California Homes - Winter 2015-16

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Contents 60 PEACE IN THE VALLEY

A Contemporary Home In The San Juaquin Vallery Bridges The Disconnect Between Nature and Nurture Text by Candace Ord Manroe Photography by Matthew Millman

68 A VISION OF AUTHENTICITY

Architect Richard Landry And His Team At Landry Design Group Collaborated With Interior Designer Nancy Whaley To Create An Authentic California Mediterranean Revival Text by Vanessa Kogevinas Photography by Erhard Pfeiffer

76 CHANNELING THE OCEAN Mark Dziewulski Designs A Model Beach House In Malibu Text by Michael Webb

Photography by Nico Marques

84 FUTURE FORWARD A Los Angeles–Based Architect And

Interior Designer Reinvent A Storied 1960s Residence Into A Timeless, Modern Day Marvel Text by Jennie Nunn Photography by Marc Angeles

92 EL RANCHO FELIZ Jennifer Robin Interiors Designs A

Sonoma Retreat Text by Kendra Boutell Photography by Joe Fletcher

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Disney Music President Chris Montan and his philanthropic wife, Barbara enlisted Jennifer MacDonald of Jennifer Robin Interiors and the architectural firm Wade Design Architects to create a pastoral Sonoma retreat. The great room at El Rancho Feliz gives an open feeling perfect for entertaining. See story beginning on page 92. Text by Kendra Boutell. Photography by Joe Fletcher.

ABOVE

RIGHT British born architect Mark Dziewulski was fortunate to have the opportunity to design this cover story home. The combination of a dream site and a very generous client allowed Mark to spread his wings and soar. Janice Tronciale of Tronciale Designs created the spare interiors with assistance from Chimera Interiors. See story beginning on page 76.

Text by Michael Webb. Photography by Nico Marquez.

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Departments WINTER 2015

16 CALENDAR California Museums and Galleries

BY KAMERLY TYLER

21 NOTEBOOK 21 Visionary | Perth Design Christian Lyon Takes Japanese Furniture to New Level 24 What’s New Showrooms |

Waterworks Melrose Place 26 Product | Leather 28 Product | Stark 30 Cloth & Paper

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Michael Smith: The Curated House

By Michael Smith with Julia Reed

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Los Angeles Is Ready To Be An Art Metrople

BY MICHAEL SENSKE

48 EVENTS & AFFAIRS Exciting And Prestigious Events Throughout The State

BY KAMERLY TYLER

54 ENTERTAINING

With The Help Of Team Colin Cowie Productions, Apple Vice President Of Education John Couch Throws His Equestrian Wife, Tara, A Legendary Birthday Party At Their Stunning Northern California Home

BY ERIKA LENKERT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL FRAKES

100 DESIGN AWARDS

ASID Northern California Chapter Design Excellence Awards First Place Winners

107 AD INDEX 108 TRAVEL Exploring The World With Insight Vacations

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In our editorial calendar we promised to showcase award-winning architects in this issue and so we have. Our cover features a contemporary home on the sand in Malibu designed by San Francisco architect, Mark Dziewulski. Described by locals as the Wave House, this home takes full advantage of the exposed site. Working with Mark on the interiors was Jennice Tronciale of Tronciale Design with assistance from Chimera Interiors. Back in Los Angeles proper in Trousdale Estates, architect Paul Williger, working with interior designer K.C. McCook, President of LaneMcCook & Associates, transformed a home originally designed by architect Robert L. Earl whose projects are dotted throughout Beverly Hills, Palm Springs and Malibu. We are always proud to feature architect Richard Landry and his team at Landry Design Group and the home he designed in Beverly Hills with interiors by Nancy Whaley is a beautiful example of Landry’s traditional look. On to northern California with a lovely Sonoma country home by Wade Design Architects with interiors by Jennifer MacDonald of Jennifer Robin Interiors.

And finally a true contemporary country home in Modesto by architect Aidlin Darling of San Francisco. I hope you agree that this issue does features some of California’s best architects.

The Los Angeles art scene is certainly exciting and writer Michael Slenske has given us a very true in-depth review on the story of art in LA. And not to leave out how we entertain in California, Colin Cowie’s fantastic 40th birthday event for a Saratoga couple makes us all green with envy.

We thank each and every one of our readers and advertisers for their continued support and look forward to another golden year here in California.

Susan McFadden Editor in Chief

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Contributors

ERIKA LENKERT Erika Lenkert has been writing about food, wine and travel for more than 20 years for magazines such as InStyle, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food & Wine and Travel & Leisure.

The founder of gourmet cooking magazine GFF (gffmag.com), she spends much of her time seeking truly exceptional dining experiences. See her story on event planner Colin Cowie and his party for a 40th birthday in this issue of California Homes beginning on page 54.

MICHAEL SLENSKE

Michael Slenske is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor who covers art, culture, and travel. He is a contributing editor for Modern Painters and Art + Auction. His work also regularly appears in W, Architectural Digest, WSJ, Wallpaper*, and Sotheby’s magazine. See his story on the LA art scene beginning on page 44.

NICO MARQUES

After a successful career at several award-winning architectural design firms in Los Angeles, Nico decided to establish Nico Marques / Photekt in 2009 in order to unite his passions for photography and design into one rewarding practice. His photographs have since been widely published, including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, Trends, Luxury Home Design Australia, Los Angeles Times and DWELL. You can see more of his work at nicomarques. com. See his work including the cover, featuring a waterfront home in Malibu beginning on page 76 of this issue.

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THE BROAD MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES

The Broad is a new contemporary art museum founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. The museum is designed

by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler and offers free general admission. A new exhibition, Material Effects brings together artists from West Africa and the diaspora whose work examines the symbolic, economic, and everyday value of objects and materials—man-made or otherwise—in our commodity-driven yet increasingly digitized world. Inspired by currents of renewed artistic and scholarly interest in the poetic relationship between things and humans in contemporary society, Material Effects will be on view April 8, 2016.

For more information please call 213.232.6200 or visit www.thebroad.org.

THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM

Werner Sobek Bauhaus Architectural School

The Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Trina Turk Gallery will host the exhibition Bauhaus twenty-21: An Ongoing Legacy Photographs by Gordon Watkinson on view through May 1, 2016. Bauhaus twenty-21 illustrates the enduring philosophies of the Bauhaus in twentyfirst century architecture. By creating a visual as well as theoretical dialogue between the timeless modernism of Bauhaus architecture and the visions of contemporary practitioners, the exhibition offers a unique perspective on Bauhaus design philosophy and its relevance in today’s society. In addition to the sections dedicated to the twentyfour architectural projects, the exhibition presents a contemporary setting showcasing re-editions of Bauhaus furniture and objects designed before 1933 and still manufactured today.

For more information please call 760.423.5260 or visit www.psmuseum.org.

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THE PASADENA MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART

The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is proud to present The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker, which offers a rare glimpse into the private world of William S. Rice (1873–1963), an artist and avid naturalist known for his ability to refine nature to its simplest forms.

Featuring over fifty watercolors and block prints, the works, some on public view for the first time, illuminate the techniques and approaches Rice used to singularly capture and depict the California landscape. The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker will be on view through April 3, 2016.

For more information please call 626.568.3665 or visit www.pmcaonline.org.

Calendar | MUSEUMS & GALLERIES THE MCLOUGHLIN GALLERY

The McLoughlin Gallery is an approachable, inviting gallery with a social conscience. The mission of the gallery is to educate and intrigue by showcasing established mid-career and emerging contemporary artists whose work is unique, integrating bright, bold colors and conveying an emotional punch. Art work that makes you think. A portion of proceeds will benefit Glide and Stanford Breast Cancer Research.

