
capital lacked urban loft space, Yrj and Irmeli decided

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Kukkapuro and his wife built

the house with the intention
of living in the studio so it
would be no problem for us
to bring work home. Near his
standing desk are a few forays
into pressed plywood and
tube-metal construction, produced after the oil crisis of
1973 forced him to abandon
fiberglass and plastics.

A studio milieu like this, an extreme

crystallization of Pop art, maintains an
ascetic and modern approach to work.
Yrj Kukkapuro, resident and designer

We want to feel movement in the house;

in the 1960s, even the bookshelves had
wheels. Yrj Kukkapuro

Kukkapuro Studio Floor Plan

A
B
C
D
E
F

Entry
Bathroom
Kitchen
Studio
Sitting Area
Bedroom

Kukkapuro with wife Irmeli,

a graphic artist, in their shared
home and studio (above). In
the late 1970s, he experimented
with a sofa that sports a stylized landscape painted on its
sides (left)a prelude to the
postmodernism of the 1980s.
The Kukkapuros respective
work spaces are side by side
and occupy roughly one-third
of the studios 2,150 square feet.

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PHOTO BY OTSO PIETINEN

The 1964 Ateljee line (above)

was born out of a loose idea
encouraged by Kukkapuros
manufacturer, Gunnar Haimi.
Starting with a wooden box
filled with pillows, Kukkapuro
came up with a modular seating system comprising plush
upholstery attached to a
simple paneled frame. The
undercarriage was inspired
by the metal Heteka cot, ubiquitous in postwar Finland.

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first of his designs to be produced by Artek, the manufacturer founded by Alvar Aalto in 1935.
Kukkapuro first learned about ergonomics in 1958
via a lecture on the physiology of chairs based on a
study by the Swedish doctor Bengt kerblom. From
that point, body-conscious design became not just an
interest but a crusade. Karusellis curves inform his
entire oeuvre, from the upholstered Ateljee collection
(1964) to several office chairs (Plaano, 1974; Fysio,
1976; Sirkus, 1981), to even later experimental seating
like Funktus (1991) or Bambu (2002). And like any
good modernist, Kukkapuros pragmatic design extends to his choice of materials. His early experimentation with fiberglass and plastics was driven by two
simultaneous interests: free-form sculpture and cutting-edge technology. He was heavily affected, however,
by the 1973 oil crisis and immediately turned to alternate fabrication methods that didnt require petroleum, like metal and bent plywood. Birchprevalent
in Finland and a material commonly employed by
20th-century designersis a highly renewable resource thats ideal for pressing into sheets of plywood.
More recently, Kukkapuro worked on a UNESCOfunded project in China with the aim of finding modern, industrial applications for bamboowhich, like
birch, grows quickly and can be used for furniture as
well as fiber.
Above all, Kukkapuro touts functionality: The materials, the manufacturing process, and the end result
should be logical and user-friendly. Accordingly, his

design career is inextricably tied to industry. For

design students, the factory is the best university,
he says. My experience of visiting factories taught
me all about practical matters of design.
Finnish design is, at present, primarily spread
through the global reach of three companies: Artek,
Fiskars, and Marimekko. With Artek now manufacturing and exporting the Karuselli chairand assessing which pieces from the designers catalog to
produce nextKukkapuros name may soon be recognized the world over. Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom, who is
also deeply entrenched in the Finnish design scene
and is now helping to manage her fathers affairs,
says: I believe that his legacy has not evaluated to
its full appreciation. Hes one of the last modernists
still living.
For now, championing that legacy is Kukkapuros
main task. The designer injured his hand in a roofing
accident at age 75, so a student comes to the studio
two days a week to help him sketch chair models on
the computer. Yrj and Irmeli go to their neighborhoods outdoor gym every day for exercise, and host
a steady stream of visitors to the studio, which has
become a sort of living museum. And for a man who
wrote a significant chapter in Finlands design history,
he wants to ensure that the credit is not given to him
alone. He stops us on our way out the door to stress
the importance of the productive, harmonious relationship he shares with his wife: Without her work,
its difficult to know how my designs would look.

