Defining
Desert Living
9/2007

PALMAIRE: Amazingly Affordable Hip,Urban Condos!

PALMAIRE, the Hip Mid-Century-Modern condominium is the perfect place to call home! Newly remodeled in a MCM/loft-style with dual pane windows, euro-kitchen, bamboo floors and ceramic tiled baths. Pre-wired for audio. Choose the optional i-Pod docking station and chill out! These units have private patios looking out to the stunning pool area. This central location puts you minutes away from venues near the Biltmore, Downtown and Old Town. STANDARD FEATURES include stainless appliances including refrigerator, granite counters and washer/dryer! Current incentive includes a $3,000 contribution towards Buyer closing costs! more

NEW! SL 12 Lofts - Downtown Scottsdale Done Right!

Strategically located in the revitalized 68th street corridor in Old Town Scottsdale, SL12 Lofts will blend in with the current mid-century modern architecture and design. Built around a resort style pool, SL12 looks to create a community of 12 individual owners who desire a convenient location. A unique blend of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom loft-style condos, Stone Lofts Twelve is set amongst a historic architectural community with roof top patios that will offer picturesque views of nearby Camelback Mountain as well as the recent remodel of the 1956 Hotel Valley Ho. Amenity packages are optional with your home which allow you to enjoy the Hotel’s VHSpa, Oh Pool and Fitness Center. Each individual unit will feature modern interior finishes and contemporary exterior design. Will you be one of twelve? more

News and Information

Housing Will Rise On Upton Home Site
Brian Powell, Tribune

A renowned Valley architect has designed a new downtown Scottsdale contemporary living project with a little history in mind.

Will Bruder’s Upton project lifts its name — and inspiration for the project’s courtyard and fire feature — from the former winter residence of washing machine innovator Louis Upton.

The 10-unit project at 7228 E. Shoeman Lane will feature four flats and six duplexes on the site of Upton’s orange grove.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/94117

Jarson & Jarson: Modern Matchmakers
by Alexis Paige

When you’re ready to search for that special dream home—perhaps a classic Bennie Gonzales condo, a cutting-edge Will Bruder home on a hillside, or something not yet in existence-- Jarson & Jarson is the one to call.

http://contact-mag.com/issue5/feature3.htm

Musings: Heath Ceramics

Scott Jarson, 8/16/07

Finally, Heathware® and Heath Ceramics is getting its due. Edith Heath, a pioneer ceramic artist and Modern Designer, has become noticed again and it’s about time, even if she is gone, at least some people with design vision have carried it on.

http://www.azarchitecture.com/musings.cfm

Events and Culture: Links of the Month

http://www.hausmodernliving.com/
Keeping it local is on of our mantras.  So kudos to our friends at haus for all their success, expansion and now, a superb on-line presence. haus modern living opened in 2002 as the collaboration of Lew Gallo, Gregory Gordon and Brad Plumley. with a mission to offer its clients individual, clever finds that first and foremost reflected good taste and good design. After relocating to The Biltmore Fashion Park and then opening a Scottsdale location, the company now offers the Valley two stores and a terrific website!

http://www.materialicio.us/
Materialicious™ is a journal of innovative materials, products, architecture and design. Created by our local Justin Anthony (b. 1962), a transplanted New Yorker currently residing in Phoenix, AZ., Materialicious delivers a superb daily dose of design and architecture.

http://www.notcot.org/
WHAT IS NOTCOT? A Design Network of sites reaching over 2.5 million pageviews monthly.  Do not miss this site!

NOTCOT Inc is a growing network of design sites currently including innovative community contributed sites NOTCOT.org + TasteSpotting.com + NotCouture.com.  NOTCOT's two sites have become the daily sources of inspiration for creatives everywhere, fighting the good fight against "creative block" since 2005 with visually stunning imagery, the latest in international trends, and a passion for all things well designed. NOTCOT.ORG is a community of creatives, design lovers, and trendsetters - where .org serves as the studio bulletin board gone digital - each image and caption brings you to a place worth visiting. It's about sharing what inspires you.