APARTMENT THERAPY:
the (design) geek factor

Apartment Therapy, the book

Apartment Therapy is what separates the hardcore design geeks from the design interested. And I mean this in the most complimentary of ways. All of the top design blogs link to Apartment Therapy--and if you've never checked it out, there's no real way to describe this wonderful vortex that can suck you in for hours on end. Depending on where you live you can read Apartment Therapy LA, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and even Apartment Therapy: the kitchen.

While the rest of the world was caught up with American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, etc., all I cared about was who would win Apartment Therapy's Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest. I even suffered a mild post-contest depression when it finally ended. Because I love Apartment Therapy so much, I can't tell you how excited (I know, geeky) I was when Gregory Han, LA editor of Apartment Therapy responded to my questionaire.



Here are a few THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT GREGORY HAN:

A) FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:

1. Sports collectibles warehouse lackey
2. UC Davis Bookstore signage and promotional material designer
3. Art director for various publications such as GameFan, Gamers' Republic, Giant Robot, Official Dreamcast Magazine
4. Lifestyles product designer for children's home decor


B) FOUR MOVIES I WOULD WATCH OVER AND OVER (AND DO):

1. It Happened One Night
2. Tampopo
3. Overboard
4. LOTR trilogy


C) FOUR PLACES WHERE I HAVE LIVED:

1. Davis, CA
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Venice, CA
4. Silver Lake, CA


D) FOUR TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:

1. Arrested Development
2. Frontline
3. Visiting with Huell Howser
4. LOST


E) FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS:

1. Paris
2. San Diego
3. San Antonio
4. Hong Kong/China


F) FOUR WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY (Or at least Weekly):

1. MoCoLoco
2. My LiveJournal friendslist
3. Boing Boing
4. Slashdot


G) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

1. Nutella, by the jar
2. Otoro
3. The dorowot at Meals by Genet in Little Ethiopia
4. The $100 birthday cake my girlfriend bakes me each year

H) FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:

1. Paris
2. Sitting on my stoop in Silver Lake
3. Hiking amongst the redwoods along the California/Oregon border coastline
4. Antwerp


I) FOUR FRIENDS WHO I THINK WILL RESPOND:

1. Emily
2. Darcy
3. Eero
4. Eames