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ISSUE 18 | 2022

OC ICONS OF DESIGN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Loving the Lovell Beach House Celebrating Segerstrom Center for the Arts Dining with a French accent

OCEANS 13 Bear Brand Ranch Trophy Estate Listed at $50M by John Stanaland A R C H I T E C T U R E • D E S I G N • A R T • L I F E S T Y L E • R E A L E S TAT E

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Scenes Candlelight Concert, Women of Chapman, CASA, and more.

OC Arts Evolution Major gifts and favored works at UCI.

Food for Thought Breakfast meetings with OC design and real estate insiders at Middleby Residential.

Nouveau Dining at SCP Café society hits a refresh at Orange County’s cosmopolitan center of fashion, design, culture, and cuisine.

46 Journeys to the

Top of the World

Everest: Ascent to Glory at the Bowers Museum celebrates attempts to explore and summit Mount Everest.

Designing Women A celebration of female furniture and product designers from the early 20th century to the present day.

Dynamic Design Duo OC style icons debut Robin & Lisa Interiors in Lido Village.

Man Cave No More Matt Leinart trades out a TV viewing room to make way for a growing family.

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their Spaces At home with Grace Blu Design.

The printing of this magazine is automated. Each issue is wrapped in a polybag by machine, untouched by human hands. The magazines are boxed and set on pallets wrapped again in plastic. Once delivered to coastal Orange County, Blue Door team members wearing gloves and masks distribute the magazines directly to your door.

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League of Her Own For Jacqueline Thompson, professional success is only part of the story.

78 Member Spaces

Blue Door Magazine members talk real estate and design, and introduce a macaw named Captain Morgan.

84 Real Estate Gallery

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Exclusive OC real estate listings from Blue Door Magazine members.

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104 Cut Above Mark and Bryan Burkhart build a new breed of spec home in Newport Heights.

112 Iconic OC A look at the Lovell Beach House in Newport Beach, California’s most architecturally significant home.

120 Lands End Artists converge at the former Cliff House for an exhibition merging art, design, and the environment.

138 Smoke on the Water Firefighters and first responders save Emerald Bay.

148 Making Space at the Getty

Southern California’s most affluent cutural concern is putting centuries of evolving empowerment on display.

156 The Mettle

Is in the Pedal OC’s GritCycle is a luxury spin studio mecca.

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ISSUE 18 | 2022

FOUNDING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kedric Francis

kedric@bluedoormagazine.com OC ICONS OF DESIGN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Loving the Lovell Beach House Celebrating Segerstrom Center for the Arts Dining with a French accent

ART DIRECTOR Randi Karabin

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Brett Hillyard

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SENIOR EDITOR Alexandria Abramian COPY EDITOR Carrie Lightner

OCEANS 13 Bear Brand Ranch Trophy Estate Listed at $50M by John Stanaland A R C H I T E C T U R E • D E S I G N • A R T • L I F E S T Y L E • R E A L E S TAT E

ON THE COVER

Situated on a stunning, secluded 13-acre hilltop estate, Oceans 13 is an Iconic Laguna Niguel trophy home. With spectacular ocean views from almost every room that span from Laguna Beach to La Jolla, it sets the bar for modern luxury and elegance in one of the most coveted gated communities in Orange County, Bear Brand Ranch. The interior spans 14,500 square feet of pure modern perfection. Accessing the property via a custom stainless steel and glass private gate via a 500-foot driveway with circular motor court and Jon Seeman sculptures, this 6-bedroom, 10-bathroom, 8-car garage home exudes grandeur. Oceans 13 is a one-of-a kind estate and there will never be a sequel like it. Contact John Stanaland, Villa Real Estate, 949.689.9047

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE from Maria Barnes

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I had the pleasure of heading down to the Newport Peninsula with Brett Hillyard and Kedric Francis recently to scope out the Lovell Beach House. Designed by Rudoph Schindler and built in 1926, this iconic home sits next to Newport Elementary School. So, the three of us found ourselves out on the blacktop shooting hoops. A security guard came out to let us know it was almost time for recess, so could we please move our photo session. He took time for a chat, and informed us that this is the last elementary school on the beach left in California. Lucky kids, and nice piece of real estate. The day we were at the school was the one-year anniversary of my dad’s passing. When I was a kid, he played basketball with me all the time, teaching me all the moves to be a competitive player. We moved a lot when I was young, and wherever we went around the country he would build us a basketball court with bags of cement so we always had a place to play. So, being at a court that day with my pals shooting hoops was pure magic. Hence, this photo. It feels good to put a challenging time behind us. Isn’t it wonderful that the world is opened up, more or less? Events are once again prolific. I am attending the Table for Ten chefs event that benefits Pascal Culinary Arts Scholarship Program and creates life-changing grants for culinary arts students in Orange County. Thank you, Pascal, for making a difference, and thank you CDM restaurant and chef Elvis Morales, whose food and hospitality we enjoyed at the event. One of the other highlights since our last issue is our Food for Thought series of breakfasts supported by and held at Middleby Residential in Irvine across from JWA. Blue Door Magazine members Geoff Sumich, Moya O’Neill, and Mike Johnson have been among the keynote speakers for these delicious and design-forward events. We are honored to host the thought-provoking gatherings that draw the OC design, real estate, and creative industries to share ideas, coffee, and an amazing meal provided by Middleby. Not to mention mimosas and Bloody Marys, if you please. Speaking of food, it’s so exciting to see new spots opening up. Tableau debuted recently at South Coast Plaza, from the same people that brought us Toast. Moulin has taken over the space at the base of the Bridge of Gardens. Moulin brings world-class French pastries, authentic French coffee, and a bit of bubbly if you so choose. Opening soon is Populaire in the old Lawry’s space. It is being brought to us by the creators of Mix Mix, Ross Pangilinan, and Nick Weber, former chef at the Cannery. In addition, I just have to mention, if you have not yet tried Ahba in South Laguna, then you must. Looking forward, I recently learned that the Fashion Island Hotel will be Pendry Newport Beach when it re-opens next year. Pendry is part of the Montage hotel group, so no doubt it will be fabulous. It’s nice to see Orange County continue to evolve, and we are thrilled to be part of its exciting future. As always, reach out to me with ideas, inspiration, and advertising queries. Maria Barnes, Publisher 949.436.1590 maria@bluedoormagazine.com

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EDITOR’S NOTE

from Kedric Francis

It’s one of those conversation-starting or extending questions I love to ask once the small talk is done: What are your favorite built spaces and public places in Orange County? It’s a question focused on architecture and design, but one that also touches on urban planning, equitable access, transit, and human factors that make buildings and places impactful and enjoyable. When I ask the question, I’m not looking for a favorite beach, mountain, or wilderness area, though certainly those locales have much to do with the premier quality of life we enjoy in Orange County. No, I want to know about a favorite place that was conceived, planned, approved, built, and is maintained by human beings. It can be a hybrid, of course: a built environment that amplifies or protects a natural place. Examples include Heisler Park and Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. They are useful, beautiful, and well-conceived spaces that improve the lives of locals and visitors, and just imagine what the stunning stretch of coast would be like without them. Newport Harbor and the Back Bay would count as a hybrid and is perhaps the most impactful combination of a natural and built environment in Orange County. I try and nudge people toward choosing spaces open to the public. It’s understandable that one’s own home might be top of the list, especially if it’s architecturally significant, with a strong indoor/outdoor connection to our climate and light, and in a scenic setting. You know, like all the homes featured in this publication! But I’m looking for a conversation about places we share, that we can visit and enjoy, or at least easily see, so that we might better appreciate where we live. A few years back, I was guest panelist on award-winning journalist Rick Reiff ’s much-missed show, Inside OC With Rick Reiff on PBS SoCal. Along with expert and author Martin Brower and Laguna Beach architect Anders Lasater, we talked about OC’s newest buildings, suggested what we thought were the best and most impactful landmarks in the area (and a few of the worst), and compared the architectural legacies of Henry Segerstrom and Donald Bren. South Coast Plaza, South Coast Metro, and the campus of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, including the office towers and California Scenario sculpture garden, lead my list. But I also include the entire Disneyland Resort high on my list of major landmarks with the most positive civic impact. Then there are spaces and places, often criticized, that have arrived as OC icons, or are evolving into their potential—hey, I’m an optimist. They include ARTIC (just wait until the Samuelis are done with the adjacent land), the Great Park, Santa Ana Streetcar, and the great civic space where I am in this photo. Do you recognize it? Let me know. In this issue, you’ll see vintage images and drawings of an architectural landmark that makes most lists, including Anders Lasater’s on the show: the Lovell Beach House. It’s the first in a series of stories on Iconic OC that will include the Old Stone Church and Serra Chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Tustin blimp hangars, Noguchi’s game-changing garden, Heisler Park, and more. What places and spaces make your list? Let me know. Stay safe, be kind, and take care of each other, please. kedric@bluedoormagazine.com BlueDoorMagazine.com