The McLoughlin Gallery is an independent enterprise not associated or connected with Stanford University and its activities are not endorsed, funded, organized, or operated by Stanford University or Stanford Cancer Center. On view at McLoughlin Gallery is artist Collin McRae. Collin’s images were taken from helicopters flying at altitudes of 500 to 5000 feet over the fringes of the San Francisco Bay and its tributaries.

Most depict areas from the southern tip of San Francisco Bay to South San Francisco on the western side and to Alameda on the eastern side.

Mary-Austin Klein My California II (Belmont Shores) oil on Duralar mounted on board 6.000 x 8.000 inches (framed)

The McLoughlin Gallery is located at 49 Geary Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94108. For more information please call 415.986.4799 or visit www.mgart.com.

SUE GREENWOOD FINE ART

Established in 2005, Sue Greenwood Fine Art (SGFA) is one of Orange County’s highly respected fine art galleries. The gallery space is located along the prestigious ‘North Gallery Row’ in Laguna Beach, across the street from the Laguna Art Museum. SGFA has a reputation for exhibiting paintings, sculptures and mixed media works with contemporary realism and figurative influences. The gallery represents 35 highly refined emerging, mid-career and established artists who are predominately from the Western region of the United States. One of the featured artists at the gallery is Glenn Ness whose work is a visual commentary on his perceptions of a psychological and spiritual need to connect; to our surroundings and to each other. Glenn explores city scenes, interiors of restaurants and places we may frequent, or even rural back yard pools; to set a stage for a narrative that explores this quandary.

Sue Greenwood Fine Art Gallery is located 330 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. For more information please call 949.494.0669 or visit www.suegreenwoodfineart.com.

Will Day Unleashed Oil on Canvas 36 x 60”

TIRAGE ART GALLERY

Tirage is an old French art term that refers to the history of a printed work of fine art on paper. At their founding in 1984, Tirage’s core business was the sale of European and American fine art prints to art dealers and galleries worldwide. With renewed public interest in original artworks painted en plein air and in other representational styles, the gallery has evolved to represent over sixty nationally recognized artists in painting and sculpture. New paintings greet the new year at Tirage Art Gallery including traditional still lifes, impressionist European scenes, California plein air landscapes, figurative imagery, abstracts and vintage works from estates.

The Gallery is located at One West California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105. For more information, please contact the gallery at 626.405.1020 or visit www.tirageart.com.

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Perth Designer Takes Japanese Furniture to New Level

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IT’S A LONG WAY FROM PERTH TO THE PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER - or to any other

bustling commercial hub of interior design and furnishings. Yet ironically, that distance is precisely what the Aussie interior designer Christian Lyon credits for his singular creativity. “When I first began designing nearly 30 years ago, Perth was very removed from the

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Notebook | VISIONARY RIGHT Lyon’s TV room featuring his Strata Coffee Table group, mixing Celebes Ebony, high gloss lacquer and Brushed Paulownia with patinated bronze detailing. The painting is by Australian mid century artist Robert Jacks. BELOW Puzzle block dining table from the Fall 2016 collection shown in matte White Japonica with high gloss Chocolate Walnut and Celebes Ebony detailing. BOTTOM MIDDLE Bumble Bee Cabinet with batons of Charcoal Oak on high gloss Charcoal Carl Lacquer. The handle is detailed using the ancient Japanese technique of burning Cedar called Yaki Sugi.

design world. It’s a 5-hour flight just to Sydney, with nothing in between! Because of that isolation, I cultivated innovation and creativity on my own,” says Lyon, who’s now entered the international design market as the creator of new collections for the 150-year-old Japanese furniture company Matsuoka.

Increasingly, he’s racking up frequent flier miles for those brutally long overseas journeys from his native Perth to Los Angeles’s PDC, the San Francisco Design Center, and the Laguna Design Center, as well as to New York’s D&D Building and High Point, North Carolina’s International Home Furnishings Market. This fall, he was in the states to premier 6 new pieces for Matsuoka—an addendum to his two previous collections for the company.

“An American had seen my work and likened my aesthetic to that of Matsuoka’s,” says Lyon. “Within the first hour of my meeting with them, there was a synergy between us. The collaboration is very much about our personalities, even a shared moral compass. You must be able to mutually drop all of your defenses and have complete trust in one another.”

Matsuoka is known for its elegant, sometimes rare woods (including Celebes ebony) which are rendered into functional works of art through exquisite hand-craftsmanship.

Texture—especially the use of materials to

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evoke a feeling—also is a signature of Lyon’s design aesthetic and is an important reason why he and Matsuoka so beautifully click.

“I’m very conscious of the way a design makes me feel, and I try hard to create an emotional response to my work. When a client entered the beach home I had

designed for her and said, ‘It feels so calm,’ that was the highest compliment she could pay me. I had strived for a feeling of relaxation by layering textures and attempting a seamless transition from the dunes and beach outside to what’s indoors,” Lyon explains.

“Furniture design is the same for me.

Texture is always paramount in my work, and I’m focused on the layering of it to create an emotive response. It’s about an open-grain material’s texture against that of

a high-gloss finish; rough against smooth.”

Other juxtapositions he seeks involve visual weight—heavy or opaque mass against a light-scale or open material—and linear mash-ups that pit straight lines against curves.

A master of the clean line, he is an admirer of French modernists like Le Corbusier, Bauhaus exponents like Mies van der Rohe, and mid-century turn-key architect-designers including Frank Lloyd Wright and his predecessor Josef Hoffman. He’s also a fan of I.M. Pei. “Architecture is a huge inspiration to me,” he says. “I appreciate its refinement of line, balance, and attention to detail. I love the geometry of architecture, but I equally love its organic, naturalistic quality.”

This appreciation directly influences his furniture design. “I like to think of furniture designs as little buildings.

First, they must function. It is not a good design if a table wobbles or you can’t place a cup of tea on its surface because its texture is too rough,” he reasons.

Though Lyon’s furniture and interiors show modernist influence, “I like to think I’m quite eclectic. Nothing is ever a matched set. I look at the individual client and try to reflect their personality, tempered with the environment, and topped with a little signature of me.” CH www.christianlyondesign.com

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Flowered Damask by Allison Caccoma The design is a reference to a textile fragment from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Re-interpreted in an over size scale and contemporary “bas relief” technique. www.allisoncaccoma.com

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Michael Smith: The Curated House

By Michael Smith with Julia Reed

In an upstairs sitting room of this Spanish revival house, an AngloIndian games table sits beside a sofa upholstered in Jasper’s Chennai in cream on blue. LEFT Michael Smith relaxes in the living room of his house in the Holmby Hills neighborhood, one of the four places he and partner James Costos call home.

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Michael Smith’s highly personal book, The Curated House, clearly illustrates the depth of his abilities. There is no “look.”

Instead the book showcases projects that are as diverse as a mountain retreat in Montana, a Chicago penthouse, a townhouse in London and a Spanish revival house in Santa Monica, among others.

Architect Oscar Shamamian, who has collaborated with Smith since 1992 including on two of Smith’s own homes, sums Smith’s talent up succinctly, “There is no fluff.” There is no fluff but there is a layering of fabrics, patterns, ideas and colors. Each room has welcoming comfort to it while still having a curated nature in that there are no extraneous elements. If a pillow is on a sofa, it’s there for a reason.

The first section of the book features Smith’s four homes: his Holmby Hills house, his Manhattan apartment inspired by Paris, a desert retreat in Coachella Valley and a residence in Madrid.

These homes all spotlight Smith’s California roots as well as his magpie ability to absorb his environment into the design.

The second part of the book has twelve of his latest varied projects, including a Manhattan pied-à-terre and a sophisticated Malibu beach house. He has said that all of his designs begin with a story, or what he calls “the movie in my head.” These stories make sure that each project is personal and idiomatic. “If ideas were bullets,” continues Shamamian, “Michael Smith would be called ‘Machine Gun Mike’.”

It’s obvious from even a quick perusal of Smith’s book that every house design is unique and that his bullet-like ideas usually create wonderful, timeless environments.

