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"The Professionals: Charles Allem\nCombining a Passion for Hands-On Work and a Feeling for the Fabulous\n&amp;quot;When I do my work, it&amp;#39;s really not work for me\u2014it&amp;#39;s an extension of my being,&amp;quot; says Charles Allem.\nHe gave a bedroom in New York &amp;quot;a little edge&amp;quot; (see Architectural Digest, April 2003).\nA spiral stair occupies the study of a Los Angeles house that the designer updated with a team of architects (AD, January 2005).\nFor his own apartment in Miami Beach, the designer used &amp;quot;one palette to create a serene environment&amp;quot; (AD, September 2006).\nOn Hawaii&amp;#39;s Kohala Coast, he designed interiors that emphasized comfort and featured his clients&amp;#39; artworks (AD, August 2005).\nIn the library of the designer&amp;#39;s New York City residence and elsewhere, black, white and chocolate tones are offset by mirrored surfaces and furnishings from throughout the 20th century (AD, September 2001). Based in Miami, the South African native takes on projects across the globe."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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