Show 2003 23 Oct Dream Continued from page 2 Cars computers shoes jeans and other clothing are now offered as items with certain custom details “People have not conceived of housing in that way' but they could” The Wielers are thrilled that they ' will get their dream house but they and die other participants are look- ing for more global results Wieler is creating a company to develop about 100 acres in Pittsboro with manufactured houses including perhaps versions of his own - mass-produc- o E 3 $TJ I CN © - ed house-to-b- Allens 8524LE ! 1 Sno-Th- ro : &5hp Snow King Engine interlock system Clears paths 24 wide 120 Volt Electric Start NEW Improved Chute! Taller chute discharge snow higher & farther Pin lock system wheels Dual-hand- le ‘ e Tanney of Resolution: 4 Architecture hopes to leverage the modular designs his firm has creat ed into many projects “It’s not impossible that we would sell the plans but based on our experience there is no such thing as one house for everybody Each site and each family is different: We are interested in staying with a project from start to finish not just selling house plans” he said Dwell’s program is to promote the design of modern prefabs to appeal to a broad range of its readers and others “If you like a Cape Cod you should have it but we are advocating the pleasure of living in a house of our own time" said Arieff “Those who have $150000 or $200000 to spend on a house do not now have the luxury of deciding on a style It would be nice if the housing industry realized that Nathan and Ingrid represent a lot of our readers who are looking for more contemporary design" ' UrniiMr Standard Headlight NEW R Drive System! Designed to -deliver more torque at the drive & slip-ofor reduced wheels ut increased drive-syste- m ''T: life ' edge but now considered mainstream “There has been a movement of designers and artists from the extreme edge into die middle and consumers Contimiwd from page 11 have moved away from conser-vatissaid Steel These two inter- Another Bozart design with ests are meeting at die local design ' crossover potential is die Knock-Ostore already and they soon may be Lamp by Josh Owen a regulation meeting at the big box retailer size bowling pin in colored plastic When signed up Martha that sells for $45 Stewart to design home products in It’s not necessarily true that cre1987 many in the design world were ative types always prefer making not sure it was a good thing These art objects by hand David days notable names are pleased to Reid a Brooklyn take a meeting with mass marketers produc- er of ceramic vases says: “I love proMichael Graves for example has been collaborating with Target since ducing pottery in molds” He and ' James Klein his partner in KleinReid 1999 and now three are about 600 items at Target with the Graves impriproduce vases lamps bowls and other products sold at design stores matur including a small and mi the Internet “What we are house addition introduced this spring trying to do is have a small factory Target also works with Sprouse but on an artistic level” said Reid (skateboards and apparel) and Phillipe The two principals of KleinReid Starck among others Starck’s 50- who trained as ceramists also have item Tkrget collection includes baby monitor that can be transformed into designed decorative cushions which wearable art: they have made in Macedonia They are working on designs for glassware But is this stuff art? One quality of to be made in Portugal for M Glass a out is that it can appreciate in value consortium of 15 different Portuguese which is not necessarily going to hapglass companies that export to the designs pen with US and elsewhere even if they are associated with an The producers and marketers are artist’s name But wait “My made- of course pursuing the same goal designs have the potential of which is a public willing to buy Art going up in value as collector items” or artful home furnishings tend to said Stephen Sprouse “But the items have the same graphic appeal to better educated more hip people — a substantial segment of the feeling and these days you may even American market In addition to a find them sold as collectibles on e-wider experience of the world these Bay” consumers also are influenced by On the Web: magazines like Metropolis and KleinReid — wwwklflinrekjcom Details once thought of as on the Art - Aliens 522EC ff 5hp Tecumseh Snow King engine 110120 V electronic start or recoil 05x Quick Turn chute rotation Dura-cleauger clears down to the pavement r covered by a limited lifetime warranty : K-m- art an one-of-a-ki- NY-bas- f Sno-Th- ro ed Fold-dow- n handle bars ' Large fill gas cap Polymer blower housing one-roo- m mass-produc- $499 90 DAYS SAME AS CashJ0AC B 68001 AritntCompafy ed by-ha- nd mass-produc- ed 555 N 1000 W Mon-F- ri 8:00-5:3- 0 Logan ' Sat 753-194- 2 8:00-12:0- 0 |