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The art of tapestry weaving in France blossomed during the reign of Louis XIV. Three hundred years after the death of France’s so-called “Sun King,” the J. Paul Getty Museum will showcase 14 monumental tapestries from the French royal collection, revealing the stunning beauty and rich imagery of these monumental works of art. Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV, exclusively on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from now through May 1, 2016, will be the first major museum exhibition of tapestries in the western United States in four decades.

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Pierre Mignard Winter, Cybele Begs for the Sun’s Return (detail), 1692-1693 Woven at the Gobelins Manufactory, Paris; wool, silk, and gilt metal-wrapped thread. Courtesy of and © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis

Raphael The Miraculous Draft of Fishes (detail), 1636-37 Woven at the Mortlake Tapestry Works, Surrey; wool, silk, and gilt metal- and silver-wrapped thread. Courtesy of and © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis

THE NORTON SIMON MUSEUM, PASADENA

The Norton Simon Museum presents Duchamp to Pop, an exhibition that examines Marcel Duchamp’s potent influence on Pop Art and its leading artists, among them Andy Warhol, Jim Dine and Ed Ruscha. The exhibition is on view at the Norton Simon March 4, 2016 – August 29, 2016. Approximately 40 artworks from the Museum’s exceptional collection of 20th-century art, along with a handful of loans, are brought together to pay tribute to the creative genius of Duchamp and demonstrate his resounding impact on a select group of artists born half a century later.

For more information please call 626.844.6900 or visit nortonsimon.org.

Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887-1968) L.H.O.O.Q. or La Joconde, 1964 (replica of 1919 original) Colored reproduction, heightened with pencil and white gouache 11-3/4 x 7-7/8 inches.

Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Virginia Dwan © Succession Marcel Duchamp

Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Still Life #2, 1962 Oil and collage on board 48 x 48-1/8 inches Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Mr. Fred Heim.

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Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937) Annie, Poured from Maple Syrup, 1966 Oil on canvas 55 x 59 inches Norton Simon Museum, Gift of the Men’s Committee © 2016 Edward Ruscha

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The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Photograph by Iwan Baan.

The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive opens its new building to the public on Sunday, January 31, 2016, with an all day open house. The building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, known for such projects as the High Line elevated park in New York; The Broad museum in Los Angeles; and the Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston. Located in downtown Berkeley at the intersection of Oxford and Center Streets, directly across from the UC Berkeley campus, the new BAMPFA provides exemplary spaces for exhibitions and film screenings, as well as access to BAMPFA’s encyclopedic collections of art and film. In its new location BAMPFA will continue to be a major destination for art and film lovers, including students, local residents, and visitors from around the globe.

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Long Beach Museum of Art to open three new exhibitions on view through February 14, 2016 that will highlight the works of Southern California artists Terry Braunstein, Barbara Strasen and Lori LaMont. The three exhibitions will begin the LBMA 2016 programmatic season and it underscores the diversity of exhibits that the Museum will be presenting in the coming year. Terry Braunstein presents for the first time her original collage work, exhibited to date mostly in photographical reproductions.

Layer By Layer will highlight the remarkable mixed-media works of San Pedro artist Barbara Strasen. Under The Influence features one-large scale painting by local Long Beach artist Lori LaMont. Her painting is part of a series of watercolor paintings inspired by the camaraderie that sporting events incites in societies from all walks of life.

For more information, call 562.439.2119 or visit www.lbma.org.

Terry Braunstein Adolescent Series XII, 1986 Photo-montage, 18 x 14 inches

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MOCA to LACMA, Noah Purifoy to Noah Davis, Los Angeles has long been a repository for avant-garde art schools, institutions and artists. Over the past decade the market has taken notice, triggering a veritable land rush amongst international and local galleries opening new spaces, capitalizing on the city’s cultural renaissance, cheap rents, and seemingly endless pool of young talents who are setting art fairs afire (like Paris’s FIAC, which makes its LA debut this year) across the globe.

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getting too expensive for artists to live,” says Austrian-born, LA-based gallerist Nino Mier, whose year-old Mier Gallery (with its hip roster of American and European discoveries) is breathing new life into the budding Hollywood scene that also plays host to new spaces by Various Small Fires, LAX Art, Kohn Gallery, Regen Projects, and Hannah Hoffman. “I always admired Patrick Painter’s vision — his ability to show both relevant but rather unknown International artists as well as some of L.a’s finest — and I want to bring that same energy to LA. The collector may not be as engaged here as he is in New York

per se, but the awareness of the art world is definitely here and people are engaged with it more and more.”

Mier cites the arrival of Berlin’s blue chip Sprueth Magers, across from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as a prime example. The German gallery is just one of many international heavyweights making the move. Downtown recently welcomed London’s Ibid and this March the Zurichbased Hauser & Wirth will open Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, a 100,000 square foot space that will stage museum-worthy shows inside a former flour mill complex on East 3rd Street. They’ll be joining New York

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transplants Venus Over Los Angeles (Adam Lindemann’s west coast branch of Venus Over Manhattan) and Maccarone, who also took relatively sprawling spaces in the warehouse district.

“Even the most up-and-coming gallery here in Los Angeles has to be more international,” says Paul Schimmel, the former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, who is now a principal in the new Hauser space with Iwan and Manuela Wirth and Marc Payot. “LA was a more provincial city in the Sixties and Seventies but it evolved enormously in the Eighties and Nineties and people are more aware of it over the last fifteen years. The artists made the change, but the institutions and the collectors irrevocably altered it.”

The biggest alteration comes courtesy of The Broad, the futuristic museum across from MOCA’s Grand Street outpost housing the collection of top LA patrons Eli and Edythe Broad. Since its September opening the institution has welcomed some 200,00 visitors and its advance tickets are already booked through February.

“I think a lot of this shift has occurred as a result of the art market growth in Asia. As collectors and institutions in Asia, in particular China, have grown in power and funding, the west coast market in the US has increasingly become a focal point. LA has been ready for a long time to be an art metropole in terms of the caliber of its galleries, museums, and artist residents, however, with the introduction of the Broad into this mix, we are more ready than ever to be relevant to a global

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“AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WANT TO WORK WITH ARTISTS WHO DON’T FEEL LIMITED BY SCALE AND I THINK THAT MOVING TO HOLLYWOOD WILL FACILITATE THIS.” -SHULAMIT NAZARIAN

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audience,” says collector-turned-gallerist Shulamit Nazarian, who has been exhibiting work out of her home since 2006. In 2012, she opened an eponymous space, which primarily shows works by Israeli and Middle Eastern artists, next to the beachside LA Louver in Venice, which also recently welcomed an outpost of New York’s Team Gallery. While Nazarian loves the growing community of west side galleries and the neighboring Culver City Arts District, she, too, is planning to open a new space in Hollywood later this year. “As we move forward, we want to work with artists who don’t feel limited by scale and I think that moving to Hollywood will facilitate this.”

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Events & Affairs WestWeek At The Pacific Design Center The 40th annual WestWeek 2016 Spring Market at the Pacific Design Center kicks off on March 25 and March 26, 2016 The two-day event features today’s foremost design innovators with over one hundred showroom programs, and a comprehensive series of informative presentations. This year’s show also commemorates the PDC’s four decades as design leaders, serving as an iconic architectural landmark for LA’s historic design district. Attendees will enjoy engaging events with internationally known tastemakers, and see the debut of the latest luxury furnishings and interior resources crafted by today’s best designers.

Top-notch educational programming delivered by the industry’s most celebrated authors on design and conversations with editors from the nation’s leading print and digital titles including California Homes Magazine will take place. Additionally, the PDC will hold their annual Stars of Design ceremony with an invite only cocktail party that celebrates the center’s anniversary milestone, and pays tribute to nearly two hundred past honorees awarded over the past twenty years.

For more information please call 949.643.2929 or visit www.lagunadesigncenter.com.

