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Staff -- Interior Design, 9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Fox-Nahem Design

"Triumph in TriBeCa," page 274

principal:Joe Nahem.

completed projects: A McKim, Mead and White town house in New York; a Joe D'Urso oceanfront house in East Hampton, New York; his own oceanfront house in Amagansett, New York; a Richard Meier & Partners Architects house in Essex Fells, New Jersey; a Robert A.M. Stern Architects house in Palo Alto, California.

current projects: Apartments, a Lever House office, and the lobby and public spaces of a Skidmore, Owings & Merrill building, all in New York; an oceanfront house in Southampton, New York; a waterfront house in Palm Beach, Florida.

five: Consecutive New Year's Eves spent on different continents—in Los Angeles, Paris, Kenya, Rio de Janeiro, and Hong Kong.

eight: Inspirational trips to Greece.

82 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003; 212-358-1411; foxnahemdesign.com.

Andrew Franz Architect

"Balancing Act," page 290

principal:Andrew Franz.

completed projects: Apartments in New York; ground-up and renovated houses in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

current projects: A brownstone conversion for Film Forum in New York; his own house in Maine.

running: His three-year-old practice.

walking: His Jack Russell terrier, Louis, in Washington Square Park.

39 1/2 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012; 212-505-1992; andrewfranz.com.

Giovannitti

"Let There Be Light," page 298

principal:David Giovannitti.

completed projects: Moss Gallery with Asfour Guzy Architects, Centovini with Giuliano Fiorenzoli, and a Cappellini showroom, all in New York; "Romantic Modernist: The Life and Work of Norman Jaffe, Architect" at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York.

current projects: A house in Katonah, New York; a furniture show at Antik in New York.

risky: Giovannitti once served as the ringmaster in a French circus—on a day's notice.

risky business: He'd like to get a commission that scares him, for instance a house for Issey Miyake.

18 Gibson Place, Yonkers, NY 10705; 914-963-1744; davidgiovannitti.com.

Steven Harris Architects

"Walk the Line," page 248

principal:Steven Harris.

completed projects: A renovation and addition to the Professional Children's School and apartments in the Eldorado, Beresford, and San Remo, all in New York; Play bowling alley in Queens, New York; a residential compound in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

current projects: A triplex, a 16,000-square-foot town house, and a ground-up town house, all in New York; a 10,000-square-foot Marcel Breuer house in Litchfield, Connecticut; a luxury resort in Costa Rica.

honors: AIA New York Chapter Awards.

driving: Owns five vintage Porsches.

driven: Chooses cars for his clients.

50 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007; 212-587-1108; stevenharrisarchitects.com.

Lehman Smith McLeish

"Hot Property," page 240

principal: Rick Bilski.

principal: Ron Fiegenschuh.

completed projects: Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington, D.C.; Howrey in San Francisco and East Palo Alto, California; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham in New York, Boston, and Palo Alto.

current projects: Lounge Leopold in Washington; lobbies and public spaces for five buildings in Arlington, Virginia; corporate jets for General Dynamics; Samsung headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

arty: Bilski produces and edits short digital films.

woodsy: Fiegenschuh lives in Washington's Rock Creek Park.

1212 Banks Street NW, Washington, DC 20007; 202-295-4800; lsm.com.

Rogers Marvel Architects

"The Gang's All Here," page 304

principal:Robert Rogers.

principal:Jonathan Marvel.

completed projects: Higgins Hall at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Studio Museum in Harlem, a public plaza, and residences, all in New York; boutiques, in-store shops, showrooms, and offices for Kate Spade worldwide and Theory nationwide.

current projects: Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispanico and residences, all in New York; South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center in Bridgehampton, New York; a public park in Cody, Wyoming.

honors: AIA awards at city, state, and national levels; Architecture League of New York Emerging Voices award.

same deal: Both are middle sons of practicing architects.

done deal: They sealed their firm's partnership while fly-fishing on New York's Beaverkill River.

145 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-941-6718; rogersmarvel.com.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

"SOM @ WTC," page 282

partner:Stephen Apking.

completed projects: New York Stock Exchange; UBS in Stamford, Connecticut; U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, Maryland; Pritzker Hyatt headquarters in Chicago.

current projects: JP Morgan Chase in New York; offices and retail branches for City National Bank in Los Angeles; NATO headquarters in Brussels; a Regent Hotel & Resort in Kuwait.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame.

beg, borrow: His interiors group gets an edge by tapping into SOM's technical and research departments.

steal: He lured several of his top associates away from Eisenman Architects and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture.

