Books

Television

Periodicals

Books

• Arango Design Foundation, Refuse: Making the Most of What We Have. Utrecht: Cultural Connections, 1997
• Architectural League of New York. 397 Chairs
• Arieff, Allison and Bryan Burkhart. PREFAB. Chapter featuring the Tilt-Up Slab House (Gibbs Smith Publisher) 2002
• Baczynski, Bernadette. Bathrooms. Glen Cove: PDC International, Inc., 1998
• Betsky, Aaron. Icons, Magnets and Meaning. SFMOMA 1998
• Beylerian and Osborne. Mondo Materialis. based on an exhibit by Steelcase Design Partnership. New York:Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990
• Bojardi, Gilda. Annual Bagno: 1992-1993. Milano: Elemond Periodici, 1992
• Cheng, Fu-Tung. Concrete Countertops: Designs, Forms and Finishes. (Taunton Press) 2002
• Cohen, Edie. West Coast Rooms. Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 2000
• Connell, John. Creating the Inspired House. Taunton Press, 2004
• Croft, Catherine. Concrete Architecture. Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith, 2004
• Imhoff Dan. Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood. Watershed Media 2001
• Isozaki, Arata. International Design Yearbook. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988
• Janjigian, Robert. High Touch: New Materialism in Design. New York: Running Heads Inc., 1987
• King Ph.D., Carol Soucek. Designing with Tile, Stone and Brick. Glen Cove: PDC International, Inc., 1995
• Lee, Vinny. Bathrooms: Creative Planning for Beautiful Bathrooms. New York: Ryland Peters & Small, Inc., 2000
• Luke-Fuad, Alastair. ECO-DESIGN. Thames and Hudson U.K. 2001
• Luke-Fuad, Alastair. Eco-Design Sourcebook. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002.
• May, Geri. Concrete Design. Conrans Books, England 2000
• Riggs, Rosemary. Materials and Components of Interior Architecture, Fourth Ed. New Jersy: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996
• Roberts, Jennifer. Good Green Homes. Layton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 2003.
• Southern California Institute of Architecture. Building in Los Angeles. Los Angeles: SCI-Arc, 2001
• Taylor, Julie D. Outdoor Rooms: Design for Porches, Terraces, Decks, and Gazebos. Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 1998
• Webb, Michael. Brave New Houses: Adventures in Southern California Living. New York: Rizzoli Publishing, 2003
• Webb, Michael. Modernism Reborn. New York, NY: Universe Publishing, 2001
• Webb, Michael. Architecture and Design in Los Angeles 2000
• Withers, Jane. Hot Water: Bathing and the Contemporary Bathroom. London: Quadrille Publishing Limited, 1999

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Television

A + E Network, House Beautiful: Kids live here too! featuring the McKinley Residence
A + E Network, House Beautiful: Sensual Living, featuring the Lehrer Residence
ATT&T Small Business Commercial, featuring Inverted Cone Vase
Brewster’s Millions, featuring Apocalypse Collection, furniture pieces
Discovery Networks Interior Motives with Christopher Lowell, featuring Syndecrete, Episode 232
Discovery Networks, Tile Style
E! Homes with Style: Multi-Level Modern featuring the McKinley Residence
HG TV Network, Awesome Interiors
HG TV Network, The Shape of Things to Come, featuring the McKinley Residence, Jan 2000
HG TV Network, Dream Builders, featuring the Lehrer, McKinley and Hess Residences, Episode 605
HG TV Network, Homes Across America, Episode 217 featuring the McKinley Residence
HG TV Network, Kitty Bartholomew: You’re Home, Episodes 7, 142, and 209
HGTV 21st Century Home, Episode 408 featuring the McKinley Residence
PBS, Something Ventured, discussion of accounting strategies for Syndesis
PBS, Hometime: The Prairie House Remodel, featuring the Syndecrete products, Episodes 909 and 910
PBS, Hometime: Master Suite, Episode 819
TECH-TV Network (formerly ZDTV), 21st Century Home, featuring the McKinley Residence
Sunset Magazine, Western Home Awards, October 1999 featuring the McKinley Residence
Style Network, Architect’s Dream Homes, Episode 55 featuring the McKinley Residence

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Periodicals

2005

Child Magazine , June/July, featuring the McKinley Residence
Distinction Magazine , May/June, featuring the McKinley Residence
Los Angeles Magazine, February, featuring the McKinley Residence
Organic Style Magazine, July/August, featuring the McKinley Residence
Outside Magazine, April, featuring the McKinley Residence
Sunset Magazine, July, featuring the McKinley Residence

