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TO THE PREMIERE ISSUE OF RESIDE KAISER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EDITION Exceptional Homes Extraordinary Living. We are pleased to present you our fresh, new perspective on the possibilities that exist when you explore the connection between our homes and gracious living. Our Sotheby’s International Realty global network offers us a unique opportunity to share these innovative ideas and content, while offering an unsurpassed level of real estate expertise to help our clients accomplish their real estate goals, regardless of where they buy or sell real estate. In this issue, you’ll see a selection of some of the exceptional homes we represent on the beautiful Gulf Coast, along with a glimpse of homes offered through our global network to ignite your imagination. From historic Magnolia Springs to charming Fairhope, prestigious Ono Island to a spectacular Gulf Shores/ Orange Beach Gulf front property, your choices are boundless. Our Kaiser Sotheby’s International Realty professional

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18 Golden state of mind Californian design firm Electric Bowery is creating warm, refined, and locale-specific spaces

Publisher Kristin Rowe Cultureshock

Moving markets 24 Collectors in Asia are buying more than ever before and, increasingly, with a focus on western art

An artist’s adventure 40 Leading jewelry designer Cindy Chao reflects on her 20 years in the business and looks forward to what’s next 44 Big in the barrios JSa architects are transforming Mexico City, and are a go-to for the world’s best chefs 52 The power of thought Interior designer Pamela Shamshiri discusses her subtle transformation of historic spaces

Photos: Courtesy of KC Studio; © Luis Gallardo / LGM Studio, courtesy of JSa.

30 Beauty parades Explore the bustling streets of one of Sydney’s most sought-after suburbs

Editor Rachel Potts Editorial Team Alex McFadyen, Alexander Morrison, Deniz Nazim-Englund Head of Creative Tess Savina Art Director Alfonso Iacurci Designer Ieva Misiukonytė Production Editor Claire Sibbick Subeditor Helene Chartouni © Sotheby’s International Realty. 2023. Information here within is correct at the time of printing.

Up front 06 Architecture Palm Springs Modernism Week is a love letter to mid-century architecture in the Californian desert 08 Interview Renowned mannequin designer Ralph Pucci is conquering the world of luxury furniture 10 Spirits and wine The biggest auctions for wine and whisky lovers to enjoy this season

Living

12 Trends Designers are exploring the sculptural potential of plaster for chairs, tables and lights

58 Extraordinary global properties How design from all over Asia is inspiring tranquil American homes

13 The scene The latest Sotheby’s events, including celebrations of portraiture, diamonds, and a new venue in Shanghai

64 Gallery Featuring Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast Properties

ALL HAIL DESERT MODERNISM / ASIA’S WESTERN ART MOMENT THE SUBURB LIGHTING UP SYDNEY / MEXICO CITY’S HOTTEST ARCHITECTS

16 Artisan How the Korean artist Junsu Kim is reimagining leather From far left: Junsu Kim with one of his vessels made of tanned leather (page 16); Pujol, Mexico City—designed by JSa architects—is among the world’s top restaurants (page 44); a stunning Napa Valley home on offer (page 60) 4

Photo: Tony Thagard

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ARCHITECTURE

Modern magic

Desert cool

Palm Springs Modernism Week is like “spring break” for lovers of mid-century architecture and design, says Lisa Vossler Smith, executive director of the annual event. For 11 days each February, a discerning flock descends on the Southern Californian desert town to relive the scenes captured by photographers Julius Shulman and Slim Aarons—whose images of houses by John Lautner and Richard Neutra captured a fusion of Modernism and post-war optimism against the desert backdrop. In the mid-20th century, Palm Springs became a center for creative architecture that adapted the functionalism of Bauhaus to the extreme desert climate. The resulting desert modern style often features deep overhangs for shade, breeze blocks for ventilation, and an eclectic use of color and geometry. Celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Walt Disney contributed to the city’s emergence as a mecca for style. Today, visitors tour the eclectic heritage homes, peer over hedges during architectural bus tours, and attend magical poolside cocktail parties at iconic and celebrity homes. Now coming up to its 19th edition (February 15–25, 2024), Palm Springs Modernism Week’s visitor numbers rise each year, surpassing 100,000 in 2023. It’s the same story for the smaller sister event—launched 10 years ago and held in the fall (October 19–22, 2023)—where visitors can enjoy a hard-hat tour of a 1930s theater and a look at sustainable, off-grid properties in nearby Joshua Tree. The spring edition reaches like-minded regional enclaves such as La Quinta and Palm Desert, with a program of more than 350 events overall. A retrospective of Swiss architect Albert Frey’s work will be held next year at the Palm Springs Architecture and

A mid-century house designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J Kaufmann sits against a desert backdrop in Palm Springs. Above right, from left: Helen Dzo Dzo and Nelda Linsk (wife of art dealer Joseph) at the Kaufmann desert house in 1970.

Photos: © Joe Fletcher; Slim Aarons via Getty Images

An annual event in Palm Springs is keeping the flame alive for mid-century Modern architecture

Design Center (January 13–June 3, 2024). Known for his constructivist and minimalist style, Frey brought the ideas of Le Corbusier to the US in the early 1930s, and worked on more than 250 projects in Palm Springs. One exhibition highlight is a series of newly commissioned models of lost Frey projects, such as the 1940 Frey House I. While in theory the house still stands, curator Brad Dunning says the model represents how successive renovations can destroy the heritage value of a property. For a chance to experience an authentic original, he points to the 1964 Frey House II, where the architect lived until his death in 1998. His most ambitious work, it is integrated into the steep rocky landscape of the San Jacinto mountain. To educate renovators on historic preservation, Vossler Smith presents a new event series in February covering topics from tax to materials and construction, delivered by experts in exemplary homes. They include E Stewart Williams’s Edris House, designed in 1954 with local stone walls and a flat, dynamic Douglas fir roof, and the 1956 Dr Franz Alexander House, by Walter S White, with a curved roof, V-shaped steel supports, and wrap-around balcony. Sales of desert modernist properties in Palm Springs today are “strong,” and have been for the past 20 years, says Smith. The “million dollar fixer-upper” has become

the norm. Her tip? There’s a lot to be discovered in lesser-known mid-century enclaves of Phoenix, Tucson, Claremont, Montclair, and Irvine. Though homes on the Modernism Week program cannot be advertised for sale or rent, it’s not a coincidence that these properties remain in demand alongside its growth. “We have helped to contribute to their desirability,” says Smith. “Not only by sharing information about their designers and the period, but also encouraging a group of new designers to explore modern interpretations of them.” Harriet Thorpe

