Charred timber lines Ubon, a Thai bistro at the center of Kuwait City by architect Rashed Alfoudari. Pendant lamps with copper insides hang from the ceiling of the Ubon restaurant above rows of black and white furniture. A kitchen at the rear of the restaurant is concealed behind a mirrored wall. The space of this bistro requires an efficient, contemporary design for all of the kitchen, storage, and toilet areas, allowing for a spacious dining area.

This contemporary design juxtaposes the warmth of muted, darkened wood and other textured walls with immaculate, white eating surfaces. The way the light plays off the walls guarantees that there will always be something interesting to draw the eye while dining — but nothing too glaring or distracting.

Photography by AOK.

Photography is by AOK.

Some photos have been posted showing Troy Beasley at IBS — the 2012 International Builders’ Show. Our favorite design principal gave interior design workshops and was on hand to look over design plans for builders and designers, and to give them his valuable advice.

The photo album of Troy Beasley at IBS can be found on Facebook — and if you’re not already a Facebook fan, by all means, please Like the Beasley & Henley page! Thank you.

More pics HERE

KINZO, known for some of the edgiest and most futuristic workplace interiors and furniture pieces, are chosen by colossal activewear and footwear company Adidas to outfit their interiors. Located in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the new working environment houses Adidas’ corporate headquarters.

The offices are custom-designed with furniture pieces and interiors that emulate the form and function of the Adidas brand. The furniture systems were produced by German-based specialist, Planmöbel, with utilization of novel materials and surface structures. The powder-coated finishes are refined to be environmentally friendly.

The precision and level of detail of the execution does great honor to quality German engineering. The layouts are simple, the pieces are functional, and everything is exactly where it should be. The work-spaces are immaculate – the clean surfaces combined with the white floors and ceilings provide an ambient environment in this fine example of workplace interiors.

Award-winning interior designer Troy Beasley, Design Principal of Beasley & Henley Interior Design, is scheduled to speak at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida. 

Along International Drive in Orlando, Florida, there will be upwards of 50,000 visitors from a single convention. From February 8 – 11, 2012, the Nat’l Assoc. of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show will be welcoming builders, remodelers, architects, distributors, contractors, and other building industry professionals to the Orange County Convention Center.

This year’s keynote speaker is Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He will address the building industry. Special guests at the 2012 International Builders Show include Penn & Teller, Aron Ralston, and J.R. Martinez.

Troy Beasley Will Speak About Design Solutions for Custom Builders.

One of the reasons this is such a huge show is the caliber of professionals that are brought in to make the show a success. On February 8, 2012, Troy Beasley will be speaking on “Design Trends and Solutions for Custom Builders.” Beasley will provide insights into creating the right design elements to help builders make the sale. The moderator for the event is Karen Kassik-Michelsohn. Beasley’s fellow presenters are Phil Kean of Phil Kean Designs and Julie Stark of Creative Design Consultants.

On February 10, Beasley will bring his expertise to the Interior Design Review Workshop. Workshops are one of the keystones of the International Builders Show. Builders and developers will have 25 minutes of Beasley’s one-on-one design advice, as he reviews house plans and illustrates how they can be changed or expanded in order to meet the needs of today’s homebuyers.

Details for Troy Beasley Engagements at The International Builders Show

Design Trends and Solutions for Custom Builders (Large Floor Plans)

Date: Wednesday, February 8

Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm

Location: West 311 A

Level: All

Description: Learn which design features your targeted buyer desires and how to meet these requirements. Learn from national award-winning architects and interior designers, who will share design solutions and approaches for target markets and specific buyers, and provide you with insights into ways that smart design elements can help you make the sale. This session focuses specifically on large floor plans (more than 2,500 sq. ft.).

Learning Outcomes:

1. Become familiar with the design preferences among your targeted buyer desires, and learn innovative ways to meet your buyers’ design requirements.
2. Gain useful insights into how to work with an architect to bring your client’s desires and building requirements to life.
3. Discover specific opportunities and challenges in various regional markets across the country.

