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David Hockney - Art on Stage

David Hockney emerged from the British 'Pop’ movement at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s.

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The Powder Room

The name originally arose in the 18th century for a small closet-like space in the house where guests could go to have their wigs re-powdered, containing essentially a chair, mirror and perhaps a vanity.

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Designing for Art Collections

Many of our clients are passionate about art and have collections they wish to bring to their new home. These collections include paintings, photographs, sculpture, pottery, rugs, and mixed-media, and are important reflections of their personal aesthetic and history.

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Designing With Virtual Reality

As listening and good communication are in the DNA of Whipple Russell Architects, we are always looking for tools that will allow clients to better understand our vision for their project.

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Creating Georgina: A Client Collaboration

We had a chance to talk with client Julie Cantor about her close collaboration with Marc during the creation of her new home on Georgina in Santa Monica, CA.

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Modern Design Using Water

In his travels, Marc has spent time in the Far East where the presence of water is essential in both Chinese and Japanese landscape design.

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Richard Erdman - Sculptor

Many of our clients over the years have been avid art collectors, and Marc has created gallery areas within his designs.

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Design for Human Well Being

Most basically, our houses give us shelter from the weather, a place to sleep protected from lions and tigers and bears, and room to keep our stuff.

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Honeycomb Design by BIG

Taking into consideration sightlines, outdoor living space, and water, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has taken another innovative leap right at the edge of a deep blue harbor in The Bahamas.

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Is Future Design a Virtual Reality?

Design professionals have been trained to visualize three-dimensional space from two-dimensional drawings, so the challenge has always been how best to help clients see what they see...

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Modern Icon: Andy Warhol

It is a common conception that Andy Warhol’ Campbell Soup Cans paintings (stencil and silk-screen), 1962, were purely a cynical commentary on American commercialism.