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CANDLELIGHT CRESCENDO By Kedric Francis Photos by Ann Chatillon I don’t have Andrea Bocelli on Spotify, nor do I own any of the artist’s albums, CDs, cassette tapes, MP5s, or other methods of listening to music, past and present. I appreciate his genius, of course, and honor those who love him, including the chairs of the 2021 Candlelight Concert: honorary chair Elizabeth Segerstrom, and co-chairs Britt Meyer and Carol Perry. They moved heaven, earth, and the traditional date of the glamorous Segerstrom Center for the Arts fundraiser so that Bocelli could appear at (and for) the Center. 24

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1. G uests arrive at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for Candlelight Concert 2021 Outdoor

2. G rayson Yada and Jane Yada, Segerstrom Center for the Arts Chairwoman

3. L isa, Julia, and Stephanie Argyros

4. Virginia Bocelli and Andrea Bocelli perform Hallelujah

5. N aomi Reitz, Britt

But I wasn’t expecting to be moved to the point of tears by his music. Beyond the point of tears, candidly. But that’s where I was as Bocelli was joined on stage by his nine-year-old daughter Virginia to sing together. As an older father myself, seeing the silver-haired master with a young daughter was enough to warm my heart, but when he strummed the first few chords of Hallelujah on his guitar, and she sang the first lines, I melted. “I heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord. But you don’t really care for music, do ya?”

Meyers, Elizabeth Segerstrom, Carol Perry, and Casey Reitz

6. L arry and Dee Higby, Dr. S. L. and Betty Huang

The song, written by Leonard Cohen and covered by many (Jeff Buckley’s version has long been my favorite, though Virginia and Andrea’s may now top the list), has deep meaning for me. I’ve heard it at times of joy and of grief. Shall I take meaning in the fact that singer Jason Castro’s version of Hallelujah came on at the coffee shop as I was writing these very words? Perhaps. That’s the power of art, after all—to move us emotionally, to challenge our intellect, to inspire our faith, and strengthen our connection to the divine (however we understand it), and to each other. Segerstrom Center for the Arts stands for all of this, and more, delivering sublime genius, exalting beauty, and at times simple escape and laughter to the community the Center serves. BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Guests, sponsors, underwriters, volunteers, donors, leadership, and staff make Candlelight possible, helping support the Center so that we all have the opportunity to enjoy, be moved, and perhaps be transformed by art. Transformation is always a theme of Candlelight. After the champagne and cocktail reception in the lobby and the concert in the hall, guests are invited onto the stage for dinner. The tradition of the 47-year-old event calls for a dramatic reveal of the decor, as the curtain rises to reveal the Segerstrom Hall stage. This year there was an Italian flavor to it all, with dinner served in a private palazzo, thanks to inspired interior design, art, lighting, video technology, and florals. The multi-course meal served on the stage was created by Chef Ross Pangilinan, who owns Terrace by Mix Mix at South Coast Plaza, and is partnering with co-Patina Group alum Nick Weber on Populaire, a French bistro opening this spring at South Coast Plaza in the former Lawry’s space. Plus, look for news of an exciting arts-related announcement involving Ross and his cuisine. Dessert was courtesy of Chef Tony Esnault of Knife Pleat, the Michelin star-winning restaurant also at South Coast Plaza. 26

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A surprise highlight of the dinner service was a holiday performance by the University High School choir. Under the direction of Rob Blaney, the Irvine students sang from the balcony seats while holding candles. It was charming, and apropos because the Center helps support local school art programs. There was dancing and celebration after dinner. Funds raised at Candlelight benefit Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ artistic programming and education initiatives, including Studio D, ABT William J. Gillespie School, ArtsTeach, and enhanced engagement with diverse local communities. The funds also support ballet commissions, productions, and world premieres. Medici underwriters were Britt Meyer, Elizabeth Segerstrom, Gloria Brandes, Ruth Ann Moriarty, Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, Julianne and George Argyros, Tiffany & Co., and an anonymous donor. As guests left the event, Bentley Newport Beach sponsored the valet lounge where guests enjoyed Urban Espresso, B Toffee, and gifts by House of Sillage.

1. Performers Eugene Kohn, Maria Aleida, Virginia Bocelli, Pia Toscano, Andrea Bocelli

2. R ich and Christy Flanagan, Evan and Veronica Slavik

3. L ive Italian Statues 4. B ritt Meyers, Elizabeth Segerstrom, and Carol Perry

5. Kelly Gray and Soogie Kang 6. Cheryl Burke and Gleb Savchenkko

7. A ndrea Bocelli

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A CHAPMAN CHRISTMAS Photos by Tony Lattimore and Peggy O’Donnell Guests gathered early at the Balboa Bay Resort for the well-established holiday tradition of Christmas at The Ritz. It was the first time many supporters of Chapman University had celebrated together in person in some time, so old friends and colleagues made up for lost time enjoying the festive atmosphere, decor, and martini bar. Santa was there, as were Dickens Carolers, the silent and live auctions were lively, and it wouldn’t be “Christmas at The Ritz” without the signature Ritz Egg to open the delicious meal. Women of Chapman, a 50-year-old Chapman University support group, were the hosts of the 35th anniversary event, which was held originally and for many years at The Ritz Restaurant in Newport Beach. Joining the receiving line with the co-chairs was Women of Chapman President 28

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1. Committee members Toni Redman, Youngsong Martin, and Sheri Nazaroff

2. M usco Center for the Arts Director Richard Bryant, Honorary Chairs Don & Deedee Sodaro, and Wylie Aitken

3. Chapman President Daniele Struppa and his wife and professor Lisa Sparks

4. U nderwriters Sue & Gary Grant with Esteemed Patrons Marci & Arlo Sorensen Laura Baratta, Chapman President Daniele Struppa, his wife and Chapman professor Lisa Sparks, and Board of Trustees Chairman Park Kennedy. Co-chairing the anniversary year were Kiki Rhynerson and Donna Bunce, who thanked their 33-member committee for making the benefit so successful. One of our favorite details of many that make the gathering special is the slideshow of past gatherings that plays on screens throughout the luncheon. It’s good to be reminded of past years and see the faces of so many friends, many still in the room, while others were not. The “Christmas at The Ritz” past chairs were introduced and brought to the stage. Honored in absentia for the anniversary year were Charlene Prager, who recently passed away, and Dori di Kruif, who were both instrumental in establishing the fundraiser. As the story is told, when Dori asked Hans Prager, co-owner with Charlene of The Ritz Restaurant in Newport Beach, if the Women of Chapman could hold a fundraising luncheon at the restaurant, he suggested the first Saturday in December for a Christmas lunch, and the tradition was born. It was Dori who dubbed the event “Christmas at The Ritz,” and who chaired three of the first ten fundraisers.

5. G rand Patron Julia Argyros with Honorary Chair Shannon Argyros

6. Women of Chapman President Laura Baratta, Co-Chair Kiki Rhynerson, Honorary Chair Laura Khouri, and Co-Chair Donna Bunce

7. Chapman President Emeritus Jim Doti and Kay Burra

8. H onorary Chair Joanne Leatherby won the Suzan Lee pink crocodile clutch in the St. Nick’s Picks drawing

The effort netted nearly $320,000 for Chapman. The 220-member group has raised more than $9 million through “Christmas at The Ritz” and is completing a $1 million pledge to the Keck Center for Science and Engineering and to the Harry & Diane Rinker Health Science Campus. 29

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CELEBRATING ART AND NATURE Photos courtesy of Laguna Art Museum

Laguna Art Museum’s Art & Nature Gala raised more than $350,000 to help support the museum’s educational outreach and programming. With the funds raised through the Gala, Laguna Art Museum will aim to reach ten times the number of school-aged children and to quadruple the amount of individuals they serve annually by connecting them to the arts. The Art & Nature Gala was an extravagant evening held in the lush surroundings at the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar. The gorgeous garden setting wase illuminated throughout, and the décor was set for a fall fête. The evening was filled with fine wines and free-flowing champagne and guests noshed on garden-inspired hors d’oeuvres made by the Garden’s restaurant, Cultivar. The gala 30

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1. J oe Hanauer, Laguna Art Museum Board of Trustees Chairman, emcees the Art & Nature Gala.

2. G uests enjoying Laguna Art Museum’s Art & Nature Gala. 3. A rt & Nature 2021 featured artist Rebeca Méndez. 4. M usician Jason Feddy entertains. 5. J oe Hanauer, Board of Trustees Chairman, and Julie Perlin Lee, Executive Director, honor Lou and Laura Rohl as the Honorary Chairs. honorees included Honorary Chairs Lou and Laura Rohl, Laguna Art Museum Curator Emeritus Janet Blake, and Stephanie Barron, LACMA Senior Curator and Department Head of Modern Art, each of whom have made a difference in the arts community. Continuing Laguna Beach’s legacy as a center for the arts, Art & Nature provides a unique opportunity for the Southern California community to come together for a festival of art and ideas, inspire artists, and enhance the appreciation of nature as a place that inspires awareness about the environment we share. Art & Nature feature artist Rebeca Méndez addressed the gala audience, including the work Any-Instant-Whatever, a multimedia experience depicting a contemplation of a day in Southern California: a cloud-rich sky above the city and its inhabitants. According to Méndez, the sky and the sun in Los Angeles are both great unifying forces, infusing a certain relaxed Southern Californian style in its people, as well as equalizers, as the light and warmth caress everyone.