2004

The New York Times, Nov. 4, featuring David Hertz
Newsweek, Oct. 25, featuring David Hertz
The Venice Paper, September-October, featuring the McKinley Residence
Worth Magazine, October, featuring the McKinley Residence
Yogi Times, July-August, featuring the McKinley Residence
Santa Barbara Magazine, June-July, featuring the Hall Beach House
GA Houses 81: Featuring the McKinley addition
GA Houses 81: Featuring the Binder Residence
Natural Home Magazine, July-August, featuring Syndecrete®
DBZ Magazine (Germany), June, featuring the McKinley addition

2003

2002

The Seattle Times, "A World in Fine Focus," by Lori Tobias, featuring the Garell Residence
AJ-The Architect’s Journal, England, April, “Mix Master” American Architect David Hertz”
Bathroom Trends Magazine, May
Casa Brutus
Greenspec, The City of Santa Monica Environmental Directory
The HVAC News (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) “Architecture Hot and Cold: Creative Cooling with Cool Design”
New York Times, House and Home Section, September 26 “Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab” Featuring Hess (Tilt-up Slab) Residence
Surfaces Magazine
The Venice Paper, November/December “What Venice Architects Are Drinking”

2001

Better Homes and Gardens, Oct/Nov, “Remodeling Ideas”
Dwell, December, “How Families Live with Cutting Edge Design”, Cover article featuring the McKinley residence
Dwell, June, “House of Seven Patios”
Dwell, October, “Do It Yourself Concrete Countertops”
Fine Homebuilding, September, Concrete Bathtub
The Franklin Report: Los Angeles Architects
GA Houses 67, featuring Mckinley Residence and Hess Tilt-Up Slab House
GA Houses 66, Projects 2001, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House
Interiors, April, “Sustainable You”
LA Architect, January / February, “Material World”
LA Architect, September/October, “Cool Efficiency in Bel Air” featuring Lehrer Residence
Los Angeles Magazine, April, “Home Divine” Trends
Los Angeles Times, Book on Remodeling, “Building is Tailored to L.A. Resources”
The New York Times, “Backwater No More, Venice, Calif., Is Rising”
Organic Style Magazine, Sept/Oct “The Inside Story”
One Magazine, “Poolish Behavior” shot at Lehrer residence
Oregon Home, November/December, “Japanese Modern”, Cover article featuring the Garell residence
Residential Architect, April, “Architects’ Choice”
San Francisco Chronicle, “Grungy No More, Venice Rises”

2000

American Home Style & Garden Kitchen & Bath, Summer, “Not So Crazy Quilt”
American Home Style & Garden, February, “Want Style from the Ground Up?”
Better Homes and Gardens, October, Fresh-Idea Kitchens
B. Smith Style, June / July, “Room To Move”
Business Santa Monica: The Official Publication of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Portrait of a Winner: David Hertz, Founder of Syndesis, Inc., Sustainable Quality Award Recipient
Design DK: The Danish Design Centre Journal, December, Refuse
Fine Homebuilding, January, “Concrete, Timber and Glass” featuring McKinley house
Home Magazine “Sustainable products in residential design”
House Beautiful, Hip Baths
House Beautiful Kitchen & Bath Planner, Spring / Summer, Kitchen Surface & Floors
LA Architecture, Emerging Architects issue featuring Syndesis on cover
Landscape Architecture, January, Technology: Glass Under Foot
Los Angeles Times Magazine, May, “Rooms in Bloom”
Residential Architect, September, “Doctor Spec: Counter Intelligence”
The Wall Street Journal “Home offices” featuring Bay residence

1999

Architectural Record, April, Kitchens
Architektur & Wohnen, April, “Private Oasen”
Décor & Style, June, “A Harmonious Kitchen Environment”
Design Journal “The Greening of the Building Industry”
Fine Homebuilding Annual Issue on Houses, Summer
GA Houses 60, featuring Lehrer Residence
House Beautiful Home Building, Spring / Summer, “The New Contemporary”
House Beautiful Kitchen & Bath Planner, Spring / Summer, Bath Surface & Floors
House Beautiful Kitchen & Bath Planner, Fall / Winter, Material Guide: Countertops
Identity Magazine “An Abundance of Riches”
LA Architect “Emerging Architects”
Los Angeles Times, Southern California Living, “Hello Hybrids”
SCI-Arc Alumni Newsletter, Summer, David Hertz ‘83
Sunset, October, 1999-2000 Western Home Awards
Sun Valley Magazine “Surfaces in Depth”

