Dizzying Design: Deform House & Deformscape Backyard From Faulders Studio

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />Five years ago, architect Thomas Faulder was hired by Jeff Dauber to transform his<br />Potrero Hills home into a living residence/art gallery space. The result was Faulder Studio's "Deform House".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdFDqBeCPwhHJonf_RHxjrbetNghEEkWONOK5E55z9S4wj0dnU2Ikv-N8A72e3DTvDKt1PDWM9nmCsPQl6koPsLRFz6L-Pf67_8dRLzc0ohbzf57GzYXs9QvQMElpvLq_OnVKGdGh0PD/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565309095275250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdFDqBeCPwhHJonf_RHxjrbetNghEEkWONOK5E55z9S4wj0dnU2Ikv-N8A72e3DTvDKt1PDWM9nmCsPQl6koPsLRFz6L-Pf67_8dRLzc0ohbzf57GzYXs9QvQMElpvLq_OnVKGdGh0PD/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 615px;" /></a><br /><br />The third-level addition, which was approximately 1,200 sq. ft., was constrained by existing structural walls and neighboring structures. With the need to maximize vertical wall surfaces for art, the design emphasized the ceiling plane with a pattern of optically shifting grooves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYij2Eky_L5EI_qX1VjmSa6Sj6sO4kcQQoyrWQF0dPG023Jua_Kd0s9-LNlSnCPXv9MStbtfXZwn5dVGxBAamwBeRfu86w9Hh12fh5k5G4b2ZsQlzilXF8iNg5bjwjYd5YEaFUBlxmX7To/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565028577506274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYij2Eky_L5EI_qX1VjmSa6Sj6sO4kcQQoyrWQF0dPG023Jua_Kd0s9-LNlSnCPXv9MStbtfXZwn5dVGxBAamwBeRfu86w9Hh12fh5k5G4b2ZsQlzilXF8iNg5bjwjYd5YEaFUBlxmX7To/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 356px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UTtaZuI3rWKFCwFR5A05bzDeFkxoXwpqVuNH_fBtBT7UfaQoGDfKSsBFvQQiXqjQhtgz_yXblLTHg-OPap8Zpsrb7GlHQgQ1mpUeuAat6hwNXyDITU79htl8KOZMJdc-N4kR6lvKsNPp/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564924740929170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UTtaZuI3rWKFCwFR5A05bzDeFkxoXwpqVuNH_fBtBT7UfaQoGDfKSsBFvQQiXqjQhtgz_yXblLTHg-OPap8Zpsrb7GlHQgQ1mpUeuAat6hwNXyDITU79htl8KOZMJdc-N4kR6lvKsNPp/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br />Sheathing the entire top floor ceiling and rear wall, this lining unifies the spaces and is in contrast with the architectural neutrality of the smooth walls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWGO5zOhF2Bj6as2rpwahA2nzDCWOisGhTS4qD7f60Sshn3rqGI0gmK6mT4kNtB2M7uYgnL8s_hBq3uCVXuwQn4loiCAXWo-u1EUfnwaAMKafpmEz_BJ4_89uK6APgu7oPQvF4qAU_lO/s1600-h/lrg_4_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565678214853218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWGO5zOhF2Bj6as2rpwahA2nzDCWOisGhTS4qD7f60Sshn3rqGI0gmK6mT4kNtB2M7uYgnL8s_hBq3uCVXuwQn4loiCAXWo-u1EUfnwaAMKafpmEz_BJ4_89uK6APgu7oPQvF4qAU_lO/s400/lrg_4_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />The entry gate, perfect for an Apple geek like Dauber, is perforated with a security warning written in binary code text:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtkrrGifP-SSniGEoLmP7gQ2w-qRv85PR4UWXY-FCvjWLJtA0yt9fS9TWFaofEhEP85CAffykmbvDEr5TFBgk0Dr1CSyfl6bXQ39u88t11DgbtyUOpzbrO9GoxZq4Elfdp4g01APMO9f9/s1600-h/lrg_11_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564487492027010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtkrrGifP-SSniGEoLmP7gQ2w-qRv85PR4UWXY-FCvjWLJtA0yt9fS9TWFaofEhEP85CAffykmbvDEr5TFBgk0Dr1CSyfl6bXQ39u88t11DgbtyUOpzbrO9GoxZq4Elfdp4g01APMO9f9/s400/lrg_11_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 401px;" /></a><br />The door as it appears at night:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPILpCzHrYSbhU7eHfoFyfB9yCq0mYd1woX-TpX3yZU2PovHqcvIsLyw7qyit0psXMR77LNhEgMvHVQ0iDX0H4gFaqGrO6MWpVk-t_5ivGuwNcmSiR6Kdx9jjLF0697gRpclRsYkQXNgf/s1600-h/lrg_10_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564573636400290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPILpCzHrYSbhU7eHfoFyfB9yCq0mYd1woX-TpX3yZU2PovHqcvIsLyw7qyit0psXMR77LNhEgMvHVQ0iDX0H4gFaqGrO6MWpVk-t_5ivGuwNcmSiR6Kdx9jjLF0697gRpclRsYkQXNgf/s400/lrg_10_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />But last year, the backyard got a new look as well. A dizzying plywood floor that transformed the 550 square foot backyard into a Tron-like illusory vortex.