A departure from the mod-meets-baroque dining room, Turin’s breakfast area is far more sedate. She and her daughter, Helena, have a chat at a Progetto 1 table by Monica Armani for B&B Italia surrounded by four Lia chairs by Roberto Barbieri for Zanotta. The painting behind Helena is by Ricci Albenda.
A duet of orange leather table lamps from Armani/Casa add a dash of orange that is echoed throughout the living room.
The Waterloo International Terminal, 1993, in London. Image courtesy Jo Reid/John Peck.
Kellogg spent five years working on the house, and the structure was completed in 1993.
Have your children help you go through their book collections and pick out what books they haven't read yet. If you are able to safely leave your home, you can coordinate curbside dropoff book exchanges with friends.
Despite their fidelity to the original structure, the residents made small changes, notably in the kitchen: The wood-veneered island was moved to create more circulation space behind it and finished in white lacquer and stainless steel. Wood cabinetry above the island was exchanged for a steel ventilation unit.
The renovation restored the built-in brick planter and exchanged the carpeting for sleek white terrazzo floors.
Sliding glass doors spanning 15 feet create a generous exchange between the main interior and rear yard.
All spaces have Boffi Air ceiling fans. In the winter, heating is provided by hydronic radiators, which are fed from a solar hot water system and a heat exchanger.
In the suburb on the mountain’s lower slopes, Michael O’Sullivan and his sons Seamus and Finbar exchange motorcycle tips outside the compact, innovative home O’Sullivan designed.
Master bathroom.
Vanity crafted from luxurious Blue Roma quartzite.
Faucet by Armani Roca.
LIVING ROOM - Oversized Polifrom armchairs.
DINING ROOM - Armani Casa table; Minotti chairs.
LIVING ROOM - Oversized Polifrom armchairs.
DINING ROOM - Armani Casa table; Minotti chairs.
The entrance to the home was painted in a uniform, dark blue-gray to visually unify the different elements and make it more contemporary. The existing latticed timber awning was exchanged for a more minimal, robust awning that provides shade and shelter from the rain, and the light fitting above the door was replaced.
A photo of Verner Panton from 1993
When Rob and Mary Lubera started pulling threads to uncover the origins of their new home—the lone midcentury house amid rows of Tudor Revivals in suburban Detroit—not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they would find. Theirs is the last surviving residence by Alexander Girard (1907–1993), a modernist visionary who made his name in textiles but tried his hand at virtually everything, architecture included. The shoji-like laminate screens, seen in the entryway, are characteristic of his Japanese-influenced work.
An aerial view of Washington, DC, circa 1993.
Products from Rudy’s Barbershop, which started in Seattle in 1993, are available in the shower.
Material composition is another asset of the design, while its robust involvement communicates the design language. The lustrous bronze Armani flooring amidst the variant palette of furniture builds a distinct character of living room.
1993
Stefano Giovannoni designs Merdolino toilet brush for Alessi.
Passive solar air exchanger
Orgone Stretch and Lounge, 1993. Photo by Fabrice Gousset/Courtesy of Galerie Kreo.