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Roman & Williams Studio Visit

By Tom Ran

Published: April 7, 2010 under Interiors

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch

Photo: Rose Callahan

See more of Roman & Williams from our studio visit, photos from the shoot are all viewable now.

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Roman & Williams

By Tom Ran

Published: September 17, 2009 under Interiors

The offices of Roman & Williams

Photo: Barry Whittaker

We did some scouting several weeks ago at the offices of Roman & Williams, the design team responsible for two of the city’s biggest hotel openings this year, The Ace and The Standard. What we found was a work space full of inspiration. Partners Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch have surrounded themselves with reference material of objects from a bygone era. You can literally spend days sifting through all the books, art, objects, and materials that are perfectly cataloged in the studio. The purpose for the visit was to scout the space for our shoot. Roman & Williams will be the second subject in our documentary series on craftsmanship. Stay tuned, these still images will be supplemented with moving pictures. More photos after the jump.

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Eames and Missoni

By Tom Ran

Published: January 6, 2009 under Interiors

Left: On the set of Gossip Girl Right: The lounge in all its original glory.

Photo: In Style

There are only a handful of TV shows that we watch, No Reservations being one of them while Gossip Girl on the other hand is not. Though it did pique our interest when we saw this post on Dwell Magazine’s blog of InStyle’s Get the Look section. Did the set designers actually reupholster the Eames lounge in a Missoni fabric? Oh yes they did, snap, snap

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The Mid-Century Modernist

By Tom Ran

Published: September 12, 2008 under Interiors

Colorful draws designed by Finn Juhl, were these ever released?

Photo: Roger Valentin Mandt

Stephen Coles is a graphic designer and mid-century modern enthusiast. His passion for that era lead him to The Mid-Century Modernist blog. It is one of the best archival sites out there documenting not only the past but the present in mid-century modern design. Fortunately for us, Coles was able to capture many of the photos of Finn Juhl’s home in his August 2007 post, the original site from which they came from has taken them down. Updates are infrequent but the quality in the post make that forgivable.

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At Home With Aaron Rose

By Tom Ran

Published: August 28, 2008 under Interiors

At home with Aaron Rose

Photo: Stefano Paltera / For The Times

Beautiful Losers has quietly left New York and is moving westward. LA Times features Aaron Rose at home in last Friday’s Home & Garden section.

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FEATURES

The Mast Brothers

By Tom Ran
Michael Mast and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers Chocolate factory occupies only three rooms in a nondescript building in Williamsburg. The first doubles as a storefront that opens on the weekend to customers with much…

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Roman & Williams Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their studio

Photo: Rose Callahan

The partners behind Roman & Williams, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are anti minimalists. It’s apparent in the spaces they create.

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Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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