Soak up views of South Palm Springs’ Andreas Hills and the San Jacinto mountain range from this smart, architect-designed home. High ceilings and glass walls maximize the vistas, or step outside to find the salt water pool, a spa, and lush private grounds. Inside, the great room is organized around a dramatic fireplace and a home theater is incorporated into the design of the house. The European-inspired kitchen features an Italian Calacatta marble waterfall island and includes Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances. The primary bedroom is in the north wing, with two guest rooms in the south wing, both en suite, and there is a backlit onyx powder room. For the great outdoors, hiking trails, including in the spectacular Indian Canyons, are within easy reach.

California $2,145,000 sothebysrealty.com/id/ZFPV2E Ryan Cummings Beverly Hills Brokerage Sotheby’s International Realty

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INTERVIEW Ralph Pucci started out manufacturing mannequins. His second incarnation as a luxury furniture maker is about to expand again This winter, during Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach, Ralph Pucci International—a leading luxury furniture, lighting, and former mannequin company— will move to another new gallery in the Wynwood Art District of Miami, where it first opened in 2014. This follows the launch of a space in London’s Mayfair, and will entrench the company’s triangle of US showrooms in Florida, New York, and Los Angeles. The move marks another step in the remarkable evolution of the company into a major player in the field of contemporary collectible design. The story began in 1954, when Ralph Pucci’s parents established a mannequin repair shop in Manhattan. When Ralph joined the team in 1976, he had the idea of fabricating unique mannequins for fashion designers such as Diane von Furstenberg, Anna Sui, and Pierre Cardin. “Instead of giving mannequins the usual painted faces and wigs, we sprayed them in single colors, so they became sculptural statements. We had found our language,” says Pucci. By the mid-1980s a community of creative people were attending his shows, including the photographers David LaChapelle and Christopher Makos. His collaboration with designer Andrée Putman changed his course. “The Olympian Goddess,” an imposing, androgynous, metallic-toned mannequin Pucci made in 1986, caused a sensation. Impressed by the attention, Putman suggested Pucci represent her business, Ecart International, in the US. She had recognized the appeal of early-20thcentury furniture and objects made by then largely forgotten designers—such as Eileen Gray, Jean-Michel Frank, and Pierre Chareau—and began manufacturing and selling “re-edits” of their designs.

The works flew out of the gallery, but the prices were high, so in the late 1990s, Pucci began to produce his own furniture, working with designers, and using the skills of the craftspeople in his mannequin workshop. Collaborations began with Patrick Naggar, Paul Mathieu, and Hervé van der Straeten, among others. In the 2000s the German-American designer Vladimir Kagan began working with Pucci. He started to explore the possibilities of using fiberglass, which the company used to make its mannequins. “Kagan was the first artist to experiment with the material. He was increasingly inspired by sculpture, and he was interested in creating what he described as ‘art furniture’,” says Pucci.

Photos: Courtesy of Ralph Pucci International.

Go figure

Clockwise from left: Stefan Bishop’s Vulcan Mirror #3; a fireplace mantel designed by John Koga; designer Ralph Pucci; Hanabi Large Light Pendant by Alexandre Logé

Working with the company’s master sculptor, Kagan was able to “perfect the sinuous silhouette of his Foundry chair, which was launched in 2009.” This, and the work of other Pucci designers and artists eventually led to the formulation of Plasterglass, a proprietary composite mixture of plaster and fiberglass that has the sculptural possibilities of the former combined with the lightness, strength, and durability of the latter. The company now sells Plasterglass tables, chairs, lights, and mirrors alongside a wide range of luxurious furniture made from traditional materials. 9

The success of Pucci’s furniture gradually eclipsed the mannequin-making side of the business. Despite having been honored in 2015 with an exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin, he closed it down during the pandemic. He transformed his New York building, creating a showroom in one half linked to a large workshop and studio. “When people see the work being made by hand they are really impressed,” he says. One of his more recent collaborators is the French designer Elizabeth Garouste. She has added bright colors to the Plasterglass mix and has a show of new pieces opening in London in the fall. One factor in the appeal of Plasterglass pieces is the price. “It is still high design, but it’s more affordable,” says Pucci. “People may graduate to bronze, but we have created a language in design. Everybody needs one or two pieces of Plasterglass in their collection.” Emma Crichton-Miller Visit ralphpucci.com

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SPIRITS AND WINE Wines to watch Hospices de Beaunes wine is auctioned by the barrel. In Burgundy – a region known for its two main grape varieties, pinot noir and chardonnay – barrels are by tradition 228 liters. Highlights from the 2023 event include: 1. Bâtard-Montrachet Cuvée Dames de Flandres From a vineyard purchased by the Hospices de Beaune in 1989, a hugely complex white Burgundy with a stellar reputation for ageing. 2. Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Madeleine Collignon From the same slope as the famous Chambertin Clos de Bèze, almost 60% of this cuvée comes from vines planted in 1947. Intensely fruity. UK chairman Harry Dalmeny fields bids during The Distillers One of One auction, 2021. Below right: Holyrood is launching its first whisky: “Arrival”. Drawing on Edinburgh’s brewing heritage, Arrival puts the iconic Holyrood hourglass front and centre (Estimate: £5,000–£10,000)

3. Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Clos des Avaux A weighty, deep crimson Burgundy from a climate known for long-lived wines. Tannic and powerful.

