Bios

HOK

"You've Got Style," page 194

interiors design director: Clay Pendergrast.

completed projects: Alschuler Grossman, Discus Dental, Fox, Helio, and McGuire-Woods, all in Los Angeles; Emulex Corporation in Costa Mesa, California; Biogen Idec in La Jolla, California.

current projects: Dreier Stein & Kahan, First Credit Bank, and an Allsteel showroom, all in L.A.; Walt Disney Company feature-animation building in Burbank, BCG Attorney Search in Pasadena, and New Century Mortgage Corporation in Irvine, all in California.

honors: AIA Los Angeles Honor Award, AIA Chicago Honor Award, IIDA Southern California Calibre Award, Solutia Doc Awards.

new: Pendergrast plans to become a CrackBerry addict early this year.

old: He's renovating his 1913 house in L.A.'s West Adams district.

9530 Jefferson Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232; 310-838-9555; hok.com.

Parallel Design

"Climb Every Mountain," page 168

principal: Ali Tayar.

completed projects: Lobbies for two Richard Meier & Partners Architects apartment buildings, a loft, and restaurants, all in New York; a house in Cape Town; furniture for ICF and Magis.

current projects: A duplex and loft in New York; a house in Austin, Texas; furniture for Erreti.

low: Tayar's mother died while he was designing the Omnia.

high: Working on the project reminded him of ski trips to Switzerland with his parents.

416 West 13th Street, Suite 316C, New York, NY 10014; 212-989-4959; alitayar.com.

Carsten Roth Architekt

"What's in a Name?" page 186

principal: Carsten Roth.

completed projects: FischerAppelt Kommunikation, Norddeutsche Vermögen, 9 Waterloohain office complex, and a church community center, all in Hamburg, Germany.

current projects: An office building and a residential building in Hamburg; Österreichische Volksbanken in Vienna.

fashion sense: Roth likes to mix things that don't normally go together, for instance a tie with his leather biker jacket.

fashion connection: His wife works for a leading German fashion design company.

10B Rentzelstrasse, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; 49-40-411-703-22; carstenroth.com.

Selgascano

"Live and Let Live," page 152

principal: José Selgas.

principal: Lucía Cano.

completed project: Palacio de Congresos de Badajoz in Spain.

current projects: Auditorio de Cartagena, Palacio de Congresos de Plasencia, and a house in Madrid, all in Spain.

fitting in: Our work reflects local values.

breaking out: We like simple elements that can be understood by any child.

27 Calle Guecho, 28023 Madrid, Spain; 34-91-307-6481; selgascano.com.

Studios Architecture

"Full Speed Ahead," page 160

managing principal: Chris Mitchell, AIA.

completed projects: Warner Bros. Animation and Bloomberg in Los Angeles.

current projects: A University of California at Santa Barbara engineering building; Microsoft Corporation technology centers in Atlanta, New York, and Irvine, California.

associate principal: Sandra Page Mitchell.

completed projects: Heller Ehrman office and Stella McCartney and Sergio Rossi boutiques, all in L.A.

current project: A Nicole Miller boutique in L.A.

on the road: The couple relish the five-minute commute from their West Hollywood bungalow.

in the car: Chris Mitchell drives a Land Rover Discovery, Sandra Page Mitchell a Mercedes-Benz C230.

370 South Doheny Drive, Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 310-385-1552; studiosarchitecture.com.

Ghislaine Viñas Interior Design

"Global Groove," page 178

principal: Ghislaine Viñas.

completed projects: Residences and Mixed Greens gallery in New York; a house in Montauk, New York.

current projects: Residences in New York and South Orange, New Jersey.

honors: AIA New York Chapter Design Award.

clothing: Viñas is usually dressed in black.

accessory: Her favorite is a sulfur-yellow ceramic-and-resin necklace that a client made for her.

67 Vestry Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-219-7678; gvinteriors.com.

Bruno Augsburger Photography ("Climb Every Mountain," page 168), 28 Zwinglistrasse, 8004 Zurich, Switzerland; 41-79-218-4348; brunoaugsburger.com.

Benny Chan ("Full Speed Ahead," page 160; "You've Got Style," page 194), Fotoworks, 5069 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016; 323-730-0100; fotoworks.cc.