Palm Springs Modernism Week The Annual Palm Springs Modernism week returns to Palm Springs Convention Center from February 11-21, 2016. The show features premier national and international dealers presenting furniture, decorative and fine arts reflecting all design movements of the 20th century, especially emphasizing mid century modern.

The show runs for ten days consisting of tours, parties, and culture with 59,000 design connoisseurs from all over the globe.

For more information visit www.modernismweek.com

Design San Francisco 2016

Design San Francisco will be held February 24-26, 2016 at the San Francisco Design Center. February 24 Keynote – Future Shaper: SFMOMA Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, in conversation with Alisa Carroll, editor-in-chief of San Francisco Cottages & Gardens, and special guest Claudy Jongstra.

February 25 Keynote – A Marriage Made In Heaven with Josh Flagg, Star of Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing LA” and Geoffrey De Sousa, designer and co-founder, De Sousa Hughes.

For more information please call 415.490.5800 or visit www.sfdesigncenter.com

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Events & Affairs Spring Market at Laguna Design Center Laguna Design Center is hosting the Spring Market event for the interior design community, featuring keynote presentations from notable speakers within the industry. This year, they are proud to welcome Mary Fisher and Susan Hable. Fisher is an author, artist, advocate, and social entrepreneur – a global leader in the arena of social change through positive thought and action. Hable, who has partnered with Garnet Hill Catalog for the past 12 years, developed collections existing of bath, bedding and decorative home products. In addition to the keynote speakers in Center Court, many showrooms within the Design Center will hold special presentations, and a cocktail event will wrap up the day. The event will take place March 22 from 9am to 6pm.

For more information visit lagunadesigncenter.com

Las Vegas Market Las Vegas Market is the most comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift market in the United States, presenting a unique cross-section of 2,700+ resources in an unrivaled market destination. With two markets each year, retailers and designers can shop a broad assortment of product from thousands of manufacturers of furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, floor coverings, home textiles, tabletop, general gift, antiques, vintage and more — delivering the most complete, cross-category wholesale tradeshow for the furniture, home décor and gift industries in the United States.

Programming Roster includes: Thomas Pheasant Design Icon 2016; Julia Buckingham; Monica Pedersen, Robin Wilson, Justina Blakeney, Pantone, Antique Young Guns, The Fabulous Beekman Boys and more. The Las Vegas Market will take place from January 24-28.

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Zinfandel Experience Zinfandel Advocates & Producers is setting the stage for Zinfandel Experience 2016 (also known as ZinEx) a highly anticipated, annual three day extravaganza of tastings, food and wine pairings featuring illustrious culinary partners, and once-in-a-lifetime winemaker dinners.

During the Silver Anniversary celebrating “America’s grape,” ZAP members and guests will “Meet the Makers,” including legends and rising starts of the Zinfandel world. ZinEx features five celebratory events that explore a diverse selection of Zinfandel wines and styles from renowned producers and emerging wineries, showcasing Zinfandel producers’ spirit of collaboration and community. Event dates are February 25-27 and will be held at the Bently Reserve (Thursday and Friday) and Pier 27 in San Francisco (Saturday).

For more information visit www.zinfandelexperience.com

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GATHERINGS PHOTOGRAPHY BY LESLIE ROCKETEER

Rocking the Night Away: Rachlin Partners and Friends Celebrate the Holiday Season

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GATHERINGS 30th Annual Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club Home Tour

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California Homes was proud to be the sponsor of the 30th Annual Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club home tour. This year’s Home Tour featured four architecturally distinct homes, one of which was the historic Villa Aurora. Los Angeles Designers Paul L’Esperance and Daelen Cory of L’Esperance Design (lesperancedesign.com) transformed the circa 1928 home of the German-Jewish author Lion Feuchtwanger by layering mid-century Furniture in a historic Mark Daniels Home. Donors included Gina Berschneider Furniture, Kravet, Egg & Dart, Ariana Rugs, Hoojung Lee of Art All Ways, Reborn Antiques, Jones Landscapes, Dragonette Limited, Between the Sheets, Tramo@Home and L’Esperance Design. Proceeds from the VIP reception at Villa Aurora will benefit the ongoing restoration and preservation of historic Villa Aurora.

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1 A pair of David Bowie transparent Uncle Jim Ghost Chairs by Philippe Starck and L’Esperance Design and artwork by Hyrtis – lstdibs, a Julep table from OASIQ Outdoor Furniture at Egg and Dart.

2 A pair of Croissant Swivel chairs in Highland Court Fabric, a Croissant Sofa in Kravet Velvet, circular swivel table in Edelman leather, Bronze Ballerina Statue from Gina Berschneider Furni ture, faux fur throw from Between the Sheets, and a Diego table lamp and floor lamp in black lacquer from Dragonette Ltd. are just some of the products featured in the living room.

3 A pair of life size Bronze Hounds from Dragonette, Ltd., with Marien Life Hand knotted pile rug from Ariana Rugs, Retna, Drape Me in Fine Linens of Threads Dip Me in Gold Artwork from Art All Ways.

4 Mariposa coffee table from Emanuel Morez at Egg and Dart, Kilim Wavy Lines hand woven wool rug is from Ariana Rugs and Bas Meeuws Artworks from Art All Ways.

5 A vintage 1930’s Nichols Art Deco Chinese hand knotted wool pile rug is from Ariana Rugs. Vintage chrome coffee table from Reborn Antique, Mazzo floor lamp is from Emanuel Morez at Egg and Dart, John Monn Ammunition Painting (left) and JT Steiny H, Him (middle) is from Art All Ways. Chrome Griffin Fireplace, sofa and table lamps, Chrome Mountain Man Desk and Chrome Lion Chair from lstdibs and L’Esperance Design.

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Entertaining

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

With The Help Of Team Colin Cowie Productions, Apple Vice President Of Education John Couch Throws His Equestrian Wife, Tara, A Legendary Birthday Party At Their Stunning Northern California Home

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WHEN GUESTS RECEIVED THE INVITATION to competitive equestrian jumper Tara Couch’s fortieth birthday

party, they knew they were in for something special. Black and gold with a custom-designed image of horseshoeshaped constellation, it perfectly teased at a glamorous night under the stars at her Saratoga, California, home with husband and Apple Vice President of Education John Couch. What it did not give away was the extent to which John would go, with the help of internationally renowned party planner Colin Cowie Celebrations, to make the evening unforgettable.

Zambia-born, New York-based Colin Cowie has been orchestrating fetes for front-row faces at the Oscars, luxury brands, and business tycoons for more than two decades for one simple reason: he creates legendary, one-of-a-kind events layered with surprise, creativity, elegance, and unparalleled four-star taste. Some are luxuriously exotic—like a

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destination wedding on a private island in Bora Bora. Others are over-the-top in other ways, such as a Monaco fete where a fireworks show started in the floral arrangements before the roof retracted to reveal a grander overhead display. But all are custom-crafted to meet the even wildest desires and wishes of his clients.

For this late-fall affair, which celebrated the couple’s love of Italy and Tara’s passion for horses, Cowie and his company Team Cowie Productions started with a spectacular palette, the Tuscan-inspired Couch home and stables in Saratoga, California.

With the area’s famous late-summer weather in full effect, the October evening started with a welcoming Champagne cocktail served within the impeccably maintained stables. Partygoers then meandered through the barn to the nearby alfresco dining pavilion

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Elegant table settings with custom menus; limoncello bar offerings of The Renzo Piano Limoncello (Prosecco, thyme Giorgetto Giugiaro Limoncello, rosemary, and lemon sorbet), the Il Duomo (di Firenze Limoncello, sage-infused St. Germian, and selzer), and The Pininfarina Limoncello (Campari, mint, orange blossom honey, and grapefruit sorbet); strolling through the stables; Parmigiano‐Reggiano‐filled pasta pillow with shaved black truffle and tomato herb vinaigrette. ABOVE, FROM TOP John and Tara Couch; Billecart Salmon Brut Rosé.

