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Strike! JOHNHOUSHMAND featured in International Bowling Industry Magazine

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JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s singular No. 0223 Bowling Alley Table in collaboration with Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) was recently featured in an appropriate yet different publication:  The International Bowling Industry Magazine.

International Bowling Industry Magazine

The striking (pun intended) table was specially made for RAA’s new offices out of reclaimed and salvaged materials.  Sport inspired, yet classy, this distinctive table is a winning piece.

JOHNHOUSHMAND - No. 0223

JOHNHOUSHMAND Ends 2011 with Inspiration

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JOHNHOUSHMAND in Marie Claire

2011 was an amazing year for JOHNHOUSHMAND full of accomplishments and accolades!  We are looking forward to the new year and expect 2012 to be even more marvelous! We ended 2011 in style – being featured in Marie Claire magazine.

JOHNHOUSHMAND in Marie Claire

JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s No. 0015 appears in the December 2011 issue of Marie Claire Magazine in “The Mood” section to show that nature, herself  is still an awe inspiring source of ingenuity and artistry. Katie L. Connor highlights  Southern California’s Joshua Tree National Park and states that even “the fashion world, too, turns to the desert. Between rich, earthy separates and carved wooden extras, the beauty is obvious..” On that note in 2012, do not just be observers in your surroundings but use them as a funnel for creativity and personal expression!

JOHNHOUSHMAND No. 0015 in Marie Claire

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on Traditional Home’s Holiday Gift Guide

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Get into the holiday spirit with some fun gift ideas!  JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s No. 0222 Cast Aluminum Director’s Chair was recently featured on Traditional Home’s new gift guide.

JOHNHOUSHMAND - No. 0222 Director's Chair featured in Traditional Home

The Cast Aluminum Director’s Chair emulates the spirit of the holiday season with its high polish finish, rich leather and understated elegance.  At just 24 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 33 inches high this chair can be folded to fit right under the Christmas tree.

Other great featured gift ideas include the impressive Geneva Sound System Model M from Crate and Barrel, the Charity Pot Hand and Body Cream by Lush in collaboration with Unicef, and organic bedding from The Stone Hearth Collection by Coyuchi.

Check it out HERE.

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on That Vegan Blog and DesignSpotter

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JOHNHOUSHMAND is very pleased to have been recently featured on That Vegan Blog for our winning combination of sleek sustainability and attention-grabbing design as well as DesignSpotter with our new take on a modern classic:  the brand new No. 0222 Cast Aluminum Director’s Chair.

JOHNHOUSHMAND: No. 0189 Low Table

Check out both blogs for your daily dose of design inspiration be it for products, books, events, sustainable furniture or interior design.

JOHNHOUSHMAND: No. 0222 Cast Aluminum Director's Chair

JOHNHOUSHMAND in InsideOut Magazine

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Design mavens Cortney and Robert Novogratz of SixxDesign are best known for their effortless combinations of contemporary and classic design. JOHNHOUSHMAND is thrilled to have worked with this design duo on several notable projects including the  The Bungalow Hotel at the Jersey Shore.

JOHNHOUSHMAND: Bungalow HotelIn a recent article by InsideOut magazine about this new venture the Novogratzs explain their aim for the hotel, a theme that is “chilled, comfortable, casual and chic” as well as their almost obsessive attention to detail “from the ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs and fun bar coasters, to the beautiful wood detailing in the lobby and bar – a design collaboration with JOHNHOUSHMAND – the light-hearted vibe complements the surfing/beach concept nicely”.

For more shots of our work for the Bungalow Hotel click here.

JOHNHOUSHMAND: Bungalow Hotel

Now that’s what we call perfect harmony.

INTERIOR DESIGN market tabloid featuring JOHNHOUSHMAND and JH2 OneTreeHome

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Interior Design May 2011 cover featuring JOHNHOUSHMAND and JH2OneTreeHome

INTERIOR DESIGN‘s Spring Market Tabloid features work from our two companies, JOHNHOUSHMAND and JH2OneTreeHome.

Reception Desk made of Spalted Maple and Cast Acrylic Apron

Our classic No. 0199 Reception Desk is featured in the section Logging In: Grains that have game (p. 100). It is made up of three distinctive parts: a spalted maple facia of varying topographical elements, a solid maple slab top, and an undulating cast acrylic apron lit by eco-friendly LED lights that catch the light at every imperfection in the wood.

Atik Bench of Nanciton Wood and Blackened Steel from JH2OneTreeHome

One of JH2OneTreeHome’s debut pieces shown at this year’s ICFF was the Atik Bench, featured in the section Farmhouse Facelift: City slickers come home to roost (p. 38). It can be made of Nicaraguan Nanciton or Cedro Macho woods with a contrasting focal point of 1/2″ thick maze-like metal leg that wraps flush around its 2″ slab top. This bench has the heart of Nicaragua with the lines of JOHNHOUSHMAND.

