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Posts Tagged ‘interior design’
The Modern American Collection in China
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Last night I was thrilled to come home from dinner at a friend’s and see a box from China. It was a stack of Kira Krumm’s new book, featuring world class designers, their projects and ten coloful pages of our designs. The book is written in Chinese and English and will sell all over the world. So exciting!
Tags: China, interior design, Kira Krumm, Modern Interior Design The American Collection
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Cherokee Studios Rock N Platinum Showcase
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Alcie Cooper Lyrics
- Platinum records for the Platinum loft
Thursday night, across the street from Genghis Cohen and behind a secretive, black curtain Rethink Development unveiled the rock n’ roll lofts at the Cherokee Recording Studios LEED Platinum Lofts Showcase benefitting Habitat for Humanity. We (Lori Dennis and Brook Casey of the Dennis Design Group) were in charge of the Alice Cooper pad and took our assignment very seriously, literally dressing the part.
Dennis Design Group gettin' down in bed?
Our shock rock loft never could have been possible without the generous donations of our many vendors and time from our interns, Sara, Rob and Natasha. Plus it’s not really a party if Tony of Francois and Roy from the SoCal Contractor aren’t in tow. In the bedroom Heritage Draperies fabricated and installed our padded, chained window treatment and Mike Ragan of Rags put together this amazing patchwork, padded wall with fabric from Jason Asch of Diamond Foam. The stars were out in LA on Thursday night and two showed up at our event: Jodie Sweetin , who we all know and love as the old Stephanie Tanner from Full House and Calico Cooper, Alice’s daughter and former co-star of his stage show.
Calico Cooper representin' for Papa
Lori and Brook Nailing
Still nailing...
and finally it was done.
I was afraid Brook was going to hang himself. But he stuck it out and we even finished the lyrics on the bathroom wall so Tony from Francois could learn them and sing along.
Don't do it Brook!!
When the doors opened at 7PM we all took a shot of Skull Vodka and welcomed our guests to Alice’s Lair. Francois provided the Gothic mantel in the living room, serving as the perfect backdrop to the snake skin bench from Bausman and Co. and upholstered chairs from Cisco Brothers. All the kitchy 60s, 70s and 80s accessories from Retropia and the original props from Alice Cooper’s show gave our loft an authenticity rarely seen in staged showcase homes. Big Red Sun even landscaped our balcony in a true, desert decor representative of the golf courses in Phoenix that Alice so dearly loves.
Alice's Lair
You'll never guess what these balls are for!
Cooper Gang in the Loft
Green bondage-stay in and save gas!
Tags: Alice Cooper, Bausman and Co., Big Red Sun, Calico Cooper, Cherokee Recording Studios LEED Platinum Lofts, Cisco Brothers, Dennis Design Group, Diamond Fabric, eco-friendly, energy saving, Francois and Co., Green Events, green materials, Green Retailers, green roofs, Habitat For Humanity, interior design, Jason Asch, Jodie Sweetin, LEED, LEED Platinum, Lori Dennis, Mike Ragan Rags, Pleasure Chest, Retropia, SoCal Contractor
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Fall Market at the Pacific Design Center
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Badly needing a break from the book writing, I headed over to the festivities at the PDC for some inspiration. I’m currently on the “Living Rooms” Chapter which focuses on maximizing use of space, especially precious outdoor square footage. Luxe Magazine‘s gorgeous, garden party in the lower level lobby featuring stunning vignettes from all our favorite outdoor vendors couldn’t have come at a better time. The wine was delicious and the steel drum band was a breath of fresh air conditioned air from the 102 degree fall weather outside. Michael Wollaeger, the new Luxe Editor at Large, never disappoints.
Christian Liaigre at Holly Hunt
Richard Frinier at Century
Corbin Bronze at Sutherland
Janus Et Cie
Chinoserie at Robert Allen
Richard Schultz at Summit
In a town where we are literally running out of water, it was great to see Synlawnand Astro Chic make a green statement. I’ve noticed about five of these synthetic lawns on my nightly strolls, along with a lot of gravel and succulents. I’d like to say it’s concern for the environment, but it looks like the water bills finally converted a few folks to the sustainable side.
Synlawn at Fall Market
Astro Chic Pillows, Ottoman and Lawn
The first floor gave us a sneak peak of what was to come on the second floor open house. I especially loved these three sculptures made of everything green including cleaners of the kitchen sink.
Cleaning Up at Fall Market
Worm Hole by Lynn Aldrich
A More Combustible Smoke by Greg MacLaughlin
Broken Sofa by Jeremy Everett
DJs were spinning and one piece was more interesting than the next throughout the second floor galleries.
Green Wall at Pucci
Love this Chandelier
How much is that Horsey in the window?-Twentieth
So sad……. mine is even better.
Art by a USC Graduate?
By this time the world’s most stylish builder, Mr. So Cal Contractor, and Junior Designer Elle started getting a little sleepy……
but woke up for a bit more fun in the best installation of the night. Little Miss Elle obviously shares her Designer Mommy’s love for graffiti art!