14 Wall Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005; 212-298-9300; som.com.

Truck Product Architecture

"The Gang's All Here," page 304

principal:Jennifer Carpenter.

completed projects: Furniture for Offi and Pure Design; exhibition design for the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.

current projects: Tabletop items and accessories for Arc International; furniture for Nurseryworks; fixtures for Kate Spade boutiques and in-store shops nationwide; exhibition designs for the New York Center for Architecture and Municipal Art Society.

home: "The Lower, Lower, East, East Side."

home away from home: "Mystic, Connecticut, where my parents live and my kids like to watch the drawbridge."

145 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-274-9204; the-truck.com.

2Michaels

"Wonder Twin Powers," page 232

principal:Jayne Michaels.

principal:Joan Michaels.

completed projects: Residences and Balber Pickard Battistoni Maldonado & Van der Tuin in New York; a villa in Tuscany.

current projects: A restaurant and apartments in New York; a hacienda in San Diego.

different: They're not exactly alike in looks or tastes.

identical: They try to leave everything a little better than how they found it.

360 Central Park West, Suite 16H, New York, NY 10025; 212-662-5358; 2michaelsdesign.com.

Designers in special feature

Tadao Ando Architects and Associates ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 5-23 Toyosaki 2-Chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-0072; 81-6-6375-1148.

Gensler ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 500, New York, NY 10020; 212-492-1400; gensler.com.

S. Russell Groves ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 210 11th Avenue, Suite 502, New York, NY 10001; 212-929-5221; srussellgroves.com.

HLW ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 115 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003; 212-353-4600; hlw.com.

Nathan Egan Interiors ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 904, New York, NY 10012; 212-414-1313; nathanegan.com.

Randall A. Ridless ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 315 West 39th Street, 1504, New York, NY 10018; 212-643-8140.

Rockwell Group ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 5 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003; 212-463-0334; rockwellgroup.com.

Photographer in special feature

Paul Godwin Photography ("A Match Made in Heaven," page 258), 56 West 22nd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010; 212-691-8308; paulgodwin.com.

Designers in walk-through

Bestetti Associati ("All Together Now," page 83), 5 Piazzale Libia,

20135 Milan, Italy; 39-02-541-222-67; bestettiassociati.com.

EOA/Elmslie Osler Architect ("Out of Africa," page 102), 526 West 26th Street, 514, New York, NY 10001; 212-989-0652; eoarch.com.

Janko Rasic Architects ("Heaven Scent," page 92), 109 East 37th Street, New York, NY 10016; 212-685-9500; jankorasic.com.

TEK Architects ("All Aboard," page 112), 19 Union Square West, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003; 212-929-3699; tek-arch.com.

designers in city living

Harry Allen & Associates ("Upstairs, Downstairs," page 170), 207 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009; 212-529-7239; harryallendesign.com.

Architecture in Formation ("Nakashima's Legacy," page 164), 526 West 26th Street, Suite 422, New York, NY 10001; 212-714-1006; architecture-if.com.

Michael Johnston Design Group ("A Home for All Seasons," page 155), 25 Central Park West, 17N, New York, NY 10023; 212-974-2530; mjdg.net.

Joerg Schwartz Architect ("Food and Wine," page 190), 5 East 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010; 212-677-6882; joerg.home.mindspring.com.

Workshop/APD ("Light Hearted," page 180), 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018; 212-273-9712; workshopapd.com.

consultant in crosslines

Granet & Associates ("Super Agent Man," page 214), 1634 19th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404; 310-234-8800; granet.net.

designers in matters of design

Gluckman Mayner Architects ("The Idea Mill," page 218), 250 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-929-0100; gluckmanmayner.com.

Michielli + Wyetzner Architects ("The Idea Mill," page 218), 143 West 29th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10001; 212-594-5074; mwarch.net.

Designer in centerfold

Polshek Partnership Architects ("Their Architect," page 226), 320 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10014; 212-807-7171; polshek.com.