1998

American Homestyle “Concrete Jumble”
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Home Quarterly Remodeling, “Concrete Counters Offer Heavy-Duty Alternative”
Better Homes and Gardens Special Interests Publications: Windows and Wall Ideas, “Soaked in Style”
Custom Builder, November / December, “Coastal Efficiency”
Home Magazine, Countertops
Interiors, February “ Green Market”
Interior Expressions, March / April, “New Blood 101: One Hundred One, an Exhibit for the Millennium”
Landscape Architect, August, “Paving the Way”
Los Angeles Business Journal, Who’s Who Real Estate: L.A.’s Architects
Los Angeles Times, “Designing LA, Southland Architecture”
Metropolis, May, "Breaking the Box"
Style 1900: The Quarterly Journal of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Summer / Fall, “Beyond the Bungalow: The Influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement on Contemporary Architecture”
Times Community News: A Supplement to the Los Angeles Times, “Syndesis Wins Environmental Award”

1997

Architectural Record, December, “Reader’s Choice Awards 1997”
Home, March, “Surfaces”
Home, April, “Simply Done”
House Beautiful, February, “Today’s Kitchens”
House Beautiful Kitchens and Baths, Summer, “Remarkable Renovations”
Los Angeles Times Magazine, November, “An Experiment in Efficiency”
Metropolis, October, “An Established Experiment”
New Times, AIA Home Tour in Venice
Signs of the Times, November, “Architectural Sign Substrates and Sign Extrusions”
Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, “Da Strahlt der Joschka”
Sunset, March, “A Concrete Revival”

1996

AQMD Advisor, September “Bel Air Home Showcases Green Design, Including Zero-VOC House Paints”
Architectural Record, January, Record Houses “The Market’s Buying Green” featuring the Lehrer residence
Los Angeles Times, November, Metro News “David Hertz’ Public Sculpture”
The Outlook, October, “The Natural House” featuring the Lehrer residence
Sunset, January, “Terazzo with a Twist”

1995

American Homestyle, November / December, “Hearty Hearths”
American Homestyle, Feb/March, “Matte-Finish Flooring”
Bedroom and Bath, Summer, “Under the Spout”
Custom Builder, July / August, “News + Trends”
Los Angeles Times, April, “Earth Bound”
Los Angeles Times Magazine, January, “Mix Master”
Metropolitan Home, May / June, “Kitchen + Bath Sourcebook”
Progressive Architecture, April, “Color Your Kitchen”

1994

Arbitare, May, “Los Angeles”
Better Homes & Gardens Bedroom & Bathroom, Fall, “Surface Serenity”
The Construction Specifier, March, “Secondary Resources”
Elle Décor, “Great Baths”
Fine Homebuilding, September, “Making Concrete Countertops”
Interior Design, May, featuring Rhino Records
Interior Design, August, “Ecological Model 2” featuring the Lehrer residence
Interiors, August, “Living Well”
Los Angeles Magazine, July, “Environmental Pride Awards”

1993

Builder Magazine, February, “New American Home”
Better Homes & Garden Bedroom and Bath Ideas, Summer, “Cast in Stone”
INC Magazine, January, ”INC Design Awards”
Interior Design Magazine, April
Interior Design Magazine, cover, “Kitchen and Baths”
LA Architect, LAAIA Newsletter, “Sustainable Design”
L.A. Business Journal, March
Time Magazine, April, “Architecture Goes Green”

1992

Architectural Record, December, “New Product Ideas”
Audio Visual Interiors “Seamless Sound”
Concrete Products Magazine “Ideas in Concrete”
Decorating and Remodeling, “Material Worth”
HG, House and Garden “Artful Collaboration” by Charles Gandy
Home, April, “Building Blocks: Creative Concrete”
LA Times Magazine, June 7, “One Step at a Time” featuring the Lehrer residence
LA Style
Landscape Architecture, July
Metropolitan Home, “Pumping up the Volumes”
Metropolitan Home, “The Best of the Winners”
Sunset, “Beyond the Basic Gray”

1991

Architectural Record, “A Place Apart”
Fine Homebuilding, Annual Issue on Houses
FP Fusion Planning, Japan, July, “Who’s Who in the US”
Gourmet, “Over the Counter”
Home, “Trend Setting Kitchens”
Home, “It’s a Material World”
LA Style, “Inside & Out Design”
Los Angeles Times Magazine, “Architecture: Cloud Nine”
Popular Science Magazine, “Concrete Composites”
Progressive Architecture, “Crawford House”