Bravo to the PDC for another Fall Market success. Take that recession!
Tags: Art Exhibit, Astro Chic, Century Furniture, Christian Liaigre, Dennis Design Group, eco-friendly, Green Decoration, Green Events, green materials, Green Retailers, Holly Hunt, interior design, Janus Et Cie, Luxe Magazine, Pacific Design Center, Robert Allen, So Cal Contractor, Synlawn
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Valcucine's Sexy Glass Kitchen
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Form Magazine and Valcucine invited the who’s who of interior design to their LA showroom this week to unveil the world’s first 100%recyclable kitchen cabinet system, Invitrum. Of course the Dennis Design Group and Jr. Designer, Baby Elle, were in attendance. As always, we were surrounded by glamour: the cabinets, the people, the food, the fashion displays. I’d have to say it was one of the better events this year. Go showroom manager Reba!
More about the cabinets- not only do they exude the sexy, sleek styling, which could only be Italian, but the contents are totally lacking in emissions. The Invitrum by Valcucine features recycled aluminum, sustainable wood, water based finishes, mechanical joints (so no glue is needed) and practically scratch proof, tempered glass. The cabinet fronts are half the thickness of normal systems which reduces the weight by 50% and extends the life of hinges, joints and the overall kitchen. When the time comes to recycle the components, they are labeled for an easy dismantle.
Tags: eco-friendly, Form Magazine, Green Events, Green Retailers, interior design, Invitrum, kitchen, kitchen cabinets, valcucine
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Million Trees LA
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I was excited to read about LA’s latest landscaping partnership. LADWP (LA Department of Water and Power) and Million Trees LA are teaming up this month in an effort to get more water-wise trees into our Angeleno soil. Million Trees LA will donate up to 7 free trees (delivered right to your door) to residents willing to plant the trees themselves. A free online tutorial is available, and it takes less than 30 minutes to learn how.
There are 30 varieties of LA climate-friendly plants and trees to choose from, take your pick. This includes the beautiful Pink Trumpet tree, seen above. The trees, planted thoughtfully, will shade a home and result in lower energy and cooling bills and less use of water. Don’t forget the joy of watching the beauties leaves change colors this fall. Not sure yet? Here are some cool facts about just how much you can benefit by planting:
-AC use and associated costs reduced up to 20%
-Shade outside AC units, helping them to operate 10-15% more efficiently
-Create barriers to the wind to keep winter heating costs down
-Act as a sponge by removing the carbon from CO2 (a greenhouse gas)
-Providing shade to the lawn, whichin turn will require less watering
-Increase property values by 5-20% (compared to non-landscaped homes)
-Add color and character to our community (not to mention the free fruit if you choose a species of fruit tree!)
Though our city is already very abundant with foliage, it never hurts to plant more, especially if it will selfishly lower a personal bill and make the façade more attractive. This sounds like a fun Sunday afternoon project to me! Shovel not included.
http://www.milliontreesla.org
http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp009614.pdf
Tags: eco-friendly, energy saving, free trees, green, interior design, ladwp, landscaping, million trees LA, tree planting, trees
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Architectural Digest's Westweek 08 at the PDC ASID Green Building Panel
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Last week I moderated a green building panel at West week. We discussed strategies for using green materials and building processes. The audience was comprised mostly of interior designers, so I decided to keep it light and show some pretty pictures of recent green projects and devulge information about where to find the green materials. Sarah Rich, an editor from Dwell shared some of the projects being featured in Dwell’s Off the Grid section. Kris Kimble revealed his plans for edu-retailer Greenhive, 40,000 square foot green market places built around a green library. Greg Loosvelt from Earth Pledge shed light on the methods and benefits of green roofs. I’m a big fan of green roofs. In addition to preventing some of the nasty runoff into oceans, lakes and rivers, they help heat and cool the interiors of buildings. They’re also some of the most peaceful and private places you can be. While we’re all so busy thinking about the health of the planet in regards to being green, Mary Cordaro reminded us of something equally important, our individual health. That’s when it hit me. This is how I deal with objections to cost when trying to make clients understand about why to go green. Most of my clients have no problem throwing down $150 for a 3 ounce bottle of face cream but they look at me funny when I tell them to finish the walls with Earth Plaster for an extra $2.00 per square foot. (Love the Earth Plaster! Looks beautiful and absorbs and releases moisture as needed.) Using less toxic materials which don’t offgass poisonous chemicals might be good for more than just the face- your entire epidermis will thank you. Check out Mary Cordaro’s website www.h3environmental.com for more scientific information. The panel was packed, standing room only, and I think most people walked away thinking, “this makes sense and it’s easier to do than I thought.” That was my big goal for the day, that and having a great time at Westweek- mission accomplished!
Tags: Architectural Digest, ASID, Dwell Magazine, Earth Pledge, Green Building, green roofs, H3 Environmental, interior design
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