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This week I had the opportunity to walk up these steps and into this amazing home at 1610 Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills, which was designed and built by Steve Hermann Design. As you walk into this masterpiece you are instantly greeted by the city lights, sparkling brightly, just beyond the edge of the infinity pool.
The combination of two apartments by Belmont Freeman Architects, located at the top of a landmark art deco tower, creates a flowing loft-like living space. A new kitchen is screened from the living room by a partial-height wall, while oversized glass doors open out onto large terraces. A blue-gray terrazzo floor is used throughout to unify the apartment.
Vauni’s Cupola fireplace is an innovative design in the rising market of wall-mounted fireplaces.
CTRLZAK will be presenting CeramiX at Milan Design Week 2010, a project that explores the key elements in the creation of Chinese and European ceramics. During the first phase of the project, original ceramic pieces of both origins were chosen, sliced in half, and put together so that East meets West. During the project’s second phase, designers created pieces that were inspired by the recomposed pieces in the first phase.
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Antonio Ballatore, the Season 4 champion of HGTV’s Design Star, is ready to bring his distinct and edgy design aesthetic to HGTV audiences. His resulting HGTV show, The Antonio Treatment, premieres on March 14, at 10PM.
Antonio, a New York native, believed he would be a rock star by age 40. While pursuing his dreams of music stardom, he spent time between gigs learning how to build houses. This experience led him to design restaurants and clubs in Manhattan and, later, design sets for world-famous photographers, including Annie Leibovitz and David LaChapelle.
Antonio resides in Los Angeles with his English bulldog, Chewie.
I have to admit that while watching Design Star, Antonio had me at the hot pink ducks. It was all over for me at that point — but what can I say? I like dudes with tattoos who can build stuff from wood. Anyway…
Check out Antonio’s current favorite online reads (besides Design Milk, of course!):
Godspeed, they crack me up. Here are some new pieces, called “How to Get Famous.”
I was always a fan of those small rocks and minerals you put in a small velvet drawstring bag and purchase at souvenir shops, so when I saw these lamps by Brenda Houston, I was quite happy. The lamps are made with hand-chosen natural mineral formations and they’re part of a large collection of other works by the designer. The Cairo lamp pictured above is made of genuine black quartz and decorated with a pearl and pewter spider.
Ferm branched out from wallpaper into homegoods a few years ago, and I have to say I’m glad because they’re collection just keeps getting better and better. I’m particularly smitten with the Monroe pattern.
The Folded Roof House by Claesson Koivisto Rune is located in Muskö, on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden.The roofline resembles a butterfly roof, and the vertical wood exterior reinforces the large vertical windows on all sides of the home. I like how the interior is very stark white but the pops of green from the foliage and the rug are the main focus.
