100xbetter is a design/build studio located in Downtown Los Angeles since 1999.  They combine CNC manufacturing technology with high quality materials and a minimalist sensibility.  Specializing in hand crafted furniture and custom environments, their attention to detail is unique.  On-demand production capabilities combine with design that optimizes function while maintaining simplicity, 100xbetter is the solution for any client looking to create a future in their space.  They also build robots.

When designing Brendan seeks to strike the perfect balance between form and function as well as materials and manufacturing methods. It was during his childhood years in Cote d’Ivoire and summers in coastal Maine, that he fell in love with the functional beauty of working tools and wooden boats. He received a Sculpture degree from Oberlin College in 2001 and graduated from the masters program in Industrial Design at RISD in 2009. When not designing objects and buildings, he can usually be found building or playing in boats.

Complex simplicity, technology, natural and organic forms are constant in the work of Aurelie Tu, founder of Crafted Systems.

Aurelie’s work strikes the balance between design and life, the point of convergence between one’s
true experience of product and the innate desire for story, meaning, aspiration and innovation.

Crafted Systems celebrates modern craft: reinvigorating handcraft in the context of today’s society.  Rather than using highly skilled artisans, Crafted Systems partners with the YWCA women’s shelter to create their products.  The “healing work” helps in skills development for women in transition, economically enabling and empowering them, giving them collective purpose and creative outlet.

Award-winning design is combined with innovative weaving techniques + the simple idea of collective effort to create modern pieces for today’s lifestyle and environment.  The first collection includes a selection of 100% wool felt vessels, table pieces, lights, floor and wall systems.

Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by mail-order heiress Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its editor-in-chief. Dwell is published 10 times a year (monthly except bi-monthly in December/January and July/August) by Dwell, LLC. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, by the close of 2005 the magazine’s circulation exceeded 260,000, a 25.5 percent increase over 2004. In April 2005 Dwell received the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 100,000 -to-250,000 circulation category. In March 2006, then creative director Claudia Bruno and photo editor Kate Stone received the Adweek 2006 Creative Team of the Year award. Recently, president and publisher Michela O’Connor Abrams has attempted to capitalize on the magazine’s success by introducing a number of branded spin-offs, including a limited edition minimalist athletic sneaker designed by Medium Design Group and a weekly TV Series on the Fine Living cable network. Dwell, LLC also publishes a popular design website dwell.com and produces an annual design conference and exhibition called Dwell on Design. In addition, Dwell manufactures homes in partnership with Empyrean.

After years as a working artist and ornithologist the idea of designing furniture came about recently.  Eric started generating a list of descriptive words to use as his guiding principles: dynamic energy, organic elements, and clean intentional lines.  In time he added the words rich, steeped and time-marinated surfaces.  The resulting synthesis has an aesthetic that encapsulates his vision.

Ernsdorf Design is a custom fabricator of cast concrete located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.  Ernsdorf designs and manufactures decorative and functional concrete pieces for both residential and commercial clients, including countertops, firebowls, and sculpture.

GO Build Studio was created in 1998 by Greg Bergere. Greg grew up in a large, industrious family in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He naturally inherited an appreciation for history, common sense, and resourcefulness. He holds degrees in fine arts (Hartford Art School) and architecture (Carnegie Mellon University) and now designs both furniture and buildings. GO Build Studio is Greg Bergere’s furniture design studio.  During his years in architectural practice, he began making furniture as a way to explore design ideas relatively quickly, and because he couldn’t find or afford the furniture he needed for myself.  Over time, he began making furniture for friends and friends of friends, until finally the part-time work grew to become GO Build Studio the business. A direct common sense design approach characterized by simplicity, balance and a high degree of functionality is central to the work.  Greg is interested in creating pieces that are contemporary and explore older ideas in a modern context.  Some general things that inform his work (in no particular order): style over fashion, classic forms, geometry, substance and longevity, craft and lineage, contrast and balance, gravity and levity, generosity and spaciousness, transparency and opacity, openness.

