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Staff -- Interior Design, 10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Aero Studios

"Aero Dynamic," page 304

principal: Thomas O'Brien.

completed projects: The 60 Thompson hotel, loft residences, and Giorgio Armani's apartment, all in New York; an estate in Litchfield, Connecticut.

current projects: Apartments in New York; a pool house in Southampton, New York; a residence in Tenafly, New Jersey.

for sale: Loading the trunk of his sedan with flea-market finds for Aero.

for keeps: Collecting American Indian objects from the 1930's.

419 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-966-4700; aerostudios.com.

Christian Baquiast

"Getting in Shape," page 268

principal: Christian Baquiast.

completed projects: Legal offices in Paris, Brussels, and Munich; apartments in Paris; a rooftop sitting room for a duplex in Athens.

current projects: A town house in Paris; a duplex and a loft in the Paris suburbs.

fashion house: His parents had their own ready-to-wear label.

glass house: Both the walls and roof of his own Paris bedroom are glazed.

18 Cité Trévise, 75009 Paris, France; 33-6-07-43-41-44.

Designrealization

"Talent You Can Bank On," page 318

principal, founder: Edward Tuttle.

completed projects: Amanjena resort in Marrakech, Morocco; Amangani resort and residences in Jackson, Wyoming; Le Mélézin Hotel in Courchevel, France; Joyce boutique in Hong Kong; residences worldwide.

current projects: Amanbagh resort in Alwar, India; a hotel in Bangkok; a resort hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand; residences in Paris, Honolulu, and the Bahamas.

home: An apartment in Paris. "It's beautiful, fun, and geographically well placed."

away: Frequent trips to Milan. "It's the world's style and design center."

71 Rue des Saint-Pères, 75006 Paris, France; 33-1-42-22-65-77.

HLW

"Play by Play," page 298

managing partner: Michael White.

completed projects: Warner Music Group, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Home Video, ABC/Disney Studios, MGM, Fox Studios, and Wasserman Media Group, all in Los Angeles; Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco.

current projects: Studios for HBO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Technicolor, Original Film, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and LA Avengers, all in Los Angeles; Equinox and Spectrum fitness clubs in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California.

honors: AIA California Council Design Award; AIA Los Angeles Design Award; AIA Los Angeles Interior Architecture Award; Southern California Development Forum Prize; Los Angeles Business Council Design Awards; IIDA Calibre Awards.

work: "It was fun to have a job that was all about games."

play: MVP Baseball is White's personal favorite.

1630 Stewart Street, Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA 90404; 310-453-2800; hlw.com.

Insight West Interior Design

"Everybody, Gather Round," page 276

principal: Wayne Williamson.

completed projects: Residences in Southern California; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Key Biscayne, Florida.

current projects: Residences in Chicago and Southern California.

windy city: Williamson studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

sun belt: His backyard in Rancho Mirage, California, features a sweat lodge, a rock whirlpool, and an Airstream.

45-125 Panorama Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260; 760-568-9089.

Interactive Design Corporation

"Everybody, Gather Round," page 276

principal: Reuel Young, AIA.

completed projects: Special-needs housing, the town square, and a fountain, all in Cathedral City, California.

current projects: The Palm Desert Amphitheater and the Palm Desert Visitor Center, both in California; Rubidoux Youth Opportunity Center in Riverside, California; an office building in Temecula, California.

four: The number of years Young spent as a carpenter.

twenty-four: His years practicing architecture.

199 South Civic Drive, Suite 10, Palm Springs, CA 92262; 760-323-4990; interactivedesigncorp.com.

Intra Muros

"Black, White, and Red All Over," page 312

principal: Laurent Croissandeau.

completed projects: French duty-free shops at Roissy/Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Lyon–Saint Exupéry, and Nice airports and the Gare du Nord in Paris; a florist in Paris; an apartment in Amsterdam; a house in Uzès, France.

current projects: Daniel Cremieux boutiques in Europe, the U.S., and Asia; an office in Paris; an apartment in Saint-Tropez, France.

name dropping: Starting out at Christian Benais, working on residential projects for the likes of Donald Sutherland, Catherine Deneuve, and Isabelle Adjani.

family name: Tracing his roots as far back as 1495.

20 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France; 33-1-44-51-62-00.

Jordan Mozer & Associates

"Miles of Aisles," page 260

president: Jordan Mozer.

completed projects: A café, children's museum, and shop at Volkswagen's Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany; Surf & Turf restaurant in Japan; Canter's Delicatessen at Treasure Island in Las Vegas; the Mikado and Port House restaurants at Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi.

current projects: The East Hotel in Hamburg, Germany; a memorial at the Joy Knapp Children's Center in Chicago; a restaurant in Lakeville, Minnesota.

international communication: Learning the vocabulary for colors, materials, and numbers in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.

unintentional communication: "I've never made so many people laugh as when I tried to speak Japanese."

320 West Ohio Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60610; 312-397-1133; mozer.com.

Photographers in this issue

Xavier Béjot, ("Getting in Shape," page 268), 6 Rue de Poitou, 75003 Paris, France; 33-1-48-04-72-03; morgan.xavier@noos.fr.

Benny Chan ("Play by Play," page 298), Fotoworks, 8885 Venice Boulevard, Suite 103, Los Angeles, CA 90034; 310-842-9446.

David Glomb ("Everybody, Gather Round," page 276), 71-340 Estellita Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270; 760-340-4455.

Eric Laignel ("Russian Dressing," page 284), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Lars Pillmann Photography ("Black, White, and Red All Over," page 312), c/o patriciaparinejad@hotmail.com.

Doug Snower ("Miles of Aisles," page 260), 11 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610; 312-943-1500; dougsnower@aol.com.

Adrian Wilson ("Aero Dynamic," page 304), 990 Avenue of the Americas, 10N, New York, NY 10018; 212-729-7077; interiorphotography.net.

Designers in walk-through

Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects ("Mercedes Gets Back in Gear," page 74), 443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016; 212-679-6362.

Llewelyn-Bowen & Associates ("The Rake's Progress," page 68), 40 Stockwell Street, London SE10 8E4; 44-20-8269-2521; llb.co.uk.

MAP Architects ("Malaparte in Manhattan," page 82), 45 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003; 212-982-2020; ma.com.

Designers in bath & spa

Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Interiors ("Behind the Red Door," page 136), 515 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-888-7667.

HCA Design ("A Spa of One's Own," page 108), 191 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K1, Canada; 416-482-5216.

Shelton, Mindel & Associates ("Blackman Turns It On," page 117), 216 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011; 212-243-3939.

Sieger Design ("Cross Purposes," page 124), Schloss Harkotten, 48336 Sassenberg, Germany; 49-5426-949222.

Studio Marco Piva ("Tile for All Seasons," page 130), 9 Via Maiocchi, 20129 Milan, Italy; 39-02-29-400814.

Designer in eco report

Envision Design ("The Royal Treatment," page 217), 1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036; 202-775-9000; envisionsite.com.

Designer in centerfold

Heltzer ("Silicone Alley," page 255), 4130 North Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL 60618; 773-509-0005; heltzer.com.