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Marrakech, Morocco, April 13, 2012
Seminars, workshops, technology demonstrations, bar charts and graphs…my head is spinning like a whirling…oh wait, that, too. Last night at a private riad ,a small group of us toured each room which showcased art deco furniture (Ruhlman, Rietveld, Wright, Corbusier, and several Hungarian and Austrian makers I hadn’t known before). But after dinner, the musicians... 
Marrakech, Morocco April 12, 2012
We visited the Saadi tombs and the Bahia Palace yesterday before the DLS opening ceremonies. Here are photos of an ancient portal and a sporting activity I haven’t tried yet. The Design Leadership Summit has already been worth the ticket. 205 of the best and brightest in our business. Last night I learned more about how other architects and designers practice their craft... 
Marrakech, Morocco, April 10, 2012 Leaving Fes was harder than I anticipated. I was as much enchanted as bewildered. Here is a photo of our room in Fes. Our Marrakech digs are more like a tropical Hilton, but with enthusiastic smokers. We took a very brief swim in the hotel pool at 7:30PM (apparently the pool closes at 7). We shared our dinner table with 8 young French diners and were serenaded by a talented Arabic band covering American top 40... 
Fes, Day two: We spent the day in the old medina, focused on the traditional arts and crafts. Tile, carpets, leather, silver and gold work, embroidery, antiques, weavers, each artisan demonstrated his or her craft, and offered beautiful goods for sale. Like the city itself, the work is feverishly detailed, colorful, mysterious. Here is a photo of a potter in the tiler’s workshop and another of a glazer at work – both... 
While the rest of TBL Team keeps our projects on track, Tim is half way around the world at the Design Leadership Summit in Morocco where over 200 designers and architects discuss latest trends and best practices for the design industries. In between seminars and lectures, Tim is trying to sneak in as much sight seeing as possible. To keep us abreast (and envious) of his sojourn, he has promised a brief travel log with a few snapshots of the vistas, culture and... 
Calling all contractors, clients and DIY remodelers! There is a terrific resource for your projects that many of you may not have heard about. We have been collaborating with the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles on some of their projects recently and they have turned us on to their Habitat ReStore - a giant warehouse store where they sell building materials, appliances, carpet, furniture, paint, tile, etc. at DRASTICALLY reduced prices to the... 
Up we go!! The FSC certified timber is going up on our LEED Ground-up project on Mary Ellen Ave in Studio CIty. 
We are thrilled to announce that Houzz.com has just published one of our projects in their "Houzz Tour" segment of their website. Read the interview and enjoy the fantastic pitures shot by Karyn Millet! The owners of this ground upi home worked closely with TBL to make their home truly their own, despite the fact that their styles were drastically different from the other's. The result is a symbiotic combination of traditional and... 
We are just tickled that our pals at Houzz.com would include one of our favorite bathrooms in their Vintage Bath ideabook today. We just love deco baths especially when we get to pick colors as delightful as this mint green and black tile. Click for some more ideas for vintage baths a la Houzz.com. 
There’s been a new development our ground-up LEED house in Studio City! We, along with the Lovely Linda, have decided to add a rainwater collecting system to the scope in addition to the greywater system we had already planned for. Both systems will be stored underground and will supplement irrigation water demands. In case you are not down with water collection systems, a Rainwater Collecting System stores rainwater from rooftops, gutters, and driveways... |
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