Giorgio Borruso Design

In spite of the popularity of open kitchens, they pose a dilemma for serious cooks. Is it better to conceal the commotion of preparing dinner or to show off for your guests? Giorgio Borruso's design for this 1,750-square-foot space takes a figurative approach to the notion of contained chaos, courtesy of the painted aluminum tubes that emerge from a central location on the sales floor and explode into three-dimensional tangles across the ceiling. Most of the tubes terminate inside the space, alongside or atop various vignettes and information kiosks. The rest snake out the front door, morphing into signage in this busy retail area.

PROJECT CaesarStone, San Leandro, California.

STANDOUT The gleam of the quartz-based products finds an echo in the plastic laminate of the 120-foot-long faceted screen dividing this warehouse building.

PROJECT Wilson Sporting Goods, Chicago.

STANDOUT Creative displays, including a tennis-ball “chandelier,” reinforce the company's brand message and keep the goods accessible for employees.

PROJECT Maharam, Atlanta.

STANDOUT A LEED Silver conversion, this former soap factory features its original sawtooth ceiling, left exposed.

See photos of all the projects in the December 2007 issue of Interior Design. Photo by Benny Chan / Fotoworks.