ID Magazine’s Spring Market is all about identifying cutting edge trends. Looks like we are ahead of the curve again!

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on WOOD Design

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Black Walnut Low Table Bench with Bronze Legs

WOOD Design is a blog highlighting designers from 5 continents making tables, seating, storage, and objects from natural wood.

“At WOOD we aim to define & inform upon a new marketplace in which we bring together wood artists who demonstrate core values in design, sourcing of material, quality & diversity in the objects they produce and people looking to explore beautiful, contemporary, made to last furnishings.”

We are pleased to say that JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s No. 0015.4 Black Walnut Low Table/Bench with 3/4″ Bronze Legs was featured on their blog which is filled with fellow designers who embody a conscientious philosophy and an attentive use of wood. No. 0015.4 promotes the inherent beauty of wood in its natural state, lending a bold statement to any interior space.

“I have spent my entire life making things. When I was a kid growing up in the Philippines, toys from the US were scarce. If you wanted a boat or a toy gun, you made it. And although we westerners are additive in our assemblies, indigenous peoples are subtractive. A machete and a chunk of wood became that boat. Elemental and sincere … Now we make furniture. sculpture. architectural work…we design environments, installations, residential, spa, and even retail spaces. At one end of the spectrum it is functional, at the other end it is dreaming. Bringing the future into the present and insisting that it be beautiful, inspiring, and elemental.”  Read more here.

Tierra Adentro House Published by TASCHEN

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JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s hilltop Mexico retreat, Tierra Adentro, is featured in TASCHEN‘s new book release Interiors Now! Vol.2, to be published in June 2011. This minimalist hacienda style courtyard home, designed in collaboration with New Zealand architect David Howell, is a tranquil and expansive respite from the abrasion of modern life.

TASCHEN’s new book release Interiors Now! Vol.2 shows the world John Houshmand’s peaceful Mexican retreat. Situated on 9 acres of land, the Tierra Adentro house forges a living space from the luminous interiors, elemental architecture, and breathtakingly expansive landscape. Features of the house include cast concrete fixtures, volcanic stone, brick “boveda” ceilings, terracotta floors, local artwork, and JOHNHOUSHMAND original furniture pieces.

“The Interiors Now! series features the world’s most amazing, exquisite, and interesting contemporary apartments and houses. With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, here are homes, residences, hideaways, and studios to astound and astonish, no matter what your taste.”  -TASCHEN

The property is located seven miles from San Miguel de Allende, near the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, renowned for its Baroque art and architecture. San Miguel de Allende is an artists’ mecca and vacation destination, and has been attracting foreign artists and students since the 1950s, when Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros worked there.

This house has also been featured in Interior Design Magazine and Russian Architectural Digest. It is available for short-term and long-term time-share vacation rentals. For rental inquiries, visit Retreat Mexico.

Architect: David Howell Design | Construction Liaison: Patsy Dubois | Interior Designer: Steffani Aarons | Landscape Designer: Luis Franke | Photographer: William Abranowicz

Interiors Now! Vol. 2 is available for preorder at TASCHEN.

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on Wilson Kelsey Design

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Wilson Kelsey Design is an interior design, architecture and renovations firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. They are comprised of husband and wife team Sally Wilson and John Kelsey who have completed projects in many intriguing New England spaces such as a former 1907 stable and carriage house, a downtown Boston high-rise office building, and an ocean front home.

JOHNHOUSHMAND‘s No. 0201 The Mulberry Lazy Susan Dining Table and No. 0187 Glass Low Table with Black Walnut Microslab was featured on their blog which is full of great professional interior design inspiration. We’d love to see the room they’d create with either piece!

This particular Lazy Susan Dining Table was destined for a beautiful house in Acapulco, Mexico.

JOHNHOUSHMAND featured on the Robb Report

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The Robb Report magazine and website covers all manner of luxury lifestyle such as sneak peeks into the top hotels in Las Vegas, Dubai and Paris, review of British shoemaker Barker Black, musings on “Car of the Year 2011” winner Ferrari 458 Italia, news from the 2011 Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami, as well as a curation of interior and home design for the most discerning tastes.

We’re pleased as punch to be included in their “New & Noteworthy” segment, featuring our sleek and sustainable furnishings. SHAZAM, JOHNHOUSHMAND’s latest collection which blends together sophisticated style and extreme feats of micro-engineering, is highlighted, as well as one of our “must-have” pieces, No. 0028 Beaver Table. This piece is both functional and visually stimulating, constructed from gnawed branches and a ¾” piece of blue Starfire glass.  As the snows melt and nature readies itself for spring, this piece brings to mind renewal and rebuilding.

Be sure to visit the Robb Report for their take on JOHNHOUSHMAND.