All for one The Distillers One of One sale returns to support a great cause Two years ago the inaugural Distillers One of One auction of ultra-rare whiskies raised £2.4 million for charity. Of that, £2.2 million was donated to the Youth Action Fund, established by The Distillers’ Charity to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people in Scotland. On October 5, in the dramatic landscape of Hopetoun House just outside Edinburgh, it is happening again. The second edition of The Distillers One of One sale, organized in partnership with Sotheby’s, brings some of the finest whiskies together in one sale. Each lot—as the title suggests—is unique. Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s global head of spirits, highlights two lots as examples of its rare offerings. “We have a whisky from

Bowmore called Stac, after the Gaelic word for a sea stack. It is a 55-year-old whisky, the oldest that Bowmore has ever released.” Distilled in 1962, it is the first time this whisky has been available, with an estimate of £300,000–£500,000. “Another is from Diageo’s Brora distillery, from the legendary 1972 vintage,” says Fowle. “At 50 years old, it is the oldest whisky the distillery has ever released.” The bottle’s design pays homage to the wildcat motif that features on each Brora bottle. Fowle is delighted with the extraordinary whiskies and with the auction’s new venue. “The size of Hopetoun House means we can host even more bidders. It promises to be a spectacular occasion for a great cause.” 10

Above left: The Clos des Avaux, a vineyard producing wines that embody the region’s rich terroir. Below: Winemaker Ludivine Griveau in the Hospices de Beaune winery

Best of Burgundy Wine lovers should not miss this year’s Hospices de Beaune auction Held every year in November since 1859, the wine auction—run for the third successive time by Sotheby’s—is the most famous sale of its kind in the world. It takes place in Halle de Beaune, where barrels of Burgundy’s finest wines will be sold to benefit the local hospital and retirement homes. The proceeds will also help to maintain the 60 hectares of vines owned by the non-profit Domaine des Hospices de Beaune, grand cru and premier cru vineyards bequeathed by local landowners. It is from these vineyards that barrels from 31 red cuvées and 18 white are drawn. This year’s auction will feature the promising 2023 vintage. Bill Knott 11

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TRENDS

THE SCENE Stars turn out at RADA David Harewood and Alex Kingston were among the actors and alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) who attended a cocktail party at Sotheby’s London. Harewood is an actor and presenter known for his role in Homeland, while Kingston’s notable roles include ER. At the event, guests enjoyed performances by RADA graduates and took part in a charitable auction to support the drama school. The event, which took place on June 1, came almost exactly a year after Sotheby’s hosted a reading with performances by RADA graduates for the Jubilee Arts Festival.

Plaster masters The potential of a once-humble building material is now being realized by furniture designers the liveliness of their organic forms is partly a result of working with mesh and plaster. Brooklyn-based Simone Bodmer-Turner also makes furniture using clay and plaster. “The reason I am so drawn to this medium is because of the tactile, quiet interactivity of building each piece,” she has said. “It forces the viewer to interact with the piece—to pull on a suspended ball to turn the light on, to grasp a seed-shaped knob to pull a drawer.” Reynold Rodriguez, a designer based in Puerto Rico, discovered plaster during lockdown. He loves the variety and spontaneity it offers. “You come out with something very different every time,” he says. “There is a passion in the process because plaster is so forgiving. It doesn’t hold a grudge like wood or stone do.” His startling table, “The Dreamer (the table that dreamt of being light),” was born from the idea of a table that wanted to become a light: “I was thinking about objects that yearn to be something else, as fluidly as plaster can become something else.” ECM 12

Above left: Simone Bodmer-Turner, Joust, 2022. From top: Voukenas Petrides, Tear Tube Chair, 2019; Simone Bodmer-Turner, Cala Lily, 2022; Reynold Rodriguez, The Dreamer (the table that dreamt of being light)

Photos: Elevine Berge, courtesy of Emma Scully Gallery; Courtesy of Gerasimos Domenikos for Gallery FUMI; Joe Kramm, courtesy of Emma Scully Gallery; Graham Pearson, courtesy of Charles Burnand Gallery.

Using plaster as a building and decorative material dates back to at least 7000BC. The mixture—of clay, or ground gypsum and water, which hardens as it dries—was used as mortar and to give walls a smooth finish. By the Middle Ages, white gypsum plaster was used to make decorative moldings, as a base for frescoes, and to make cheap plaster casts of bronze or marble sculptures. Sculptors also recognized the creative potential of plaster since a solid block can be easily carved and shaped. Then, in the early 20th century, it began to be used as a medium in its own right, notably by Alexander Archipenko and Pablo Picasso. Recently, designers too have seen its potential, either on its own or as part of a composite material, such as in the Plasterglass furniture— a mixture of fiberglass and plaster—made by Ralph Pucci (see page 8). The founders of the studio Voukenas Petrides, Andreas Voukenas and Steven Petrides, hand-fabricate side tables, chairs, and lights using the material. They say that

Clockwise from left: Actors David Harewood and Alex Kingston; the opening of Sotheby’s Shanghai; Kristian Spofforth, Jemima Chamberlain-Adams, associate specialist, jewelry, and Hope Francis, associate cataloguer, London, at Annabel’s

Diamonds for Annabel’s jubilee Diamonds were the focus of a talk led by Kristian Spofforth, Sotheby’s head of department, Jewelry, at Annabel’s private members’ club. Spofforth explored colored diamonds and other market trends and offered a peek behind the scenes of some of the most famous ever diamond sales. The event, which took place on June 6, was held as part of a wider month-long celebration in honor of 60 years since the opening of Annabel’s, marking its diamond jubilee. The establishment has hosted celebrities, presidents, and even royalty— it is the only nightclub that Queen Elizabeth II ever visited—since it opened in 1963. 13

Shanghai is go A new venue has opened in Shanghai as Sotheby’s celebrates 50 years in Asia. The multi-functional hub showcases fine art and luxury items and hosts exhibitions, talks, and other events. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on May 19. Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s chairman, Asia, worldwide head and chairman of Chinese works of art, Nathan Drahi, managing director, Asia, and Yu Jinsheng, secretary general of the art committee of the China Association of Auctioneers attended.

