Bios

Staff -- Interior Design, 10/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Steve E. Blatz, Architect

"It's All in the Balance," page 290

principal: Steve E. Blatz.

completed projects: A loft apartment, the Oscar de la Renta flagship, and the Amsale bridal salon, all in New York; a residence in Hartland, Vermont; a DKNY store in Moscow; 40 Stila Cosmetics stores worldwide.

current projects: Lab Series for Men skin-care store concept; loft apartments in New York.

honors: Interior Design Future Furniture award.

for the mind: Before receiving his bachelor's in architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Blatz studied Italian language, art, and history at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.

for the skin: He spent most of 1993 in Warsaw as a retail-design consultant for Estée Lauder.

1 Union Square West, 506, New York, NY 10003; 212-647-1399; blatzarc.com.

Buttazzoni & Associés

"House Music," page 256

principal: Laurent Buttazzoni.

completed projects: Stores for Maria Luisa in Paris and Hong Kong; a Yohji Yamamoto showroom and a Manolo Blahnik boutique in Paris; an apartment for former French Vogue art director Donald Schneider; houses in France's Auvergne region and Lamu, Kenya.

current projects: A restaurant for the Costes brothers in Paris; a watch store in Moscow.

dining: As often as possible at Anahi in Paris.

dancing: Always at Le Baron.

83 Avenue Kléber, 75016 Paris, France; 33-1-40-09-98-49.

DMJM Rottet

"Financial Statement/Fashion Statement," page 284

principal: Lauren Rottet, FAIA.

completed projects: Bernhardt showrooms in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York; Bank of China in Shanghai; the Toyota Center in Houston; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.

current projects: GE Commercial Finance in Danbury, Connecticut; Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles; Haynes and Boone in Houston; the General Services Administration building renovation in Washington D.C.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame; AIA Honor and Merit awards; NeoCon Gold Medal Award; Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award; Solutia Doc awards.

beginnings: Rottet spent the first year of her career at Fisher Friedman, then the next 11 at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

senior associate: Kelie Mayfield.

completed projects: Vanco Energy Company, Wolf Family Management Co., and the Toyota Center, all in Houston; Harwood International in Dallas.

current projects: Ki Center Spa and Lime Rock Partners office in Houston; Capital Group Companies and Mid First Bank in Phoenix.

honors: Solutia Doc Award; AIA Houston Honor Award for Interiors.

beginnings: Mayfield received her master's of architecture degree from the University of Houston, where she went on to teach architectural design and drawing.

808 Travis Street, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77002; 713-221-1830; dmjmrottet.com.

Kerry Hill Architects

"Splendors of Sri Lanka," page 264

principal: Kerry Hill.

completed projects: The Serai resort in Bali; the Datai hotel in Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia; the Singapore Cricket Association pavilion; the Ogilvie House in Sunshine Beach, Australia.

current projects: An Amanresorts hotel in New Delhi; the University of New South Wales Asia campus in Singapore.

honors: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture; the Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award; the Robin Dods Award for Residential Architecture from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

home sweet home: Leaving his native Australia to settle in Singapore 30 years ago.

home away from home: "As hospitality designers, we can't tell you what homey means. It's for you to decide."

29 Cantonment Road, Singapore 089746; 65-6323-5400; architects@kerryhillarchitects.com.

SH Arc

"Imagination Takes Flight," page 240

principal: Scott Hughes, AIA.

managing partner: John Umbanhowar.

completed projects: Residences in southeastern Florida; a house and a Monique Lhuillier boutique in Los Angeles.

current projects: Residences in Florida, Virginia, and California; a residential loft in Los Angeles; Saint Michael's Independent School in Hobe Sound, Florida; David Adamson Gallery in Washington, D.C.

alumnus: After 13 years practicing architecture, Hughes went on sabbatical to obtain his master's from SCI-Arc in 1995.

alumni connection: Umbanhowar received his master's in architecture from SCI-Arc in 1998.

1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209; 800-707-5848; sharc.com.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

"Wood Working," page 248

partner: Stephen Apking.

previously seen in: September 2005.