6. V ictoria Gerard, Laguna Art Museum Deputy Director, honors Laguna Art Museum Curator Emeritus Janet Blake. 7. J ennifer Yeland, Breck Rothage, Lucetta Kallis, and Victoria Gerard 8. A rt & Nature Gala presentation led by emcees Joe Hanauer, Board of Trustees Chairman, and Julie Perlin Lee, Executive Director.

The Art & Nature festival will continue through April 25, 2022, with additional events and installations on display, including Any-Instant-Whatever.

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CASA CACHET Photos by John Watkins Photography

Some 420 guests gathered at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point for the Friends of CASA annual Holiday Luncheon & Fashion Show. The luncheon, chaired by Nicole Inal and Janine Wald, netted more than $530,000 that will go directly to supporting the mission of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County: providing a powerful voice and a meaningful connection for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and abandonment through volunteer mentor-advocates who represent a child’s best interest in the courtroom and other settings. CASA CEO, Regan Phillips, welcomed guests “back” to an in-person event, while thanking Christy Flanagan and Nicole Joseph, last year’s virtual fundraiser chairs. The fashion show was presented by Weekend Max Mara and South Coast Plaza and produced by Deborah Keillor, of DK Fashion Stylist. The runway show featured a sneak preview of the Spring/Summer 2022 Collection as well as the Fall/Winter Collection 32

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1. Weekend Max Mara fashion currently available in stores. Prior to the show, guests bid on 171 auction packages during the champagne reception, and could fulfill a child in foster care’s wish through ornaments placed on the Starfish Wish Trees. These trees were decorated with starfish-shaped ornaments featuring 400 different wishes from the children in the CASA program, like new clothes for school, baseball lessons, art supplies, and Uber gift cards to get to work. Barclay Butera Interiors served as the Starfish Wish Ornament Sponsor. The opportunity drawing was provided by Lugano Diamonds, who generously donated a necklace featuring more than seven and a half carats of rose-cut diamonds valued at $20,000. The speaker was Ashley Rhodes-Courter who shared her story of being helped by a CASA volunteer. “Because of CASA, I’m able to be here with you today sharing this beautiful afternoon in this incredible venue having these wonderful laughs. But my brother, and so many of my foster brothers and sisters, will never see the end of their 20s or their teens,” she said. “Thousands more children would fall through the cracks without the services provided by CASA, volunteers, and community members like you.”

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2. Keynote speaker Ashley Rhodes-Courter

3. Weekend Max Mara fashion show

4. Weekend Max Mara fashion show

5. Jennifer Gonzales Oxen, Bill Peters, and Marjie Mros

6. Idit and Moti Feder 7. J anine Wald (event cochair), Regan Phillips (CASA OC CEO), and Nicole Inal (event co-chair)

8. Valerie Ramsay at Weekend Max Mara Pop-Up Shop

9. D anette Dye, Annette Hellmich

10. Patty Juarez, Jaynine Warner, and Colleen Masterson

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OC ARTS EVOLUTION

Major gifts and favored works at UCI As the California contemporary art world eagerly awaits the completion and opening of Orange County Museum of Art this October, the most intriguing unrealized revelation in OC art and culture is an announcement of the architect, design, and site of the Langson Institute and Museum of California Art at UC Irvine. We’ve come to know the evolving institution as the UCI Institute and Museum of California Art, IMCA, or even the Irvine Museum. That was until UCI’s recent announcement that Jack and Shanaz Langson of Newport Beach had claimed the naming rights with their gift to support the construction and operation of a state-of-the-art building facility to house the important collection of California art. How generous? The amount was not announced, but online resources reveal that the couple’s foundation granted UCI $1.7 million in 2020, earmarked for IMCA. One might imagine the 2021 number will be as or more significant. We also are not sure where UCI is planning to construct what they describe as “a purpose-built museum and research institute to house both permanent and temporary exhibitions drawn from its two collections and other works.” We anticipate a thoughtfully located (across from the Barclay Theatre, perhaps), architecturally significant building worthy of the collection, the university, and the region. Langson IMCA’s holdings include gifts from the Irvine Museum Collection and the Buck Collection, more than 4,500 works spanning late 19th-century California Impressionism and plein air painting to post-war and contemporary art. IMCA (interim museum location) 18881 Von Karman Avenue Irvine 949.476.0003 imca.uci.edu

IMCA INSPIRES As part of its communications outreach, Langson IMCA asks its staff to recommend works from the collection, with their thoughts about the art. Recently, Bridget R. Cooks, a professor of African American Studies and Art History at UCI and IMCA’s Interim Associate Director, recommended the work seen here. “She Plays the Jarocho by multimedia artist Sonia Romero makes me think of love and longing. The musician holds a small guitar featured in el son jarocho, a type of folk music from Veracruz, Mexico, with Spanish (Andalusian and Canary Islander), African, and Indigenous roots. I love listening to it, and imagine that the woman in the linocut print is professing her feelings to an unseen lover. With her strong back facing the viewer, she focuses on the person listening to her serenade on the other side of the fence. Flowers that bloom in the tall bush on the left reach through the slats of the picket fence. They are complemented by the falling flower print in the musician’s sundress. The fabric may reference the floral embroidery on black aprons worn in traditional ballet folklórico dance. With the wind gently blowing the blue clouds above, it looks like a perfect day to be in love.” BlueDoorMagazine.com

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Photos by Brett Hillyard

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1. Keynote speaker Geoff Sumich

2. Rona Graf and Maria Barnes 3. J ustin Williams and Nichole Cooper, Middleby Residential Showroom Director

4. Kedric Francis and Maria Barnes

5. Dina Marciano 6. Horst Noppenberger and Greg Hawkins

7. Greg Hawkins and Hillary Moers

8. G uests examine architectural wooden model used for Sumich designs

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1. Evan Corkett, Shannon Ratcliffe, Chef Sharon Sessler, Brian Liberto, and Phoebe Pilaro

2. J ustin Wiliams introduces guest speaker Moya O’Neill

3. B rian Liberto and Brian Burkhart

4. G uest speaker Mike Johnson and Justin Williams

5. J ohanna Felix and Justin Williams

6. Bud Maestro and Maria Barnes 7. M aura Short, Mike Johnson, and Justin Williams

8. Penny Smith, Tania Cassill, Shannon Ratcliffe, and Jen Samson

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NOUVEAU DINING AT SCP Fine dining hits a refresh at Orange County’s cosmopolitan center of fashion, design, culture, and cuisine South Coast Plaza has long been the most cosmopolitan place in Orange County, a global shopping destination with more than 250 boutiques, critically acclaimed restaurants, and an international ambience that draws chic shoppers and those who seek out excellence in all things. Post-pandemic, the dining scene at South Coast Plaza is continuing to evolve, amplifying the Center’s status as a distinct dining destination, with a touch of savoir faire. Chefs Ross Pangilinan and Nicholas Weber are teaming up to open Populaire, a modern Cal-French bistro, at South Coast Plaza this spring. Expect classic bistro staples with modern California flavors and twists from The Patina Restaurant Group alums—both are protégés of Joachim Splichal. “We’ve worked together at so many restaurants and have so much culinary history together, but we’re also really good friends, so it made sense to open a restaurant together. There’s no one I trust more,” says Weber, who will serve as Populaire’s co-owner and executive chef. Pangilinan owns and operates Terrace by Mix Mix at South Coast Plaza and Mix Mix Kitchen & Bar in Santa Ana. Weber was executive chef at Catal Restaurant at Downtown Disney, Pinot Provence in Costa Mesa, and

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Ross Pangilinan and Nicholas Weber of Populaire, opening soon at South Coast Plaza.

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Bouillabaisse Chawanmushi, a dish planned for Populaire, includes mussels, octopus, sea urchin, bronze fennel, and saffron dashi.

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Right: Mixed berry pancakes at Tableau feature blueberry pie compote, graham cracker streusel, farmer’s market berries, and whipped chamomile cream. Below: Tableau’s Ed Lee and John Park.