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Aulenti Residence
designer
Gae Aulenti
location
Milan, Italy

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Zeal
Milanese
Designer-architect
Gae Aulenti lived
in Milan until her
death in 2012 at age
84. Photographer
Leslie Williamson
got an exclusive
peek at Aulentis
furniture-stuffed
flat for her new book,
Modern Originals.

text and photos by

Leslie Williamson
A limited-edition Roy
Lichtenstein carpet dominates
one wall of designer and
architect Gae Aulentis living
room in Milan. She lived in
this Brera apartment, mostly
furnished with her own
designs, such as her 1964
April folding chairs for
Zanotta (left)from 1974 until
her death in October 2012.
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One of Aulentis architectural

additions to the existing
apartment was a catwalk over
the living room that leads to a
solarium, lit in the evening by
one of her 1967 King Sun lamps
for Kartell (opposite). The door
opens onto a roof garden that

overlooks the Piazza San Marco.

Books from Aulentis extensive
library overflow onto stools
designed by Alvar Aalto and
produced by Artekin her
bedroom (above). The door
handle, Otto A, is her own
design for Fusital, from 1978.

Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) trained as an architect,

graduating from Milans Polytechnic University in
1954. Her career began at the Italian design magazine
Casabella and, throughout her life, she moved fluidly
between architecture (most notably designing the
Muse dOrsay in Paris), furniture design (for Zanotta,
Knoll, FontanaArte), industrial design, stage design,
academia, architectural theory, and installation art.
I came to love her work through her furniture design,
and, in particular, her lighting. In the spring of 2012,
I ended up on her doorstep in hopes of photographing
her home for my book, Modern Originals. I had been
introduced by a friend of a friend, and after not getting
any response for a long while, sent one last-ditch
email and received an invitation to see her apartment.
Our first and, as it would turn out, only meeting was
a rather quick one. She looked at my first book and
liked what she saw. From there, she invited me into her
apartment, which is attached to her Piazza San Marco
office via a door on the top floor. She waved her hand in
a nonchalant gesture, as if to say, Here it is. It was
spectacular. Through my research, I recognized some
pieces I had seen in photographs from the 1970s. By
this point, the flat held 40 years worth of Aulentis own
furniture and lighting designs, as well as her extensive
and varied art collection added to the mix.
It was late September before I returned to shoot
her apartment in earnest for the book, and sadly,
she wasnt at home the two days I was there. I made
notes to ask her about the odd popsicle-stick art
above her television, how her library was organized
and if she had, in fact, read all those books. A month
later, Aulenti passed away from a long illness. I had
no idea that I would be the last person to photograph
her home while she was alive, or that my questions
would go unanswered. But when I recall our one and
only meeting, and I tend to think she preferred to
maintain the mystery.

British Pop artist Peter Blakes

1968 Babe Rainbow print hangs
amid pottery and kitchen utensils on Aulentis stove in her
tiny galley kitchen (right). The
wicker chair at Aulentis bedroom desk (far right) is one of
her own designs for the Muse
dOrsay in Paris. In the mid1980s, Aulenti transformed the
Belle poque train station into
the world-renowned museum
it is today.
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Aulenti bought her apartment

and office at the same time
in 1973 and reconfigured them
to connect via a doorway on
the top floor. Aulentis family
is now considering using
the space, which is still as she
left it, as the headquarters
of her official archives. The
sofa is covered in a textile
that Aulenti picked up on her
travels, and her Festo table
designed for Zanottasports
a custom felt top.

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project
The Kalmick House
architects
A. Quincy Jones and
Whitney R. Smith
location
Los Angeles, California

Designed for Living

With new owners,
a midcentury home
in Los Angeles begins
a fresh chapter.
Text by Kelly Vencill Sanchez
Photos by Spencer Lowell

Crestwood Hills, in the

Brentwood neighborhood of
Los Angeles, is an endangered
enclave of midcentury postand-beam houses designed by
A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R.
Smith. Elise Loehnen and Rob
Fissmer bought their house,
which dates to 1950, in 2012,
furnishing the living room with
a Jasper sofa by Room & Board,
Laccio tables by Marcel Breuer,
and a wool sisal rug from
Madison Flooring and Design.

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The dining area features a
distinctive cinder block fireplace (left). Molded plastic side
chairs are arranged around
a Segmented Base table, all by
Charles and Ray Eames for
Herman Miller. The space is
illuminated by a Saucer pendant lamp by George Nelson
from Modernica.
Loehnen and Fissmer relax
on a bench outfitted with
orange pillows by Sunbrella
on the deck outside their
living room (below). A 606
Universal Shelving System
by Dieter Rams for Vits
dominates one end of the
living room (opposite).