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

Photographers in this issue

Dan Bibb ("It's All in the Balance," page 290), 155 Ridge Street,

6J, New York, NY 10002; 917-940-2519; dbibb@verizon.net.

Monica Castiglioni ("In a New Light," page 274), 33 Via Fara, 20124 Milan, Italy; 39-02-670-0203.

Benny Chan ("Financial Statement/Fashion Statement," page 284), Fotoworks, 8885 Venice Boulevard, Suite 103, Los Angeles, CA 90034; 310-842-9446; fotoworks.cc.

Jimmy Cohrssen ("Wood Working," page 248), 116 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, France; 33-1-43-48-87-57; jimmycohrssen.com.

Ken Hayden Photography ("Imagination Takes Flight," page 240; "Splendors of Sri Lanka," page 264), 1330 West Avenue, 1914, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 305-781-9364; kenhayden.com.

Jean-François Jaussaud ("House Music," page 256), Luxproductions, 118 Boulevard de Verdun, 94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois, France; 33-1-41-95-87-80; luxproductions.com.

Adrian Wilson ("It's All in the Balance," page 290), 990 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018; 212-729-7077; interiorphotography.net.

Designers in Walk-Through

Rania Alomar Architect ("Green Gets Down," page 84), 7523 Norton Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90046; 323-821-0440; raniaalomar.com.

Lundberg Design ("Watch Wallet, Save Planet," page 77), 2620 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107; 415-695-0110; lundbergdesign.com.

OTJ Architects ("A Light Touch," page 94), 1232 31st Street NW, Washington, DC 20007; 202-939-0300; otj.com.

Smith Carter Architects and Engineers ("Pioneer Spirit," page 88), 1600 Buffalo Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6B8, Canada; 204-477-1260; smithcarter.com.

Photographers in Walk-Through

Judy Davis ("A Light Touch," page 94), Hoachlander Davis Photography, 5185 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 108, Washington, DC 20016; 202-364-9306; hdphoto.com.

Art Gray ("Green Gets Down," page 84), 171 Pier Avenue, 272, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-450-2806.

Adrián Gregorutti ("Watch Wallet, Save Planet," page 77), 1120Rutherford Road, Rutherford, CA 94573; 707-968-9090; gregophoto.com.

Gerry Kopelow ("Pioneer Spirit," page 88), 18 Einarson Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0L1, Canada; 204-772-3696.

Michelle Litvin ("Waste Not," page 71), 1827 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60608; 312-933-9113; michellelitvin.com.

Designers in Bath & Spa

Nicholas.Budd.Dutton ("The Bath Files," page 164), 7958 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323-653-0226; nbdarchitects.com.

PAL Design Consultants ("Hong Kong Surprise," page 156), Neich Tower, 23A, 128 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China; 852-2877-1233; paldesign.cn.

Photographers in Bath & Spa

Art Gray ("The Bath Files," page 164), 171 Pier Avenue, 272, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-450-2806.

Eric Laignel ("Empire of the Tile," page 149), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Steve Mok ("Hong Kong Surprise," page 156), 13426 Barlin Avenue, Cowney, CA 90242; 562-633-6102; moks812@yahoo.com.

Designer in Centerfold

Graft ("Take Me to Your Leader," page 236), 3200 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065; 323-441-9610; graftlab.com.

Photographer in Centerfold

Ricky Ridecós ("Take Me to Your Leader," page 236), 1555 North Kenmore Avenue, 3, Los Angeles, CA 90027; 213-999-0940; rickyridecos.com.

Corrections

• The top image on the October page of "Update" (August, page 28) is from "Sam Gilliam: A Retrospective" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

• In "Show Daily 4" (August, page 85), contact information for Sicis should have been printed as 1 Penn Plaza, Suite 3515, New York, NY 10038; 646-277-8501; sicis.com. The phone number for Fendi Casa is 305-438-1660. And a caption for NeoCon Snaps misspelled the name of Groupe Lacasse.

• In "Art and Commerce" (August, page 134), Juan Carlos Macias's experiments led to a line called Beadazzled in Relief.

• Adrian Wilson photographed "Driver's Ed" (September, page 208).

• In "Best in Show" (September, page 220), the oils on canvas in the dining and media rooms are by Jeff Muhs.