The Cannery in Newport Beach. “I can’t think of anyone who deserves his own restaurant more than Nick,” says Pangilinan. “We work really well together and he’s an extremely talented chef. We can’t wait to welcome guests to experience Populaire.” The dynamic duo behind Toast Kitchen + Bakery, Chef John Park and Wahoo’s Fish Taco co-founder Ed Lee, have brought their talents to Tableau, which debuted recently in the Macy’s Home Wing of South Coast Plaza. Featuring a chef-driven menu of elevated New American cuisine, Tableau is serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a welcoming and open space where Pacific Whey Cafe long operated. Expect classics like fried chicken and steak frites, as well as more unexpected dishes such as uni carbonara, and green curry mussels with sweet potato, fresh herbs, and serrano chiles. The menu also showcases Park’s mastery of desserts and pastries, with an artisanal assortment of tarts, cakes, souffles, and more. Park’s resume includes stints in L.A. at the Michelin-starred Providence, XIV by Michael Mina, Lukshon, Father’s Office, Koi, and Water Grill. Park and Lee are also dedicated to giving back: the restaurant features a 12-person “Giving Table” designated for monthly charitable dinners, and 10 percent of proceeds are being donated to deserving causes. 42

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When MOULIN opened at South Coast Plaza, it added an authentic Parisian next to the Bridge of Gardens, where a faux one (Champagne French Bakery) had long been. Now, guests can start their day with a double espresso with pain au chocolat, have le salade Niçoise and a glass of Rosé for lunch, or enjoy a late-afternoon glass of Laurent-Perrier Champagne. Founder Laurent Vrignaud opened the first MOULIN in Newport Beach in 2014. “Just like classic Parisian cafés, MOULIN is all about the outdoor patio experience, so the Garden Terrace location is a no-brainer for us,” says Vrignaud. “We’ve filled the terrace with big red umbrellas and the famous chairs and tables by Maison Gatti and Tolix. It will be the next closest thing you can get to Paris in Orange County without boarding an airplane.” MOULIN South Coast Plaza 3333 Bristol Street Costa Mesa 949.409.6792 Tableau Kitchen and Bar South Coast Plaza 3333 Bear Street Costa Mesa 714.872.8054 tableaukitchenandbar.com Populaire, coming in spring

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JOURNEYS TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD

Mount Everest was first climbed in 1953 as part of the ninth British expedition to the Himilayas. Everest: Ascent to Glory at the Bowers Museum celebrates these attempts to explore and summit what the Tibetan people call the “Mother Goddess of the World.”

Left: Himalayan peaks, including Chomo Lönzo from the alp below the Langma La-Kama Valley, 1921. Above right: Chomolönzo and Makalu from summit 21,200 feet southwest of Advanced Base, 1921. BlueDoorMagazine.com

Left: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, 1953. Below: Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary drink tea in the Western Cwm, 1953. All images ©Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Humanity has long sought to expand into new frontiers, pushing boldly where others have feared to or could not go. For Great Britain, the early 20th century was marred by the Great War, as well as the failure of a British expedition to beat Norwegian Roald Amundsen to the South Pole. To escape a country that felt unfamiliar to them after the horrors of World War 1, the greatest explorers of England set their sights on reaching the summit of Mount Everest. The 1921 British Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition mapped approach routes to the mountain and climbed to 23,000 feet, laying plans for future attempts and providing some of the first—and finest—close-range images of Everest. The introduction of oxygen the following year seemed promising until two fatal expeditions put efforts to climb Everest on hold. The advent of radio in 1933 made communication on the mountain possible for the first time. It was not until 1953 that Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary would crest the mountain. Everest: Ascent to Glory, at the Bowers Museum through August 28, 2022, in a partnership with the Royal Geographic Society, features more than 20 original objects and 60 stunning photographs of the early exploration of Everest. From climbing rope found with the remains of George Mallory, to 48

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“It was hoped that the expedition would discover, describe, and reveal to us, by camera and pen, beauty no less valuable than knowledge.” — Sir Francis Younghusband, President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1919-1922

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Above: Expedition team member in foreground with Mount Everest, 1921. Right: Monks and the administrator at Shekar Tschöde Monastery, 1921. Opposite: The 1924 Mount Everest Expedition in camp.

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EXHIBITIONS one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, the exhibition takes visitors on an epic journey reflective of the true triumphs and tragedies intertwined with Everest. Curated by Wade Davis, the award-winning author of Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest, explores the history, resolute characters, unsung heroes—including Tibetan and Nepalese Sherpas—and changing technologies of the initial attempts to climb the tallest mountain on Earth. Photographs taken in 1921 were originally intended to complement the purpose of the expedition—to carry out new and more detailed

survey work in the region, in preparation for future attempts to summit Everest. However, the aesthetic quality of these images—among the first to document Everest at close range—is remarkable, including some of the finest panoramic photographs of any high mountain region ever taken. They remain astonishing in their ability to transport the viewer to another time and place. Photography has always been an important component of Mount Everest expeditions. From the first expedition onward, cameras and the paraphernalia required were part of the equipment

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Right: A group of female Sherpas, 1953. Below: Copies of the photograph of the Abbot of Shekar-Chöte by Howard Bury were often given as a gift by later expedition members to Tibetans, who placed the image in shrines to worship.

factored into the logistics of climbing the mountain. For the porters it was certainly a heavy load, from cameras and lenses to glass plate negatives, tripods, and chemicals. The early expeditions took all that was needed both to expose and to develop pictures on the mountain. The 1921 photographs were taken by a disparate group of men, from scientists to climbers, doctors of medicine to surveyors, and there are fascinating differences in how each saw and recorded their time on the mountain. These early photographs are part of the Society’s wider collection of over 20,000 Everest images, documenting the expeditions carried out under the auspices of the Mount Everest Committee. They are also a critically important source of historical documentation for the Tibetan and Nepali peoples—the Everest archive at the Royal National Geographic Society holds some of the first photographs of people in the region. Everest: Ascent to Glory is organized by the Bowers Museum in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London. Bowers Museum 2002 North Main Street Santa Ana bowers.org

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FULL CIRCLE EVEREST EXPEDITION

About 4,000 people have summited Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. And only eight of them have been Black. That is one of the reasons that Full Circle, a group of Black climbers and mountaineers, was formed and wlll make a summit attempt in 2022. This expedition will showcase the tenacity and strength of these climbers, and highlight the barriers that continue to exist for Black communities in accessing the outdoors. This historic attempt will inspire the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts, educators, leaders, and mountaineers of color to continue chasing their personal summits. Members of the Full Circle expedition spoke to a gathering at Bowers Museum as they prepared for the summit attempt. fullcircleeverest.com gofund.me/acab61e8

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Liisi Beckman. Karelia Easy Chair, 1966.

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DESIGNING WOMEN A celebration of more than 200 female furniture and product designers from the early 20th century to the present day by Jane Hall

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Shinobu Ito. Au Seating, 2003.

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Mimi Shodeinde. Dip Lounger, 2016.

Architect Jane Hall has written an encyclopedic new book featuring the work of both iconic and unknown female product designers over the last century, including Ray Eames and her iconic 1956 Lounge Chair. Released by Phaidon, Woman Made: Great Women Designers offers a look at objects from more than 200 designers from over 50 countries around the world. The work is explored through an image of one of their notable designs and an accompanying piece of text written by Hall, who is a founding member of Turner Prize-winning studio Assemble. Woman Made focuses on functional objects that can be found in the home, all designed by women, recording and illuminating the fascinating and too often overlooked history of women preeminent in the field. By offering a compelling primer on the best in the field of design, the book demonstrates that design is not—and never has been—exclusively a man’s world. BlueDoorMagazine.com

Veronica Dagnert & Helena Jonasson. Inox Table, 2018.

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Marie Burgos. Milo Chair, 2018.

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Nata Janberidze & Keti Toloraia. Spiral Floor Lamp, 2017.

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Faye Toogood works across the sculpture, furniture, and fashion industries for clients such as Hermès and Comme des Garçons. She is one of the designers featured in the book Woman Made: Great Women Designers. Faye Toogood was raised in the English countryside, where she would forage for natural materials from her surrounding landscape. There, she cultivated her “cut and paste” style, reflecting an early interest in juxtaposition and contrast.

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This approach resonates throughout her design work, using both precious and lowly raw materials. Toogood studied Art History at the University of Bristol, and was Interiors Editor at The World of Interiors for eight years before branching out into design. She has excelled in creating contemporary classics such as the Roly-Poly Chair, as well as high-profile, larger-scale commissions overseeing residential and retail projects for clients. Toogood doesn’t overwork her designs; instead they remain playful. Her furniture embraces heavy industrial materials such as fiberglass and metal, while natural fabrics like raw denim, linen, or silk are prominent in her clothing. Toogood describes her studio’s designs as “deeply human.” In this interview she reveals the thinking behind her most satisfying design, her work with textiles and pattern, and offers some advice to young female designers.

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What was the design of yours that was the hardest but ultimately the most satisfying to create?

