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A seven-foot-wide, bronze pivot door opens up to reveal the custom universe and hillside forest of this recently completed 6,000 s.f. Carmel Hills tour-de-force home. Upon entering this home, the first thing one senses is the shimmer and soothing sound of moving water. Then, as the eyes gaze upward to take in the thirty-foot high vaulted ceilings, a steel staircase …
The low-slung, contemporary homes built in California in the middle of the last century set the precedent for indoor-outdoor living in the U.S. One example is this 1960 house in Orinda, whose owners have lived there 43 years. In 1971 they expanded it and redid the kitchen. But three decades later, as the garden matured along with their tastes, they …
Cheng Design by Zephyr Trapeze Hood Wins Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award Fu-Tung Cheng, master designer and craftsman, has been honored with the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN™ Award for his island ventilation hood, Trapeze. This kitchen hood was selected from thousands of applications worldwide and received the GOOD DESIGN™ Award in the Kitchen/Appliances category. The Chicago Athenaeum’s GOOD DESIGN …
The Leader in Concrete Countertops Launches New Seminar Designed to Help Professionals Grow Their Concrete Business BERKELEY, CA (August 28, 2007) — In response to the ever-growing demand for concrete countertops and concrete formations within the home, CHENG Concrete Exchange is pleased to announce the development of its most focused, business-specific concrete countertop training program to date. Concrete Countertop Fabricator …
Cheng Concrete Exchange, an online resource and directory providing building professionals, designers, homeowners, and do-it-yourselfers with training, design ideas, business opportunities, and a complete line of concrete countertop products, has announced the winners of its third annual Members’ Circle of Distinction Design Challenge. the contest, open exclusively to members of the Exchange, received a total of 77 submissions, which were …
World-Renowned Designer and Best-Selling Author Introduces Best-in-Class Professional Polishing Pads BERKELEY, CA (July 30, 2007) — Fu-Tung Cheng, award-winning residential designer and bestselling author of Concrete Countertops and Concrete at Home has just announced the newest addition to his concrete countertop product line: CHENG Professional Polishing Pads. At 4 mm, this new pad boasts a 60% increase in polishing surface. …
World-Renowned Designer to Headline the 2007 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference July 2007, Berkeley, CA – The 2007 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, to be held October 25 – 27, 2007 in Charlotte, NC, will feature Fu-Tung Cheng as keynote speaker and design seminar presenter. Fu-Tung Cheng, an expert on interior concrete applications and a pioneer in the decorative concrete industry, is …
Newest Training Program From Cheng Concrete Exchange Takes Concrete Design to New Heights July 2007, Berkeley, CA – Back by popular demand, Cheng Concrete Exchange held its one-of-a-kind training, “Design and Construction for Fireplaces, Islands and Architectural Walls,” June 18-22, 2007. Throughout the course, fifteen students – professionals based nationwide – furthered their education in the design and fabrication of …
When designing a kitchen, one of the biggest decisions you make concerns the material you select for your countertops. Start with your style and how you function in your kitchen. Then consider appearance, durability and of course, expense. Here are some exciting choices available today.
The bathroom is an intimate room, not a place for cold, hard edges. So why is concrete increasingly used in bathrooms? “Concrete can be sculpted and shaped to work ergonomically with the human body, which is important for a bathroom…” – Fu-Tung Cheng, Cheng Design. Combine concrete’s beautiful forms with comfortable utility and concrete becomes an obvious material of choice.