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7xd9GOhg7NcL710OICMHdoDC88hxzKA0KJieMLUkFP7wGVAowjQ6Yj6lrhzT5iCUbLYLI_VU1ID0wwCNa4SgfVNudTpr_VTLyiLp9ImrsE8WjErMBwCbxY0VF10ACS7Y9XUzsejtoqC-/s1600-h/lrg_0_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559943645146658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7xd9GOhg7NcL710OICMHdoDC88hxzKA0KJieMLUkFP7wGVAowjQ6Yj6lrhzT5iCUbLYLI_VU1ID0wwCNa4SgfVNudTpr_VTLyiLp9ImrsE8WjErMBwCbxY0VF10ACS7Y9XUzsejtoqC-/s400/lrg_0_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />Though the surface of the San Francisco backyard that Faulders created for Jeff, a senior Apple exec, appears to bend and dip toward the Japanese maple tree, it is actually a flat horizontal plane made up of individual plywood tiles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR8mErTvdmOqCnycDK1ITifkgEE6_FNQXqjk2WOrZJlTJFPFy41V6LuYqSeEO1VgwR7dhryvw0I-z1USpouyJOrNAkn0n0262tdxKBWAKihoXxJrUdqexUR82HvBCJHLNiBv2RAdLXWns/s1600-h/lrg_6_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559768889118242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR8mErTvdmOqCnycDK1ITifkgEE6_FNQXqjk2WOrZJlTJFPFy41V6LuYqSeEO1VgwR7dhryvw0I-z1USpouyJOrNAkn0n0262tdxKBWAKihoXxJrUdqexUR82HvBCJHLNiBv2RAdLXWns/s400/lrg_6_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 339px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArIROkhmz3fYE2IYAf6yS6_1jLPAJ62hdVLTr1JX_vKlN6Dy1_ySTzzUm9zhIwsxZPEACli_VvUsbImrI2WDavvDej3MSUH5p-xQ0-JjSQambMu-XrpLXTYZyls12S7zrXfCd3gccYLwA/s1600-h/DSC_0062faulders-studio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412560670151461970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArIROkhmz3fYE2IYAf6yS6_1jLPAJ62hdVLTr1JX_vKlN6Dy1_ySTzzUm9zhIwsxZPEACli_VvUsbImrI2WDavvDej3MSUH5p-xQ0-JjSQambMu-XrpLXTYZyls12S7zrXfCd3gccYLwA/s400/DSC_0062faulders-studio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><br />The outdoor extension, called "deformscape" to the private dwelling is situated in the tightly packed urban neighborhood. The limited space outdoor sculpture garden inherits a large tree, and uses this sole arboreal presence to establish a gravitational pattern of grooves that are focused towards the tree's centroid.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCuZO9w4Xa3GboTUSTBka2lWeLrq1sV8tlSSZgNxScwCGlhuWVIkjGOBYER9ycn_2NawtY1uWlSm7g-XSyyGAbYv13FRIRRJhpYfemvxnFushetVomj29NQkdy0tAl4_gOLYGMfxp4PJW/s1600-h/lrg_4_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559544838695858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCuZO9w4Xa3GboTUSTBka2lWeLrq1sV8tlSSZgNxScwCGlhuWVIkjGOBYER9ycn_2NawtY1uWlSm7g-XSyyGAbYv13FRIRRJhpYfemvxnFushetVomj29NQkdy0tAl4_gOLYGMfxp4PJW/s400/lrg_4_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />What seem to be painted black lines are, in reality, gaps: the tiles sit atop industrial-fiberglass grating that allows rainwater to drain through to the tree’s roots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsfGAaJrcotgkY_M9UK6LuibRpZQd-LfxLX2oH1Sk4GpH9NmqZphWKB5xovZK-A24HleeX4MpdauV0JXVot2P3R_aJKZChG30xUnbLHj32Uqis-cgd9Wj2PXe5lPzkrqG_l-VDPBbNlg/s1600-h/lrg_5_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559376920318178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsfGAaJrcotgkY_M9UK6LuibRpZQd-LfxLX2oH1Sk4GpH9NmqZphWKB5xovZK-A24HleeX4MpdauV0JXVot2P3R_aJKZChG30xUnbLHj32Uqis-cgd9Wj2PXe5lPzkrqG_l-VDPBbNlg/s400/lrg_5_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />To generate the resultant pattern, a 3-dimensional bulge