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The article focuses on how designer Wendy Glaister transformed a California couple's residence into their ideal home, addressing their aesthetic, functional, and spatial needs while catering to their busy professional lives and upcoming parenthood. It mentions the renovation involved significant changes, including the removal of an angled wall to create a more functional kitchen with a spacious island.

Focuses on the automobile design business in California. Erwin Lui, manager of the design team of Toyota's Solara coupe automobile at the Caltry Design Research center; The relocation of Ford's Lincoln Mercury division headquarters in Irvine; California as the heart of the design and marketing business; Freeman Thomas, chief designer for Volkswagen, commenting on the Beetle's success.

Thayer Coggin, a furniture company founded in 1953, continues to produce midcentury modern designs using the same craftsmanship and construction methods as it did 70 years ago. The company's partnership with designer Milo Baughman, known for his California modernist approach, has resulted in enduring and valuable pieces. Thayer Coggin's commitment to quality and attention to detail sets it apart from other furniture manufacturers, who often prioritize cost and lower quality materials. The company also collaborates with contemporary designers to create new pieces while maintaining its timeless aesthetic. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the effort to recast and revive the Los Angeles River in California. Topics include the plan to build riverside promenades, bike paths, and waterfront parks, the debut of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District in January 2015 to allow property tax dollars to fund river improvements, and the role played by the river in inspiring planners, designers, and politicians to think big.

The article profiles the design studio Jerde Partnership, located in Venice Beach, California, founded by designer Jon Jerde and co-directed by designers David Rogers and John Simones. Topics include the international scope of their offices and the design work that occurs while traveling, their design approach to making objects, and their collaboration with local design institutions to attract clients.

The article profiles designer Michael Osborne. Osborne owns a design studio, a letterpress printshop, and a fine art business called Michael Osborne Design (MOD). His studio is located in San Francisco, California. He has designed for two major exhibitions at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and iconic images on several stamps for the U.S. Postal Service.

The article profiles Nathan Dunn, a pool designer from Palm Desert, California. According to the author, Dunn and his crews designed a pool in Washington that has illusion of flowing into the Big Horn Canyon golf course. The author adds that Dunn's focus is on finer points of making vanishing-edge pools.

The article explores the design industry in San Francisco, California. Several in-house design departments in the city are starting new projects. According to Brooke Johnson, a designer at Chronicle Books, the company works with designers all over the world, but a lot are in the Bay Area. The article also shows several designs of artists and design firms in San Francisco.

The article features Bob Barry, founder of the hospitality design firm Barry Design Associates in Los Angeles, California. Barry's 20-year business covers tropical shores of the Caribbean and Tokyo, Japan, where 70% is attributed to hotels, 15% to spas, and 20% to restaurant and healthcare. Barry's design focuses on the details of every aspect of the property, which involves the effect of light on the area. He manages his team by valuing honesty and work determination.

The article features the remodeled home of designer couple Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic in Sausalito, California. The house they bought is a pre-1900 cottage on the hillside above the harbor. According to Bailey, it was a challenge to modernize an old house, thus, they decided to mix their modern and functional items and old ones. For example, they warmed rooms with fir floors and filled spaces with modern furniture whose clean lines made the most of small quarters.

The article discusses a mansion in Beverly Hills, California in which the periodical commissioned 14 renowned designers to decorate and design. The article is part of a four year experiment by the periodical called "The Great Esquire Design Experiment." The house itself is 17,000 square feet, with 19 rooms, nine bathrooms, and 360 degrees of view.

The article discusses an art show that opened at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), that showcases more than 300 contemporary works by 46, mostly avant-garde, architects and designers. Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown are the two architects who designed the installation for the "Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture" exhibit. The purpose of the show is to express and foster the dialogue between the disciplines of architecture and designers.

Features the house of designer Michael Berman in Palm Spring, California. Description of the living room; Furniture; Design theme.

Discusses the renovation of the kitchen of interior designer Troy Adams, in his house in West Hollywood, California. Interior design of the kitchen; Equipment found in the kitchen; Materials used in the renovation of the kitchen.

The article reports that the Society for News Design had chosen to hold their 26th Annual Workshop and Exhibition for 2004, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and designers and editors flocked to the destination. Walking the bustling halls of the hotel, the international flair was easily detectable, audible sounds similar to that of international airport terminals permeated the air. It's not surprising because the Society for News Design has more than 2,600 members--designers, editors, graphic artists, publishers, illustrators, art directors, photographers, students and faculty--in more than 50 countries.

