ASID CA Peninsula Winter 2014 by DSA Publishing

Design Chronicles

CA PENINSULA

ASID CA Peninsula Magazine

Issue Number 26 Winter 2014

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Contents

ASID NATIONAL

FEATURES President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Christmas Party 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Welcome Monika Rose, new Chapter Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 “It’s Not Easy Being Green - Or is it?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

EDITORIAL STAFF

2014 CA Peninsula’s Chapter Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Amanda Morris, ASID, CID Editor & Communications Director

ReGreen Implementation Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 In Memoriam - Clarellen Adams 1921-2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2014 Home Technology - A Designer Friendly Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Teresa R. Pollard, ASID, IIDA, CID Chapter President Assistant Editor

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS All Natural Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Artistic Tile & Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PUBLISHING STAFF

California Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Advertising Sales Mike Watt • 972-989-2208

DaVinci Marble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Design Mart of Silicon Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Elle Decor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hunter Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Integrated Lifestyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Intertile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Jack London Kitchen & Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Justo Delivery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Design Chronicles magazine is published quarterly for the California Peninsula Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers by DSA Publishing and Design, Inc. The editorial content and the Design Chronicles magazine are controlled and owned by the California Peninsula Chapter of ASID. Reproduction of this publication in whole, in part, in any form is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the California Peninsula Chapter of ASID.

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On the cover:

Design Chronicles

ASID CA Peninsula Magazine

Issue Number 25 Winter 2014

2013 Gold ASID Design Award Contemporary Kitchen Pam Pennington, ASID Pam Pennington Studios Photo by Eric Zepeda CA PENINSULA

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ASID CA PENINSULA 671 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite E Menlo Park, CA 94025-4332 1.650.323.6791

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Teresa Rochin Pollard, ASID, IIDA, CID 408.828.2532 trpollard@verizon.net President-Elect Anna Harrison, ASID, LEED AP 408.316-0857 anna.harrison@westvalley.edu Financial Director Mary Ann McEwan, ASID, MBA 408.867-5076 mreviresco@yahoo.com Communications Director Amanda Morris, ASID, CID 408.529.4515 amandamo@mac.com Professional Development Director Pierre Brule Allied ASID 408.298.1885 pierre@aba-arch.com Membership Director Ratna Khilnani, Allied ASID 408.832.8732 ratnakhilnani@antaryadesign.com At-Large Co-Director, IP Liason Gaybrielle Greene, IP Member ASID 415.470.3668 gaybrielle.greene@dunnedwards.com At-Large Co-Director, IP Liason Cynthia Campanile, IP Member ASID 650.631.8453 cynthia@877arttile.com Student Representative Chris Nobriga, Student Member ASID 408.250.8058 cnob4@yahoo.com Chapter Administrator Monika Rose 1.650.323.6791 asidcapen@gmail.com