is formed around the tree, and its distorted wire-grid projected onto a 2-dimensional surface. Taking into account appearance effects created by perspective views from inside, the resultant planar surface appears sink around the tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIRkqkU_w7SpQhSZ8LwZthmeE66t8Y6zsEyKcKH_RRZm5cwSs6-bhiyYb5Xa9zC-_XBZQ-8VftRTSv5_tAJG39BWYu8XGjS-sf6y0HrjoFnk7VA02lNbiGjidwC8XJlHxHQGxW36YBHIt/s1600-h/lrg_1_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412560193800361586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIRkqkU_w7SpQhSZ8LwZthmeE66t8Y6zsEyKcKH_RRZm5cwSs6-bhiyYb5Xa9zC-_XBZQ-8VftRTSv5_tAJG39BWYu8XGjS-sf6y0HrjoFnk7VA02lNbiGjidwC8XJlHxHQGxW36YBHIt/s400/lrg_1_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 643px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1x2eumhJwxFvV8LEeMoCG1jC7saKBDMP97bhfGMDyIOE4sLooAZm70s5IHizPHRMXwgFeNXa4HVqO56V7sJtiSlnGsGvhlvfRJXElnIDSlzqR_xcALr6kaul5UzhOLKyNes6MstTr111/s1600-h/lrg_7_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559155265278050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1x2eumhJwxFvV8LEeMoCG1jC7saKBDMP97bhfGMDyIOE4sLooAZm70s5IHizPHRMXwgFeNXa4HVqO56V7sJtiSlnGsGvhlvfRJXElnIDSlzqR_xcALr6kaul5UzhOLKyNes6MstTr111/s400/lrg_7_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPxrm_8Tj8qvcqKUzm8Rg0bHcl54PnKgzFuipSlJE3bqKmfN1BAvAITeiwabiOSBT7l_y8cpOtSal8jdxiHu0kiMybgiGh80dsEfRGdapeaYjMjh64EUIyWURuA8-GDAXURrDlW2r19oh/s1600-h/lrg_8_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559085876911874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPxrm_8Tj8qvcqKUzm8Rg0bHcl54PnKgzFuipSlJE3bqKmfN1BAvAITeiwabiOSBT7l_y8cpOtSal8jdxiHu0kiMybgiGh80dsEfRGdapeaYjMjh64EUIyWURuA8-GDAXURrDlW2r19oh/s400/lrg_8_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxXRQ0WyoSKlM8GsLtMqkvwlFZNbzxuJG4_3xENhzQodsrswl4635RhluotlqdGNm2bMfiCuxQ6AjzQcGjjToAuYVdap-zqncgBKOyZa2nVbuspBR1dyufvjG3Jvc4g9zSFZFzC3VxgL9/s1600-h/lrg_9_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559023938659026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxXRQ0WyoSKlM8GsLtMqkvwlFZNbzxuJG4_3xENhzQodsrswl4635RhluotlqdGNm2bMfiCuxQ6AjzQcGjjToAuYVdap-zqncgBKOyZa2nVbuspBR1dyufvjG3Jvc4g9zSFZFzC3VxgL9/s400/lrg_9_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />all images courtesy of <a href="http://www.faulders-studio.com/">Faulders Studio</a> and a special thanks to <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/">Metropolis Magazine</a> for some additional info.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Thom Faulders:</span><br />Architect Thom Faulders, founder of Faulders Studio, creates client-based projects at a wide array of building scales, as well as hypothetical architectural proposals and speculative exhibitions that explore interfaces between space, perception, and context. The office situates the practice of architecture within a broader context of performative research and material investigations that negotiate dynamic relationships between users and environments.<br /><br />In combination with practice, Thom Faulders is an Associate Professor in Architecture at CCA/California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He has previously taught at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, as Visiting Studio Critic at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and in numerous workshops addressing issues in contemporary architecture, including the CCA 333 Program and the SCI-Arc 2+2+2 Summer Graduate Program. He has been a design jury critic at many institutions, including UCLA, Penn Design, University of Toronto, Columbia, Cranbrook, Harvard, and SCI-Arc.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.faulders-studio.com/">Visit the Faulder Studio site here.</a><br /><br />Many of the wonderful photos in this post are courtesy of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Theodor Rzad</span>, see more of his beautiful architectural photography here:<a href="http://www.digitedimagecompany.com/"> Images © DIGITED IMAGE COMPANY</a><br><br>

