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...pieces of furniture--and inadvertently entered one of the fastest-growing markets in the industry: luxury furniture for children's rooms. Now he and his Straight Line Designs team create his Pee-wee's Playhouse--like pieces for prices ranging from $300 to $5,000 and even higher for custom pieces. "It costs a lot to make a carrot with drawers," Beaumont says...
...Grand Slam takes talent and drive. To attempt it in a denim mini-skirt and knee-high black gaitors takes ample body confidence and--let's face it--unique taste. SERENA WILLIAMS' custom Nike duds (she removed the shin guards before play) at the U.S. Open last week were just the boldest in a long line of fashion statements by the would-be glamazon of tennis. She has served some winners--like a flappy white skirt at Wimbledon this year--but also some line-ball calls, like the catsuit of the 2002 U.S. Open. "I always considered myself...
DIED. LARRY DESMEDT, 55, biker and custom-motorcycle builder known as Indian Larry who was a legend among biking enthusiasts; of injuries he suffered while performing an impromptu stunt for fans in a parking lot; in Charlotte, N.C. Once a favored subject of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who admired his "crash and burn" lifestyle, Desmedt won attention for a chopper he built in 1996 and dubbed Grease Monkey...
...their own professional ranges. If the goal of the modern house is never having to leave it, Singapore-based Osim is hoping its new full-body massage chair will keep the tense and weary glued to their seats. The iSymphonic AV can detect its user's acupressure points, custom-tailoring each massage to the particular stresses of the day. With leg rests that expand to accommodate people of all heights and a remote control, the iSymphonic is being touted as the easiest chair of them all. Hook your stereo or TV into it, and the chair also rubs...
...Angela Mendez has launched an ingenious service aimed at preserving children's creative efforts and eliminating clutter. Her business, Me, My Room and I, takes kids' artwork or poetry and turns it into collages, murals, wallpaper border or giant stickers. The art is scanned and then imaginatively transformed into custom-made keepsakes and decorations. Prices range from $88 for 12 ft. of customized wallpaper border to $210 for a 30-in. by 40-in. collage. Visit memyroomandi.com for more information. --By Wendy Cole