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THE SCENE A celebration of portraiture

Pride in music “A huge number of important classical composers and performers, past and present, are from the LGBTQ+ community,” says awardwinning conductor Oliver Zeffman. “But, for whatever reason, there has never been a Pride concert in Europe dedicated to classical music before. So, I thought, ‘I should do one’.” Members of the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, an LGBTQ+ community chorus and top international soloists took part in a public performance led by Zeffman at Sotheby’s London on June 30. An expanded program, which featured the world premiere of composer Julian Anderson’s Echoes, was then performed at the Barbican Centre, London, on July 7.

Picasso’s legacy Writer and critic Adam Gopnik once wrote that, apart from his 15-year Cubist period, Picasso’s career was “a vast sea of kitsch.” This statement opened a discussion on Picasso’s legacy, during which Gopnik reflected on his earlier words and noted that he has changed his opinion since his controversial 1996 essay. The talk marked the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death. Megan Fontanella, curator of Young Picasso in Paris at the Guggenheim, New York, and Sotheby’s vice chairman of global fine arts, Simon Shaw, also took part in the discussion on May 13.

Freud and Cullinan on Freud

Contemporary British artist Jenny Saville and the chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, Oliver Barker, were among the guests at a collectors’ dinner at Sotheby’s London in June. Saville was the official guest of honor at the dinner in the Bond Street galleries, surrounded by works such as Alberto Giacometti’s Buste de Diego au col roulé, 1951, and Lucian Freud’s Night Interior, 1968–09. These works were highlights from the Face to Face: A Celebration of Portraiture subsection of the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, held on June 27.

From top: Oliver Zeffman at the Classical Pride concert at Sotheby’s London; artist Jenny Saville with Oliver Barker, chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, in front of Saville’s Shadow Study, 2007–08

Photos: Lara Arnott; Jack Williams; Bizzy Arnott Photography; Chris Smith Photography; Alice Coverage.

Jenny Saville: facing forward

Woman in a White Shirt, 1957, was one of three portraits by Lucian Freud from the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth that were explored in a talk between his daughter—fashion designer Bella Freud—and Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery. The talk was part of Sotheby’s summer celebration of portraiture and coincided with

June’s reopening of the National Portrait Gallery and the loan exhibition Portraits from Chatsworth, which was on view until July 4. The pair also discussed Bella’s relationship with her father, her experience of sitting for him throughout her childhood, and what it means to be the subject of a portrait.

Clockwise from above left: Nicholas Cullinan and Bella Freud; Adam Gopnik, Megan Fontanella, and Simon Shaw; Jamie Hawkesworth, Helen Rosslyn, Sarah Knights, Lily Cole, and Harry Dalmeny

The power of an image What makes an iconic portrait? Model and author Lily Cole and artist Sarah Knights discussed the power of the portrait as part of a panel at Sotheby’s London. Helen Rosslyn, arts editor of Tatler, and photographer Jamie Hawkesworth also took part in the talk, which was chaired by Harry Dalmeny, Sotheby’s UK chairman. The panelists discussed the factors that make a significant portrait and why some have remained popular. The event took place on June 8 as part of Sotheby’s summer celebration of portraiture. Sotheby’s Talks are all available to stream at sothebys.com

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ARTISAN Clever with leather

Junsu Kim’s work is illusory. His artisan “vessels” look, to the naked eye, like carved wood. It is only after interacting with his creations, feeling the leathery texture, and breathing in the rich, smoky scent, that one realizes their true nature. His pieces are made by stacking thin strips of treated leather on top of each other and applying ottchil (a Korean lacquer derived from the sap of trees native to some East Asian countries) to the finished product. One of his pieces—a toffee-colored ovoid structure, which, like all of Kim’s leather work, evokes the pattern of tree rings—was shortlisted for the 2022 Loewe Craft Prize. Vegetable-tanned leather, wood, and the ottchil used to color his material are “intricately connected,” says Kim. First, during the tanning process, hides are treated with tannins derived from tree barks, which results in colors reminiscent of wood. “Due to the variations in different types of wood and production methods employed by each tannery, even the same type of animal leather can exhibit a wide range of colors,” Kim says. “Through my intervention, these variously

colored leathers are transformed into new patterns that evoke the essence of wood. In other words, the technique of layering leather strips one by one mirrors the growth pattern of wood, where each layer expands as the tree endures the passage of time.” Kim was born in Seongnam, South Korea and graduated from Kookmin University in Seoul with an MFA in Metalwork and Jewelry. He was introduced to leather work 16

Clockwise from above: Junsu Kim holding his shortlisted Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022 entry, a piece from Sense of Forest, 2021; Kim uses layered strips of vegetable-tanned leather to evoke tree bark; Sense of Forest, 2021 (detail); Kim at work in his studio in Goyang-si, near Seoul; Albo, 2022

Photos: Courtesy of KC Studio; Courtesy of Living Sense Magazine.