Dizzying Design: Deform House & Deformscape Backyard From Faulders Studio

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PaperBoy Wallpaper: New, Fun and Fresh. And For Boys.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kCHQbIBhuepyePkv8MlycOwfN0gHcwTaRBVj8fh3y6pRNbOigC8ZteQ_xzU0d71yF6yR1o31JISHLC5ONUV8ibN6dmjgksuQRMU72shTGHzv0Uvr19ya66X6C9SIiTKW2Rz0loYrARHN/s1600-h/paperboyhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366924204159992386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kCHQbIBhuepyePkv8MlycOwfN0gHcwTaRBVj8fh3y6pRNbOigC8ZteQ_xzU0d71yF6yR1o31JISHLC5ONUV8ibN6dmjgksuQRMU72shTGHzv0Uvr19ya66X6C9SIiTKW2Rz0loYrARHN/s400/paperboyhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />PaperBoy Interiors Ltd. will be launch these three wonderful wallpaper designs, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Animal Magic</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hand Made</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dya-think-e-saurus</span>, this coming September at the 'futures' section of the 100% Design Show in London. Specifically designed for boys' rooms, the patterns are fun, fresh, original and stylish and would certainly appeal to girls, adults, designers and artists as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Animal Magic:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjbUs1Wz-NGqLV4QIaUM1-sYCFz0an3XgFJMpjeqWLJlTGEuj-YH01Cs1PKxCUCVkEgrIhG8VRT7OnE0Eoof1YZP29vX4r4vTYf8xzHopOTz-Kzzu_P8bcFHZV13WDAFhCP262b6hvB1i/s1600-h/animal_magic.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366920880704658898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjbUs1Wz-NGqLV4QIaUM1-sYCFz0an3XgFJMpjeqWLJlTGEuj-YH01Cs1PKxCUCVkEgrIhG8VRT7OnE0Eoof1YZP29vX4r4vTYf8xzHopOTz-Kzzu_P8bcFHZV13WDAFhCP262b6hvB1i/s400/animal_magic.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 503px; height: 453px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSEWYGuNC7Z2WSm1Xicx0tRlV7Ia4u3MJPyDy62xgvywNvSum5bFLQuZ-W_o3stWMJdhA3RFC-xoWlQl1CrJEkjGfFkrirQMAE8JMD4geSg0n8u8ccdUT8Gc22r_zjF47IyGHcCxrXrtC/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366921690423527730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSEWYGuNC7Z2WSm1Xicx0tRlV7Ia4u3MJPyDy62xgvywNvSum5bFLQuZ-W_o3stWMJdhA3RFC-xoWlQl1CrJEkjGfFkrirQMAE8JMD4geSg0n8u8ccdUT8Gc22r_zjF47IyGHcCxrXrtC/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 564px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hand Made:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeplhDTo0Z4GXq9m5ktIi4r7OvA8LjV2iA8kfsPw3B-JweyisG9UtcUxwDO4M8kJv7hcmOW-Jfit98RipCQ5JfxVEMD0dYx3-eKrjDIgivd4GNRbhwymZSGM3s5GzpPopZ-JGYNqLmb2Z/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366922551264059106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeplhDTo0Z4GXq9m5ktIi4r7OvA8LjV2iA8kfsPw3B-JweyisG9UtcUxwDO4M8kJv7hcmOW-Jfit98RipCQ5JfxVEMD0dYx3-eKrjDIgivd4GNRbhwymZSGM3s5GzpPopZ-JGYNqLmb2Z/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKFk8aJUKhagKsuumvnxQT5-r-IXah3I9Vqc4sPRFN1R-ONkTbgrvxWp_IO7gXlGeCmG1hctbMDqu_ICuNuWAMXdW1DuQ6WO3luKSi_-NFNJBLSPEPOc8QUgpP_mnYPyUHhp5xsjTYxr6/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366922823954204770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKFk8aJUKhagKsuumvnxQT5-r-IXah3I9Vqc4sPRFN1R-ONkTbgrvxWp_IO7gXlGeCmG1hctbMDqu_ICuNuWAMXdW1DuQ6WO3luKSi_-NFNJBLSPEPOc8QUgpP_mnYPyUHhp5xsjTYxr6/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 586px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dya-think-e-saurus:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwQEnceHImzlWbzwOkjYPZxuJAyQwYM2y0lxCw8H6X0SZBHYz16gXbzT5vVMQ6UDmU10w7xsch2MNHurjYnpZgdfleHnuHcvQFx1tNKzjgtOUhYKbqq5eag1W5fwzWjj9OUFC44SEd2da/s1600-h/dyathinkasaurus.