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"Some designers shy away from avant-garde work. Not San Francisco\u2013based Steven Volpe, who is a master at placing conversation starters\u2014an assertively geometric Mattia Bonetti chest, a biomorphic Marc Newson bookshelf\u2014in harmonious balance with classical architecture and blue-chip antiques. Trained in Paris and the cofounder of Hedge, one of the country's most compelling design galleries, Volpe has a precise curator's eye, a solid grounding in the history of the decorative arts, and a client list that includes titans of Silicon Valley's tech scene. His work is both highly disciplined and approachably human, a stimulating mix of old and new. stevenvolpe.com\n\nMeet the other architects and designers on the 2012 AD100 list."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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