Hello Members, Industry Partners, Students, Educator and Chapter Sponsors! A final thank you to our generous Event Sponsors who participated in the Venetian Holiday Festa, namely, DaVinci Marble, Premier Event Host, Integrated Lifestyle and Rebarts Interiors, a Hunter Douglas Gallery – Wine Bar Hosts, University Electric and Purcell Murray – Dessert Hosts and Justo Delivery and Rohl our gracious Valet Hosts!! The evening was lovely and all in attendance enjoyed the wine bar, wonderful meal and dessert bar! The Drawing items were made possible by our gracious Sponsors and Industry Partners - namely, DaVinci Marble, Design Mart Silicon Valley, Dunn Edwards Paint, University Electric, and Volare Trattoria Cafe !! Thank you all so much -- the winners were thrilled with the auction items!!! A final thank you to our photogs – Becky and Bart San Diego! Checkout the photos! 2014 – A NEW BEGINNING…A FRESH START for our Chapter in the heart of Silicon Valley! We are very fortunate to live on the San Francisco Peninsula fully immersed and surround by cutting edge technology, arts and sciences, creativity and a plethora of higher education venues to broaden one’s mind in a variety of disciplines. Real Estate values are improving and business is moving forward with optimism and thoughtful consideration. This is the time of year that we reflect, review and jot down our goals for the year – both professionally and personally and strive to reach them with a renewed enthusiasm! Chapter Sponsors allow us to enjoy excellent programs all year long and for that we are most grateful! This year our returning Platinum Sponsor is Hunter Douglas, we have three Gold Sponsors all three are returning, namely, All Natural Stone, DaVinci Marble and Design Mart. Silver Sponsors have grown by two! Silvers are Artistic Tile & Stone, Justo Delivery (New), Purcell Murray (New), Rebarts Interiors, The Integrated Lifestyle and University Electric! Please take a moment to thank them when you see them at Chapter Meetings for their continued support and generosity!! At the Chapter we have been busy through the holidays, recruiting, planning and preparing for the first quarter. Let’s introduce you to the new faces for the balance of the year! In October Chris Nobriga, SRB joined the board and last month, Amanda Morris, ASID, CID was installed as our new Communications Director! Pierre Brule, Allied ASID took the helm as Professional Development Director! All three of these board members are a wealth of volunteerism in other agencies and associations, which contributes to the knowledge base and leadership on the board. We have a great team! Joining our team as our New Chapter Administrator, Monika Rose – see the article in this issue and Carol Valenti keeping our accounting in check! On to our calendar – First quarter we are focused on members’ refinement of social media marketing, additional skillsets and more! Our opening meeting on January 14th at WVC’s Fox Center featured David Meyer of HOUZZ and was well attended by over 65 members! February’s Meeting “Cracking the Codes with Paul Armstrong” was excellent and informative. Huge thanks to All Natural Stone for hosting our March monthly meeting, App-tails, Tapas and Techtinis! Our Chapter will also be producing the REGREEN Workshop, an 8 hours segment of a two part certification process and counts for 8 CEUs on Friday, April 25th. We welcome our friends from NARI, NKBA and USGBC to join us at REGREEN at the member rate of $375 -- tell your colleagues to register as seating is limited. There is a prerequisite online course (2 hours) and a few other online courses to achieve “REGREEN” certification, but it very easy to do in advance of the workshop. We are so proud to be able to deliver this comprehensive 8 hour Workshop with Annette Stelmack, Allied ASID, LEED BC+D, REGREEN certified, to our membership at the Cosentino Showroom in South San Francisco. Also, if you have not already sent in your Applications for the 2014 CA Peninsula Chapter Design Competition – Get your application form completed and mail it or drop it off to the chapter office, along with your payments to the Chapter Office! Denise Carey, ASID will be chairing the Competitions Committee and Celebration in June!

Teresa Rochin Pollard, ASID, IIDA, CID ASID CA Peninsula Chapter President 2013-2014

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NEW CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR 2014 2014 brought a new face to the Chapter! On January 27th, our permanent part-time New Chapter Administrator joined the California Peninsula Chapter ASID! Monika brings a mélange of two disciplines with 15 years of experience as an administrative/office manager in the interior design and graphics industry; and, a degree in Graphic Design with 5 years of experience in graphic design, web design and branding. Monika is a native San Josean and when she is away from her daily work she enjoys a variety of interests that includes: • Art, drawing, painting, creative writing, cooking, hiking and helping animals in need. Spending quality time with her 3 dogs, all of which are rescue. • Creating new products from her illustrations for Color Pop Creations a recent venture. • Volunteerism | Community Service – supporting nonprofit agencies and community organizations that involve the arts, animal

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“It’s Not Easy Being Green – Or is it?” by Anna Harrison, ASID, LEED AP Currently, we are experiencing a loss of biodiversity on a scale not seen since the last great extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs and left us with “black gold”. Fossil fuels that we have been happily burning, emitting so called “greenhouse gases”, without realizing that doing so was setting in motion a series of positive feedback loops that are rendering our soil infertile, our fresh water sources depleted, and our air unbreathable. We know the built environment is responsible for 60% of the greenhouse gas emissions that accumulate in the atmosphere like a down comforter warming the planet. As interior designers we care about the built environment, which is our domain. Does this means we, the creators of the built environment are responsible? As our clients’ trusted consultants, we LISTEN, provide GUIDANCE and REASSURE them. Designers address their clients’ challenges and exceed expectations to create healthy, beautiful, and functional environments. Designers deliver services by the tools of their profession, education, experience and supported by our codes of ethics and conduct. ASID is a vital resource of tools and continuing education. The connection between the human habitat and our profession is forged by our PASSION for design and excellence. Responsibility to our clients does not cease when the final furniture piece arrives, the pillows are plumped and the curtains hung. Our responsibility also extends to the methods used to grow the fibers of the fabric we specify, product specification, method of transportation by