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366921028631106690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwQEnceHImzlWbzwOkjYPZxuJAyQwYM2y0lxCw8H6X0SZBHYz16gXbzT5vVMQ6UDmU10w7xsch2MNHurjYnpZgdfleHnuHcvQFx1tNKzjgtOUhYKbqq5eag1W5fwzWjj9OUFC44SEd2da/s400/dyathinkasaurus.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 430px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tdM0gcRKTByaT0qi7Y25gnpwlqm_AQS0A5JlwHRAgZSRXVQtnfNqmbE5ZAaSasRB2xkZUlXAFOzx3PHdWzAO7XRBaJFQNprMlbfm7crsWcsaOuTsQUjhr6-lHDuK9hKWaPDeR0J-qpyQ/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366921991503110850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tdM0gcRKTByaT0qi7Y25gnpwlqm_AQS0A5JlwHRAgZSRXVQtnfNqmbE5ZAaSasRB2xkZUlXAFOzx3PHdWzAO7XRBaJFQNprMlbfm7crsWcsaOuTsQUjhr6-lHDuK9hKWaPDeR0J-qpyQ/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 578px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please note, because these have not been officially launched, colors and designs may change slightly by the time they hit the market.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76ripQIiAOuf1gIMXIE26Yykpuer_AiogGpoPRT-ygZkuRMQK_N0plSpS3Dkiq76KnGj0RsxCniHAgnUNn-iXcLqYRK51xZ6BojxDTUjUWVEp6fe714UkcAY4sWTu2RM0luez0TZzTqMz/s1600-h/ExhibID_1557_Graphic1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366922989653462658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76ripQIiAOuf1gIMXIE26Yykpuer_AiogGpoPRT-ygZkuRMQK_N0plSpS3Dkiq76KnGj0RsxCniHAgnUNn-iXcLqYRK51xZ6BojxDTUjUWVEp6fe714UkcAY4sWTu2RM0luez0TZzTqMz/s400/ExhibID_1557_Graphic1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 171px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.paperboywallpaper.co.uk/">PaperBoy Wallpaper</a><br />103 Upper Brockley Road<br />London<br />SE4 1TF<br />United Kingdom<br />02071939135

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See What's Been Stirring At WOK

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1YtBJEo9UeTCqNM0-jL2bV5T-f0o6shYr-m5G19_roUe01hLOtpmlRSFq0-ruLl6AGilJnCPN0_g48A12jrO6lbfi1HoZZMUerm_ylGuBlQhijBEHNFqB4hIKs246BVd_jqtQ3or32_b/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124687378420044370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1YtBJEo9UeTCqNM0-jL2bV5T-f0o6shYr-m5G19_roUe01hLOtpmlRSFq0-ruLl6AGilJnCPN0_g48A12jrO6lbfi1HoZZMUerm_ylGuBlQhijBEHNFqB4hIKs246BVd_jqtQ3or32_b/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="http://www.wokmedia.com/?p=10" rel="bookmark" title="Click to read: "Made In China""><br /></a> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mic02.jpg" style="width: 396px; height: 264px;" /></p> <p>New versions of WOKmedia's ‘Made in China’ series of furniture.<br /></p><p>The work, featuring traditional Chinese furniture embedded with hand-carved wooden toys and finished in white lacquer, is a result of their extended stay in China as part of a collaboration with <a href="http://www.contrastsgallery.com/">Contrasts Gallery</a> of Shanghai.</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mic03.jpg" style="width: 356px; height: 533px;" /></p> <p>This series of work debuted at <a href="http://www.designmiami.com/">Design Miami</a> last December.</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mic04.jpg" style="width: 357px; height: 534px;" /></p> <p>They describe it as <i> "Seemingly innocent children toys act as a kind of space invaders emerging from a world hidden inside our childhood memories. Specifically invading antique Chinese furniture, starting to threaten their traditional past."</i></p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mic05.jpg" style="width: 396px; height: 264px;" /></p> <p>and as <i> "Revealing a surreal and terrifying landscape of derailed trains, drowning babies, crashing planes and wild dinosaurs."