Shortly after they moved to Crestwood Hills, an

enclave in the Santa Monica Mountains, in 2012,
Elise Loehnen and Rob Fissmer got an inkling that
their new neighbors felt more than just run-of-themill community pride. On their first strolls in the
area with their newborn son, Max, longtime residents
often stopped them and struck up conversation.
They wanted to be sure we understood how special
the neighborhood is and how special it is for Max
to grow up here, Loehnen recalls.
Occupying some 800 acres above Sunset Boulevard
in Brentwood, Crestwood Hills is indeed a rarity.
The Mutual Housing Associationwhich four musicians with a dream of cooperative living founded in
1946enlisted architects A. Quincy Jones and Whitney
R. Smith and engineer Edgardo Contini to develop
a novel yet affordable housing option for middle-class
Angelenos. The team conceived 500 modern singlefamily houses in the Santa Monica Mountains, on
angled sites that would offer canyon and ocean views.
In the end, only 160 were built, along with a cooperative nursery school and community center. The postand-beam dwellings were modest, constructed of
exposed concrete block, redwood siding, and tongueand-groove Douglas fir ceilings, but their abundant
windows and angled rooflines amplified their relationship to the outdoors. A 1961 fire destroyed about 45 of
the houses; others were poorly redone or demolished
outright. Today, just 33 remain intact.
According to architect Cory Buckner, Crestwood
Hills holds a unique place in the canon of modern

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We cringed when the cats first took their nails

to the Eames chair, but whats the point of
having things if youre not going to enjoy them?
Elise Loehnen, resident
Maxs bedroom is outfitted
with a Gulliver crib and a red
PS cabinet, both from Ikea,
as well as a Birds in Harmony
mobile by Christel Sadde and
Katsumi Komagata for the
Museum of Modern Art Store
(opposite). The custom I brake
for unicorns neon sign is
from Let There Be Neon, a shop
in New York City.
A print of Enzo Maris La Mela
e La Pera for Danese Milano
hangs in the master bedroom
(above). Delta lamps by Robert
Abbey sit atop bedside tables
from Ramss 606 shelving
system for Vits.

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architecture. A resident of the enclave since 1994

and the author of A. Quincy Jones (Phaidon, 2002),
she has spearheaded an effort to have many of the
Crestwood Hills houses designated as HistoricCultural Monuments by the Los Angeles Cultural
Heritage Commission. In the beginning, we had
to fight to get people interested in saving them,
she says. But as the years go by, their appreciation
grows. Theyre willing to bring these houses back
to what they were and to respect and maintain them.
Fissmer and Loehnen knew nothing about the
neighborhood when they began searching around
Los Angeles for an architecturally significant house.
After moving to California from Jersey City, New
Jersey, in 2011, they lived in a Venice loft for about a
year. Fissmer, who works for the furniture company
Vits, says the move to Southern California

reinvigorated my interest in architecture, particularly

the midcentury-modern style, which he resisted while
studying architecture at the Rhode Island School of
Design. When the couple discovered the 1950 Kalmick
House, also known as Historic-Cultural Monument
No. 634, within 20 seconds, we knew it was for us,
Fissmer says, recalling the first visit. We were completely moved by the spaceby the floor-to-ceiling
windows in the living area, by the houses simple but
deeply considered lines, by the view of the ocean.
At just 1,468 square feet, the three-bedroom, twobath house is filled with light. The couple thoughtfully
arranged furniture theyve amassed over the years
throughout the open-plan space: tables and chairs by
Charles and Ray Eames, objects by Dieter Rams,
Fissmers sizable collection of vinyl records, and odds
and ends that Loehnen has gathered on her travels.

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A previous owner remodeled
the kitchen (left) in 2000,
outfitting it with cabinets by
Bulthaup as well as a Sub-Zero
refrigerator and an induction
stove by Diva.
Its like Lego for grown-ups,
Fissmer says of Ramss 606
Universal Shelving System for
Vits, which makes another
appearance in the office (opposite). Its a responsible way
to handle storage. Fissmer
discovered a set of plans for
the house, signed by Jones
and dated 1949 (below), in a
tube in the carport.

She has a particular affinity for Ray Eames. I love

that she was a collectorand not a collector of things
that were good or pedigreed, but of things that
spoke to her soul, Loehnen says. I try not to be precious about things. We cringed when the cats first
took their nails to the Eames chair, but whats the point
of having things if youre not going to enjoy them?
Though Fissmer and Loehnen are proud of their
collection, they wanted the structure, rather
than the things within it, to be the star of the show.
Were not minimalists, Fissmer says, but we
try to find an appropriate balance. In a house like
this, it should be more about the architecture than
your furniture. Weve made a conscious decision
not to obstruct any original walls or finishes, as
theyre extremely beautiful.
When Fissmer and Loehnen purchased the home,
many of the original finishes were in good condition.
But previous residents had altered or updated the
structure, and the couple plan to restore some of the
details. One day, Fissmer happened upon some dusty
tubes stowed among the cobwebs in the carport.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that they held a set of
plans and elevations for the site and the house
signed by A. Quincy Jones in 1949. It was like a time
capsule, he says. The documents will come in handy
in the years to come as the couple begin to return the
house to its roots. Every day, we look at each other
and wonder how we ended up in this house, Fissmer
says. Were very grateful to be stewards of one of the
homes in this remarkable architectural community.

