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Cross Weave, Sleek Rib, Flat Weave, Exaggerated Weave, Structure Weave
This manufacturer’s in-house designers toured the fashion houses of Paris and New York and came back with a study in contrasts: smooth versus textured. Witness Cross Weave, Sleek Rib, Flat Weave, Exaggerated Weave, and Structure Weave, each offerered in a selection of shimmering grays.

Spanish ceramics giant Lladró teamed with this plumbing manufacturer on Nautilus, a single-lever basin mixer in polished chrome that rises more than 9 inches above the deck. The knob takes its imagery from the Mediterranean Sea, using a traditionally cast porcelain component in glossy white or matte black.

Condor Kinetic specialises in the development of single and multi tasking, high efficiency, low energy consumption, lighting systems for residential and institutional buildings including nursing care facilities and retirement homes.

The multi tasking options make it possible to have minimal ceiling penetrations especially where quality of light and comfort of living combined with aesthetics is deemed essential.

Combination sun and light designs can be used throughout the home, from bedrooms to bathrooms and kitchens in both residential and institutional buildings.
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Ceramic Tiles of Italy is seeking projects showcasing Italian ceramic tile for its 15th annual Design Competition. Entries for the competition, open to North American interior designers and architects, are due January 11.

Submissions may be domestic and international new construction and renovation projects in three categories: Residential, commercial, and institutional. Projects must be completed between January 2003 and January 2008. Read More…

Backtrack to some 25 years ago, and chances are, furniture was made by a Mang Ambo, a furniture maker from Baliuag who specialized in carabao bone inlay. People did not just take a trip to the mall and come home with ready-made pieces right off the shelf for their ancestral homes. Mang Ambo would actually come over, and bring a set of chairs in unfinished stages to have them approved, before actually proceeding to complete the project. Or the customer would drop by the shop to check on the chairs.
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