</i> </p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mic06.jpg" style="width: 395px; height: 591px;" /></p>The most recent additions to the above installation are the following :<br /><p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mc_sizzle.jpg" style="width: 392px; height: 261px;" /></p> <p>Limited edition series of WOKmedia's <a href="http://www.wokmedia.com/?p=10">‘Made in China’</a> collection.<br />Each piece is unique, featuring traditional Chinese furniture embedded with hand-carved wooden toys and finished in white lacquer.</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mc_grr.jpg" style="width: 393px; height: 262px;" /><br />above: ‘GRR’</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mc_bowwow.jpg" style="width: 392px; height: 261px;" /><br />above: ‘BOW-WOW’</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mc_boohoo.jpg" style="width: 395px; height: 263px;" /><br />Above: ‘BOO-HOO’</p> <p><img src="http://www.wokmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mc_clank.jpg" style="width: 393px; height: 262px;" /><br />Above: ‘CLANK’</p><p><b>Who is WOKmedia?</b><br /></p>Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner established WOKmedia in 2004.<br />They are based in London with a production studio in Shanghai.<br /><br />Wokmedia’s work is primarily concerned with the emotional dimension, an archetypal memory or a physical sensation. Often they survey a state of in between where chaos is showing structure and confusion is beginning to make sense. Where out of devastation and destruction emerges a new world. A world embedded in their childhood memories when emotions were not expected to be filtered, when make-believe was not equated with lunacy.<br /><br />Julie Mathias<br /><a href="mailto:julie@wokmedia.com"><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">julie@wokmedia.com</span></a><br /><br />Wolfgang Kaeppner<br /><a href="mailto:wok@wokmedia.com"><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">wok@wokmedia.com</span></a><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 0);"><br /><br />London</span></strong> Studio<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>WOKmedia<br />2 Leswin Place, Unit HQ<br />London N16 7NJ<br /><br /><p style="margin-top: -9px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">Shanghai</span></strong> Production<br />WOKmedia<br />Rujin Road 500 (South)<br />Shanghai</p> <!--show the category, edit link, comments--><!-- <div class="underposts"> Posted in <a href="http://www.wokmedia.com/?cat=1" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> | </div> --><!-- end of id content--><script> //alert(location.search); if(location.search=="?page_id=7"){ document.getElementById("pageA").style.display=""; }else{ document.getElementById("pageB").style.display=""; } </script> <!--index.php end--><!--include footer--><!--footer.php--> <!-- Do not delete the credits, this theme is released for free under the GNU General Public License (GPL) requiring that the credits will stay intact. 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Lucite & Stainless Steel Luxury Tub: The Rossovivo

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeUDbaWIHeyubWpcd69kqndeNCMQW6Q-IebwQQCp-nnC-VR1wPikjFoxF_R7T9eLjwxK7nxZNKrckTjrj8oOPp954DXFol_X04oN-Ar6ornAPlBSgebKWX-hVukgkJPQnGaSSMjqEbuXx/s1600-h/airtubbig.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119166213390079410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeUDbaWIHeyubWpcd69kqndeNCMQW6Q-IebwQQCp-nnC-VR1wPikjFoxF_R7T9eLjwxK7nxZNKrckTjrj8oOPp954DXFol_X04oN-Ar6ornAPlBSgebKWX-hVukgkJPQnGaSSMjqEbuXx/s400/airtubbig.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 316px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />I'm not sure if I like this tub or hate it, but admittedly it's an original design and certainly functional. I suppose if you had a modern loft or cement floors, it could be very cool and appropriate.