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Staff -- Interior Design, 6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

AMJ Design

"Bling Dynasty," page 130

principal: Anna Maria Jagdfeld.

completed projects: The Japanese embassy in Berlin; the Departmentstore Quartier 206 luxury mall in Berlin; the Kempinski Grand Hotel in Heiligendamm, Germany.

current projects: A day spa at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin; a thalassotherapy center in Heiligendamm; the Steigenberger Aparthotel in Zingst, Germany.

keeping entertained: Reading Paranoia by Joseph Finder.

keeping her perspective: Raising five children.

71 Friedrichstrasse, 10117 Berlin, Germany; 49-30-20-94-62-55; contact@amjdesign.com.

Bothe Richter Teherani Architekten BDA

"Looking Sharp," page 170

principal: Jens Bothe.

principal: Kai Richter.

creative principal: Hadi Teherani.

completed projects: The Dorint Hotel in Hamburg, Germany; Swiss Re in Munich; the airport train station in Frankfurt.

current projects: Elbschloss and Jahreszeiten Verlag offices and the Europa Passage shopping mall in Hamburg.

honors: FIABCI Prix d'Excellence; Deutscher Stahlbaupreis; NEPIX Building Award; MIPIM Award.

interchangeable: Teherani has designed door pulls, light switches, and power outlets based on the same modular elements in steel and aluminum.

changeable: The three principals plan to move their office every five years.

1 Oberbaumbrücke, 20457 Hamburg, Germany; 49-40-24842-0; brt.de.

Walter Chatham Architects

"Slimmed Down for Summer," page 162

principal: Walter Chatham, FAIA.

completed projects: Houses in Seaside, Florida; a corporate guest house in Scott, Mississippi.

current projects: The Chatham, a residential tower at the Aqua development on Allison Island in Miami Beach; ICE and ICE2, residential towers built in collaboration with Oppenheim in Miami.

honors: Rome Prize; AIA National Honor Awards.

designing women: "All the big influences on me, including Martha Stewart, have been women. I think my work is somehow more feminine—I'm not afraid to say that."

man to man: Frank Lloyd Wright was a big influence, too.

580 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10012; 212-925-2202.

Envision Design

"Putting the 'Green' in Green Door," page 156

founding principal: Kendall Wilson, AIA, IIDA.

completed projects: Greenpeace and Environmental Defense in Washington, D.C.; B&B Italia in New York.

current projects: Nusta Spa, the Society for Neuroscience, the APCO office of government affairs, and the Center for American Progress, all in Washington, D.C.; a collaboration with Herman Miller on a prototype sustainable workplace at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

honors: AIA Northern Virginia and District of Columbia Chapters Design Awards; IIDA Mid-Atlantic Chapter awards; IIDA Leadership Award.

soapbox: "Designers have an obligation to rethink everything in terms of environmental impact."

pet peeve: "The prevailing disposability mind-set."

1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036; 202-775-9000.

Pugh + Scarpa Architecture

"The Name Says It All," page 138

principal: Lawrence Scarpa, AIA.

completed projects: The Bergamot Station Arts Center, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, the Colorado Court apartments, Jersey Films, and Bedford Falls, all in Los Angeles; vice provost offices at Stanford University in California.

current projects: The City of Santa Monica visitors' center, Santa Monica College's student-activities building and bookstore, the Getty Conservation Institute viewing pavilion, and film studios for Jigsaw and Co-op, all in Los Angeles.

honors: National AIA Honor Awards; AIA California Chapter Honor Awards; a National Endowment for the Arts grant.

go, gator: Scarpa received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture at the University of Florida.

why west: "My wife, who went to graduate school at SCI-Arc."

2525 Michigan Avenue, Building F1, Santa Monica, CA 90404; 310-828-0226; pugh-scarpa.com.

Matteo Thun Partners

"Ahead of the Curve," page 146

principal: Matteo Thun.

completed projects: The Side hotel in Hamburg, Germany; the P1 Lounge & Club in Munich; Dunkin' Donuts in Berlin and Rome; Missoni in Milan; Pergola Resort in Merano, Italy; Piaggiospace worldwide retail concept; Heidi's and O' Sole Mio prefabricated housing; products for Catalano, Illy Caffé, Jacques Lemans, Rapsel, Rossi di Albizzate, and Xelibri.

current projects: A Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts boutique property in Düsseldorf, Germany; a thermal bath in Merano.

honors: Gala Spa Award; Design Industriale Forma Forum.

all things: "We design anything from a wristwatch to a hotel."

to all people: "We try to promote sustainability."