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Rick Sutherland, Lani Sutherland, Tara Couch, and Rich D’Angelo; John Couch, Tara Couch, and Tara’s family members Siobhan Gallagher, Frank Gallagher, Janet Reilly, and Don Reilly. SECOND ROW, FROM LEFT Custom equestrian ice sculpture; the unveiling of the custom cake; Director General of Le Rosey Institute Christophe Gudin and Samantha Armellino. THIRD ROW, FROM LEFT Jason Williams; flutes awaiting bubbles; an elegant stables entrance.

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to nibble on salami and vegetable antipasti and thin-crust pizzas fresh from the Couch’s outdoor wood-burning oven.

A true movable feast, the next destination—dinner beneath the stars—was down a pathway lit by oversize lanterns. At tables embellished with custom menus and horse-bit leather napkin rings, guests settled in for luscious Parmigiana-Reggiano-filled pasta pillows with shaved black truffle and tomato-herb vinaigrette followed by grilled filet beef tenderloin with Chianti porcini chive glace and spaghetti Aglio e Olio—all with wines to match.

As guests finished dinner and toasts were made, Tara was presented with a tiered, three-foot-tall, gold-dusted Lemon-blueberry and Mocha Dream cake backed by tray-passed Italian desserts and the option of made-to-order crepes.

Ironically, the party was just getting started. Guests lingered into the late hours, dancing to San Francisco band, Con Brio, and flitting between the limoncello bar, espresso cart, and trays of mini egg muffin sandwiches. Upon departure, party favors of Billecart Salmon Brut Rosé and homemade ginger cookies were an elegant and sweet sendoff for a night Tara will never forget. CH

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Cattle grazing in the “back yard” of the contemporary San Juaquin Valley home by San Francisco architectural firm Aidlin Darling Design underscore the 8-acre property’s bucolic setting. OPPOSITE A sleek terrace at the back of the house overlooks the peaceful valley views.

A sandblasted board-formed concrete wall has a slight hint of rusticity appropriate for the environment.

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principals of San Francisco-based Aidlin Darling Design, wax eloquent both in their works and their words. And for good reason. Their works, as exemplified by the low-slung contemporary 5,610-square-foot Modesto home that stretches out luxuriously in a play of light and shadow, of mass and transparency, to hold its own in the San Juaquin Valley, reads like visual poetry. To do it justice, any verbal description demands a lyrical turn of phrase—it is design that evokes all the senses.

“Our mantra for design is the whole idea that you feel with your eyes,” explains Darling, the lead architect on the project. Aidlin served as “editor,” weighing in from a more critical distance. And the firm’s Peter Larsen, also a principal, was the project designer. “As a creative hub we are very collaborative,” notes Darling. “Josh and I are both involved in every project, though our roles shift. But always, we both are touching every design.”

This home’s rural setting is announced by cattle grazing in a green field on the 8-acre parcel. A wall of board-formed concrete that’s been sand-blasted to reveal the grain of the wood in the concrete is the first man-made structure to catch the eye. “After the concrete is

The architecture’s crisp forms ensure that materials like the bedroom porch’s teak floor have maximum impact.

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poured, the boards are removed, but the grain still shows.

This element was influenced by rural Central California’s aqueducts,” explains Darling. So while concrete typically is thought of as a Inside, more board-form concrete can be seen, though the majority of the walls are cement plaster. Flooring is sleek concrete, beams are steel, and posts, planks, and doors are reclaimed wood. “The palette is very restrained”—and tranquil. The architecture has a sculptural quality, and every room serves as a natural gallery for the homeowner’s collection of sculptures.

“The biggest objective was to negotiate the vast scale of the Central Valley’s agriculture—the rigid geometry of the orchards and the almost brutal aspect of the aqueducts—to design a very comfortable living space with warm materials that still reflects the grandeur of the environment. Even the oak trees are large. By reciprocating those elements of nature in the architecture, we tried to bring the two together,” Darling says. “Consequently, we used a lot of concrete, but we also used a lot of reclaimed oak.”

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Lines are clean and spare, and built-in outdoor furniture designs are streamlined. Patios include concrete benches, no store-bought furniture. One lean bench is dramatically elongated to define one boundary of the outdoor living area. On the opposite side of the patio, the perimeter is denoted by a truncated wall placed asymmetrically and left airy on either side, continuing the tension between mass and openness. Glass walls, another important building material, open up the indoors to peer out onto the outdoor living areas.

“Intimate sleeping and bathing spaces are placed within the earthen masses, each with its own private access to a garden room,” adds Darling.

While the agricultural grids of the surrounding environment are geometric, a natural stream runs through the property, gentling the orchards’ hard lines and softening the scene to one that’s curvy and pastoral. The architects called attention to the stream with a boardformed concrete wall that plays hide-and-seek with the water through rectangular openings that frame the liquid

The interior’s entry is a dramatic gallery with the board-formed concrete entry wall to the left, plaster and stained cedar walls, and a light stained re-sawn cedar ceiling. OPPOSITE A reflecting pool adjacent to the entry walkway and the concrete entry wall injects coolness into the environment, which becomes hot in summer. The pool and wall intersect, with the pool running through and beyond the wall.

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scene below, ushering in visual respites of coolness. A concrete platform partially skims the stream’s surface, juxtaposing mass with refreshing transparency.

“The cooling effect of the water was important in the design,” says Darling, explaining that weather can be “dreadfully hot” in the valley. “We used a lot of reflection and transparency to blur the lines between indoors and outdoors.” A reflecting pool adds to the property’s visual cooling.

“There’s an ethos in our studio that truly nurtures the aspiration of a wide range of materials from the very low tech to the very high tech,” says partner Joshua Aidling.

“The machine has separated us from who we are and our sense of being ourselves in the world. If there’s any way our work can reconnect us to ourselves, and to place, that’s what’s it all about. Designing for all the senses is how you achieve that,” says Darling. CH

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Even the tub in the master bath conforms to the architecture’s emphasis on clean geometry and a subdued palette. The exterior wall ensures a privacy that permits sheer glass walls and great garden views.

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ARCHITECT RICHARD LANDRY AND HIS TEAM AT LANDRY DESIGN GROUP COLLABORATED WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER NANCY WHALEY TO CREATE AN AUTHENTIC CALIFORNIA MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL TEXT BY VANESSA KOGEVINAS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERHARD PFEIFFER

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says architect Richard Landry of Landry Design Group upon hearing from his client that a friend of theirs couldn’t find the ‘new house’ on the street. “Because when we first met the clients, they communicated how important it was to have a residence that didn’t appear brand new. They wanted one that felt anchored to the history of California.”

“The vision for this project was an authentic California Mediterranean Revival-style house in Beverly Hills displaying period craftsmanship with a well-edited use of architectural design elements,” says interior designer Nancy Whaley of Nancy Whaley Design & Remodeling, who looked to local historic buildings—in Hancock Park and Holmby Hills, for example—as references.

Sheltered by a lush tropical landscape, the house and its hand-placed pebble mosaic driveway are set near the street maximizing the outdoor space at the back, which boasts a loggia complete with a fireplace-clad sitting area and an outdoor dining area, a separate covered bar area, a pool, and a spa.

“Even though the home has a large footprint, the spaces feel intimate,” says the owner of the six-bedroom, six-bathroom residence built for a young family of six. “Richard and Nancy were quite generous in letting me lead the way on many design aspects of the house.”