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon1pNx02-CTBeHPYRKxEbJMhOF0yzMTkJ4GslK8uAt6c4w4wBSM4IfaZWDxU95bhRpnbU396ywPTmEs3H5UUh0z8X55UXjEl-mjKxg5m5yYEHh1hGdoCyTakye1t3E_K4QLdKdpaUaDCx/s1600-h/25_L3_rossovivo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119165886972564882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon1pNx02-CTBeHPYRKxEbJMhOF0yzMTkJ4GslK8uAt6c4w4wBSM4IfaZWDxU95bhRpnbU396ywPTmEs3H5UUh0z8X55UXjEl-mjKxg5m5yYEHh1hGdoCyTakye1t3E_K4QLdKdpaUaDCx/s400/25_L3_rossovivo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmZV5v7MwQ43kBeexz0xL4JdoDO5VPRC_PNn2FY7BCZQwjahFB6ai-dYivxwTsykKIifV0KXBx1UiqR1CRBOGvq4GnoYbRdHjn9q3Atwq1wUbPNg2pFNLIlN1-yjZieH5O9gLTlgcKBga/s1600-h/24_L2_rossovivo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119165792483284354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmZV5v7MwQ43kBeexz0xL4JdoDO5VPRC_PNn2FY7BCZQwjahFB6ai-dYivxwTsykKIifV0KXBx1UiqR1CRBOGvq4GnoYbRdHjn9q3Atwq1wUbPNg2pFNLIlN1-yjZieH5O9gLTlgcKBga/s400/24_L2_rossovivo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><br />Rossovivo is made of Lucite IceTM, a semi-transparent material that is pleasant to the touch, available in Ice Red, Ice Blue and Ice White. The unusual and exclusive frame – that makes a definite statement – is in stainless steel.14 Airpool jets, that can be activated by the remote control, provide a gentle massage to the whole body and can be mixed, if desidered with ozone.<br />The inspection panel gives immediate access to the mechanical and hydraulic components beneath the tub. Two soft headrests in Technogel complete the equipment.<br /><br />The tub is also available without hydromassage system.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2L4P_yI6OfEkcomNSjgH9ivl8-JB8CmYF9dsl4RleOs63FDCMfcD0W6oHwJ01Eq7CWB4nfuPfdtVefJ-FSrOiGRAYvMApIRRjfOFbCQBfnQSlLizBeqyPPUx2ALeZZ04YK37kBnADvkC/s1600-h/26_Z_rossovivo.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119165955692041634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2L4P_yI6OfEkcomNSjgH9ivl8-JB8CmYF9dsl4RleOs63FDCMfcD0W6oHwJ01Eq7CWB4nfuPfdtVefJ-FSrOiGRAYvMApIRRjfOFbCQBfnQSlLizBeqyPPUx2ALeZZ04YK37kBnADvkC/s400/26_Z_rossovivo.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 423px;" /></a><br /><br />1. Gentle, all-over massage with ozone<br />2. Ergonomic headrests Technogel<br />3. Remote control<br />4. Steel frames<br />5. Bathtub in Lucite™ transparent material<br /><a href="http://www.albatros-idromassaggi.it/DominoProduct.aspx?path=39,226,298,349,372,1469">Read more about it here.</a><br><br>

Lucite & Stainless Steel Luxury Tub: The Rossovivo

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CA Boom 4: West Coast Independent Design Show

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdUFjASe6lkE1wsInxt8G-qEU05RXbvplvX-9UUYdsQAHwOVVWob2PxcsKTCv3NhR7Ys2sX6qy0n4Uzvx2FG3OE6qnkXGofI7TEws2mHs8qh4GQSzCaxzBmXkifgm9Q-o8gBXF1iVLIhV/s1600-h/caboom4adJW_master.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035507533191829250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdUFjASe6lkE1wsInxt8G-qEU05RXbvplvX-9UUYdsQAHwOVVWob2PxcsKTCv3NhR7Ys2sX6qy0n4Uzvx2FG3OE6qnkXGofI7TEws2mHs8qh4GQSzCaxzBmXkifgm9Q-o8gBXF1iVLIhV/s400/caboom4adJW_master.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Exhibitor Reservations for CA Boom 4 Now Being Reviewed<br /><br />CA Boom 4: March 30 to April 1, 2007 at a new and larger location, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Airport. One hundred plus participating exhibitors will showcase what's next in how we live and how we work. Specific areas in the show include: prefab, fine furnishings, indoor/outdoor living, surfaces and finishes, and modern parenting. <br /><a href="http://www.caboomshow.com"><br /><b>2/8/07 CA Boom 4: THE WEST COAST INDEPENDENT DESIGN SHOW registration and tickets now on sale.