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Interior Designers Dupoux Design

We knew we wanted to feature an interior designer for an upcoming Featured Designer post, so we began searching the web for candidates, when we came across Dupoux Design. Immediately, we knew two things. The first, was that this design firm would definitely be included in a spotlight. The second thing we knew, was that we had to feature them posthaste. After one look through their breathtaking portfolio, there would be no hesitation. Oh, no. Our spotlight would undoubtedly shine on Dupoux Design (the rhyme was completely unintended, but what can I say, their work inspires poetry.). One of the draws that brought us to the FUEL Brand team was their understanding of the importance of a passion for what you do. We felt the same draw to the work we saw from the team of experts over at Dupoux. Their passion exudes from their designs effortlessly.

To simply label them as an interior design firm, would be to only tell a mere fraction of the tale. For their expertise lies across a broad range of design, from interior to architectural, and from furniture design to branding. They really are the total package, but here today, we are only focusing on the interiors they have designed. Enjoy…

Buddha Bar

Nylo Hotels

Pacifica Restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental

Sultan Lounge at the Mandarin Oriental

Nialia

Home Furnishing Styles

Art Deco of Home Furnishing Styles

Contemporary Home Furnishing Styles

French Country Home Furnishing Styles

Moroccan of Home Furnishing Styles

architectural cad "gallery interior"

Meet Mimosa, Pantone’s 2009 color of the year.

This year, the design industry’s authority on professional color selected number 14-0848, a warm yellow, as their annual hue, symbolizing optimism in an evolving global market. To promote the year’s new shade, Pantone has collaborated with clothing manufacturer Gap to produce a limited edition series of men’s and women’s t-shirts in varying Pantone shades.



"We are thrilled to be working with Gap to bring Pantone Colors to life in such an accessible way," said Lisa Herbert, executive vice president of Pantone's fashion, home and consumer division. "We recently selected Mimosa as the 2009 color of the year because yellow, more than any other color, best expresses hope and reassurance. During this time of economic uncertainty and change, we are excited to bring optimism and joy to consumers by offering products in this imaginative color at the Gap & Pantone T-Shop."



The color-filled T-Shop, which launched on January 9, is located in Gap’s 5th Avenue flagship store in Midtown Manhattan. The temporary store features clothing for purchase representing a full palette of true Pantone colors as part of the retailer’s spring collection. The shop also carries Pantone Universe products, including accessories, books, and office supplies.

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Meet Mimosa, Pantone’s 2009 color of the year.

This year, the design industry’s authority on professional color selected number 14-0848, a warm yellow, as their annual hue, symbolizing optimism in an evolving global market. To promote the year’s new shade, Pantone has collaborated with clothing manufacturer Gap to produce a limited edition series of men’s and women’s t-shirts in varying Pantone shades.



"We are thrilled to be working with Gap to bring Pantone Colors to life in such an accessible way," said Lisa Herbert, executive vice president of Pantone's fashion, home and consumer division. "We recently selected Mimosa as the 2009 color of the year because yellow, more than any other color, best expresses hope and reassurance. During this time of economic uncertainty and change, we are excited to bring optimism and joy to consumers by offering products in this imaginative color at the Gap & Pantone T-Shop."



The color-filled T-Shop, which launched on January 9, is located in Gap’s 5th Avenue flagship store in Midtown Manhattan. The temporary store features clothing for purchase representing a full palette of true Pantone colors as part of the retailer’s spring collection. The shop also carries Pantone Universe products, including accessories, books, and office supplies.

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PureEnergy Soultions WildCharge grommet; courtesy of PureEnergy Solutions

The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas and the tech world is buzzing with news of ground-breaking gadgets and gizmos. This year, the show has also caught the attention of designers and manufacturers across the country as two of the biggest names in contract interiors launch innovative new products.

From laptops to netbooks to smartphones and PDAs to MP3 players, there is no turning back on the global shift from wired to wireless. And even with the most advanced lithium-ion battery technology on the market today, industry professionals have multiple charging needs on a daily basis. To combat the excess of intertwined wires and multiple chargers peppering our lives, two partnerships are revolutionizing day-to-day tech demands.


Kimball Office desking with embedded WildCharge grommet; photos by Aly Saxe.

Kimball Office recently teamed with Colorado-based PureEnergy Solutions to provide wire-free charging technology built directly into office desks and workstations. The Kimball products offer an embedded WildCharge grommet, which allow end users to power up all of their mobile devices, wire-free, by simply setting them on the grommet surface. The grommet supports a wide variety of WildCharge-enabled devices, including mobile phones, MP3 players, netbook and notebook computers.


KI desking featuring integrated eCoupled wireless power; image courtesy of KI.

Launching simultaneously, KI has partnered with Fulton Innovation to integrate Fulton’s eCoupled wireless power into the contract manufacturer’s tables and desking options for workplace and education environments. The charging mechanism features Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) standard technology and seamlessly blends into the furniture’s tabletop surfaces to wirelessly charge any WPC-enabled mobile device placed on the charging hotspot. The eCoupled capability will be optional addition for most KI product lines within the year.

Design & Style | 4Homes

Hong Kong's tenements are getting a green makeover at Atria Green Residencies, a group of Chinese-designed tenement structures from the 1960s that have been retrofitted with renewable energy sources and green building concepts.

Located in Hong Kong's SoHo and Central neighborhoods, the tenements, or “tong laus,” now feature photovoltaic and passive solar design, green roof systems, Grade A EU low-energy-consumption appliances and energy-saving lighting. The rental apartments also feature Forest Stewardship Council-certified furniture.