The Roly-Poly Chair was the hardest piece to create. I wanted to create a collection with curves, which are notoriously difficult to make in furniture. I had to find a way of doing it without large and expensive molds and embarked on a process using fiberglass, which I’m very proud of. The Roly-Poly Chair came after a few of my collections with a more angular, hard, more ‘male’ attitude to design. I had previously been working with welding, steel, and security mesh and other materials usually associated with male furniture design. Roly-Poly came about after the birth of my first child, a real departure for me expressing the soft, plump enveloping aesthetic which I’ve moved forward with. Are there aspects of the design process that women are better suited to? Or is it wrong to think of hard differences between male and female design?

I don’t think women are better suited to a particular area of design, but I do believe women come with a different approach to materials, function, and form. I believe that women design with a more human ethic, taking into account environment, social situations, aesthetics,

and humanity. Interestingly, when I started working as a young female designer, there were very few others, and I chose not to work with the decorative arts–by that I mean textiles and ceramics in particular. I did this because I wanted to be taken seriously in a male-dominated environment. Today I’m working with textiles, color, pattern, and ceramics but from my starting point of sculpture, form, and geometry. As a female designer, do you have to work harder for certain commissions, or turn down certain requests, in order to avoid gender bias?

Regrettably, I do think there are times I have missed out on larger commissions due to us being a female-led practice, but this is happily not the norm. What I do find frustrating and what I tend to shy away from is conversation around gender when it comes to my own work, as I don’t believe gender is relevant in today’s society. What advice to you give young women designers?

I don’t officially mentor or coach or teach female designers, but obviously, over the years, I’ve imparted some knowledge based on my own experience. My one piece of advice is to not ignore your gender and femininity, which was the approach I took back in the ’90s, but to embrace femininity in order to harness creativity. When I was a young woman I was sold the impossible dream of having children and a career, but I feel now young women are more aware and will find the right balance.

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DYNAMIC DUO OF DESIGN

Robin Weller and Lisa Heil outside their Lido Marina Village home boutique and interior design firm, Robin & Lisa Interiors.

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Two all-time icons of OC’s stylish social set join forces, upping the aesthetic ante in the interior design and real estate industries. By Kedric Francis Photos by Brett Hillyard

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After 20 years of friendship, Robin Weller and Lisa Heil have debuted an interior design firm and retail space. What do the OC design and real estate industries get when two of the most stylish, talented, fashionable, and photographed women of the past decade or two team up? A full-service firm with projects across California and the country, offering access to the pair’s expertise and experience creating beautiful homes for themselves, their families and friends, and clients. Robin and Lisa have over 25 years of experience building new construction and collaborating with owners, architects, and builders of spec homes. They have a love of architecture, and their attention to detail and focus on both design aesthetics and budget realities make their services invaluable on new construction, remodel, and design projects. Lisa has a lifelong passion for all things design (“I am passionate about creating a space that expresses my client’s personal sense of style and comfort,” she says.), and Robin’s roots in interior design and residential real estate run deep. “I grew up watching my mother refurbish houses all over Southern California,” Robin says. “After 25 years of selling residential real estate in addition to building and remodeling my own homes, I am ready to take my experience and knowledge to help others create their dream homes.” That inside knowledge led them to locate their design store in an alley. How urbane is that? Of course, the Secret Alley at Lido Marina Village is directly adjacent to the valet and drive-up shopping access for Elyse Walker, so the location is strategic as well as cool. The affluent and discerning shoppers who frequent the chic and waterfront village are Robin and Lisa’s one-percenter peers. After discovering their boutique, friends reconnect, and customers often become clients, retaining Robin & Lisa Interiors to design their homes. “We love the location,” says Robin. “It fits our creative aesthetic and design sensibility, plus we can pop next door to Elyse Walker whenever we want.” Robin & Lisa Interiors 3430 Via Lido #150 Lido Marina Village Newport Beach 949.922.6460 robinandlisainteriors.com 66

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Mandy Gregory and Lynn Stone of Hunter Carson Design with client Matt Leinart. The design duo converted Leinart’s sports-viewing room into a bedroom for the USC star’s son (opposite), while adding a new space for his Heisman Trophy.

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When it came time to watch the game on television, Matt Leinart would retreat to his dedicated space, a room with seating for a small crowd, a large flatscreen TV, as well as a place of honor for his Heisman Trophy earned as a star quarterback for USC. That was then. With a third child on the way, however, the former USC national champion quarterback, NFL player, and current Fox announcer needed to create more kid space. Together with his wife, Josie, the two tapped Hunter Carson Design to strategize a rearrangement that would accommodate the growing family. The design verdict ended the era of the man cave at their South Bay home. In its place, there would be a bedroom for the couple’s older son (with the newborn moving into his previous bedroom).

MAN CAVE NO MORE Matt Leinart trades out a TV viewing room to make way for a growing family

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The result is an aviation-themed retreat that shows few vestiges of its former life as a football viewing room. “We gave the room charm and personality without carbon-dating it with details that would feel childish as he becomes a teenager,” says Hunter Carson’s Lynn Stone. “We mixed new and vintage-looking elements to give the room a layered, not-designed-at-once feel, and added elements like star pendants and wallpaper on the ceiling.” The design isn’t all sacrifice, however. Hunter Carson’s Stone and Mandy Gregory created a hallway bar with a built-in wine cooler, counter space and—perhaps most important of all—a new home for the Heisman. “I miss being able to play video games—Call of Duty and Madden,” says Leinart, who grew up in Santa Ana and attended Mater Dei High School. “But it was worth giving it up. We now have a great kid’s room that houses my beautiful son. The four walls of my man cave are just a memory now, but I wouldn’t change a thing.” Hunter Carson Design 2121 West Rosecrans Avenue El Segundo 813.892.3249 huntercarson.com BlueDoorMagazine.com

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RONA GRAF My favorite part of our Grace Blu design studio is our working kitchen. We intentionally designed a multi-purposeful area that can act as another workspace, as well as a spot to meet as a team and enjoy a good meal together. We not only use it as a place to show our clients the capability of our design aesthetic, but also as an actual working kitchen where we entertain and host our friends, clients, and reps. I believe that our love of design and hospitality is showcased by sharing our love of food and drink with others. It’s been a great way to bond as a design team and also with our clients, whom we love to treat while they visit us for meetings. We have made every part of our studio functional for work as well as a place to enjoy and to view as designer eye candy! I loved adding personal touches to the space, like my handwriting on the door that states our mantra, ‘Design Outside the Box,’ and a mural upon entering that states, ‘Just Because,’ just because we can! Every nook is utilized as an opportunity to feature some aspect that is very personal to me and a creative expression of what our design capabilities are. We spend a lot of time as a team in our studio and we wanted it to be a happy and creatively inspiring space. We have been told that it does just that!

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LEAGUE OF HER OWN She has $1.65 billion in residential real estate sales, sets sales records in coastal OC, and is the number-one agent in Shady Canyon. But for Jacqueline Thompson, professional success is only part of the story.

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“” Jacqueline Thompson is approaching $1 billion sold in Shady Canyon, as well as over $650 million sold on the coast.

BLUE DOOR MAGAZINE: WHAT ARE THE SECRETS TO YOUR SUCCESS? Jacqueline Thompson: I build relationships and

don’t merely sell homes. Therein lies a huge difference. My clients know I am their biggest advocate and am there at a moment’s notice when trusted counsel is needed. I’m often told I am terrifyingly responsive. But for me, I should be—as I am here to serve. BDM: WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT YOUR APPROACH? JT: I am more than an agent—I’m a member of

our community. I am committed to investing in the people, places, and things that have supported me throughout my career. It’s my way of paying it forward and bringing things full circle. For me, while I love my career, it’s more about building a legacy. One way I am doing that is through a special donation to UCI’s new hospital. As a female and an immigrant to the U.S., after college I relocated to the OC with my husband Bill without any connections. Disenchanted by my work in corporate America, I decided to become an agent. Through hard work, I have built a reputation as one of the leading agents, and I strive to create opportunities for others who are passionate about being changemakers. BDM: ANY “CROWN JEWEL” LISTINGS YOU ESPECIALLY LOVE? JT: 26 Grey Owl is a spectacular property with

Villa di Ricordi in Shady Canyon sold in an off-market sale with Jacqueline Thompson representing both buyer and seller.

over 75,000 square feet of land in the heart of OC. It’s one of the finest properties built to date. It was ahead of its time when it was first built and now it’s stood the test of time. I saw it over ten years ago, and when I had the option to represent the seller in the marketing of the home, I loved it even more! I made one call to a client who is a dear friend of mine and told him that ‘this’ was the home for him! He BlueDoorMagazine.com

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laughed as he had just purchased another home from me less than five months before and was already undergoing an extensive remodeling project on that home. Yet he and his wife fell in love with the home and I couldn’t be happier to be the ‘matchmaker.’ It’s always rewarding when I’m able to bring my clients to the home of their dreams—especially when they thought they found their dream home already! BDM: WHAT PAST EXPERIENCES HAVE PRIMED YOU FOR YOUR CURRENT-DAY SUCCESS? JT: The most important thing I learned was how hardwork-

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My husband Bill and I are proud to be able to pay our success forward through a special donation to UCI’s new hospital, which will offer elevated care for many.

ing the construction crews are that worked on building these beautiful, massive homes that I would eventually—one way or another—get to sell. In the early days of my career, I would bring them sandwiches from a broker preview, and they were always grateful.