Contemporary furniture and lighting company Scale1:1 produces works that are anything but ordinary. Founded by company President Clara Reis, Scale1:1 is committed to the production and marketing of compelling and creative furniture and lighting products. Their unique designs are playful, innovative and have been utilized to create dynamic and remarkable furniture. But Reis’ contribution is only half of the equation. The second half, creative Director David Winston heads product design and also embodies Reis’ innovative approach to design. No stranger to the design field, Winston previously founded Cleanroom Inc., a bi-coastal design firm that specializes in architectural design, branded environments, and custom furniture. Some of his more notable works include the attention catching Museum of Sex on Fifth Avenue in New York, the aptly named TETRIS Building off 9^th avenue (named the TETRIS Building for wrapping around an existing 1901 tenement building on 9th Ave and 53rd St.) and the winning bid for the $50 million penthouse apartment and roof top pavilion at the Trump World Tower which is the tallest residential building in the United States.For Scale 1:1, David has put together a team of architects, designers and leaders in branded architectural environments to pioneer a new way of combining utility with art and design. Under the supervision of Clara and David, Scale 1:1 has achieved great success and accolades with the  Supernova “huggable” light, really-you can give it a squeeze, and the Floppy table, which oddly you can just give it a flop.

“Scale1:1 is an amazing brand with fantastic products.”  says Clara.  “Our innovative approach is very refreshing and I’m extremely excited by the direction we are heading.”

A+R is British ex-pat Andy Griffith, a former film editor and self-avowed design junkie, and Rose Apodaca, a pop culture and style journalist.

From clocks to carafes, slippers to stuffed toys, and baubles to bright lights, the constant is design that charms, functions and inspires.

In a sound bite: Global design. Edited.

Designs from David Trubridge Design, Geneva Sound, RS Barcelona, Urbancase and Tanya Aguiniga, all represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for view and purchase at A+R.

ABC Home’s mission is to serve by manifesting a retail paradigm shift in which they compose a
revolutionary platform for offering cause related product through beauty, experience, and magic, in order to guide you to creatively express your individuality, values and to actualize home as sacred space.

Designs by  David Trubridge, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at ABC Carpet & Home.

The Conran Shop brings you an exclusive selection of modern, contemporary, designer furniture, sofas, lighting, home furnishings and a range of gifts online. The Conran Shop has been at the forefront of unique cutting-edge design, both modern contemporary and vintage for over 30 years. We stock an imitable mix of eclectic designer home furnishings and accessories, all made to the highest specifications, many which are exclusive to The Conran Shop.

Designs by RS Barcelona, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at The Conran Shop.

DesignStory is an online community for design lovers, offering an array of high quality hand-picked home and design products from the world’s leading designers and brands. From the everyday to the hard to find, DesignStory offers its members exclusive products at great prices to fit every lifestyle.

DesignStory’s founding team, Inka Mero and Mia Lewin, are global citizens, with Nordic roots, who have traveled the world to appreciate the joy in beautiful design for everyday living. They love discovering the best new ideas around the world and mixing and matching of products to create a design style that speaks to an individual’s design story.

Designs byDLP, RS Barcelona,  and David Trubridge all represented by agents Ford&Ching, have and will be featured during DesignStory campaigns.

Go here to become a member!

The owners of DesignerWallcoverings.com have been in the interior design industry for over 20 years.  Until recently our owner Steve Abrams was the Vice President of Jeffrey Stevens, the last family owned wallpaper and fabric showroom at the Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California.  Designerwallcoverings.com features Specialty Wall Graphic Murals, Tres Tintas

Emmo Home has a selection of products which are modern and design-oriented without sacrificing function.

The concept of Emmo Home was created when a young urban professional who experienced many years of apartment-living in New York City bought his first condominium in a newly-developed area of Orange County.  He desired to make the best use of his space with functional, unique, and modern home furnishings.  He soon realized that products catered to an urban style of living were not readily available in Orange County. This need inspired the creation of Emmo Home. 

Products by Geneva Sound, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for viewing and purchase at Emmo Home.

ferm LIVING is a Danish company that aims at designing and manufacturing interior products with a graphic touch. The product range consists of wallpaper,WallStickers, textiles, kitchen items, a large KIDS collection and much more great stuff to come…

Designs by HYGGE Cooperative, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at ferm LIVING.

Fab.com is design online. The Fab.com website offers daily design inspirations and sales 70% off retail. Membership is free but by invitation only. Members receive exclusive access to daily curated design sales featuring the world’s leading designers and manufacturers. Fab.com was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg, formerly of XING AG, socialmedian, and Jobster, with design industry veteran Bradford Shellhammer, contributor to Dwell and formerly of Blu Dot and Design Within Reach in New York, NY, along with Deepa and Nishith Shah in Pune, India and Veerle Pieters in Deinze, Belgium. Fab.com’s headquarters are in New York, NY.