Fee: International Builders Show education sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Full Registrants and those who purchase a One- or Two-Day Education with Expo Pass Registration

Tracks: Custom Building

Speakers: Julie Stark, Karen Kassik-Michelso, Phil Kean, Troy Beasley

NAHB & ASID Interior Design Review Workshop

Date: Friday, February 10

Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: West 307 A-B

Level: All

Description: In this one-on-one workshop, an interior designer will spend 25 minutes reviewing your house plans and illustrate how they can be changed or expanded in order to meet the needs of today’s home buyers. This session is a spin-off of the AIA Plan Reviews (which is always a hit) – so bring your plans and come early! Registration opens 30 minutes prior to the session start time.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Meet privately with an interior designer to review and discuss your floor plans.
2. Get useful ideas for enhancing your project plans and maximizing its aesthetic qualities.
3. Receive expert interior design advice and learn from a professional in a one-on-one environment.
4. Pick up easy-to-implement ideas for improving your project plans’ market appeal and perceived value.

Fee: International Builders Show education sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Full Registrants and those who purchase a One- or Two-Day Education with Expo Pass Registration

Tracks: Architecture, Design & Community Planning

Speakers: Jillian Pritchard Cooke, Kathy Browning, Troy Beasley

Add’l details can be found on the International Builders Show website at http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/Page.aspx?pageID=1

Beasley & Henley is on Google Plus (Google+)! You can find our page HERE.

Along with the photo-rich flow of beauty and information you’ve come to expect from us, you will find full photo albums of interior design, industry news in the world of contemporary interior design, designer bios, and more from interior design and the expansive realm of design.

Google+ a great forum, and we look forward to interacting with you there as well!

Moscow—home to St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, and the Kremlin—can now boast yet another architectural monument, albeit one of a different variety: Barkli Park, the latest addition to the “yoo by Starck” style of residential highrises, has settled down in the Russian capital and is slated to begin taking well-heeled tenants this season.

As with its 37 sister buildings, scattered across 30 cities around the world, the Moscow yoo takes its visual cues from the work of much-lauded (and sometimes lambasted) French designer Philippe Starck. The neo-baroque touches in the pre-furnished apartment interiors, as well as the slick contemporary furniture and super-graphic Renaissance paintings in the lobby, will all be familiar to visitors of other yoo by Starck residences, like the original New York location on East 23rd Street. Prices for the 130 units on offer will run in the range of $2,700 per square foot.

Award-winning interior designer Troy Beasley, Design Principal of Beasley & Henley Interior Design, is scheduled to speak at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida. 

Along International Drive in Orlando, Florida, there will be upwards of 50,000 visitors from a single convention. From February 8 – 11, 2012, the Nat’l Assoc. of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show will be welcoming builders, remodelers, architects, distributors, contractors, and other building industry professionals to the Orange County Convention Center.

This year’s keynote speaker is Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He will address the building industry. Special guests at the 2012 International Builders Show include Penn & Teller, Aron Ralston, and J.R. Martinez.

Troy Beasley Will Speak About Design Solutions for Custom Builders.

One of the reasons this is such a huge show is the caliber of professionals that are brought in to make the show a success. On February 8, 2012, Troy Beasley will be speaking on “Design Trends and Solutions for Custom Builders.” Beasley will provide insights into creating the right design elements to help builders make the sale. The moderator for the event is Karen Kassik-Michelsohn. Beasley’s fellow presenters are Phil Kean of Phil Kean Designs and Julie Stark of Creative Design Consultants.

On February 10, Beasley will bring his expertise to the Interior Design Review Workshop. Workshops are one of the keystones of the International Builders Show. Builders and developers will have 25 minutes of Beasley’s one-on-one design advice, as he reviews house plans and illustrates how they can be changed or expanded in order to meet the needs of today’s homebuyers.

Details for Troy Beasley Engagements at The International Builders Show

Design Trends and Solutions for Custom Builders (Large Floor Plans)

Date: Wednesday, February 8

Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm

Location: West 311 A

Level: All

Description: Learn which design features your targeted buyer desires and how to meet these requirements. Learn from national award-winning architects and interior designers, who will share design solutions and approaches for target markets and specific buyers, and provide you with insights into ways that smart design elements can help you make the sale. This session focuses specifically on large floor plans (more than 2,500 sq. ft.).

Learning Outcomes:

1. Become familiar with the design preferences among your targeted buyer desires, and learn innovative ways to meet your buyers’ design requirements.
2. Gain useful insights into how to work with an architect to bring your client’s desires and building requirements to life.
3. Discover specific opportunities and challenges in various regional markets across the country.