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My parents who are devout Buddhists taught all of us children compassion and kindness through their actions. When you see how hard everyone is working to support themselves and their families, you can’t help but be grateful and for that reason I will always be kind to everyone. I’m grateful for the struggle. Every obstacle came with a choice—a choice to work hard or a choice to back down. I believe my character was continuously sharpened through every experience. I am humbled by the amazing people I call my clients who invest their trust in me year over year when it comes to their real estate needs. BDM: WHERE DO YOU SEE THE COASTAL REAL ESTATE MARKET GOING IN 2022 AND BEYOND? JT: The beauty of our little corner of the world and highly

esteemed neighborhoods will continue to attract domestic and international clients. On a daily basis, I find myself talking to clients from Los Angeles County, specifically Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades; plus the Bay area and New York to name a few. These are people who are looking to relocate to our area. Award-winning schools, world-class shopping and dining, pristine beaches, and dreamy year-round weather will continue to push demand for housing here for many years to come. I tell my clients that I consider coastal Orange County ‘the Hamptons’ of the West Coast.

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HORST NOPPENBERGER This house is my home. The design came relatively easy, as this was something I’ve been thinking about ever since I discovered a love of architecture and design at 14 years old. Diamond Crestview is known for its rustic character, and I choose tactile materials such as boardformed concrete, Corten steel, and wood. Cut into the existing topography, the house is both sheltering and expansive, intimate and communal. As with most aspirations, it’s been more about the journey than the actual ‘getting here.’

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TIM CARR Meet Captain Morgan. She’s a 35-year-old Hybrid Macaw and has been a member of our family for 15 years. She came slightly used with a very dirty bilingual vocabulary. She gets along with our Rottweiler, two cats, and two desert tortoises. She likes to sing opera, dance, and cuss. These animals provide solace after a long day in the chaotic real estate life that I lead!

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DON ABRAMS In 1992, I bought a pink house on the Grand Canal of Little Balboa Island and began my love affair with the Island. When I was offered the opportunity to buy a small Island brokerage in 1998, I jumped at the opportunity to sell and manage houses in this paradise I call home. When I started in real estate, I posted my home telephone number in our storefront window and on all marketing materials. When cell phones came into common use, I also posted this number publicly and invited calls 24 hours a day. Throughout my real estate career, clients have appreciated that they can always reach me. That, and my knowledge of the market and negotiating skills, have been the keys to my success.

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Leo is the best of the best. I have worked with brokers in the coastal market over the last 30 years and if you are buyer he will fight for the best possible price on the home and when selling he will go over and above the call of duty to get you the highest return on your investment possible, I have been impressed how he is always trying to protect your equity regardless of the side he is representing! — Rick G, Laguna Beach

HARD WORKING Boy did he deliver! I was selling what I consider a trophy property. I interviewed many as the property was special. Each came and gave their presentation but having a sales background I didn’t see that spark in their eye. Enter Leo!! From the moment I met him I knew he was the one. I gave him the listing and boy did he deliver. Within 30 days we had a qualified buyer who closed as scheduled. I have dealt in many high dollar real estate transactions and would rate Leo at the top. If you want the best , look no further. — Roger H, Newport

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When I need real estate help in OC, I turn to Leo! Leo is punctual, responsible and overly communicative. I’ve found that when it comes to brokers the ones always over communicate with their clients. If you want a broker that will go above and beyond the extra mile, I highly recommend engaging Leo. You’ll be glad you did! — KC, Dallas, TX

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Mark and Bryan Burkhart work with a powerhouse home team to build a new breed of spec home in Newport Heights By Alexandria Abramian

The timeline was exceptional by pre-pandemic standards. Now, it’s the stuff of home building dreams. But Bryan and Mark Burkhart, founders and principals of Newport Beach-based build company Burkhart Brothers, were determined to build an exceptional spec home in record time in 2019. And they wanted to do so without cutting a single construction corner or skimping on design details. The result? A ground-up, out-of-the-box home in Newport Heights that was completed in just over ten months—from demo to final design details. The kicker? It sold in under two hours. “Scheduling is the key to getting a home completed in this amount of time,” says Bryan. “Having the products and materials is key; having multiple trades working at the same time is key; and even with all of that in place, you’re going to need a certain amount of luck in order to make this kind of timeline.” But the speed of the sale as well as a record-breaking price went beyond sheer luck, says Bryan. Instead, the design by architect Mark Teale of Teale Architecture elevated the home beyond the sea of spec home 104

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Architect Mark Teale took full advantage of the property’s street position by elevating the ground floor to provide privacy while capitalizing on its five-star views.

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competition in Newport Beach. “At this level, you need to take a risk on design,” says Bryan. “That’s what this level of buyer wants. They want a statement house. Mark Teale was able to cue into the taste of the prospective buyer.” Real estate agent Drew D’Angelo concurs, “The idea was to bring beach contemporary to a new level with warmth. The mixture of textures really made the home stand out and show the area what the future would look like.”

Above: Designer Valerie Saunders and architect Mark Teale devised a high-function culinary hub within the open plan design. Upper right: A spacious courtyard allows for outdoor living with privacy.

Teale successfully walked that architectural tightrope, creating a home that would stand out to a prospective buyer while not playing design diva among neighboring properties. “The front is relatively short, so we tried to not chop it up much and keep a horizontal line on each floor. This makes it a more dramatic front especially by the repetition of beams, which is a common aesthetic used in modern and traditional homes,” says Teale. “The horizontal line also visually ties the house to the neighbors rather than trying to compete with the neighbors.” And then there’s the home’s location: Situated across the street from a park, the home is one of only five in all of Newport Heights that have that view corridor. “No home will ever be BlueDoorMagazine.com

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built in front of it,” says D’Angelo. “Its location, its view, its curb appeal, architecture and warm textures make this a standout.” But it isn’t simply the exterior and site that make the home exceptional. From the inside, Teale and Valerie Saunders of Serendipite Designs created a one-of-akind residential experience that captures expansive views while preserving privacy. “Our primary goal while designing this home was to highlight the view and create a soft, transitional palate,” says Saunders, who added unexpected amenities like a “prep pantry” in the kitchen. Throughout the project, Saunders focused on using “thoughtful, quality materials so the homeowner can really enjoy the home for many years to come.” “With Mark and Valerie we were able to create a beautiful house that is more modern traditional as opposed to modern farmhouse,” says Bryan. “It’s just not the same thing you see over and over again. And it turns out that ultimately, that’s what it takes to truly stand out in this market.”

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ARCHITECTURE The Lovell Beach House, 1242 West Oceanfront, Newport Beach, photographed in 1968. Three central bays, west elevation.

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LOVELL BEACH HOUSE What are the most important buildings in Orange County—the most architecturally significant, the most beautiful? What built spaces and public places make us unique? These are the questions Blue Door Magazine will address (with the aid of experts, architects, authors, and our members) in coming months as we explore Iconic OC.

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West facade from northwest. The Lovell Beach House, 1242 West Oceanfront, Newport Beach, photographed in 1968.

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Designed by Rudolph Schindler and completed in 1926, the Lovell Beach House is considered by architects and academics to be the first truly modern home, and a timeless study in how to define domestic space in wood and concrete. “Schindler’s design is particularly amazing for having been built in 1926,” says Laguna Beach architect Anders Lasater. “Designed as a series of cast-in-place concrete frames that support the main living areas a full two stories above the street, the house is perfectly designed to capture the California sun, the Pacific breeze, and the tremendous horizon view that stretches along the glistening strand.” It was built for Dr. Philip Lovell, a physician, a healthy living advocate, and an influential columnist for the L.A. Times. While now in a bustling center of the Balboa Peninsula, when the home was completed in 1926, it stood alone on the sand. In fact, Dr. Lovell was thought eccentric to want to live directly on the beach. The Lovell Beach House is built of concrete. The house is lifted above its beach site and cradled in five concrete frames in the shape of figure eights. These were poured in place. The enclosed areas were shop-fabricated and hoisted into position. Experts say that Schindler’s design

The photographs and drawings in this story are from The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), established in 1933 to create a public archive of America’s architectural heritage. HABS was just one of many cultural New Deal programs initiated during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration that offered relief to the unemployed during the Great Depression while at the same time enriching American life both materially and culturally. Within weeks of receiving its approval, hundreds of the unemployed architects were in the field recording for HABS. The HABS collection represents “a complete resume of the builder’s art,” ranging “from the smallest utilitarian structures to the largest and most monumental.”