</b></a><br /><br /><br />What else is new this year?<br />Dozens of national and international manufacturers are joining CA Boom’s core lineup of boutique design exhibitors. CA Boom 4 majors and mini-majors include Herman Miller, ducduc, Fleetwood Windows & Doors, Neo Metro and Nana Wall Systems, Inc.<br /><br />This year, our show floor is divided into distinct zones including Prefab, Fine Furnishings, Materials, Surfaces & Finishes, Modern Parenting, Giftware & Accessories, Indoor/Outdoor Living and First-Timers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k3ELQJAIQEa9CjKO17DCpV-egVyYi4LpRXM2hT6ci2iEjV-dRM0dy-iUMuL-tJp83HV5P85dDcU67Sm7lOaDLpc1Sba2vlwIAmi89hVe02PyZyTxVgNHLU71BRtFbZSV_aUq4V1crAJU/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035509470222079762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k3ELQJAIQEa9CjKO17DCpV-egVyYi4LpRXM2hT6ci2iEjV-dRM0dy-iUMuL-tJp83HV5P85dDcU67Sm7lOaDLpc1Sba2vlwIAmi89hVe02PyZyTxVgNHLU71BRtFbZSV_aUq4V1crAJU/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Special Prices on Santa Monica Hotels, Airfare & Airport Shuttles. Travel & Housing<br /><br />For the first time, Friday will be a “trade day” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., open to qualified design & building trade members.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb4xFywuruwcEvoI7zK0tZpaZeiGynCqBZFkJc17culK6klTQ82-uyIpstFDFwcqM1Inb2yV2-ncf9x1wDzk9EAsnwqzNcjTnxiwzbveZ4UwiTj9lpUDUc0bfYhl6nQCZfM_LcI-ejrNb/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035510458064557858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb4xFywuruwcEvoI7zK0tZpaZeiGynCqBZFkJc17culK6klTQ82-uyIpstFDFwcqM1Inb2yV2-ncf9x1wDzk9EAsnwqzNcjTnxiwzbveZ4UwiTj9lpUDUc0bfYhl6nQCZfM_LcI-ejrNb/s400/Picture+16.png" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAj-tqLG4YnVHPSbSMrpTQOPc7V6kUJjoVN_lnDM12iEYkbs7xqulTDzCGbNF6ShheK4L9Sb793ZzKlcmkrSabyVtt0AGjcZxuC_WOtVnja-Gs5q7wTiuueZrH1orwJXVE61nKqgw2kIj/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035511244043573042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAj-tqLG4YnVHPSbSMrpTQOPc7V6kUJjoVN_lnDM12iEYkbs7xqulTDzCGbNF6ShheK4L9Sb793ZzKlcmkrSabyVtt0AGjcZxuC_WOtVnja-Gs5q7wTiuueZrH1orwJXVE61nKqgw2kIj/s400/Picture+17.png" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />The famous CA Boom Opening Night party moves to Friday Night, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., with an open bar, DJ's and full access to the show floor ($45).<br /><br />Don't miss the debut of the “Modern Parenting” zone, spotlighting sophisticated furniture and accessories for children of design-conscious parents. Participants include Scandinavian Child, Inc., ducduc, Elevate Home and Nurseryworks.<br /><br /><br />Returning this year is the overwhelmingly successful PREFAB ZONE, the only place on the planet where prospective buyers of Modernist Prefab can actually comparison shop prefab manufacturers who are ready and able to deliver product. Participants include Living Homes, Clever Homes, Marmol Radziner Prefab, Sander Architects, kitHAUS, and Alchemy's weeHouse.<br /><br />Don't miss our Design + Architecture Tours, where architects actually give tours of 15 cutting edge projects, 5 per day ($75 per day, includes Expo Hall admission).<br /><br />Santa Monica: Friday March 30th • Venice: Saturday March 31st • Mar Vista/West LA: Sunday April 1st.<br /><br />CA Boom exhibitors are invited to participate because of their innovation, design sensibility and category leadership. Each year, we also invite a select group of noteworthy up-and-comers. Many of our exhibitors are showcasing World and North American debuts at the show.<br /><br />CA Boom 4 still has space to accommodate a few additional exhibitors who are a good fit. Interested? <a href="http://www.caboomshow.com/new/index.html">Go here.</a>

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