The Future Perfect was born from the desire to showcase the newest and best in decorative arts and design. At once it is a store, shop, gallery and mecca, mixing talent from New York and the world. Founder Dave Alhadeff recognized that too much design seen in magazines or boutique windows relied on cleverness but, in the end, had no lasting or intrinsic beauty. In Brooklyn, things were different. Its designers were on to something fundamental and exquisite. In September of 2003, the store opened, celebrating local products and furniture with a party. Alhadeff’s Dad flirted with Williamsburg girls and made hot dogs while his Mom worked the register and made the sales. Soon after, The Future Perfect was alive and stocking up on designs and names from all over.

In 2008, The Future Perfect opened a store-in-store at Ten Over Six in Los Angeles. These people are indeed excellent and can be visited here:www.tenover6.com.

In 2009, The Future Perfect expanded over the river to two locations in downtown Manhattan. One is a tabletop focused shop at The Chelsea Market and the other is our new flagship on Great Jones Street.

Most things at The Future Perfect are charming and unique. To that point, there is an entire collection of products available only through the website. All the stores boast their own own exclusives. So stay in touch and visit back often.

Designs by David Trubridge Design, Tanya Aguiniga and Tres Tintas, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at The Future Perfect.

Designs by ABR, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Hudson International.

Inheritance carries a wide and ecclectic range of modern and vintage products as well as producing a personal line of furniture and accessories. To see whats new vintage wise please check out the blog. We update it frequently with new items. Some of the modern lines we carry are: Dishware, Silverware, Ceramics, Linens and Accessories.

Designs by RS Barcelona represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Inheritance.

Since opening in 2000, Inside has offered a variety of upholstered seating, dining tables and chairs, coffee tables, bed frames and lighting, and of course the fiberglass arm chair – style that is both classic and affordable.

The bedrock of inside’s iconic collection is from Modernica, the California-based manufacturer responsible for the revival of the George Nelson Bubble Lamp, the classic 1950 Fiberglass Arm Chair, and Case Study daybeds, couches and shelving.  Designer Greg Bergere’s designs combine simplicity, balance and a high degree of functionality.

Inside is also an authorized dealer for the Cherner Chair, designed by Norman Cherner in 1958 and they offer limited edition, 100% sustainable pieces such as the Bamboo and Steel Butcher Block table and the Vertebrae line from Factory 1 Design studio in San Francisco.

Folks at Inside are friendly and knowledgeable, and are ready to assist you in making your selections and help you choose from a wide variety of fabrics and finishes to suit your interior. The showroom is located in fashionable Hayes Valley.  Stop in for “Sparkling Sundays” and enjoy a glass of bubbly!

Go Build Studio in San Francisco, represented by agents Ford&Ching, is available for viewing and purchase at Inside.

In an industrial, refined loft space, LEPERE showcases a collection which closes the gap between continents with innovative designs from Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain. A purveyor of excellence, the showroom is equisitely curated and boasts products by such design laureates as Jean-Marie Massaud, Patricia Urquiola and Piero Lissoni, among others. LEPERE delivers a multiplicity of options merging technology with artisanal craftsmanship, creating an environment for the way we live that is current and timeless. Contract quality and hearth-worthy, LEPERE offers a selection of versatility and endurance which is ready to permeate through home and garden, institution and public space, recreation and industry.

Designs by ABR. and David Trubridge Design, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at LEPERE.

Make your next project a success with Lightopia’s FOR THE TRADE program, offering exclusive benefits and services! Let us help you become a Lighting Designer fluent in the world of Architectural LED lighting as well as access to exclusive Decorative lighting designers.

We have extensive Architectural Lighting Design experience and ideas for you to create the most prolific residential and commercial projects. The science of LED lighting has emerged from a wild west product to one with excellent color-rendition, light output, and color temperature. Contact us today!

Trade Benefits:

• Trade Pricing and Volume Discounting
• 7-Day Tech and Customer Support
• Eco-Home Energy Calculations and Review
• Free fabric/finish swatches
• Free Shipping on ALL products
• Customized Specification sheets
• New Product& Designer Spotlight Newsletter
• Lighting Design Blog discussing topical events and trends

Products by David Trubridge represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for viewing and purchase at Lightopia.