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Pairs of Rose Tarlow Melrose House fabric-covered sofas and Kneedler-Fauchère fabriccovered armchairs—all

by Nancy Whaley—create a cozy seating area in the great room. A Paul Ferrante chandelier and Foundry pendants flanking the fireplace illuminate the space. Rug from Aga John Oriental Rugs. Schumacher fabric drapery. OPPOSITE BOTTOM Unique elements including a hand-painted tile ceiling, bronze antique mirror panel walls, a stained bottle-glass arched window and a vintage 1950s light fixture create a one-of-a-kind bar. LEFT The walnut wood front door, mosaicaccented spiral staircase, a Vaughan chandelier, and Paul Ferrante sconces all lend authenticity to the entry.

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In the breakfast room a brushed-grain oak table and bench from Axis Furniture, and rattan chairs from McGuire, make up one of two dining areas extending off the kitchen. In the nook a tufted vinyl fabric-covered window seat and Cowtan & Tout window coverings create a soft, intimate space. Light fixtures by Foundry (breakfast room) and Charles Jacobsen (nook.) Distressed recycled oak beams unify the kitchen and its dining areas ABOVE The kitchen’s dark walnut flooring offsets the white cabinetry, the Madre Perla quartzite on the island, and the Calcutta Gold marble countertops and backsplashes.

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The back of the house is made up of multiple outdoor living spaces—a loggia with a dining area and adjacent sitting area featuring a fireplace, and a stand-alone bar (not pictured.)

ABOVE Cool grey tones with plush charcoal wool carpeting in the master bedroom bring modernity to the overall old world architecture where the Moroccan-style plaster fireplace serves as the focal point. A Foundry chandelier echoes an art piece from the client’s personal collection. RIGHT An ebony lacquered vanity is in stark contrast to the Calcutta Gold marble flooring and countertops that grace her master bath. A turquoise resin chandelier from Curry & Company and matching Chinese ceramic garden bench add playful pops of color.

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Mark Savary, of Landry Design Group, praises the client on their preparedness, focus and collaboration skills. “Their ideas and inspiration images brought a whole new level of personalization to the project.”

Upon arriving one is greeted with an intricately paneled, solid walnut wood front door featuring stain glass inserts, and a sweeping spiral staircase with mosaic stair accents. An eclectic and cozy great room, a family room, a bar and a dining room all serve as family gathering and entertaining areas, however, the heart of the home is the kitchen.

“We created multiple spaces within the kitchen,” says the client, “in the hopes that the family would all congregate there, do homework, entertain friends.” A large island anchors the main kitchen space and in the adjacent breakfast room sits a lengthy dining table flanked by chairs and a bench. A breakfast nook is set in a windowframed corner for more intimate moments.

The second floor is equally comfortable with its master suite

comprised of a master bedroom, his and her bathrooms, and a sitting room, which doubles as an upstairs family room. In addition are four children’s bedrooms.

Other spaces in the home such as a recreation/media room, a gym and wine cellar, and detached art studio and half basketball court complete the oasis.

Carefully curated architectural elements throughout lend themselves to the overall authenticity of the project—laser-cut wood and restoration glass pocket doors, recycled wood for ceiling beams, custom plaster fireplace mantels and hand-painted tiles, just to name a few.

“We had the dream team,” says the client. “Richard and his associates were amazing to work with, and Nancy has impeccable taste and is incredibly knowledgeable in construction.” The result is exactly what they set out to design—a brand new California Mediterranean Revival-style house that appears as if it could well have been built in the 1920s. CH

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THE OCEAN MARK DZIEWULSKI DESIGNS A MODEL BEACH HOUSE IN MALIBU TEXT BY MICHAEL WEBB | PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICO MARQUES

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OPPOSITE/LEFT Jennice Tronciale of Tronciale Design used custom white-lacquered kitchen cabinetry from Italy in the kitchen.

White Calcutta Gold marble counter tops are from Stone Source, Manhattan Beach.

The kitchen also includes a Sub Zero refrigerator, Miele range/oven and cappuccino maker, hood by Futuro and sink fixtures

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by DADA. ABOVE An inspired section of contemporary classics include seating by B&B Italia and Jasper Morrison in the living area, an oval dining table and glove chairs

by Molteni Italia, Foscarini’s Big Bang chandelier is suspended over the dining table and a B&B brown leather lounge chair, and a Gio Ponte grey armchair in the corner.

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LEFT Left The master bedroom includes a Crescent bed by Camerich, chaise by Le Corbusier Vintage and a B&B Italia ottoman.

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The challenge was to do a radical remodel of an existing house, staying within its footprint and utilizing the concrete piers that lofted it above the surf.

“I spent a lot of time sketching on the site, and then explored different options in the computer models, playing with the shapes until it felt right,” explains Dziewulski. “It had to be quite sculptural since it was exposed on one side and in front to the coast highway, where it would be seen by 50,000 drivers a day.” Most houses on this coastal strip cram as much square footage as possible into an inert box dressed up as a Cape Cod, a classical palazzo or Tudor cottage. Here, Dziewulski has abstracted marine references to create a dynamic composition that leans forward to the ocean with decks cantilevered over the waves, and a diagonal bar that evokes a crane.

The steel-framed structure is faced in white cement plaster, and the entry facade is clad in moveable louvers of ipe wood. There’s a two car-garage and guest parking in the walled forecort that protects the house from the constant flow of traffic. Everything is beautifully composed and the sharp corners of the exposed windows are curved to soften the angularity of the side facade. Crisp, springy and gleaming white: it’s a model of what a beach house should be.

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The outdoor furniture off the living room features a chaise lounge from West Elm and long bench “in and out� by Cappellini. The master bedroom deck also includes West Elm chairs. .

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staircase with a flanking wall of rough-textured stone rises through a central void, bathed in light from roof openings. That meets the biggest challenge of building on the ocean: to balance the glare off the water, so that the landward side doesn’t appear dark and cave-like.

Kitchen, dining and living areas are arranged in an L that wraps around the staircase. Glass sliders open the onto a glass-balustraded deck that runs the full width of the house.

Jennice Tronciale of Tronciale Design created the spare interiors with assistance from Chimera Interiors. She made an inspired selection of contemporary classics that include seating by B&B Italia and Jasper Morrison in the living area, an oval dining table and glove chairs by Molteni Italia, and custom whitelacquered kitchen cabinetry from Italy. Ingo Maurer’s Oh Mei Ma Weiss pedant marks the entry, and Foscarini’s Big Bang chandelier is suspended over the dining table. A gray armchair by Gio Ponti adds a period note, and

plain area rugs augment the stained oak floors.

On the deck, a chaise by West Elm doubles as a piece of sculpture. Upstairs, the master bedroom has a Creseant bed by Camerich, and a vintage Le Corbusier chaise. The sybaritic bathroom has figured white marble walls and floors of honed basaltina stone. The free-standing Barcelona tub is by Victoria and Albert. There are two guest bedrooms. ”God is in the details,” was a favorite saying of Mies van der Rohe, and Dziewulski has thought through every aspect of the house to make it inspirational and sustainable. Window openings are strategically placed to frame views of the ocean and up the coast, while shutting out the road. The two second-floor balconies shade the lower deck from summer sun. The house is solidly rooted to withstand storms, and the anodized aluminum glazing bars will withstand the salt air without corroding. Best of all, the interior spaces have the liquid flow of the ocean that eddies just below. CH

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A LOS ANGELES–BASED ARCHITECT AND INTERIOR DESIGNER REINVENT A STORIED 1960S RESIDENCE INTO A TIMELESS, MODERN DAY MARVEL TEXT BY JENNIE NUNN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARC ANGELES WINTER 2015-16 | 85

“We wanted to enhance the experience, clean it up, and bring it into the twenty-first century and not lose the spirit of it.”

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in Beverly Hills named for prominent real estate developer Paul Trousdale who purchased the land in the 1950s, was once a hotbed for the Hollywood elite set including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Dinah Shore.

Richard Nixon also commissioned a home there. Today, the 410-acre enclave—lined with some of the finest examples of Los Angeles architecture by legends spanning A. Quincy Jones, Allen Siple, and Wallace Neff—has been placed back on the map thanks to buyers such as Vera Wang and Elton John.