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ARCHITECTURE was the first time engineering elements were left visible as part of the design and aesthetic of a home. Siting, views, and natural light were integral to the building’s design and conception. Schindler called his style “Space Architecture.” It was characterized by individualized designs, closely tied to their sites, that blurred the distinction between interior and exterior spaces and brought natural light into complex interiors through a manipulation of the section and experimental roof forms. Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) was born in Vienna, Austria, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. His biggest influence was Frank Lloyd Wright. Hoping to work for the American architect, Schindler moved to Chicago in 1914 and was hired by the architect four years later. Wright sent him to Los Angeles in 1920 to supervise construction of his most important American commission at the time, the Hollyhock House for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall. In Los Angeles he set up his own architectural practice, and was a partner with Richard Neutra, who designed the Lovell Health House in Los Angeles for Dr. Lovell. In his lifetime, Schindler completed about 150 buildings, most of them in Los Angeles.

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Schindler fell out of favor for a time, as Neutra and others were more appreciated. “It was in the late ’70s and ’80s, with the focus on Frank Gehry’s work and a younger generation that followed him in Los Angeles, that a new appreciation of Schindler began to emerge,” says architect and Schindler expert Judith Schein. Today, the Lovell Beach House draws attention from architecture aficionados, but not from those cycling and walking along the bike path. Believed to still be owned by the Lovell family, the future of the landmark is not known. Online estimates put its value at some $7 million. Were it not an architectural treasure, it would be destined to be a tear-down and custom home rebuild, if sold. One hopes that the most important and iconic home in Orange County will be preserved, in perpetuity. Lovell Beach House 1242 West Oceanfront Newport Beach

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LANDS END Artists and collectives from around the globe converge at the former Cliff House, activating the dormant Bay Area dining destination with artworks that highlight the vulnerability of the planet’s health and the interconnectedness between the natural and the human-made worlds.

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FINE ART Ana Teresa Fernández, On the Horizon, 2021

Cliff House has long been an iconic structure on a dramatic site that evolved to become emblematic of the city of San Francisco. The California landmark was most recently a restaurant offering spectacular vistas of the sea, where visitors gathered to indulge in culinary excess and comfort while being mesmerized by the crashing waves. Built in 1863 to serve as a pleasure palace for San Francisco’s Gilded Age elite, Cliff House was rebuilt twice over the next century. Today, it stands empty, closed since December 2020. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and operated by the National Park Service, the former Cliff House provides an ideal venue for an art exhibition framing and exploring critical issues concerning the beauty and fragility of both our natural and built environments. Lands End, presented by FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service, brings together work by 27 contemporary artists and collectives from around the globe. Curated by FOR-SITE Foundation Executive Director Cheryl Haines, this timely exhibition “reflects on the fragility of the planet’s health and its manifold intersections with critical issues, from human rights to racial equity, sustainability, and forced migration.” “FOR-SITE’s exhibition, Lands End, invites visitors to wade into an immersive environment where their charge is twofold: to discover artwork in unlikely places and to consider the planet’s health,” says Haines. “By bringing

ANA TERESA FERNÁNDEZ On the Horizon

Ana Teresa Fernández, b. 1981, Mexico Through time-based actions and social gestures, Ana Teresa Fernández creates paintings, installations, and videos that explore 21stcentury feminism, postcolonial landscapes, and the psychological barriers to empathy. Born in Tampico and based in San Francisco, she earned an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute; her work is held in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, Nevada Museum of Art, and Kadist Art Foundation, among other organizations.

Within the next century, sea levels are expected to rise at least six feet, threatening coastal communities locally and globally. Ana Teresa Fernández’s installation— comprising 16 cylindrical pillars, each measuring six-feet tall and filled with water from the Pacific Ocean—translates these projections into an experience both visceral and immediate. On the Horizon was originally conceived as a temporary installation and performance piece at nearby Ocean Beach, created with the help of volunteers and passersby. The collaborative nature of the work highlights the social dimensions and time-based nature of Fernández’s practice. The San Francisco– based artist describes On the Horizon as a collective endeavor, meant to inspire and evoke change. “How do you arise beauty in this situation that is incredibly frightening,” Fernández asks, “and how do you make people empathize with the unknown, so they can meet this threat and start moving into a direction where they can do something about it?” On the Horizon, 2021; acrylic resin cylinders filled with sea water; courtesy the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco. BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Iris van Herpen, b. 1984, Netherlands Widely heralded as one of fashion’s most forward-thinking designers, Iris van Herpen creates garments that fuse artisanal craftsmanship with multidisciplinary technologies, positioning fashion as a diverse and sustainable engine of innovation. Since founding her atelier in 2007, her designs have been featured in solo shows at the Groninger Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, and Grand Rapids Art Museum.

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together a group of artists from around the world, the exhibition strives to remind viewers of our interconnectedness via global currents of water and air, and to encourage them to partake in all the fresh ideas and perspectives that emerge from the rising tides as we head deeper into this tumultuous century.” The participating artists have roots in 14 different countries, and each provides a perspective on themes that cross borders and land masses: sea-level rise, deforestation, extreme weather, extinction, habitat loss, and toxic pollution on land, rivers, and seas. To reduce the exhibition’s carbon footprint, 30 percent of the artists Haines selected are from California. New commissions and recent works in various media—sculpture, painting, textile, installation, and video—will be presented throughout the dining establishment. Areas typically off-limits to diners are open to all visitors. Artists have activated dining rooms, bar spaces, kitchens, prep areas, and even trash rooms, with the exhibition connecting each space in compelling and unexpected ways. This contemplative labyrinth provides unique encounters with the landmark site, and artists’ close explorations of climate, crisis, and ecological sensitivity. “We can no longer deny that the natural world is more vulnerable than ever to human impact,” says Haines. “Our ability to address the evidence of this— in spite of flagrant disbelief, hubris, and resistance to the realities of climate change—is now of the greatest import. The former Cliff House is a powerful and dramatic context for communicating the perils of climate change as brought forward by artists, who are often on the vanguard of social change. Through their work, artists offer hope and possibility in the face of crisis.”

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Iris van Herpen, Blue Marble Dress from the Iris van Herpen Earthrise Couture Collection, Fall/Winter 2021, Parley Ocean Plastic®

Amsterdam-based designer Iris van Herpen’s ethereal sculptural garments challenge traditional notions of the handmade through technological innovation and novel materiality. Van Herpen’s Blue Marble Dress is created entirely from Parley Ocean Plastic®, a material made out of upcycled marine debris—primarily PET bottles—in collaboration with the environmental network Parley for the Oceans. Hand-cut plastic discs, gradient-dyed in aquatic hues from brilliant blue to lucid white, are layered and hand-stitched into a biomorphic design. Elegantly merging the organic and inorganic, plastic appears like shifting scales or lapping oceanic waves. The Blue Marble Dress references famous photographs of Earth taken from space—Earthrise (1968) and The Blue Marble (1972), both of which spurred conversations about conservation at the time of their publishing. From this cosmic view, the designer explains, our hierarchies are flattened and borders removed; Earth appears as “one living, breathing organism.” In an industry that produces millions of tons of waste every year, van Herpen’s innovative approach to design envisions a new, sustainable path for fashion. BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Andy Goldsworthy, Geophagia, 2021 Andy Goldsworthy’s slowly transforming, site-specific installation comprising salvaged and repurposed restaurant tables covered in white kaolin clay from the Central Valley, which draws our attention to the forces and effects of California’s ongoing drought at an intimate and accessible scale. 126

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Above: Chester Arnold, An Age of Heavy Seas, 2021

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Chester Arnold, b. 1952, United States Bay Area artist Chester Arnold paints contemporary landscapes devoid of figures but in which human presence is palpable. Narratives both cataclysmic and sublime unfurl in his oil paintings, highlighting the struggles and resilience of nature. His works have been exhibited extensively in U.S. museums, including a 2022 retrospective at the Fresno Art Museum.

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Scenes From An Age of Heavy Seas Presenting an apocalyptic twist on the tranquil landscapes that typically adorn restaurant walls, Chester Arnold’s daunting seascapes forewarn disaster close to home. In each intimately sized, ornately framed oil painting, rowboats and ships struggle helplessly in raging waters off the coast of Northern California, just north of San Francisco. Typical of his practice, Arnold constructs his narratives from a bird’s-eye view and plays with perspectival shifts to disorienting effect. Water appears to spill off the canvas, lending to the works’ urgency and immediacy. Arnold’s paintings foster a host of associations, including Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, powerful news images of post-hurricane flooding in New Orleans and Puerto Rico, and Syrian refugees dangerously crossing the Mediterranean Sea. As rising global temperatures cause extreme weather events and increasingly powerful ocean waves, destroying homes and forcing migration, Arnold’s work imparts a sense of things to come, reminding us that time is running out.