"The city's rapidly depleting collection of Chinese tenement properties not only exude character, but are appreciated by the majority of Hong Kongers for their significant heritage value," says Amil Khan, director of KF Development, the private property developer that spearheads the project. "Not only is regeneration of an old building the ultimate practice in recycling, it also preserves the local character and historical significance of our city's unique districts."

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What recession? Sure, certain design markets are slowing these days, but hospitality is not one. Launching today in Berlin, Hilton Hotels Corporation welcomes a new brand to the Hilton Family of Brands called Denizen Hotels. The label, which is touted as a global lifestyle line, will appear in the world’s most prevalent urban environments and cater to globally-conscious modern travelers.

The new Denizen label proposes a pleasurable environment suitable for business travel or personal getaway. Each hotel will feature smart technology, relaxation and rejuvenation hubs, and restaurants geared toward communal interaction. Harnessing the best in contemporary design, Hilton has secured top designers like Hall of Famers David Rockwell and Clodagh to shape in the look and feel of the Denizen collection.

“The term denizen literally means ‘citizen of the world,’” said Ross Klein, global head of Hilton’s Luxury & Lifestyle Brands division. “We created this new brand in homage to guests who desire and deserve the best hotel experiences, both on an emotional and functional level.”



Hilton launched Denizen Hotels at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin with a pre-constructed vision of the brand experience by way of a shipping container. The preview allowed visitors to walk in and experience the space, which embodies the eclecticism and global design language of the label combined with the green thread of sustainability.

Plans for Denizen Hotel development are currently underway in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beverly Hills, Buenos Aires, Cancun, Hollywood, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Las Vegas, London, Los Cabos, Miami, Montreal, Mumbai, New York City, Panama City, and Washington D.C.

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700 Palms Residence by Ehrlich Architects; photography by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai

For the ninth year in a row, the American Institute of Architects recognized the importance of good housing as a necessity of life as it named the 17 winners of its annual Housing Awards Program.

The jury, including chair Kenneth Workman of RWA Architects, Rainy Hamilton of Hamilton Anderson Associates, and Jeff Oberdorfer of First Community Housing, was tasked with choosing the best in American housing design. The group named projects in four categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, Multi-family Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing, and Special Housing.

Seattle-based firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects was the program's big winner, bagging two awards in the One/Two Family Custom Housing category, including one for their Montecito Residence in California's fire-prone Toro Canyon. The architects devised a raised roof that acts as an umbrella to shield the house from the area's relentless sun, while also creating a long central hallway that allows cool off-shore breezes to naturally move through the space.

Hacin + Associates was one of three firms to earn honors in the Multi-family Housing category. The Boston firm was recognized for combining two historic structures, a new building, and a three-story rooftop addition above all three structures into the 140,000-square-foot Fort Point Loft Condominiums in their hometown.

Only one firm was recognized in the One/Two Family Production Housing category for homes built for the speculative market: Ross Chapin Architects for their Conover Commons residential development in Redmond, Washington. The project met the 4-Star rating of the Master Builders Association's Builtgreen program for its high-efficiency appliances, low-toxicity materials, and jobsite recycling.

The Special Housing category was created to recognize housing that meets unique needs, including single room occupancy residences, independent living for the disabled, residential rehabilitation programs, and domestic-violence shelters. Overland Partners Architects was one of three winners in the category for turning an abandoned Dallas warehouse into the Bridge, a temporary shelter that provides transitional housing on its upper floors.

One/Two Family Custom Housing

Chuckanut Drive Residence
Location: Bellingham, Washington
Architect: The Miller | Hull Partnership

Photography by Benjamin Benschneider.

House on Hoopers Island
Location: Church Creek, Maryland
Architect: David Jameson Architect

Photography by Paul Warchol.

Laidley Street Residence
Location: San Francisco, California
Architect: Zack / de Vito Architecture

Photography by Bruce Damonte.

Cinco Camp
Location: Brewster County, Texas
Architect: Rhotenberry Wellen Architects

Photography by Hester + Hardaway.

Montecito Residence
Location: Montecito, California
Architect: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects

Photography by Nikolas Koenig.

Outpost
Location: Bellevue, Idaho
Architect: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects

Photography by Tim Bies.

Glade House
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Architect: Frederick Phillips and Associates

Photography by Karant + Associates, Inc.

Low Country Residence
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Architect: Frank Harmon Architect

Photography by Richard Leo Johnson.

700 Palms Residence
Location: Venice, California
Architect: Ehrlich Architects

Photography by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai.

House at Sagaponac
Location: Wainscott, New York
Architect: Tsao & McKown Architects

Photography by Michael Moran.

Multifamily Housing

Fort Point Loft Condominiums
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Hacin + Associates, Inc.

Photography by Bruce T. Martin.

Courtyard Lofts
Location: Long Beach, California
Architect: Studio One Eleven at Perkowitz + Ruth Architects

Photography by Alan Pullman.

ICON
Location: San Diego, California
Architect: Tannerhecht Architecture

Photography by Toby Ponnay.

One/Two Family Production Housing

Conover Commons
Location: Redmond, Washington
Architect: Ross Chapin Architects

Photography by Ross Chapin.

Special Housing

Madison @ 14th Apartments
Location: Oakland, California
Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Photography by Tim Griffith.

The Bridge
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Overland Partners Architects

Photography by Charles David Smith.

Saint John’s Abbey and Monastery Guesthouse
Location: Collegeville, Minnesota
Architect: VJAA

Photography by Paul Crosby.