1990

AT, Japan, “California New Wave”
California Business, “Functional Forms”
The Construction Specifier, “11th Annual Guide to New Products”
Inside, “Poetry of Concrete”
Metropolitan Home, “Home of the Year”
Metropolitan Home, “Our Guide to the Material World”
Progressive Architecture, Young Architects
Popular Science “The Recycled House”
Southern California Home and Garden, “Places of Renewal”
Southern California Home and Garden, “Cast in Concrete”

1989

Casa Vogue, “Il Portale Bifronte”
Home, “The New American Style Kitchen”
Home, “The Wizards of Home”
Ladys Mook, A Japanese Interior Magazine
Popular Science, Home Newsfront, “Concrete Countertops”
Progressive Architecture, December, “Depth in Venice”
Southern California Home and Garden, “Surfaces”
Southern California Home and Garden, Ideas
Volume 2 Usso, Japan

1988

Belle Australia, “The Poetry of Concrete”
Casa Vogue, “Cemento E Fiori”
Concrete Construction, “Concrete Furniture”
Corsair, “Art-Seating”
Daily News, “The Easy Chair”
Design, England, “Things Seen in the USA”
Design Visto, “Dall’Alto”
Floor Covering Weekly, “FOCUS”
Harper’s Bazaar, “Funk-tonal Form: Rule Benders”
Herald Examiner, Style
Home, “The Wizards of Home”
House and Garden, “Design, Made in LA”
House and Garden, “Doing Melrose”
Idea Special #11, “American Pop Culture Today”
Interior Design Magazine, “News: Westweek ‘88”
International Vue, “Seeking the Eternal”
LA Herald Examiner, June, Style “Hertz’ Concrete Jungle”
LA Life, “The Easel Chair”
LA Style, “Divan Inspiration”
LA Style, “Concrete Dreams”
LA Times Magazine, “25 Ways to Fix LA”
LA Weekly, Concrete Ideas
Pronto, “Renaissance Age of Contemporary American Crafts”
Southern California Home and Garden, “The Element of Surprise”
Southern California Home and Garden, “Bits and Pieces”
Woman’s Day Kitchen and Bath, “Counter Intelligence”

1987

Connoisseur, February, “Post-Hollywood Furniture”
Cosmopolitan, Germany, “USA Extra : L.A. Art/Furniture”
Freestyle, “The New Architecture and Interior Design of LA”
Herald Examiner, “The Idealists: 7 Designers in the Frontline of Architecture”
LA Style, “Concrete Ideas”
LA Weekly, “Concrete Ideas”
Main Magazine, “Art Speak”
Metropolitan Home, “Hot Properties”
PSA Magazine, “California Space Exploration”
Vogue, “A Material World”
Washington Post, “Westweek in Review”

1986

Art Das Kunstmagazin, Germany, David Hertz
California, February, “The Ultimate in Permanent Collections”
LA Architect, “The Impetus of Ideas”, Michael Rotondi
LA Style, “Out with the In Crowd”
LA Times, “Renaissance for a Heavy Weight”
Main, David Hertz
Metropolitan Home, November, “Old Rock in a New Roll”
Our House, Japan (8604), “Interview, David Hertz, Architect/Furniture Designer”
PSA Magazine, “A Three Hundred Pound Alternative”
Santa Monica Monthly, “No Faux”
Zoom, Paris, France

1985

Architectural Record, “Vena: Mondt Loft Stuff”
Art in America
Domus, Italy “The Concrete Furniture of David Hertz”
Element, “The Art of Problem Solving”
Fashion Mota, Germany
Home, “Professional Answers to Questions of Small Spaces”
LA Art News, “Schindler Show Review”
LA Reader, “The Politics of Sitting Pretty”
LA Times, “Concrete Statements”
LA Times Magazine, December, “By Design”
LA Weekly, “The Look of Los Angeles”

1984

Art Week, “A Functional Non-functional Overload”
California, “Furniture As Art”
Domus, Italy, “Los Angeles Artists’ House”
Fine Woodworking, “Arm Chair Sport”
Herald Examiner, “Olympic Furniture”
ID Magazine of international Design, “Furniture’s Physical Education”
Los Angeles Times, “Junk to Some is Furniture to Other Artist”
Surfer, “More on LA, LA, LA…”

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