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We somehow have an amazing amount of

privacy considering that the lot is not all that
big and we have neighbors on both sides.
Rob Fissmer, resident

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design finder

Austria
Hungry
Two Viennese expats open
a New York City shop stocked
with furniture, lighting, and
accessories from their home
country and beyond.

Stillfried Wien
40 Walker Street
New York, New York
10013
212-226-2921
stillfried.com

text by
Diana Budds
photos by
Daniel Seung Lee

Anna and Michael Trubrigs

Manhattan gallery, Stillfried
Wien (top), opened in 2013.
Among its offerings is Grazbased studio 13&9s Wood Light
(above), which is supported
by steel legs and illuminated
by an LED bulb.
The shop also sells reissued
Austrian classics. Examples
include Adolf Looss 1931
design for Drinking Set No.
248 for J. & L. Lobmeyr and
Werksttte Carl Aubcks
desk accessories originally
produced in the 1950s (right).

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Stillfried Wien, a trove of design from

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the
Czech Republic, lies one block south of
New York Citys bustling Canal Street. The
store and gallery, which opened in fall
of 2013, is a welcome addition to a city saturated with pieces from Italy and Scandinavia.
Proprietors Anna and Michael Trubrig
moved to Manhattan from Vienna last July,
she leaving a career in marketing and ne
art importing, he a job in hedge fund management. The couple has since corralled
a short list of historic manufacturers who
are reinvigorating their inventories by enlisting new talent. We asked them how the
new, vintage, and customizable wares they
sell embody todays Austrian design.
How would you characterize furniture
coming out of Austria and Germany?
Michael: It has a tendency to be a bit more
lean. The pieces begin with manufacturing
techniques, seeing whats actually possible, then going toward the design. The
designers and manufacturers we work
with are interested in the whole process.
Anna: The focus is on functionality and
sustainability. Its a very Austrian thing
to work with natural materials like wood,
stone, glass, and silver.
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Why is there a scarcity of shops in the

United States focused on design from
Austria and German-speaking Europe?
Michael: During the National Socialism
Movement, many of the intellectual and
creative elite, like Walter Gropius, Josef
and Anni Albers, and Marcel Breuer, were
forced to emigrate. Some, like Ferdinand
Kramer, returned to lead a brief creative
push in the 1950s. Overall, though, the following period was rather afrmative and
not innovative in its design. While there
were talented practitioners, there was a
certain void in the second half of the 20th
century. In the past decade, a renaissance
in contemporary design has appeared.
Its driven by a coordinated effort from
designers, manufacturers, politicians,
and educational institutions.

What pieces represent this new take ?

Michael: Austrians like to use traditional
materials but incorporate something new
and experiment with the process. The Tram
armchair by [Austrian designer Thomas
Feichtner for Czech manufacturer] Ton is
one of my favorites (right). Its shapea
combination of bent and molded woodis
reminiscent of seats on the tram in Prague.

How do the manufacturers reect

the present day while still holding
true to their heritage?
Anna: People our age have taken over the
family-owned businesses and manufacturers, like J. & L. Lobmeyr [a glass company] and Mhlbauer [a hat maker].
Augarten, a nearly 300-year-old porcelain
manufacturer, had a tradition of introducing young designers. Back in the 1920s,
young designers at the forefront of Germany
and Europe made all of the china.
Michael: Its a business decision. You
have to stick with your roots, but you have
to change with the times. People are not
interested in buying the same things.

Why is solid wood important?

Michael: Its durable. Take the Flaye table
by Team 7if you spill something on it, you
can sand it down [to remove stains]. This is
a table you can have for 50 years (below).

How do you select piecesboth vintage

and newfor the store?
Michael: Were drawn to pieces that strike
us as special and beautiful. A home has a
very different character if you have vintage
pieces instead of all-new furniture.
Anna: Aesthetics are one point, but we
really like to have as much solid wood as
possible in our furniture.