Amidst the architectural gems in the area, a major standout is a 1963 mid-century inspired residence designed by architect Robert L. Earl (his projects are dotted throughout Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, and Malibu) featuring four bedrooms and a 20-foot-by-40-foot outdoor swimming pool. “The house hadn’t been touched, so it was really a matter of updating it,” says architect Paul Williger, who worked with interior designer K.C. McCook, President of Lane-McCook & Associates, Inc., to transform the home for a private client into a serene, corporate residence for gathering and entertaining. “It had wall-to-wall shag carpeting and a 4-by-4 wooden post in the middle of the room. I think a lot of people would walk in and look at this and say, ‘oh my god, what do you do with it?’”

Williger and McCook, along with the homeowner, decided on a crisp, white palette layered with hints of putty and light grey hues. “It’s basically a study in white and light neutral,” adds McCook of the floors made of riftcut cerused White Oak, and original fireplace surround made of silver travertine. “We did introduce some other light tones to combat the sterile effect, but ‘less is more,’ was definitely exercised, and it’s a nice balance with a sense of interest and warmth.”

To take advantage of the views that stretch along Long Beach and Century City, the roof was reframed (a steel beam was up stuck through the roof ) and the wooden post in the middle of the room was removed.

“The sliding doors were original doors from the 1960s and you basically had to be a triathlete to move them,” explains Williger.

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OPPOSITE The At the end of the day, we want the people to shine in the family dogs stand on interior space, and it should be an easy uncomplicated the large cut cameo space,� adds McCook of the calm-evoking living room travertine tile floors fashioned with hues of putty, white, and light gray. imported from Israel and enjoy watching birds fly over the many skylights featured throughout the home.

LEFT A grand retractable door opens up across the living space with outdoor furniture from Witford showroom at Laguna Design Center, including upholstered furniture from Lee Industries Uncovered. The Reef sofa and Kiawah chair and ottoman are constructed with Russian Birch frames, stainless steel, outdoor cushions and Italian outdoor fabric. The Grove coffee table is from the Jeffrey Alan Marks Collection for Palecek and composed of a natural split sea grass, hand-braided in a 2-ply weaver over a plantation hardwood frame. All shown at Witford Home.

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A slim-lined LED light fixture resides over the Parsons-style dining table.

“We wanted something utterly minimal, and that was the cleanest fixture we found at the time,” explains McCook. “It’s almost a non-chandelier.”

OPPOSITE TOP “Sometimes people want to overlook the fact that Los Angeles actually has serious architecture,” says Williger. “There’s a lot of wildly eclectic buildings that make up LA’s history, and for me, I just love being engaged in it, whether it’s a mid-century or a modern house.” OPPOSITE BOTTOM A “game table” or Warren Platner-style table is paired with Italian leather chairs adjacent to the kitchen. “It’s a nice place to collect with a cocktail,” adds McCook.

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“This was a historic remodel and restoration, and for me, it’s part of the architectural history of Los Angeles. It’s the quintessential Southern California lifestyle that people fantasize about.”

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“There was a conscious attempt to keep it a calm palette with the rift-cut White Oak floors throughout, and the acid washed concrete to match outside, so that you have this sense of continuity,” says Williger. BELOW “The master bath is so pure and clean,” adds McCook of the cantilevered vanity and bathtub positioned in front of the window with views of the swimming pool. “We used a white lacquered unit in an effort for it to fade and blend in and not compete with the White Oak.” OPPOSITE

its original bones. “We wanted to enhance the experience, clean it up, and bring it into the twenty-first century and not lose the spirit of it,” says Williger. In the living room, McCook appointed the space with a custom wool shag rug, a pair of white leather Barcelona chairs, and a petrified wood end table. The black and white abstract painting is from the homeowner’s private art collection. The dining room features a custom cantilevered console, a polished chrome Parsons-style table with a glass top, and white leather formed chairs handmade in Italy. The octagonal-shaped master bedroom was outfitted with custom, built-in nightstands. “I love that it sort of has a birdcage view of the pool,” says McCook.

For the backyard, the swimming pool was resized to accommodate a small lawn area and a custom, acid-washed concrete deck lined with chaise lounges from Janus et Cie. “The yard was basically all concrete, so there was no deck,” says Williger. “By cutting the pool in half and adding lawn, while it’s not a lot, it makes a big impact.”

“The house is very livable and views are magnificent,” adds Williger.

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The Montans requested a white wine country house with a classic white kitchen from their designer. MacDonald acquiesced tempering the bright backdrop with a neutral palette of linens, textured rugs, woven window treatments, and traditionally shaped furnishings. OPPOSITE MacDonald and Wade Design Architects collaborated on several projects before working on Happy Ranch. This resulted in cohesive interior and exterior spaces with a harmonious balance of design and function.

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El Rancho Feliz JENNIFER ROBIN INTERIORS DESIGNS A SONOMA RETREAT TEXT BY KENDRA BOUTELL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE FLETCHER

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Hap Arnold once said of his property, “Could one ask more than expansive horizons of softly rolling wooded hills stretching away to blue-misted mountains?” Now the Montans and their guests enjoy the same stretching views.. OPPOSITE MacDonald says of the great room, “My favorite part of this home is how it feels when you are in it. The open layout of the main living spaces connects people and makes it the ultimate entertaining house.”

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retired in 1946, he said, “I’m going out to my ranch, in California’s Valley of the Moon, and sit under an oak tree,” Today Arnold’s 35-acre property, known as El Rancho Feliz, enchants another type of general, Disney Music President Chris Montan. Montan and his philanthropist wife Barbara enlisted Jennifer MacDonald of Jennifer Robin Interiors and the architectural firm Wade Design Architects to create a pastoral Sonoma retreat far away from Hollywood’s glitter. The team transformed Arnold’s dark 2,000 square foot rambler into an airy 4,785 square foot wine country farmhouse.

The couple enjoys entertaining. In the white foyer the host’s ebony baby grand Bösendorfer greets guests. A French styled settee upholstered in a bold neutral stripe from Romo gives visitors a place to pause before entering the vaulted great room.

MacDonald designed the space with open site lines allowing the Montans to communicate in sign language with their grown sons, one hearing, and the other deaf. A pair of black iron chandeliers delineates the living area form the dining. Gregorious Pineo’s Crescent upholstery covered in pale Nobilis linen softens the living room while a pair of H E N F I V E STA R G E N E R A L H A P A R N O L D

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RGHT In the tranquil master bedroom, MacDonald placed a seating group at the end of the bed. She upholstered the pair of lounge chairs and ottoman from Lee Industries in a pale linen blend from Hodsoll McKenzie.

For a bedside table vignette the designer contrasted an abstracted nude in motion by Gina Jacupke with a classically shaped alabaster lamp. She sourced the luxurious bed linens from Leontine Linens.

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LEFT In the Master Bath, MacDonald selected a damask wall covering to echo the pattern of the Master Bedroom’s headboard and bed skirt.

Throughout the home the designer combined European style with country casual. OPPOSITE A spacious widow seat allows Mrs. Montan to draw the drapery panel and read at night without disturbing her husband. Over the stone fireplace a pair of black metal sconces flank a gilded circular mirror.

wing chairs in a hand printed fabric adds structure.

MacDonald commissioned Statsky Design to build a rustic racetrack dining table in reclaimed wood. She juxtaposed this by upholstering the outside backs of the dining benches with gaufraged suede from Edelman Leather. The Wicker Works rattan Mendocino dining chairs provide additional seating. Mr. Montan loves to cook when not serenading company. A pair of hanging bell jars illuminates the central kitchen island of Calcutta Gold marble. Perpendicular to this a walnut table serves as a decorative buffet.

When not entertaining the couple withdrawals to an adjacent morning room with their two Havanese dogs. There a grid patterned area rug from Elizabeth Eakins grounds a sectional sofa upholstered in forgiving outdoor fabric.