Presents a photograph essay of young designers and shop owners in the Los Angeles, California, fashion scene. Photograph of Los Angeles models Karen Ambrus, Danika Thompson and Megan Shoemaker; Clothing designed by Nony Tochterman; Comment made by designer Jasmin Shokrian, a winner of the Ecco Domani award for fashion; Reference to the fashion collection of Jeremy Scott; Clothing designed by Arianne Phillips; Dress designed by Magda Berliner; Role of Bryan Rabin as the producer of store openings and awards-show parties for celebrities and designers; Others.

Focuses on the architectural project of designers Matthew White and Aubrey James for redesigning the cottage of contractor Glen Pearson in Pasadena, California.

Focuses on the architectural project of designers Matthew White and Aubrey James for redesigning the cottage of contractor Glen Pearson in Pasadena, California.

Highlights the works featured in the showroom of designer and antiques collector Robert Kuo in Los Angeles, California. Theme of his designs; Description of some of the objects he designed; Inspiration for his cloisonne technique.

Interviews ornament designer Larry Fraga in Fresno, California. Decorative art for the charity Christmas tour; Satisfaction from working in collectibles; Business goals for Larry Fraga Designs. INSETS: STRICTLY PERSONAL;STRAWBERRY BROWNIE DELUXE.

Relates the travel experience of Kate and Jack Spade, both designers, to Napa and Sonoma valleys in California. Elements of the region that captured Kate's imagination; Description on their dining experience at the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville; Places explored by the Spades.

Focuses on the work of eight designers for celebrity clientele in Los Angeles, California. Design and style of the outfits; Details on the prices of the dresses; List of celebrities wearing the clothes.

Focuses on the creation of the Project gallery by designer Dewey Ambrosino in Los Angeles, California. Transformation of the auto body shop into a flexible environment; Exhibitions of Art Domantay and Monica Bonivicini; Establishment of a white box within the gallery.

Profiles Dodd Mitchell, a designer of several restaurants in Los Angeles, California. Design elements of the restaurants he worked on; Career background; Information on his other projects.

Describes the office of designer Kelly Wearstler in Los Angeles, California.

Describes the remodeled residence of garden designer Nancy Goslee Power in Santa Monica, California.

Presents an interview with Richard Koshalek, head of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Complaints of corporate designers; Curriculum changes at the center; Impact of new digital design tools on design work; Leaders in the design world; Car design.

Discusses five car designers who graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. J Mays, Freeman Thomas, Tom Peters, Chris Bangle and David Robb; Cars they design; Curriculum at the Art Center; Career highlights.

Of COVID-19, celebrating vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk's research institution and his contribution to helping eradicate the last pandemic seems particularly fitting. But it was the world-famous architecture of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies that persuaded designer Nicolas Ghesquiere to bring the Louis Vuitton resort show back to California on Thursday night, to the coastal enclave of La Jolla, where biotech meets sun-and-surf. Louis Vuitton Resort 2023 Collection Harnesses Power of Sun and Science: Designer Nicolas Ghesquière on why he chose the Salk Institute in the seaside enclave of La Jolla, California for the show. [Extracted from the article]

Highlights the work of designer Tony Duquette of California in his residences and other projects. Ranch in Malibu; Victorian house in San Francisco; Home in Beverly Hills; Projects in California and other places; Jewelry designs.

The article features the California Apparel Creator, a group of designers from Los Angeles, California who captured the sportswear style market and got about $300,000,000 for their ideas. The Los Angeles cutters designs include casual shirts, loose cardigans, sports trousers, and collarless coats. In 1945, Los Angeles apparel makers shipped more than $45 million worth of men's sportswear to other parts of the country.

An interview with Dawn Zidonis, executive director of the San Francisco Design Week, a festival focused on the design sector in California, is presented. Zidonis discusses the reasons why San Francisco Design Week receives less exposure than other North American design events, the lessons that Zidonis and her co-organizers have learned that helped them improve the festival and the steps they take to help emerging designers and artisans deal with the costs of participating in the event.