Fee: International Builders Show education sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Full Registrants and those who purchase a One- or Two-Day Education with Expo Pass Registration

Tracks: Custom Building

Speakers: Julie Stark, Karen Kassik-Michelso, Phil Kean, Troy Beasley

NAHB & ASID Interior Design Review Workshop

Date: Friday, February 10

Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: West 307 A-B

Level: All

Description: In this one-on-one workshop, an interior designer will spend 25 minutes reviewing your house plans and illustrate how they can be changed or expanded in order to meet the needs of today’s home buyers. This session is a spin-off of the AIA Plan Reviews (which is always a hit) – so bring your plans and come early! Registration opens 30 minutes prior to the session start time.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Meet privately with an interior designer to review and discuss your floor plans.
2. Get useful ideas for enhancing your project plans and maximizing its aesthetic qualities.
3. Receive expert interior design advice and learn from a professional in a one-on-one environment.
4. Pick up easy-to-implement ideas for improving your project plans’ market appeal and perceived value.

Fee: International Builders Show education sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Full Registrants and those who purchase a One- or Two-Day Education with Expo Pass Registration

Tracks: Architecture, Design & Community Planning

Speakers: Jillian Pritchard Cooke, Kathy Browning, Troy Beasley

Add’l details can be found on the International Builders Show website at http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/Page.aspx?pageID=1

Completed in 2009, this 4,100-square foot, three-story home is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. The house is a row-house nested within the dense urban fabric of the city. The contemporary design proportions of the plots and strict restrictions on neighborhood planning defined the proportions and positioning of the house.

It’s an interesting study in designing outside the box, even when the proportions of the box have been defined for you.

The house is typologically a concrete box with a wood-clad country house positioned on top, slightly shifted and cantilevered to the north façade. The shift plays with contemporary design proportions and enlarges the space of the northern bedrooms, while providing shading for the ground floor.

The house incorporates three materials in its contemporary design – wood, slate, and exposed concrete. These materials repeat themselves throughout the house.

STV House by Arstudio – Arnon Nir Architecture

Cappellini—the Italian manufacturer known for assembling eclectic collections and seeking far-out design talent for its contemporary design—has opened the doors to its new showroom in Milan, a dreamy space in vivid yellow that’s bound to attract the notice of well-heeled shoppers from the adjacent retail corridor along Via Monte Napoleone. It is a bold statement in contemporary design.

The contemporary design and revamped interior is the work of the company’s eponymous art director, Giulio Cappellini. His decision to go with the bright, banana-hued look was certainly a daring one, but it fits with Cappellini’s ongoing color-coded approach to its storefronts: red (New York), blue (Los Angeles),  and purple (Paris).

For the Milan space’s debut, Cappellini is featuring an exhibition of products designed for the brand by late Japanese architect Shiro Kuramata, along with drawings and prototypes dating from the ’80s, the period of their collaboration. The choice, explains Signore Cappellini, reflects a parallel between the company then and now: “At the time of the launch of Shiro Kuramata’s products it was a huge cultural leap for Cappellini, the transition between being a furniture manufacturer to becoming a reference point in the evolution of contemporary design worldwide. It is a story that continues today.”

Images courtesy of Cappellini.

This house is the aptly named Vista house in Tokyo, Japan. It was commissioned by a husband and wife team to be built on their plot of land on the edge of a plateau.

From the front part of the house, the Vista house appears to be a large white structure that is closed off. The back of the structure opens up with walls of windows that offer sweeping views of the city.

The ground floor of the Vista house contains a small bedroom with Japanese tatami (straw-mat flooring), a bathroom, and dressing area with a terrace. The second story houses the living and dining areas in a large open space along with a balcony. On the third floor, a child’s play area and a large outdoor space with neighborhood views are accessed via open white stairs. This floor is surrounded by mostly glass walls that allow for daylight to filter down through the staircase and slatted floor to the lower levels of the house.

The Vista house has clean lines and features warm woods and a simple white color palette. These are a favorite color and choice of  materials among the nature- and cleanliness-obsessed Japanese. The Vista house includes both a parking space for a car and a built-in garage for the owner’s motorcycle.