The surprising creations of Seoul artist Junsu Kim take leather to woody new heights

during a week-long course in Tuscany he attended as part of his studies. “This broadened my understanding of leather craftsmanship and left a profound impression on me,” says Kim. “Previously, I had dabbled in leather crafts as a hobby, but I had merely treated leather as a fabric. After attending the workshop, I developed a mindset of respecting and using the material itself correctly.” “When creating something with leather, it is common to create a pattern and cut the leather accordingly. The remaining scraps are discarded. After experiencing the leather workshop in Tuscany, my perception of what is important and what is deemed useless has become blurred. Even scars can also serve as important records of the leather.” 17

Kim’s creations have been shown around the world, most recently at the 2023 Collect Art Fair in London’s Somerset House and at The Future Perfect gallery in New York. During the fair, a piece from his Sense of Forest series was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Since being shortlisted for the Loewe Craft Prize, career highlights have come thick and fast, Kim tells me. Looking forward, he is preparing for a solo exhibition at Phaeton— a cultural venue located near Kanazawa in western Japan—and a major project for “a brand with a rich history in leather,” which has commissioned work for its new retail space in Seoul. While his work remains enigmatic, one thing is clear: the only way is up for Junsu Kim. Alice Kemp-Habib

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OF MIND

Californian design firm Electric Bowery is tapping into new ways of living, writes Jessica Ritz

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Previous page: Electric Bowery transformed an industrial building into “Hart,” a beach cottage-style home. This page, clockwise from left: Founders Lucia Bartholomew and Cayley Lambur; the firm remodeled Casa Cody, the oldest operating hotel in Palm Springs, to honor its Spanish Colonial Revival heritage; the pool deck at the hip Silver Lake Pool & Inn in LA

modernism—or sensitively rehabilitating the 30 guest rooms and suites at the rambling, historic Casa Cody in Palm Springs. The Spanish Colonial Revival and ranch-style cottages are f illed with a mix of contemporary and vintage furnishings, in a rich palette that honors the romantic desert retreat’s past. The f irm’s process begins with a deep dive into the interests and passions of their clients, many of whom work in the creative industries. “We’re very concept-driven and get excited about how we can elevate an idea to make it more exciting and experiential,” Lambur says. A residential compound that the f irm designed and built on a large lot in Venice illustrates this approach. While a relatively spacious 5,000 sq ft house with only two bedrooms might not make much sense for resale, it serves as a sanctuary for its inhabitants, with dedicated zones for yoga, meditation, and creating art. Travertine exterior cladding, custom plaster and woodwork, and lighting f ixtures by design industry favorite Apparatus make for a calm, immersive environment. Understated structures, ample window openings and doorways, and intimate alfresco seating vignettes encourage indoor-outdoor living. The landscaping, by Terremoto, another LA-based f irm (and frequent Electric Bowery collaborator) features native planting. In the hospitality sphere, “what used to be a lobby is being transformed into a place that is more like a living room, where you can sit and linger,” Bartholomew observes. Electric Bowery’s f irst hotel project—the Wildf lower

esigning physical spaces is a dance between our internal desires and the practicalities of our external surroundings. Architects Lucia Bartholomew and Cayley Lambur have closely observed the shifts in this dynamic since they founded Electric Bowery, an architecture and interior design f irm based in Venice, California, a decade ago. “It’s been interesting to see people thinking differently about their lives and their homes,” says Bartholomew. Electric Bowery taps into recent currents, in which “the lines between work and play” have become blurred. “That’s happening in both residential and hospitality [projects],” says Bartholomew. “We’re taking the best qualities from both of those typologies and infusing them in one another,” Lambur adds. Their mission to design “for a life well-lived” applies to the portfolio of warm, ref ined and locale-specif ic homes, hotels, and restaurants located throughout California and in other states such as New York, Utah, and New Mexico. The ethos applies whether they are creating a bespoke home from scratch, reimagining a challenging urban site into the buzzy Silver Lake Pool & Inn in Los Angeles—with an elevated pool deck inspired in part by Mexican 20

Farms resort in New York’s Hudson Valley, which opened in 2022—is a case in point. The architecture of the 65-key property, composed of freestanding cabins with angular roofs and earthy materials, feels deeply Scandinavian. The relationship to the outdoors and emphasis on sustainability were ways of “bringing California into the project,” Bartholomew says. The buildings sit delicately on the land, with direct access to the grounds from the guest rooms and dramatic views from the restaurant and spa. New York City-based design f irm Ward + Gray helped introduce classic Americana into the interiors. The resort immediately drew accolades: House Beautiful magazine appreciated how, “thanks to the careful consideration of the cabins in the topography, it almost immediately feels as if one is alone in nature.” With its name featuring two iconic streets from Venice and Manhattan, Electric Bowery expresses the founders’ bicoastal roots. Bartholomew worked 22

Photos: Kate Berry; Auberge Resorts Collection; courtesy of Electric Bowery; Laure Joliet.

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THE INTERPLAY OF COLOR, TEXTURE, AND PATTERN FEELS REFRESHING

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Left: One of Electric Bowery’s most recent projects is the luxury nature retreat Wildflower Farms in the Hudson Valley, which includes freestanding cabins with direct access to the grounds Above: This Venice home was built to maximize indoor-outdoor living and features spaces for art, yoga, and meditation

at powerhouse f irm SOM (Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill) during the World Trade Center rebuilding ef fort, while Lambur’s resume includes Rafael Viñoly Architects, the prolif ic studio founded by the Uruguayan-born architect who died earlier this year. Bartholomew initially moved west to attend graduate school at the experimental SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) while Lambur helped Canadian f irm B+H Architects establish an off ice in Ho Chi Minh City. The two women met while working for Frank Gehry in Los Angeles in 2010. When a large museum commission they were assigned to was put on hold a year later, they decided to strike out on their own. Ground-up speculative developments, during which they learned the nuts and bolts of real estate f inance, also stoked their entrepreneurial spirit. (They are now working on an ambitious investment project in nearby Santa Barbara.) Even though Electric Bowery still maintains its Venice headquarters and the founders frequently return there, they have relocated their families to elsewhere in the Golden State. Bartholomew primarily lives in Santa Barbara and Lambur is based in the ecological and counter-cultural haven that is Big Sur, farther north along the California coast. The closer connection they now have to the regions and municipalities where building is notoriously complicated—physically and bureaucratically—brings other advantages. Electric Bowery has multiple commissions in progress in both areas. In a climate where neutral, greige-dominant interiors are still in demand, Electric Bowery’s mastery of volume and the intelligent interplay of color, texture, and pattern feels refreshing and authentic. “We try to tell a story that’s true to the bones [of a site], but also true to the clients,” Bartholomew says. Yet, if someone wants to lean into a neutral palette, Bartholomew and Lambur will oblige, and likely f ind an outcome that is far from predictable. As Lambur says: “It’s the little details and nuances that make the project specif ic to that client, that context, to that site as opposed to, ‘This is our style.’” 0 Jessica Ritz is a Los Angeles-based contributor to Architectural Digest,

