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Need inspiration for your next hospitality project? Browse the pages of Architecture Now! Restaurants & Bars (Taschen, 2009) for a look at everything from Philippe Starck’s chandelier-draped Baccarat Moscow to Assadi + Pulido’s super-minimalist Bar El Tubo in Lima. The book chronicles recent restaurant and bar projects by an international roster of architects and designers known for their cutting-edge hospitality work, including Karim Rashid, Zaha Hadid and Christian Liaigre. You’ll never think “safe” again. www.taschen.com. |
Never mind the place cards. Assign dinner guests a number instead. Eurotrend’s new Numbers collection features a large, graphic number from 0 to 9 on the seat back. More than 180 lacquered colors are available, including black, red, white, turquoise, yellow, green and purple. The combinations (and implications) seem limitless. www.eurotrendusa.com.
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Lawrence Lake’s new line of photo art and accessories, Nature’s Elements, adds an organic finishing touch for residential, commercial and hospitality interiors. The collection includes large-scale glass and ceramic vases, bamboo pots, cast-bronze sculpture, lamps and mirrors. Lake, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based interior designer, also created the photo art, shown here, which features custom-colored details of agaves, cactus, trees, rocks and desert flowers. Available through Horizon Art, Arizona Design Center, 7350 N. Dobson Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85256; (480) 949-1990 or www.horizonart.com. |
Viking Range Corporation has introduced its new Designer Series of indoor appliances, which features advanced cooking technology and a contemporary look. The line includes dual-fuel ranges, single or double convection wall ovens, cooktops with high-powered gas burners or electric and induction surfaces options, and built-in refrigerators with a Plasmacluster Ion Air Purifier, which eliminates airborne bacteria and mold, removes odor and enhances food preservation. Available through SunWest Appliance Distributing, 8370 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 107, Tempe, AZ 85284; (480) 784-6611, www.sunwestdist.net or www.vikingrange.com.
| Anchor Bay Tile.com, an Arizona-based online tile supplier, is offering a new line of glass mosaic tile called Coastal Blends. The tiles come in ten contemporary colors, including pale aqua, turquoise and buff, and are suitable for residential or commercial installations, indoors or out. Try them for shower installations, kitchen backsplashes or as waterline tiles for pools and spas. Tiles come mesh mounted and are 4 mm thick. www.anchorbaytile.com. |
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Bobé Water & Fire Features fabricates copper and stainless steel products for landscape and pool installations, including scuppers, spillways, fire/water pots and po pots. The firm also offers planters, columns and column caps and drains, and has additional features such as colored glass, electronic ignition and fire rings. Using a majority of recycled materials, the features are primarily manufactured in Arizona. 3101 N. 29th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85107; (602) 253-3494 or www.bobescuppers.com.
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