Bios

Staff -- Interior Design, 7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Laura Bohn Design Associates

"All in the Family," page 186

principal: Laura Bohn.

completed projects: A loft in a converted bank in New York; a carriage house conversion in Brooklyn, New York; a house at the Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, New York; a farmhouse in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; a house in Westport, Connecticut.

current projects: An apartment in New York. Houses in Fishers Island, New York; Montclair, New Jersey; and Madison, Connecticut.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame.

new home: Bohn has moved eight times since marrying builder Richard Fiore in 1983.

at home: On weekends in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she spends time gardening, power-washing, sewing, cooking, and puppy training.

30 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10010; 212-645-3636; lbda.com.

D'Aquino Monaco

"Style Therapy," page 204

principal: Carl D'Aquino.

principal: Francine Monaco.

completed projects: La Prairie office, Richard York Gallery, Rehs Gallery, and Matrix and Saba Press photography studios, all in New York; apartments in New York and London.

current projects: Beach houses in Mantoloking, New Jersey, and Southampton, New York.

student: D'Aquino received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the City University of New York.

teacher: Monaco is an interior design professor at Pratt Institute in New York.

214 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001; 212-929-9787; daquinomonaco.com.

Denniston International Architects & Planners

"Aman State of Mind," page 228

principal: Jean-Michel Gathy.

completed projects: Amanwana on Moyo Island, Indonesia; Aman-i-Khás in Rajasthan, India; Hotel Bora Bora in French Polynesia; Fuchun Resort in Hangzhou, China; Nine Bridges Golf Resort in Cheju, South Korea; One & Only Reethi Rah resort in the Maldives; Setai hotel in Miami Beach.

current projects: Setai New York; a hotel and apartment tower with Foster & Partners in New York; Yamu hotel, spa, and residences in Phuket, Thailand; a resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

honors: Builders Association of South Florida Gold and Platinum awards; Depa Middle East Hotel Awards.

on the move: Gathy was born in Belgium, lived in Hong Kong for a decade, and married in Venice.

on vacation: He prefers African safari to Caribbean beach.

10 Jalan P. Ramlee, 26th Floor, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 603-2031-3418; denniston.com.my.

Guillermo Gomez Architect

"The Inside Story," page 236

principal: Guillermo Gomez.

principal: Valeria Pollak.

completed projects: Tsunami restaurant and Resort nightclub in West Palm Beach, Florida.

current projects: Two duplex penthouses in New York; a farmhouse in Bridgehampton, New York.

small world: His roots are Italian-Spanish, while hers are Italian-Austrian. But both were born in Argentina.

wide world: The two are collaborating on their own new vacation home in Uruguay.

45 East 20th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003; 212-529-4562; ggarchitect.com.

David Hu Architect

"Author, Author," page 212

principal: David Hu.

completed projects: Maison des Muses exhibition and performance hall, My Humble House restaurant, and an apartment, all in Taipei, Taiwan; Wild Lily Tea Room and apartments in New York.

current projects: A house for artist Xu Bing in Brooklyn, New York; a 10,000-square-foot beach house in Sea Girt, New Jersey; a house in Shanghai.

past: As a child growing up in Taipei, Hu was influenced by his architect father.

present: When he returns to Taipei for work, he always dines with friends at his favorite restaurants.

148 Madison Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10016; 212-629-4180; davidhuarchitect.com.

Studio Pali Fekete Architects

"Mixed Use, Mixed Media," page 196

founding principal: Zoltan Pali, FAIA.

principal: Judit Méda Fekete.

completed projects: The Getty Villa, Wildwood School, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, and residences, all in Los Angeles; Virgin Megastore in Orlando, Florida.

current projects: James hotel, condominiums, and residences, all in Los Angeles.

honors: National AIA Honor Award; AIA California Council awards; AIA/LA award; Westside Prize; Architectural League of New York Emerging Voices award.

his: Pali has a preference for contemporary sculpture.

hers: Fekete was trained in her native Hungary as a sculptor and painter as well as an architect.

8609 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232; 310-558-0902; spfa.com.

Zeff Design

" 'S' Marks the Spot," page 220

principal: Mark Zeff.

previously seen in: April 2006.

515 West 20th Street, Suite 4W, New York, NY 10011; 212-580-7090; zeffdesign.com.

Photographers in this issue

Ken Hayden Photography ("Aman State of Mind," page 228), 1330 West Avenue, 1914, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 305-781-9364; kenhayden.com.

Eric Laignel ("All in the Family," page 186; "Style Therapy," page 204; "Author, Author," page 212; " 'S' Marks the Spot," page 220; "The Inside Story," page 236), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

John Edward Linden Photography ("Mixed Use, Mixed Media," page 196), 4207 Michelangelo Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91364; 818-888-8544; johnlindenphotographs.com.

Designers in walk-through

Davis Brody Bond ("Engineered to Perfection," page 70), 315 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-633-4700; davisbrody.com.

WHAT_Architecture ("Let the Games Begin," page 65), 5 Ravenscroft Street, London E2 7SH, U.K.; 44-20-7739-7373; whatarchitecture.com.

Photographers in walk-through

Ignacio Acosta ("Let the Games Begin," page 65), Enterprise House, 2D, Tudor Grove, London E9 7QL, U.K.; 44-7726-716129; ignacioacosta.com.

Neil Alexander Photography ("Engineered to Perfection," page 70), P.O. Box 597, Marion, MA 02738; 504-813-9460; neilphoto.com.

David Cowlard ("Let the Games Begin," page 65), Urban Exposure, 4 Pear Tree Court, London EC1R 0DS, U.K.; 44-20-7689-9198; urbanexposure.co.uk.

Designer in crosslines

Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture ("Nature and Nurture," page 178), Rizk Plaza, Broumana, Lebanon; 961-4-862444; vladimirdjurovic.com.

Designer in centerfold

Boggs & Partners Architects ("A Matter of Faith," page 82), 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 406, Annapolis, MD 21403; 410-268-3797; boggspartners.com.

Photographer in centerfold

Alan Karchmer ("A Matter of Faith," page 82), 3400 Patterson Street NW, Washington, DC 20015; 202-244-7511; alankarchmer.com.

Correction

Sicis manufactured the glass mosaic tile sourced in "A Natural Beauty" (June, page 176).