Top: Chester Arnold, Survivors, 2021 Above: Chester Arnold, The Sinking of the Tennessee, Marin Headlands, 2021

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ONE BEACH PLASTIC Comprising the Point Reyes–based husband-and-wife team of Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang, One Beach Plastic has been combing Kehoe Beach for decades, collecting and categorizing its plastic debris. The resulting work of art, for here or to go, exists in a space between painting and sculpture. It features an exclusively white selection of their vast archive of sea-worn detritus that includes toothbrushes, toys, barrettes, bottle caps, connectors and fasteners, container fragments, and unidentifiable objects that the Langs have rescued from further erosion. Sited in the former Cliff House’s kitchen and presented on white ceramic plates, for here or to go eliminates the fish flesh that normally mediates our ingestion of microplastics, presenting a highly stylized buffet that reminds the viewer that the things we discard inevitably return to us in our food.

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One Beach Plastic, est. 1999, United States Since its founding, the collective One Beach Plastic (Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang) has gathered more than two tons of plastic debris from California’s Kehoe Beach, which is used to create sculptures and installations that call attention to the material’s environmental impact. The collective’s work has been presented in galleries, museums, and educational and science centers around the world.

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Jana Winderen, Energy Field, 2010 Energy Field brings difficult-to-access audio environments to listeners, immersing them in sounds that are often impossible for them to hear otherwise. Winderen’s installation in the former Cliff House’s basement brings the site’s architectural and geological depths to life.

Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, Forest Focus, 2021 Forest Focus draws attention to climate change and the fight by Indigenous peoples to save their lands, challenges the notion of top-down solutions, and celebrates those at the front line of grassroots environmental action. BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Selections from Kevin King and Meridee Moore Collection Lands End is presented in tribute to beloved Bay Area art community member Kevin King (1957–2021). Kevin was an avid and impassioned art collector whose generosity was unmatched. His boundless energy, willingness to engage in spirited conversation, and immeasurable support of artists will be deeply missed. A selection of works from the Kevin King and Meridee Moore Collection reflect his love for and dedication to local artists, the environment, and storytelling. captions BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Carsten Höller, Octopus, 2014 Octopus appears like an aquatic visitor that has wandered in from the Pacific, or a misplaced specimen from a natural history museum. The polyurethane cephalopod seems to be both a specimen and a toy (the work is made with the same spongy material as stress-relief balls and squeezable children’s toys). As it elicits a childlike urge to prod and pull—actions in direct opposition to the protocols of an exhibition: look, don’t touch—Octopus invites us to consider our behavior in the larger ecosystem.

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Tony Matelli, Weed #414, 2018 These humble plants symbolize resilience in the unlikeliest of circumstances. Matelli’s sculptures suggest nature’s reclaiming of manmade space, offering hope that nature finds ways to flourish.

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Photo essay and story by Brett Hillyard

An early morning fire threatened Emerald Bay, Irvine Cove, and other coastal Orange County communities. Thanks to quick action by first responders, ongoing efforts to reduce fire risk, and other fortunate factors, lives and property were saved.

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It was a Wednesday night, and we were experiencing some unusually heavy offshore winds in Laguna Beach, where I live. The wind was keeping me awake with the sounds of trees rustling and clapping, and objects being pushed around. The commotion kept me sleepless into the early Thursday morning of February 10. I got a call from my mom around 4:30am—you never want to see a call come in at that hour. I was panicked even before I answered. She sounded scared and really shook up. “Can your dad and I come over?” she asked. “There is a huge fire behind the house, and we’re being evacuated.” My parents live in Emerald Bay. When they got to my place a short time later, they told me the flames were at the end of the street and shooting 60 to 100 feet into the sky. “We have to go back,” I thought, and I quickly loaded up the camera gear. But then it hit me: Do I really want to photograph our house being burned down, like it did in the 1993 Laguna Beach fire? We got back into Emerald Bay before the Laguna Beach Police Department closed PCH. Sirens and the news trucks were the only vehicles on PCH, and everyone was

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moving fast. Driving north toward Emerald Bay at around 4:45am, I could see the severity of the fire. The smoke and orange glow lit up the sky. There was an emergency headquarters with Emergency Medical Services vehicles being set up at an empty lot on PCH. It was amazing how quickly all first responders were on task. We watched the flames move up and down with the rush of the wind, taking the hill on the north side of Emerald Bay. It was hard to tell if homes were on fire, or if it was just the hillside. The flames made the night sky glow orange in the darkness. The neighbors all sat watching, hoping, and praying that the winds would calm. I thought of what was in the house that couldn’t be replaced: the photo albums. How terrible to lose all the moments and memories growing up. It reminded me about the value of family. I was so thankful that my parents were able to get out of the house, as we watched the flames continue to burn as dawn approached. As the sun rose, the helicopters grew in number: the news, sheriff, and fire. Sirens continued as we watched the brave men and women battle the flames. Helicopters circled above, telling people over the BlueDoorMagazine.com

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loudspeakers to please evacuate. It was surreal for all the senses and emotions. As the sun rose, the flames seemed less aggressive. I learned later that a subtle change in the wind helped the firefighters. We began to see more and more white smoke and less fire and dark smoke. The flames had moved up and over the hill behind the ridge of Emerald Bay and were moving toward Irvine Cove and Crystal Cove, where the crews were holding their lines at the edge of the homes and the wilderness open space. As the sun continued to rise, there was a sense of communal relief as we could see that the homes at the edge of the hill were intact. The fire crews did an amazing job. When we were allowed to get back to the house, there were eight fire trucks in front of my parents’ house. They were ready! I spoke with some of the firefighters who were at the front line, and they said that the clearing of the brush along the hillsides, and the planting of cactus, saved the neighborhood. Thanks to all the firefighters and safety personnel who helped save the Bay!

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MAKING SPACE AT THE GETTY Southern California’s most affluent cutural concern is expanding its institutional commitment to inclusion while putting centuries of evolving empowerment on display

Recent Acquisitions 2022: Collecting for the Museum highlights 20 works of art from the hundreds of acquisitions that the Getty Museum has made over the past 18 months. Curated by Timothy Potts, the Museum’s director, and Richard Rand, associate director of collections, these pieces also reflect the Museum’s priorities to represent more women artists, tell more inclusive histories of European art, explore the legacy of the Classical world, and bring greater diversity to the Getty’s holdings of modern and contemporary photographs.

Summer Azure by Tourmaline, 2020 A photographic self-portrait by Brooklyn-based artist, filmmaker, and activist Tourmaline, who dons an astronaut’s helmet in the image as she floats in the air. The piece is part of a larger body of work that reveals the history of Black-owned public gardens in Manhattan during the early 19th century, including Seneca Village—the first and largest community of free Black people in New York City before it was destroyed in the 1850s to build Central Park. “Tourmaline has charted a polymathic path as an artist, activist, and cultural producer who contributes to the social, political, and creative vitality of Black queer and trans life,” says ARTnews in a 2020 article. BlueDoorMagazine.com

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Portrait of Madame Charles Mitoire with Her Children by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1783 Portrait of Madame Charles Mitoire was quite unlike anything that visitors to the Paris Salon of 1783 had ever seen: a formal portrait of a named sitter openly nursing her child. The work is by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, one of the leading women artists in 18th-century Europe. She had recently been admitted to the Royal Academy of Paintings and Sculpture, so the display of this work in the Salon was a breakthrough for women artists, as the academies were male-dominated institutions. In addition to its exquisite beauty, this new acquisition offers insight into a key moment in European history. “A transformative addition to the collection, this pastel allows our visitors to explore the tangled relationship between women’s professional ambitions and the emergence of modern domesticity in the period,” explains Emily Beeny, associate curator of drawings at the Getty Museum. A remarkable reflection of Enlightenment enthusiasm for natural motherhood (aristocratic mothers at the time had typically used wet nurses), this work constitutes a significant enhancement to the Getty’s representation of women artists and subjects. 150

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Lucretia by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1627 A recently rediscovered painting of Lucretia by one of the most famous artists in 17th-century Europe, Artemisia Gentileschi, is a significant adition to the Getty, and to the Southern California art world. The artist “was the hero of her own life,” as one 21st-century critic wrote. She mastered Baroque painting at a time when artistic acclaim was rare for women—she was the first woman to be admitted to Florence’s exclusive artists’ academy. Her work includes allegorical masterpieces, often painting herself in the picture. She was raped at the age of 18 by a mentor, and art historians see her work as autobiographical protests against oppression. “Lucretia is a powerful and compelling example of Artemisia’s most significant type of subject, the representation of dynamic female figures, which appear in control of their own destiny, “ says Davide Gasparotto, senior curator of paintings at the Getty Museum. “But with its lyrical and sophisticated expressivity, its creamy impasto and vibrant brushwork, the painting is also suggestive of new directions in her artistic itinerary.” Recent Acquisitions 2021: Collecting for the Museum on view through February 27, 2022. Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles getty.edu BlueDoorMagazine.com

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