Facts

Staff -- Interior Design, 3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Designers in Works

Matali Crasset Productions
"Simply Fetching," page 272
Principal: Matali Crasset.
Completed projects: An apartment in Nice, France; Lieu Commun boutique and Végétable restaurant in Paris; a bed for Domeau & Pérès; a chair for Dune; a table for Top-Mouton.
Current projects: A palazzo renovation in Padua, Italy; a farm in Pays de la Loire.
Pet-friendly: "As a child, I fed the lambs on my father's farm."
Working like a dog: "I'm always juggling 50 projects simultaneously."
26 Rue du Buisson Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France; 33-1-42-40-99-89; matalicrasset.com.
Ibos-Vitart Architectures
"Five-Alarm Firehouse," page 292
Principal: Jean-Marc Ibos.
Principal: Myrto Vitart.
Completed projects: An adolescent-treatment facility at the Hôpital Cochin in Paris; the renovation and extension of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France.
Current projects: A municipal archive in Rennes, France; a public library in Strasbourg, France; Museo dell'Audiovisivo in the Palazzo della Civilità Italiana in Rome.
Moral: "We don't do good or bad."
Modus operandi: "We just act."
4 Cité de Paradis, 75010 Paris, France; 33-1-44-83-85-80.
Patrick Jouin
"The Age of Decadence," page 278
Principal: Patrick Jouin.
Completed projects: Bar du Plaza Athénée and Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée in Paris; Spoon Byblos in Saint-Tropez, France; Mix New York; Mix Las Vegas; furniture for Cassina and Ligne Roset.
Current projects: Van Cleef & Arpels in Paris; a hotel in Saint-Tropez; furniture for Kartell.
Honors: Créateur de l'Année, Maison & Objet; Enseigne d'Or.
Miss: Jouin never dined at Le Cirque 2000—he was turned away for not wearing a jacket and tie.
Hit: His idea of a perfect meal is a candlelit picnic at Versailles.
8 Passage de la Bonne Graine, 75011 Paris, France; 33-1-55-28-89-20.
Kostow Greenwood Architects
"Top of the Class," page 284
Principal: Michael Kostow.
Completed projects: CNN broadcast center, MTV Networks, NBC DesignWorks, Barnard College media center, and Brooklyn Tabernacle, all in New York.
Current projects: Fir Tree Partners, Mad River Post, and a residential development, all in New York; World Savings Bank in Plainview, New York; Smart Design in San Francisco.
Honors: Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award.
Lessons learned: "Actually listening to clients."
Home schooling: "Improvising on my jazz guitar."
560 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; 212-334-0116; kostowgreenwood.com.
Messana O'Rorke Architects
"Heaven Can Wait," page 264
Principal: Brian Messana.
Principal: Toby O'Rorke.
Completed projects: Apartments, Arté Salon, Arrojo Studio, and Cutler beauty salons in New York; Kenzie boutiques in Seattle and Los Angeles; a house in upstate New York.
Current projects: A duplex penthouse and apartments in New York; a house in Malibu, California.
Honors: AIA Merit and Citation awards.
Together: The pair recently expanded their farmhouse in Hudson, New York.
Apart: Messana plays tennis; O'Rorke goes to the movies.
118 West 22nd Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011; 212-807-1960; messanaororke.com.
Studio Sofield
"Silk and Steel," page 256
Principal: William Sofield.
Completed projects: Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, and Boucheron boutiques worldwide; Soho Grand Hotel in New York; residences in Los Angeles.
Current projects: Gucci worldwide; residences in New York; a second furniture collection for Baker.
Honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame.
For the body: Sofield does weight training four times a week.
For the spirit: He gardens at his house in Southampton, New York.
380 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003; 212-473-1300.

Photographers in Works

Elizabeth Felicella ("Heaven Can Wait," page 264), 998 Amsterdam Avenue, 4A, New York, NY 10025; 212-662-8039; elizabethfelicella.com.
Jean-François Jaussaud ("Simply Fetching," page 272), Luxproductions, 32 Rue Lénine, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France; 33-1-41-95-87-80; luxproductions.com.
Nathan Kirkman ("Silk and Steel," page 256), 845 West Fulton Market Street, 303, Chicago, IL 60607; 630-254-1935; nathankirkman.com.
Eric Laignel ("The Age of Decadence," page 278; "Five-Alarm Firehouse," page 292), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.
Adrian Wilson ("Top of the Class," page 284), 990 Avenue of the Americas, 10N, New York, NY 10018; 212-729-7077; interiorphotography.net.

Corrections

• "Setting the Pace" (January, page 133) included an image incorrectly captioned as Synygy by Hillier Architecture. The correct photo for Synygy is now on interiordesign.net.

• In "Safari in the Sky" (January, page 230), the living room's rug is by BDDW.