which a sofa traveled, the conditions of the workers who sewed the seams on the drapery, and the final resting place of materials at the end of their useful life. On April 25, 2014 when you attend the REGREEN Implementation Workshop which is based on the REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines ©, a set of sustainability best practices that emphasizes green product selection, team integration and whole-systems thinking, your PASSION will be RE-IGNITED! You will leave with tools to augment your work with the peace of mind that comes with the knowledge that you do no harm when you practice your profession. REGREEN is the result of a collaborative effort between ASID and USGBC to bring our members the BEST, most relevant and useful tools to respond to the undisputable reality of global climate change. The workshop is taught by Annette Stelmack, Allied ASID, LEED AP BD+C, USGBC LEED Faculty, sustainable design consultant at InspiritLLC and co-author of Sustainable Residential Interiors. In short, you can rest assured that this workshop is a wise investment for designers who want to create sustainable healthy interiors. It is an indication of the great respect for our design community that we, your 2013-2014 Board offer you REGREEN as the first Chapter on the West Coast to offer this program and the fourth Chapter in the United States! We look forward to seeing you at REGREEN! SPACE IS LIMITED – do not hesitate and REGISTER early. See our flyer page 11 .

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In Memoriam - Clarellen Adams 1921-2014 Clarellen Adams passed peacefully in her San Mateo home on Sunday, January 12th, with her family surrounding her. Clarellen was born Claire Ellen Gronna on January 5, 1921, in Waukon, Iowa. She was raised on her family's farm, which was homesteaded in the mid-18th century by her Norwegian ancestors. At Iowa State University, Clarellen was a home economics major with an art minor, and played guard on the women's basketball team. After graduation, she moved to San Francisco, where she met Henry Adams at a dance on Treasure Island. They wed in 1949, making their home initially in San Francisco, and then in Berkeley and Corte Madera before settling in Hillsborough. Henry Adams, for whom a San Francisco street was named by then Mayor Dianne Feinstein in 1981 after his untimely death, was the developer of what is now known as the San Francisco Design Center. While he was alive, Clarellen was, undoubtedly, his right-hand woman, always at his side as they worked to revive lost and forgotten old warehouses in the South of Market area of San Francisco. Together, Clarellen and Henry created a design and home furnishings hub that became the envy of other city's design centers and inspired other cities to develop their own design centers. After Henry's passing in 1981, Clarellen became Vice President of Industry Relationships at the San Francisco Design Center. As a champion of the design community, she was very active in ASID (American Society of Interior

Designers), both locally and nationally. She was the inspiration for many philanthropic undertakings that engaged the talents of interior and fashion designers in creative endeavors that would give both interior designers and designer showrooms increased visibility, while benefitting organizations such as DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS), ASID, At the Crossroads, and cancer research. She also provided scholarships to top design students enrolled in Cañada College's interior design program. She travelled the world, often with ASID, or with the Chamber of Commerce to promote our beautiful city. Clarellen will be remembered for her boundless energy, her colorful style, her bright smile, her fabulous parties, her love of design, travel, and golf, her love of dogs, and her generous spirit. She is survived by her two children, John Adams and Barbara Whiteside Crary; her son-in-law John Crary; her dear friend David Whiteside; her three granddaughters, Amber Whiteside Favetti, Abigail Whiteside, and Paige Whiteside; and her two great-granddaughters, Mia and Lilah Favetti. Donations can be made in Clarellen's name to At the Crossroads, DIFFA, or ASID: At The Crossroads: Clarellen Adams Memorial Fund, 333 Valencia Street, Suite 320, San Francisco, CA 94103 (Make out checks to At the Crossroads). www.atthecrossroads.org DIFFA - Attn: Randall Shields 140 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94102; and, ASID: www.asidfoundation.org/CONTRIBUTE.html www.asid.org/shelter