The article reports on the success of McCulloch Aircraft Corp. to test-flown a contemporary Autogiro in California. It states that the twin-boom J-2 gyroplane is capable to duplicate the performance of a helicopter, and it can make a jump takeoff and maintain altitude at a forward speed of only 30 miles per hour (mph). It notes that J-2's designer Drago Jovanovich took advantage of modern helicopter technology, effecting many improvements in the control and design of the overhead rotor.

The article features Jiun Ho, a San Francisco, California-based designer, and his experiences during a trip to South America. He liked the view of the Andes from his hotel room so much that he spent most of his time in Chile hiking. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, he sampled tango shows and steaks. According to the artist, he ate one of the best Italian meals he has ever had in Brazil.

An interview with Clare Graham, a Los Angeles, California-based artist-designer, is presented. He discusses how he started as a collector and his interest in collecting man-made items that are small, neglected and often considered trash. Graham describes two 8-foot-tall urns made of recycled bottle caps which he sold to Copia, the Napa Valley wine center. The artist also cites his sources for materials.

The article profiles all-purpose designer Lynn Jeffries in Los Angeles, California. Jeffries who is a Jill-of-all-trades designer, school instructor, set and costume designer and traveled the country with Cornerstone Theater Co. Inc. has decided to change his focus to puppet design with puppet performing thrown. She also joined a university with program specializing in puppetry.

The article presents the author's comments on kitchen designer Sandra Fairbank. To bring the California landscape indoors, she used natural and green materials, such as slate and cork. Cork floors are soft and warm on bare feet and provide added protection against breakage. Fairbank suggested to consider solid surfacing, customize the height of one work surface, and forego window treatments. Solid surfacing doesn't stain, is often cheaper than stone, and comes in a palette of earthy colors.

The article profiles Paul Vincent Wiseman, an interior designer, in San Francisco, California. Wiseman grew up on a pear farm. He declares himself as the only decorator in the place who also knows agriculture. Lastly, he practiced his skills in architecture, art and history at the University of Tasmania.

Features California-based automobile designer and fabricator Chip Foose. Career background; Awards and achievements; Role of Foose in the success of the Mustang automobile from Ford Motor Co.; Relationship of the designer with Ford chief designer J. Mays.

The article presents information about the design conference, Flashforward San Francisco 2005, which was held in San Francisco, California, during April 6-8, 2005. Like most new technologies, Macromedia Flash struggles with a parvenu image. There are those who blame it for everything that blinks, moves, squawks or just plain looks bad on a Web page. Worse still, it has acquired a reputation as a less-than-serious technology. The conference provided a whirlwind tour of what has to be design's fastest-moving and most innovative sector. From broadcast animation and accessible interfaces to cell phone applications and multi-threaded video, Flash is clearly on the march. To cover the broad spectrum of the product, the conference was divided into three tracks: business, creative and technology. The final day of the conference brought few surprises, but several gems of presentations. David Williams of Making Things gave an eye-opening seminar on merging Flash with electronics. Design firm Wefail discussed its innovative work and peculiar process, which seemed to involve annoying their clients to the point of insanity.

The article focuses on the Swedish company Design House Stockholm. It is reported that the company works with both international and local designers. The products have a "Scandinavian aesthetic" and can be found at The Museum of Modern Art store in San Francisco, California and in New York City, New York at MOMA's shop. Examples of the wares are described, including a bicycle basket that has many uses.

This article reports on a revival in the wallpaper styles of Australian designer Florence Broadhurst. Broadhurst was known for modish, extravagant designs and kaleidoscopic colors. A discussion is presented about the use of her wallpapers in stylish nightclubs in Europe and Los Angeles. Broadhurst's life and mysterious murder are mentioned.

Profiles Pat Kuleto, restaurant designer. Description of some of his restaurants, including Farallon in San Francisco, California and Buckhead Diner in Atlanta, Georgia; Career highlights, including the Fog City Diner, in San Francisco; His philosophy behind restaurant design.

The article describes the architectural design for the Olympics in Los Angeles, California, led by design director Jon Jerde, AIA, design manager David Meckel, and creative directors Deborah Sussman and Paul Prejza. Accordingly, the instant visual recognition of the Los Angeles games have been provided and the associated architectural design problems like circulation, life safety, and security have been solved.

The article presents information for change in the pattern of the examination Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) program for the designers of health care facilities organized by the U.S Center for Health Design. It discusses the several factors related to the need of change in EDAC examination which includes overexposure, discrimination and credibility. It also provides information for examination design and the components of it.