Klaus Frahm ("What's in a Name?" page 186), Artur, 12 Martin-Kremmer-Strasse, 45327 Essen, Germany; 49-201-89-09-39-0; arturimages.com.

Roland Halbe ("Live and Let Live," page 152), 45 Boheimstrasse, 70199 Stuttgart, Germany; 49-711-607-4073; rolandhalbe.de.

Eric Laignel ("Global Groove," page 178), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Scott McDonald ("You've Got Style," page 194), Hedrich Blessing, 400 North Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60622, 312-491-1101; hedrichblessing.com.

Deborah Berke & Partners Architects

"On Ontario," page 208

principal: Deborah Berke.

completed projects: 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky; Irwin Union Bank in Columbus, Indiana; Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York.

current projects: A luxury condominium and a public arts pavilion in New York.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame.

childhood memory: Berke was impressed by Atlantic City's grand old hotels, especially those where tub faucets delivered salt water.

220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001; 212-229-9211; dberke.com.

Ciel Rouge Création

"Mirror Image," page 224

principal: Henri Gueydan.

principal: Fumiko Kaneko.

completed projects: A school, a church, and an insect museum in Tokyo; residences in Tokyo and Mons, France.

current projects: An ad agency in Tokyo; a cultural center and office complex in Paris.

on foot: Gueydan unwinds by running six miles, four times a week, along the Tamagawa River in Tokyo.

on horseback: Kaneko finds calm while riding in Yokohoma.

4-35-13 Okuzawa, Setagayaku, Tokyo 158-0083, Japan; 81-3-3728-5104; 22 Rue des Taillandiers, 75011 Paris, France; 33-1-43-38-99-52; cielrouge.com.

Marcel Wanders Studio

"Going for Baroque," page 228

principal: Marcel Wanders.

completed projects: Blits restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Thor restaurant and public spaces at the Hotel on Rivington in New York; furniture and products for Alessi, Bisazza, Boffi, Cappellini, and Vitra.

current projects: Mondrian South Beach residences in Miami Beach; outdoor accessories for Puma.

cuddly: A favorite gift is Philippe Starck's TeddyBearBand.

35 Jacob Catskade, 1052 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands; 31-2-422-13-39; marcelwanders.com.

Jimmy Cohrssen ("Mirror Image," page 224), 116 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, France; 33-1-43-48-87-57; jimmy.cohrssen.com.

Alberto Ferrero ("Going for Baroque," page 228), 6 Via Bertacchi, 20136 Milan, Italy; 39-3483-153153; albertoferrero.it.

Eric Laignel ("On Ontario," page 208), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Ippolito Fleitz Group ("Perfect Vision," page 60), 67B Bismarckstrasse, 70197 Stuttgart, Germany; 49-711-993392335; ifgroup.org.

Meyer Davis Studio ("Tapas on Tap," page 68), 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10012; 212-627-5574; meyerdavis.com.

Zooey Braun ("Perfect Vision," page 60), Artur, 12 Martin-Kremmer-Strasse, 45327 Essen, Germany; 49-201-89-09-39-0; arturimages.com.

Eric Laignel ("Tapas on Tap," page 68), ericlaignel@hotmail.com.

Architecture & Urbanism ("Home Grown," page S22), 6152 Plank Road, Batesville, VA 22924; 434-823-4969.

Atelier Tekuto ("A Gem of a House," page S11), 6-15-16 Honkomagome, 300, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021, Japan; 81-3-5940-2770; tekuto.com.

Core Architects ("Carriage Trade," page S5), 317 Adelaide Street West, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1P9, Canada; 416-343-0400; corearchitects.com.

Vicens + Ramos Arquitectos ("Far From the Madding Crowd," page S16), 29 Calle Barquillo, 28004 Madrid, Spain; 34-91-521-0004; vicens-ramos.com.

Swanke Hayden Connell Architects ("100 and Counting," page 144), 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-226-9696; shca.com.

• The principal of Architröpolis Corporation, featured in "Hitting the Redline" (November, page 174), is Michael Czysz. Rose Mary Garrels was a member of the project team.
• Leigh Breslau not only designed the Virginia Beach Convention Center in "Rock the Boat" (November, page S30) but also collaborated with Nada Andric on the interiors.