Magedman Modern brings high-end modern furniture and architectural lighting to the trade and retail market in the Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.

Our Vision is to help create modern spaces through the integration of functional art in the form of lighting, furniture, and architectural elements. We then complement that space with the details that make it your Home.

Products by Geneva, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Magedman Modern.

Matter is a New York based contemporary design store and manufacturer located n lower Manhattan featuring furniture, lighting, wallpaper, home accessories and more.

Designs by Tres Tintas and Matt Gagnon Studios, both represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Matter.

Metropolitan Decor features contemporary and modern lighting, modern and contemporary furniture, indoor and outdoor furnishings, artwork and accessories for your home and/or office.

Designs by Cerno, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Metropolitan Decor.

Minimal in San Francisco is located in the heart of Hayes Valley, San Francisco’s most eclectic shopping district. They’re right off the Octavia Street exit on Highway 101 and nestled comfortably in the shadow of Davies Symphony Hall and the Civic Center.

Looking for something different? At Minimal you’ll find not only all the items featured on their website, but you can actually touch and try them out.  They’re more than happy to give you a demonstration or answer your questions.

Products by Geneva Sound, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for view and purchase at Minimal.

Modèn Home Furnishings was started in Illinois and has become a favorite among modern and contemporary furniture lovers.
At it’s conception, we promised these three things….

1. To put the customers interest above our own.
2. To offer high quality home furnishings at a low price.
3. To serve our customers and provide them with exceptional customer service.

Designs by Tanya Aguiniga and Geneva Sound, both represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Park Life.

Humbly, Propeller has set out to move design forward a bit by focusing on emerging and independent North American designers and manufacturers.

Designs by Tanya Aguiniga, SKRAM, David Trubridge Design, RS Barcelona and Geneva, all represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at the Propeller retail location in San Francisco.

In 1978, RONROBINSON, Inc. opened its doors at Fred Segal on Melrose Avenue, and has grown exponentially ever since. Having worked directly for Fred Segal as a salesman, buyer and then Vice President for nearly a decade prior, Robinson found it to be the perfect time to take his knowledge and expertise and build on the traditions he had learned as well as make some of his own. Since then, his stores have continually changed the face of shopping and fashion! Today RONROBINSON boutiques are located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles and on Broadway in Santa Monica as part of the Fred Segal centers.

Products by Geneva, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at both RONROBINSON locations.  

Studio Four NYC is a full service showroom committed to enabling the imaginations of the design community through unique, custom products and dedicated customer service.  Products by Tres Tintas, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for viewing and purchase at Studio Four NYC.

Roy Otwell and Doug Henderson are the design-obsessed proprietors of SWITCH, the premiere modern furniture and accessories showroom in Atlanta, Georgia, and its deep and churning, Web-based companion, switchmodern.com.

IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A NEED…
Ten years ago, Roy sought a sleek and modern, as well as functional, kitchen for his own home. The Italian company Poliform met his exacting criteria, but he soon discovered that no one in the South represented the manufacturer. Year-long story short: A cold call to Poliform’s national director of sales and marketing led to Roy and Doug opening Poliform Atlanta to serve the region’s like-minded desire for high-end kitchen products accompanied by equally high-end customer service.

ONE NEED LEADS TO ANOTHER…
Within the first year of operation, Doug and Roy recognized that their Poliform clients’ quest for quality applied to all their home-furnishing acquisitions – furniture and upholstery, light fixtures, floor coverings, and tabletop accessories. It’s simple. Material quality, original design, and customer service are what design-minded people want. This realization motivated the owners to bring additional product lines into their showroom. They were right, and SWITCH was born in May 2002. Needing more display space and wanting a street presence, Roy and Doug moved SWITCH into its current location in April 2004.

Designs from Lerival, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for view and purchase at Switch Modern.

Therien’s origins date back to the 50′s with roots in decorative accessories, antiques and fine arts.  The evolution of Therien includes development of its custom furniture division, Studio Workshops, and at the turn of the 21st Century in response to a shift in taste from more elaborate period style interiors to a more modern simplified approach, Therien 20th.

In keeping with the dynamic world of design, Therien has chosen to work with selected designers and products represented by agents Ford&Ching. Work by Anon Pairot and Ango are available for viewing and purchase at Therien’s showrooms in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Therien’s origins date back to the 50′s with roots in decorative accessories, antiques and fine arts.  The evolution of Therien includes development of its custom furniture division, Studio Workshops, and at the turn of the 21st Century in response to a shift in taste from more elaborate period style interiors to a more modern simplified approach, Therien 20th.