From our members... If the San Francisco Design Center had a face, it would be that of Clarellen Adams. At her Celebration of Life service held in the Galleria Atrium, someone pointed out that the street named after her late husband Henry Adams, should really be called Henry and Clarellen Adams Street. While Henry had the vision, Clarellen was the spark. After Henry died in 1981, Clarellen became Vice President of Industry Relationships at the Design Center. Effervesceut and enthusiastic, she lit up a room. The first time I met Clarellen was at my first Stimulus Conference at Asilomar. At the Sawrday night cosntme party, Clarellen arrived dressed as a cheerleader, complete with short pleated skirt and pompoms. Even more remarkable, this was her very own high school cheerleading outfit, still a perfect fit! During my term as Chapter President, the National Conference was held in Orlando. Clarellen, always supportive of ASID, was part of my "California Girls" dance troupe, as we auctioned off a whimsical sweatshirt for FIDER, dancing to Beach Boys' music. In addition to her tireless support of the design community, Clarellen supported many philanthropic causes, including the ASID Foundation, DIFFA, At the Crossroads, and cancer research. She provided scholarships to top design students at Canada College. She enjoyed Giants' games (often attending with Tia Garvey), golf, dogs, entertaining, and travel. Clarellen is survived by two childreu, John Adams and Barbara Whiteside Crary; son-in-law John Crary; good friend David Whiteside; granddaughters Amber Whiteside Favetti, Abigail Whiteside, and Paige Whiteside; and great-granddaughters Mia and Lilah Favetti. Thank you, Clarellen, for your generosity and for being our head cheerleader. We will miss you. – Mary Ann McEwan,ASID, CID, MBA, Past Chapter President 1992-1993 ------------------------------Clarellen had boundless energy and loved being with people...she was always the life of any party...we shared many rides to evening ASID events [she didn't like to drive at night] and would quiz us if we had any scoop to include in the SFDC news...and she always had stories to tell. She was a great support to ASID - she

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seemed so humble and sweet but was invaluable to networking in our design community. She will be missed... – Linda Kay DeMartini, ASID, Past President – CA Peninsula Chapter 1998-1999 ------------------------------She did not like to talk about her age, always responded by holding her hand up and saying “I’m 5…” – Luba Fox, ASID, CID, Past Chapter President 2002-2003 ------------------------------Clarellen was the best friend and supporter of design students that one could hope for; she knew these were the next generation of interior designers. She helped students and design programs in the bay area in a variety of ways, financially, and in kind donations. Clarellen served for many years on the Canada College Interior Design Advisory Committee, attended graduation and awards events there as well, encouraging and congratulating students. Her support of the San Francisco Student Career Forum was tremendous, getting the support of the SFDC as well as donations for drawing prizes from the SFDC showrooms, along with attending and promoting the event to all who would listen. Her enthusiasm, love of color, and red boots are probably what most students who attended the Career Forum remember about Clarellen. I am honored to have known and worked with her; she will be sorely missed.” – Nancy Wolford, Ph.d., Retired Department Chair, Canada College ------------------------------My memory of Clarellen is of a whirlwind. I've never met any one with so much energy and enthusiasm for life. If she wasn't out golfing with her man posse, the only women, she was off to an event. She showed up at almost all the ASID celebrations as a wonderful supporter. – Pamela Pennington ASID, Past President 1986-1987 sometime in the 80's

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technology. With a digital confidant, you will be able to offer your clients

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new ideas which meet both their functional needs and their desire for a

print. Invisible ceiling and in-wall speakers are entering higher price

beautiful living space.

points and providing sound previously associated with bookshelf and floor standing speakers. There are disappearing options from $250 to

James Stout is a Home Entertainment Architect and the Chief

$1,000, per speaker, which means there is elegance for every budget.

Concealment Officer at The Integrated Lifestyle with by-appoint-

Sound bars continue to improve in quality and aesthetics. There are now

ment showrooms in Campbell & Fremont. He can be reached at

two companies building high quality bars to match TV width while a

james@theintegratedlifestyle.com or by phone at 408-393-4779.

third company, SONANCE, is introducing a bar which easily widens and

All designers are welcome to experience the future of Home

narrows as the display width dictates. Finally, 2014 will be the seminal

Technology inside Valet Custom Cabinets (Campbell) and MAC

year in wireless speaker technology. There is now an industry standard

Design Studios (Fremont).

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