9 Via Appiani, 20121 Milan, Italy; 39-02-655691; matteothun.com.

Sarah Walker Design Studio

"The Name Says It All," page 138

principal: Sarah Walker.

completed projects: Handprint Entertainment, the Firm, and Thirsty.com, all in Los Angeles; residences in Los Angeles, New York, and East Hampton, New York.

current projects: Residences in New York, Los Angeles, and Lake Arrowhead, California.

educational preference: Hands-on experience in lieu of classroom theorizing.

professional preference: Projects with defined parameters and expectations.

5675 Holly Oak Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068; 323-462-1756.

Photographers in this issue

Mark Robert Halper ("The Name Says It All," page 138), 1543 Westerly Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90026; 888-273-2838; studiomark.com.

Ken Hayden ("Bling Dynasty," page 130), 151A Sydney Street, London SW3 6NT, U.K.; 44-20-7376-3219; kenhayden.com.

Thierry Malty ("Ahead of the Curve," page 146), 4 Rue Levert, 75020 Paris, France; c/o patriciaparinejad@hotmail.com.

Michael Moran Photography ("Putting the 'Green' in Green Door," page 156), 371 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-334-4543; michael@moranstudio.com.

Lars Pillmann Photography ("Looking Sharp," page 170), 29 Rue George Sand, 75016 Paris, France; info@pillmann.com.

Marvin Rand ("The Name Says It All," page 138), 1310 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291; 310-396-3441.

Kris Tamburello ("Slimmed Down for Summer," page 162), 917-602-4470; kristamburello@earthlink.net.

Designers in Walk-through

Mass Studies ("Living on the Edge," page 72), 683-140 Hannam 2-Dong, Fuji Building, 4th Floor, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, 140-892, South Korea; 82-2-790-6528.

Slade Architecture ("Living on the Edge," page 72), 367 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10009; 212-677-6380.

Teng & Associates ("In the Pink," page 76), 205 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601; 312-616-7379.

Photographers in Walk-through

Barbara Karant ("In the Pink," page 76), Karant + Associates, 400 North May Street, Chicago, IL 60622; 312-733-0891; karant.com.

Yong-Kwan Kim ("Living on the Edge," page 72), 98-20 Unni-Dong, Samwhan Building, 3F, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-742, South Korea; 82-2-747-2892.

Designers in Eco

Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists ("Superstar Treatment," page 103), 180 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105; 626-844-2400; mparchitects.com.

Dennis Wedlick Architect ("Conscience of the Campus," page 110), 85 Worth Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013; 212-625-9222.

Photographers in Eco

Will Faller ("Conscience of the Campus," page 110), P.O. Box 130, Saugerties, NY 12477; 845-340-1070.

Jeff Goldberg ("Conscience of the Campus," page 110), Esto, 222 Valley Place, Mamaroneck, NY 10543; 914-698-4060.

Tim Street-Porter ("Superstar Treatment," page 103), 2074 Watsonia Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90068; 323-549-0122; streetkelly@earthlink.net.

Designer in Centerfold

Parallel Design ("At the Hotel Chelsea, There's Room To Grow," page 123), 416 West 13th Street, Suite 316C, New York, NY 10014; 212-989-4959; alitayar.com.

Photographer in Centerfold

Eric Laignel ("At the Hotel Chelsea, There's Room To Grow," page 123), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Corrections

• The SmithGroup-designed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry featured in "News Desk" (April, page 39) has not yet qualified for a silver LEED certification.

• The phone number for Kova Textiles, featured in "Fabric & Wall Covering" (Market Tabloid, page 45), is 212-254-7591.

• A KitchenAid cooktop pictured in "Kitchen & Bath" (Market Tabloid, page 157) is the Architect series's Classic Commercial Style.

• In "Building Materials" (Market Tabloid, page 181), the Euro Tile image shows Ceramica di Treviso's Georiflessi, available through EX, 155 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022; 212-758-2593; exinc.org or ceramicaditreviso.it. In the same story, Brix tiles are available through AF New York, 22 West 21st Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10010; 212-243-5400; afnewyork.com or italytile.com.