In keeping with the dynamic world of design, Therien has chosen to work with selected designers and products represented by agents Ford&Ching. Work by Anon Pairot and Ango are available for viewing and purchase at Therien’s showrooms in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Founded by Stefan Lawrence in 1999, twentieth’s 10,000 square foot showroom and exhibition space has become Los Angeles’s undisputed leader in curating the evolution of contemporary design. Developed in conjunction with assistant creative director Daniele Albright, the collection continues to embrace the best the world has to offer.

International design stars represented include Marcel Wanders, Tom Dixon, Zaha Hadid, Jasper Morrison, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Maarten Baas, Piet Boon, Bertjan Pot, Jurgen Bey, and Sergio Rodriguez. In addition twentieth shows a broad range of extremely talented emerging designers not found anywhere else.

Designs by Skram Furniture, Matt Gagnon Studio, Lerival and David Trubridge represented by agents Ford&Ching, is available for purchase and viewing at twentieth.

Urban Source is the brainchild of award-winning Chicago designers Jennifer Rossignuolo and Rose Tejeda-Navarre.  Urban Source provides customers a sleek, minimalist studio atmosphere where they can participate in customizing their home interiors while immersed in omnipresent sketches, renderings, and materials that activate creative and stylish ideas.  Products by Tres Tintas, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Urban Source.

Vanillawood is led by husband and wife, James and Kricken Yaker. As a small design/build firm, you can expect personal atention and a strong committed passion to creating unique spaces. We focus on using detailed organic and green building materials combined with contemporary finishes to create spaces that are perfect for entertaining and lounging together with family.

Having lived in Italy, New York an Los Angeles we strive to incorporate urban design with comfort, function and luxury. Organic contemporary is our signature blueprint – open-pan living spaces where rooms breathe life into one another, capturing as much natural light as we can find! Most importantly we strive to create spaces that are reflective of each individual client and how they live.  This is what makes our designs personal and original.

Designs by David Trubridge Design and Tres Tintas, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Vanillawood.

Walnut Wallpaper’s mission is to offer the best of new wallpaper designs as well as interesting vintage offerings.

Products by Tres Tintas, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for view and purchase at Walnut Wallpaper.

The Zinc ideal is embodied in its name. Zinc is a strong and durable material that yields an unexpected softness, versatility, and luster. Zinc Details strives for the unexpected and versatile by offering superbly designed pieces for home or office, kitchen, bath, living room, or den.

From the beginning, Zinc Details has served a design-conscious clientele. Original ideas for lamps, tables, rugs, or wall coverings share gallery space with international classics like Bertoia, Noguchi, Saarinen, Platner, and Philippe Starck.

Love of great design leads Zinc Details to look everywhere for it. Zinc buyers may visit a young designer’s studio one week and an international design show in Tokyo or New York the next. The search for the next modern classic, whether coffee mug or coffee table, storage system or sofa, never stops.

Products by Geneva Sound, represented by agents Ford&Ching, are available for purchase and viewing at Zinc Details.

Vietnam is where we began, way back in 1992. VeloAsia was the first company to organize bicycle tours in Vietnam and we remain the most experienced, with a proven record of quality, safety, and fun. Many delighted customers have joined us on our journeys, benefiting from our extensive in-country experience and excellent relationships we’ve developed over a decade in Vietnam.

Opportunity Green’s mission is to create innovation, collaboration and inspiration amongst industry leaders and the next generation of thought leadership to develop and implement sustainable business solutions. Opportunity Green inspires a collaborative culture of new thinking and unconventional ideas that pushes change in unexpected ways. They facilitate the movement to transform business for good, through advancing change and market transformation by providing open-minded professionals unprecedented approaches to sustainability that are bankable and exciting. In everything they do, they seek to balance the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit.

A full service showroom located in downtown Los Angeles.

To showcase premium brands and provide quality fashion pieces to the public.

Apparel:
HUFFER, SLVDR, REBEL 8, CXXVI, IN4MATION, LOVEWRIGHT Co and LUDWIG.

Footwear:
ATELIER ARTHUR, THOROCRAFT and KEEP Shoes

Headwear:
AMPAL CREATIVE.