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Works by western artists are increasingly appealing to Asian collectors. Shown: Loie Hollowell, Standing in Red, 2019, sold at Sotheby’s 50th Anniversary Contemporary Evening Auction, Hong Kong, in April 2023

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ach time auctioneer Ian McGinley thought he had the f inal bid for an untitled 1947 painting by Joan M i ró at S ot h e by ’s 5 0 t h Anniversary Modern Evening Auction in Hong Kong in April this year, he was mistaken. A tense silence f illed the room as a 20-minute contest developed. Sotheby’s experts, including Alex Branczik, chairman of modern & contemporary art, Asia, and Jen Hua, deputy chairman, Asia, were taking bids by phone. Finally the bidding reached HK$41.5 million (HK$50.6 million/ $5.3 million with fees) against an HK$32 million low estimate. This was a new record for Miró in the region; when the hammer came down, the room broke out in applause. Asian collectors are becoming more prominent on the global art scene than ever before. Branczik says that Sotheby’s client base is rapidly expanding in the region, with record numbers of bidders and three times more collectors aged under 40 bidding in 2022 than in 2021. He also says that buyers from Asia spent on average 20% more than buyers from other regions and bid 40% higher. They have also broadened in their interests from focusing principally on the art and antiquities of their own regions to pursuing masterworks by western artists such as Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter and Louise Bourgeois. As referenced in Sotheby’s Insight Report The Art Market Beyond $1 Million, 2018–2022, Asian collectors now account for almost 20% of all bidders for modern and contemporary art with estimates over $1 million. There have, of course, always been Asian collectors buying at the highest level. In the late 1980s, Japanese buyers famously acquired several major works by Monet and Van Gogh, including paying a then-record-breaking $82.5 million for Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr Gachet, 1890, during a stock market boom. But the extent of the change has been recent, rapid and dramatic, says Branczik, who transferred to Hong Kong from London in 2021. Collectors used to be few and far between. “When I started at Sotheby’s back in 2004, the entirety of our business there basically funneled through one person, our then-chairman of Sotheby’s Asia [who was based in London],” says Branczik. “All of our Asia off ices had this one London phone number. Today, Sotheby’s presence constitutes a huge matrix of connections and networks of specialists. It is a completely different picture.” 26

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Above: Picasso, Portrait of Dora Maar, 1939. Right: Louise Bonnet, Faucethead, 2020, both were bought by collectors in Asia

Asian collectors come from many countries, including South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia. But the region’s recent ascent is undoubtedly connected to the development of Mainland China and Hong Kong as leading art market centers, driven by their fast-growing numbers of billionaires and millionaires. Initially it was Chinese contemporary artists who benef ited from the economic and cultural rise of Mainland China. In the early 2000s, western collectors went wild for work by artists such as Zhang Xiaogang, Yue Minjun and Liu Ye. Branczik was the f irst to bring Chinese contemporary art to a major Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in London in 2006. “The vision was to sell Chinese art to westerners but also, by including these artists in London auctions, to attract Chinese collectors to western artists,” he says. That vision has paid off, as leading auction houses, art fairs and galleries report many deep-pocketed collectors joining their European and American counterparts in their passion for western modern and contemporary art. In April 2022, a Picasso portrait of Dora Maar, 1939, sold to a Japanese collector for HK$169.4 million ($21.6 million) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. In the same sale, Louise Bourgeois’ Spider IV (conceived in 1996, cast in 1997) fetched HK$129.2 million ($16.5 million), becoming the most expensive sculpture ever sold in Asia. In October last year, contemporary artists also did well, driven by millennial bidders. Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild, 1990, sold for just over HK$200.4 million ($25.5 million) the second-highest price for the artist at auction in Asia. Younger artists such as Cecily Brown, Louise Bonnet, Loie Hollowell and Anna Weyant have also sold exceptionally well in Hong Kong. This year, as Sotheby’s celebrates the 50th anniversary of its f irst auction in Hong Kong, it announced plans for new spaces in the city, Seoul and Shanghai, and an enhanced calendar of special auctions. When it commemorated its 40th anniversary a decade ago, no western artists appeared in the corresponding sales. This time, several works by modern western artists featured, including paintings by Picasso, Miró and Marc Chagall. Picasso’s Femme dans un fauteuil, 1948, sold for HK$93.1 million ($11.9 million), while Chagall’s Fiancée avec bouquet, 1977, made H K$27.1 m i l lion ($3 . 5 m i l lion). In the contemporary sale, Loie Hollowell’s Standing in Red, 2019, sold for HK$17.9 million ($2.3 million), more than three times its low estimate. Two months later, attention shifted to London, where the highlight of the Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction was Gustav Klimt’s last great portrait, Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan), 1918, painted shortly before the artist’s untimely death in the global inf luenza pandemic that year. Four bidders battled for 10 minutes to secure the painting, which eventually sold for £85.3 million ($108.4 million)—a record for the artist and for a work sold in Europe. It subsequently emerged that the successful bidder was a Hong-Kong-based collector. 27

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Both Art Basel Hong Kong (above) and Frieze Seoul (right) have developed the taste for western artists and galleries among Asian collectors

Photos: © Succession, Picasso/DACS, London 2023; © Louise Bonnet, Courtesy of Gagosian; Courtesy Art Basel; Bortolami Gallery/Andrew Kreps Gallery, Frieze Seoul 2022.

