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DESIGN BUREAU
August 2013
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We’re all about pro interior designers this month, but we spent July checking out how musicians design their own digs, and we caught a rising star(chitect) on the cover. letters@wearedesignbureau.com
Sonneman age “Thanks for the Robert Sonneman story. I’ve been waiting to read about a designer who was born before MTV.” (D.H., via Email)
musicians at home
awesome asif
DB TWEETS @m2them Quite possibly the only design subscription we need. It has us fully #inspired & #awakened @jolocktov Is there some sort of award we can give @DesignBureauMag for their For Hire feature in every issue? They deserve one. Or two. Or a drink.. @molly_taaffe I just undressed the new @DesignBureauMag and it smells like high quality paper heaven.
“I’ve been a fan of [DB’s sister music publication] ALARM for like a decade, so I think it’s awesome that you find a ‘design’ angle to feature cool indie bands like The Faint and Django Django.”
“I’m in love with [architect] Asif Khan after reading your story. I love that he gets that brand integration, like at his Coca-Cola pavilion, doesn’t have to mean just slapping logos all over the thing.” (M.R., via Email)
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“the idea of the tastemaker has died, the way designers in the past did it. for all the articles magazines do on tastemakers, i don’t know any.” Ryan korban P. 110
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For the record: Rants, ramblings, and random facts from behind the scenes of this issue
16 years
2001
Bleachers
5,000
That’s the amount of time owner Philippe Tondeur spent rehabbing a century-old water cleaning plant on the Cote d’Azur into his stunning loft-style home p. 43
Architect Alex Gil designed a dining table inspired by the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey for his Brooklyn townhouse renovation. p. 88
The unlikely office furniture you’ll find in the Lamar Advertising HQ in Baton Rouge. Employees gather for meetings and LSU ball games, of course. p. 48
The number of LED lights that create a colorful, computerlike display across the 35-story exterior façade of the InterConinental Miami hotel p. 36