Learn more about Viennese

design, past and present.
Carl Aubck: The Workshop
Edited by Clemens Kois and
Brian Janusiak (PowerHouse
Books, 2012)
p
powerhousebooks.com
Wiener Werkstatte: 19031932
Gabriele Fahr-Becker (Taschen,
2008) taschen.com
Josef Hoffmann: Interiors 1902
1913, Christian Witt-Drring
(Neue Galerie New York, 2009)
artbook.com

Michael Thonets bentwood

cafe chair from 1859 is one
of the most recognizable Austrian furniture pieces. Thomas
Feichtner, a designer based in
Vienna, reinterpreted the
piece in 2013 for the Czech
company Ton, honoring the
original production processes
while introducing a moldedwood seat as a way to bridge
contemporary and traditional
furniture design (above).
Team 7s leather Aye Armchair
is placed adjacent to its Flaye
dining table (left). Michael,
Anna, and a client sit at a table
by Galerie Holzer. The yellow
and gray chairs are by Hussl.

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How does the shops look complement

what you sell?
Anna: We worked with Nikolas Heep
and Mia Kim on the ceiling. They are based
in Vienna and have collaborated with
Augarten and Lobmeyr. Its CNC-milled
MDF painted gold, and it resembles the
caning on the Viennese coffee chair.
Michael hung it himself. People come in
just to take pictures of it.

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Sourcing

The products, furniture, architects, designers,

and builders featured in this issue.
35 Modern World
Nicole Hollis nicolehollis.com
Jiun Ho jiunho.com
Burnham Design
burnhamdesign.com
Studio Makkink & Bey
studiomakkinkbey.nl
Collaborative Lounge by
Patricia Urquiola for Haworth
haworth.com
Alcove Highback by Ronan &
Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra
vitra.com
Quiet by Tilt studiotilt.com
Public Ofce Landscape by
Yves Bhar for Herman Miller
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Gensler m.gensler.com
Blu Dot bludot.com
CB2 cb2.com
A + I Architecture aplusi.com
NeueHouse neuehouse.com
Rockwell Group
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Allsteel allsteelofce.com
NBBJ nbbj.com
Flexform exformny.com
Piso 18 piso18.com
Murano chandelier, dining
table, sideboard, and Antonio
Citterio chairs from Flexform
exformny.com
Bowls from Crate & Barrel
crateandbarrel.com
Lazy sofa available through
special order from Design
Within Reach dwr.com

92 My House
Custom kitchen table,
outdoor dining table, and
benches by Don Dimster
for Dimster Architecture
dimsterarchitecture.com
Franklin Pineda Construction
626-676-8867
Globo pendants
by Guglielmo Berchicci
for Conran conranshop.co.uk
Molded Plastic Chair with
Eiffel Tower base
by Charles and Ray Eames
for Herman Miller
store.hermanmiller.com
Stool by Homenature
homenature.com
Kitchen sink faucet
by Delta deltafaucet.com
30-inch range by Bertazzoni
us.bertazzoni.com
Bravo collection cabinet pulls
by Berenson
berensonhardware.com

Mangaris Decking
by Tata Enterprises, Inc.
tataenterprises.net
Arena Square planters
by Randy Rollner, Charles
Constantine, and Chris
Williams for Planterworx, and
VKG Terrace Lounge Chair
by Hendrik Van Keppel and
Taylor Green from Design
Within Reach dwr.com
Sun Guardian translucent
shades by North Solar Screen
northsolarscreen.com
Kookaburra Shade Sail
kookaburrashadesails.com
Refrigerator by Kenmore
kenmore.com
Mini Talo bathroom light
xtures by Neil Poulton
for Artemide artemide.us
Architect Series bathroom
sink by Frank Huster
for Duravit duravit.us
Stillness shower xture
by Kohler us.kohler.com

100 Big Idea

Connect:Homes
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Interior design and select
furnishings and art pieces
from Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
maisonry.com
Swing doors from Western
Window Systems
westernwindowsystems.com
Sliding doors and windows
from Milgard milgard.com
LED track lighting
from WAC Lighting Co.
waclighting.com
Bamboo ooring by Teragren
teragren.com
Recycled glass countertops
from IceStone
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Kitchen cabinetry from Ikea
ikea.com
Sink from Kohler kohler.com
Faucet from Grohe grohe.com
Refrigerator from Liebherr
liebherr.us
Cooktop, hood, and oven
from Fagor fagoramerica.com
Drawer dishwasher
from Fisher & Paykel
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Walker Workshop Design
Build walkerworkshop.com
Veneer from Treefrog
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Doors and Windows from
Schco schueco.com
Faucet from MGS Vela
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Pot Filler by Cantata from
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Eos chaise longues from
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Acapulco chairs from the
Common Project
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Jake chairs
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Printmakers sideboard
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Piano by Steinway
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122 Strong Finnish