any collectors are building on their deep holdings of h is t or ic , mo der n a nd contemporary Asian art, specialists say. “Over the past few decades, Asian collectors have built sizable collections,” says Felix Kwok, head of modern art, Asia. “They are more than happy to extend their collections to a wider spectrum now.” The overall wealth of the Asia-Pacif ic region has grown four-fold since 2000, while the region now accounts for 26% of the world’s billionaires—almost as many as Europe, according to research f irm Wealth X— meaning they can collect at the highest level. Collectors have also opened a wave of private museums to show their acquisitions, which in turn is driving taste among younger visitors and collectors. The Long Museum, which has branches in Shanghai and Chongqing, was founded in 2012 by Wang Wei and Liu Yiqian. As well as exhibiting many Asian artists, it has recently devoted shows to contemporary American artists including Joel Mesler and Hollowell. The late Chinese-Indonesian collector Budi Tek’s Yuz Museum in Shanghai showcases renowned Chinese artists alongside western giants such as Anselm Kiefer and Alberto Giacometti. The jewel in Hong Kong’s crown, the M+ museum, which opened in 2021 after 14 years in development, also mixes Chinese and Asian art with work made by artists from around the world. Whether homegrown or imported from the west, art fairs have been a crucial element in the matrix, says Jen Hua. That changed in 2013 with the founding of Art021 Shanghai and the inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong (previously the regional fair, Art HK), followed by the West Bund Art & Design fair in Shanghai in 2014. Hua was speaking at Art Basel in Basel,

where she was accompanying a group of collectors from countries including the Philippines, Japan and Vietnam who, she says, “want to follow in China’s footsteps.” New fairs are popping up throughout the region, too. Frieze Seoul held its second edition in September and Tokyo Gendai, in Yokohama, Japan, held its inaugural fair in July. They join two other newcomers to the scene, Art SG in Singapore (second edition, January 19–21, 2024), and Taipei Dangdai in Taiwan, which started in 2019 (next edition, May 2024). Jeffrey Rosen—co-founder of Tokyo’s Misako & Rosen gallery, whose roster includes an international mix of artists—saw the positive effects of this growth at its f irst fairs in Asia, Frieze Seoul in 2022 and Art Basel Hong Kong this year. “Collectors who visited in Hong Kong were surprisingly familiar with our program,” he said. “That was a clear indication that there had been a shift.” Although the buyers in Seoul were mainly foreign, he noted a “genuine interest” among Korean visitors in learning about unfamiliar artists. “I feel very excited when I see the art market is active not only in Hong Kong but also in Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing,” says Kwok. “It’s like in Europe, which has Milan, Geneva, Düsseldorf and Berlin, in addition to London and Paris. When I see new fairs in Singapore, I’m really happy. Meanwhile, Tokyo is f inally being more open to the rest of the world.” Sotheby’s will grow with that landscape, he says. “Asia’s art market in general is becoming more mature. I’m totally positive about the future: when we look back in 2030, we will see a completely different landscape.” 0 Brian Boucher is a New York-based writer who has contributed to

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here are more than 100 beaches in and around Sydney, Victorian and contemporary Australia’s second most populous city. A few are rated design meet in Sydney’s among the best in the world. You won’t f ind any of them in the eastern suburb of Paddington, but this has not stopped Paddington, a verdant suburb it from becoming one of the most desirable areas in town. On a Sunday afternoon, the cafes and restaurants at the with the best of the city’s buzz, Five Ways roundabout heave with al fresco diners. Schooners of beer are sipped. says Sangeeta Kocharekar Bouquets of f lowers frame the open entryway of a neighborhood grocery store. This is the heart of “Paddo,” as the locals call it. It is a 10-minute drive from the central business district and runs alongside the lively main thoroughfare, Oxford Street. Aside from eateries, boutiques, and art galleries, Paddington is best known for its pretty terraced housing. Its roughly 3,800 homes mostly built between 1860–90 make it a rare, largely intact enclave of early Victorian residential architecture. The community’s historical Paddington Society, run by volunteers, has been successfully working to preserve it since 1964. Australian terraces date from its time as a British colony and match designs found in Britain. With their compact footprint, they fulf illed fast-growing demand for housing during urban expansion in the 19th century. The decorative wrought-iron-clad balconies that give Paddington much of its charm were often added later as a concession to the much warmer climate. The properties line winding, narrow streets and today many doors and entire houses are painted in bright colors. Sidewalks are framed with towering jacaranda trees, whose trumpet-like f lowers bloom every spring. “It’s a feast of purple,” says Australian designer Lee Mathews, who lives in the area and opened a Paddington outpost for her eponymous brand on Glenmore Road in 2015. Mathews is one of Australia’s best-known womenswear designers, creating feminine clothing made from high-quality fabrics, like silk, wool,

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From left: Fashion designer Lee Mathews; Mathews’ Paddington boutique; Tania Handelsmann designed the interiors for Luigi Rosselli Architects’ conversion of Paddo Pool Terrace, which included the addition of a two-story atrium overlooking the pool

and cashmere, as well as accessories and homeware. She says that Paddington is “the charming, Knightsbridge equivalent in Sydney,” referring to the aff luent west London neighborhood. “We’re not a city brand. The customer who resonates with us lives and shops in their own area. And Paddington was always a very strong customer base for us, apart from the fact that it’s a lovely suburb with a strong retail footprint.” At The Intersection, a 10-minute walk from Five Ways, Lee Mathews is among a cluster of boutiques that emphasize great Australian design, such as men’s and women’s leisurewear label Venroy, and Rachel Gilbert and Scanlan Theodore, both known for well-crafted, elegant womenswear. Nearby Lucy Folk is a contemporary lifestyle gem designed by the antique dealer and designer Tamsin Johnson. The store helps to demonstrate the area’s pull to sought-after names in interiors and architecture. With the rise in wealthier residents has come a raft of sensitive residential upgrades to Victorian properties—often including added lightwells and 32

