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2 3 1 above: The Flexform Zeus, available at Showroom. clockwise from top right: A floral arrangement by Bloom Couture; unique home items in Liz Caan's Newton store; the retail section of Liz Caan Interiors. photography Courtesy of Bloom Couture (flowers); By eriC roth (liz Caan) Liz Caan's Open HOuse Designer, renovate thyself! To create space for art shows and networking events, interior designer Liz Caan recently refurbished her own studio, Liz Caan Interiors, making it more "exterior," she says. Working with architect Jason LaGorga of DesignCrossover and builder Payne Bouchier, Caan joined the two side-by-side spaces she was using for her business, which offers design services as well as fne objects for the home. "We cut through the wall and then constructed a horizontal divider, so the front of the space is for retail and the back is for the design studio," she explains. Caan, who recently launched a dinnerware collection with Jill Rosenwald, will host her next event on February 12, when Liz Roache shows her original paintings. 1064 and 1066 Centre St., Newton, 617-244-0424; lizcaaninteriors.com sHOwrOOm BOstOn sCOres a perfeCt 10 How do you celebrate 10 years of defning the contemporary furnishings market in Boston? By making the next 10 years even better. Doug Gates, owner of Showroom, began his career in the family business, selling fabric trimmings to couture fashion lines in New York City. At Showroom, he has carefully curated a selection of top-tier contemporary furniture brands (all exclusives in Boston), including Flexform, Poliform, and Dedon. Gates recently debuted Piet Boon in the store and is excited to expose local design- ers and homeowners to the company's sleek, angular pieces. "My love for contemporary furnishings continues to keep me passion- ate about the industry," he says. Gorgeous furniture that doubles as art? Not a diffcult thing to be passionate about. 240 Stuart St., 617-482-4805; showroomboston.com Living Design It's out with the tulips and roses and in with the freesias and Fuji mums at foral and inte- rior designer Suphoj Chancheaw's new South End studio. A part-time interior designer at the Boston studio of Meichi Peng, Chancheaw is merging his passions in Bloom Couture Floral Studio (which he owns with Scott Vanich), where the arrangements are customized for each cli- ent's décor. In his native Thailand, Chancheaw inherited his grandmother's knack for arrang- ing banana leaves, he says, before earning a master's degree in architectural studies from Columbia College in Chicago. In balancing color, texture, and form, Chancheaw's arrangements aim to add beauty to every room. 769 Tremont St., 857-263-8062; bloomcoutureboston.com Forks, Fabric, and Fuji MuMs BOSTON'S DESIGN SCENE BLOSSOMS WITH CHIC NEW RETAIL OPTIONS FOR SPRING. by jessica bowne 108 BoSToNCoMMoN-MAGAzINE.CoM Haute property Design News