Upstairs in the master suite carved alabaster urn lamps cast a warm glow.

MacDonald selected sky blue damask from Rogers & Goffigon for the square upholstered headboard and tailored bed skirt while dressing the bed in ivory hand made bed linens. Oly Studio’s Beverly side chair in antiqued silver metal adds a sculptural note to the bedside table. In addition to the main house’s guest room, the Montans built a 638-foot quest house for friends seeking to escape the madding crowd of Los Angeles for the tranquil peace of Happy Ranch.” CH

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COMMERCIAL BEST PROJECT Antonio Martins Antonio Martins Interior Design Judges’ Comments- All materials and colors work really nice together contributing to a warm and welcoming workspace.

Particularly, noteworthy is the juxtaposition of the rustic and industrial. It’s hard not to smile at the sight of the trophy antlers. Very impressive project.

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RESIDENTIAL BEST INTERIORS OVER 3000 SQUARE FEET ABOVE

Antonio Martins Antonio Martins Interior Design Judges’ Comments- Loved the treatment over the fireplace.

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Sherry Hope-Kennedy Studio SHK Judges’ Comments- Great Overall Design!

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Design Excellence Awards

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Antonio Martins Antonio Martins Interior Design Judges’ Comments- Great! Every single detail from the backsplash to the cabinet hardware was artfully selected. The end result is as exquisite kitchen with modern and rustic touches. What a masterpiece!

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Cathleen Gouveia Cathleen Gouveia Design Judges’ Comments- Nice job! I love what was done to the wine room.. I really like the texture on the walls, and the look and feel of the room.

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BEST EMERGING PROFESSIONAL Rachel Blindauer

Judges’ Comments- Nice job! Furniture selections and window treatments are lovely.

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Katie Anderson Katie Anderson Interior Design Consultants Judges’ Comments- What a clever use of space!

Many careful touches that reflect the Designers utmost attention to detail including adding several niches in the shower at different heights to meet a number of functions.

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GATHERINGS ASID Northern California Chapter Design Excellence Awards The Awards Gala Was Held At The Floor Design Showroom. Mayor Ed Lee Gave An Inspiring Talk Before California Homes Publisher Heidi Gerpheide Announced The Winners.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIAGO RUSSO

GATHERINGS Sub Zero & Wolf | Ferguson Kitchen, Bath and Lighting Gallery

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Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, a leading kitchen and bath showroom in Southern California, kicked off the holiday season hosting another #FergusonFirstLook event at the newest Sub Zero and Wolf showroom in Costa Mesa, California, on December 3rd 2016. Leading interior designers were treated to tours of the Sub Zero & Wolf showroom, catering by Maestros, live cooking demonstrations, aerial contortionists, DJ and holiday libations. Special guest speaker, celebrity designer, Christopher Kennedy presented with a slideshow and forecast of kitchen trends for 2016. Perhaps the most notable insight was Kennedy’s advice on entertaining beautifully and to always innovate beyond industry trends, pointing out its’s better to “set them.” Guests included several board members from ASID’s Los Angeles chapter, Ferguson executives and other design glitterati. For more information on about Ferguson community events and local news, visit www.fergusonpressroom.com or to shop Ferguson products, visit: www.shop.ferguson.com.

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Peter McCoy of McCoy Construction Receives Award The Southern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, the nation’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of classical architecture and art, held its inaugural Legacy Awards Dinner on October 8, 2015 at Bouchon in Beverly Hills.

Peter McCoy of McCoy Construction received the 2015 Legacy Award for his stewardship and support of the Institute. Over 200 guests attended the evening.

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Von Hemert Interiors Celebrates 95 Years Of Their Family Business With an intimate evening event co-hosted by California Homes Magazine, von Hemert Interiors recently celebrated 95 years of their family business, now run by Carrie and Kelly von Hemert. The sisters represent the fourth generation to run the family/s home furnishings and interior design business.

Guests enjoyed Champagne, wine and cocktails with the hors d’oeuvres supplied by Sun Dried Tomatoes of Laguna Beach. Sponsors included Swatch Watch Gallery, Mark Scott Associates and Fletcher Jones Mercedes.

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Travel

Inside and Outside the Perimeter

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EXPLORING THE WORLD WITH INSIGHT VACATIONS | BY KATHY BRYANT

R A M AT I C M O U N TA I N V I EW S, sparkling turquoise waters, epic skies and historic cities are just a few of the reasons to visit Croatia. For a country that was war-torn only twenty years ago, Croatia has returned to its place as a vacationers’ paradise.

And there is variety here, as I discovered on Insight Vacations’ Country Roads tour in the spring. We visited Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia before motoring to the Dalmatian Coast with its rocky coastline, almost deserted islands and Medieval cities.

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Mediterranean. Cobalt-blue waters, dense holm oak forests and mountains run the 29-mile length of the island. Korcula claims Marco Polo as a native son and his home is now a museum.

Inhabited since prehistoric times, the island was named Korcula by the Greeks. After 1000 A.D., this was the scene of numerous battles involving Venetians, Croats, Genoese and the Turks, with each leaving traces of its existence.

We started exploring Korcula’s Old Town with a guide who pointed out the 13th-century stone walls with towers and the bastions courtesy of the Venetians in the 15th century. To continue this journey through the past, we ascended a 19th-century staircase to view a

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP One of the ancient churches found on Korcula, Croatia. Dubrovnik, Croatia is a wonderful city for walking around and exploring the museums, churches and palaces. Photograph courtesy Insight Vacations. The wall around Dubrovnik is a challenging walk but worth the effort. Photograph by Kathy Bryant The Great Wall of Ston, Croatia, kept out intruders for years.

bas-relief with a winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian Republic. In the central square is the Gothic and Renaissance Cathedral of St. Mark, begun in the 14th century. The intricate stonework is a reminder that the people of Korcula have been builders, stone-cutters and artists since ancient times.

Today about 17,000 people reside on the island, with many locals continuing the traditions of their ancestors; keeping bees, making candy, wine and olive oil. There are new sophisticated restaurants opening up here, like the contemporary restaurant Filippi with outdoor tables that overlook the Peljesac Channel and other islands.

Another off-the-beaten-path visit was to Ston with its great wall protecting the city for centuries. We hopped on a boat and visited oyster beds and then ate the oysters direct from the sea. Nothing is fresher than that.

Our final Croatian visit was to Dubrovnik, the pearl of the Adriatic. According to some, the city was founded by fugitives from Italy in the 7th century. Dubrovnik has been under Byzantine and Venetian rule, but attained formal independence after 1382. Much of the old town center dates from rebuilding that occurred after an earthquake in 1667.

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Travel Relaxing with a glass of Croatian wine on Korcula, Kathy enjoyed the view from Filippi, a restaurant that overlooks the Peljesac Channel. Owned by a local woman, the food features local olive oils, pastas, and vegetables.

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What’s remarkable around Dubrovnik today is that it was heavily bombed by Serbian troops in the early 1990s. I saw some remnants of the bombing, but most the damage has been repaired so the city is back to its former glory.

Dubrovnik is surrounded by city walls built in the 10th century, with modifications in the 13th century. I decided that walking the city walls was the best way to view the city.

It’s over a mile long around the city, although it felt longer since it was a warm day. The views of the city are amazing from the top of the wall and I got a better understanding of this vibrant Mediterranean city. Outdoor cafes abound in Dubrovnik, which add to the feeling that you’re in Italy. Pizza and pasta, as well as fish, are the main culinary choices.

After having a relaxing meal with Croatian wine, it is fun to explore the oldest pharmacy in the world begun in 1317, the decorative arts museum, the Catholic cathedral, different palaces or just walk around eating a gelato and people watch. The city is especially enchanting at night after all the cruise ships are gone and the marble streets sparkle under street lights.

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