Studio Kukkapuro
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Artek artek.
Fysio, Plaano, Sirkus, and
Funktus seating by Yrj
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128 Veal Milanese

Modern Originals by Leslie
Williamson, Rizzoli 2014
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Gae Aulenti gaeaulenti.it
April folding chairs and Festo
table by Gae Aulenti for
Zanotta zanotta.it
King Sun lamps by Gae Aulenti
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Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto for
Artek artek.
Otto A door handle by Gae
Aulenti for Fusital
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134 Designed for Living

620 Chair Program, 621 side
table, 606 Universal Shelving
System, by Dieter Rams for
Vits vitsoe.com
Baskets under shelving
system from Mujeres
Artesanas de las Regiones de
Oaxaca, Mexico
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Jasper sofa by Room & Board
roomandboard.com
Laccio coffee and side tables
by Marcel Breuer knoll.com
Wool sisal rug from Madison
Flooring and Design
madisonooringanddesign
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Dot bowls by Paul Smith for
Stelton unicahome.com
Thonet chair No. 14
dwr.com
Serape from the Montana
Antique Mall in Missoula,
Montana
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Indian sari fabric ball from
New Stone Age, Los Angeles
newstoneagela.com
Segmented Base table and
Molded Plastic side chair with
Eiffel Tower base by Charles
and Ray Eames for Herman
Miller store.hermanmiller.com
Saucer pendant lamp
by George Nelson
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Kitchen cabinets by Bulthaup
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Orange pillows and umbrella
by Sunbrella
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La Mela e la Pera print
by Enzo Mari store.dwell.com
Delta table lamp
by Robert Abbey
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Glacier Park 100th

Anniversary Blanket
by Pendleton
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Alarm clocks by Dieter Rams
for Braun braun.com
Gulliver crib and PS 2014
cabinet by Ikea ikea.com
Archimoon lamp
by Phillipe Starck for Flos
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Birds in Harmony mobile
by Christel Sadde and
Katsumi Komagata
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Crib sheets by Aidan + Anais
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Custom neon sign
from Let There Be Neon
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Eames Aluminium Group
Management Chair
from Herman Miller
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Toio oor lamp by Achille and
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
from Flos osusa.com
Parentesi hanging lamp by
Achille Castiglioni and Pio
Manz for Flos store.dwell.com
The Audience print
by Kozyndan kozyndan.com

154 Design Finder

Stillfried Wien stillfried.com
Kim + Heep kimheep.com
13&9 13and9design.com
Werkstaette Carl Aubck
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J. & L. Lobmeyr lobmeyr.at
Mhlbauer muehlbauer.at
Augarten augarten.at
Thomas Feichtner
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Ton ton.eu
Team 7 team7.at
Galerie Holzer galerieholzer.at
Hussl hussl.at

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Fringe Benefits
Paper artist Pierre Pozzi uses
his signature material to
wrap the dining room walls of
his home in Valencia, Spain.

text by
Diana Budds
photos by
Beth Evans
project
Pozzi Residence
designer
Pierre Pozzi
location
Valencia, Spain

160

Pedralis orange Frida 752

chair, two metal Tolix Marais
chairs, and Philippe Starcks
Olly Tango seat surround a
dining table that resident
Pierre Pozzi wrapped in paper.
Fittingly, the 1950s Valencia
abode is near Xtiva, home to
JUNE 2014
Spains first paper mill.

PHOTO BY TK TK TK TK TK TK TK

Seeking a slightly quieter existence,

paper artist Pierre Pozzi relocated from
Paris to Valencia in 2010. Soon after,
he embarked on a three-year renovation
of a 1,970-square-foot apartment, which
now features a mix of modern furniture,
original architectural details (like ceramic
tile oors and crown moldings), and his
own artwork. The highlight is the whimsical, three-dimensional wallpaper in the
dining room. Pozzi spent three weeks
cutting eight-inch-tall, two-millimeterwide lightweight paper stock into fringe
by hand. Guests in Pozzis home are
charmed, captivated, and intrigued by the
effect, which he calls frou-frou. I try to
enchant, Pozzi says of his work. Im happy
that I achieved what I had imagined.

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