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windows, but also harnessing the beauty of homes’ original features. Paddo Pool Terrace is a recent conversion of a property from the late 1800s into a modern home “with a feminine sensibility,” says Jane McNeill, associate director at Luigi Rosselli Architects. This was partly achieved with interiors by Tania Handelsmann (another Paddington terrace resident, and one half of awardwinning f irm Handelsmann + Khaw). Norwegian rose marble, Popham tiles in petal, and hand-painted silk wallpaper complement the “Himalayan salt” color chosen for the external render. A double-height, glass-roofed atrium was used to inf ill a courtyard, while original features such as the f ireplaces and cornices were retained and restored. “We sought to create a reclusive and calm oasis that turns away from busy Paddington and looks to the harbor beyond,” says McNeill. For those not looking to buy, the boutique hotel Oxford House is a recent addition to Paddington and entirely in line with its laidback creative energy. Its mid-century building on Oxford Street, between an art deco Mexican 33

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Art and design gallery Saint Cloche Right, from top: The bohemian Paddington Festival, 1978; Gio Paradiso, co-founder of 10 William St; Paradiso’s bistro serves seasonal Italian cuisine and experimental wines 36

cocktail bar and a bookshop, has been renovated in cool Californian style with work by contemporary local artists on the walls. The central terrace has a heated pool, bar, and all-day dining; the cutlery is by Marc Newson and bathrobes are by Double Rainbouu, a local designer from across the road. It might now be one of Sydney’s most desirable neighborhoods, but Paddington has been through some changes. Fine jeweler Sarah Gardner founded her eponymous store here in 2011 and has built up a following for her distinctive hand-made pieces using opals and other rare stones. She says when she was growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the area was “bohemian.” “I f irst started working here in 1993 when it was super eclectic,” she says. “It was a constant stream of people. Every shop was packed. There were so many restaurants and amazing cafes. Interesting people, lots of musicians.” She remembers the height of Paddington Markets, held outside Paddington Uniting Church since 1973. Australian homeware brand Dinosaur Designs, known for its resin homeware including bowls and vases, and women’s fashion label Zimmermann, which has shown at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks, both started there. It is still a platform for local artists, craftspeople, bakers, and chefs who still sell their goods in the more than 150 stalls. The opening of a nearby mall in the early 2000s—Westf ield Bondi Junction—meant footfall and fortunes in Paddington declined. The area was in a recession phase when brothers Gio and Enrico Paradiso opened their nowlegendary bar and restaurant, 10 William St, in 2010. It brings seasonal cooking to the fore, and was one of the f irst bars in the world, let alone Australia, to serve natural wine. “I just love the challenge of opening in places where there doesn’t seem to be anything going for it at [that] moment,” Gio Paradiso says. “It was pretty uncool to open in Paddington... We brought energy to that street.” His restaurant takes its cues from the bars he loves in Europe. It is housed in a modest, two-story converted terrace, with a chic white-and-timber interior and chalkboard displaying a constantly changing selection of wines and pasta specials. Past chefs have included Dan Pepperell, formerly at one of Sydney’s best-known French venues Restaurant Hubert; Trisha Greentree, formerly at award-winning restaurant Brae in Victoria; and Luke Burgess, chef and owner of renowned Garagistes in Hobart, Tasmania. Major Sydney hospitality company Merivale has a strong presence in Paddington. The popular Fred’s—a restaurant with a “friend’s country home” 37

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Photos: Trent van der Jagt for Local Paddo/Visit Paddington; Anne Peters; Tommy Devy; Hugh Stewart; Prue Ruscoe, courtesy of Luigi Rosselli Architects; Rhiannon Taylor; courtesy of Fred’s; Rory Gardiner; Jacqui Turk; Anastasia Nielsen; Nikki To; Rennie Ellis; Bianca Spender.

feel—launched 2016 and, in its basement, the cocktail bar Charlie Parker’s. A few doors down is the stylish Saint Peter. The 22-seater f ish restaurant bills itself as “f in to scale” dining, with sustainable seafood prepared by chefs in front of you at a marble-top bar. The smart Jackies Cafe, right off Ox ford Street and with a covered patio and wall of greenery, is another local highlight. Around the same time as 10 William St, the art and design gallery Saint Cloche opened. Its founder and curator, Kitty Clark, moved to Paddington with her family when she was in her teens and says many residents have lived here for decades and through many generations. Now, she’s seeing more young families moving in, bringing a different feel. She says: “It’s such a beautiful area. People want to be in nature and Paddington is so green. The council has done really well in upkeeping that.” Clark’s favorite Paddington spot is the area where her gallery is, on MacDonald Street, next to a small park to which the neighborhood f locks at 4pm daily. “It’s one of those corners where everybody in the area crosses paths. You walk past each other, walking your dog, getting a coffee. We have a lot to offer, in terms of community.” McIntyre Apparel has been drawn to join in. The store, which opened on Oxford Street in June this year, sells 100% merino wool knitwear and basics. It is the second from the brand after its f lagship location in Melbourne. Co-founder Ned Scholf ield says a Paddington presence made sense because, “we wanted to align ourselves with boutique Australian fashion brands.” Scholf ield recommends visiting The Hood, a diminutive cafe with an exciting Japanese fusion menu, which opened in a William Street terrace in 2022. Or try the small but welcoming Cafe Köket, tucked in the backyard of fashion

This contemporary interpretation of a wrap-around veranda house stakes a claim for one of the best views of Sydney harbor in the city. Over two floors, it is one of only six north-facing homes at the end of the exclusive Darling Point peninsula, and was overseen by architects Polly Harbison Design, known for sculptural and sophisticated residential work. Grounds are by Will Danger, one of Australia’s preeminent landscape designers, and there is an infinity pool, two rooftop gardens, a private beach, and direct access to the water for boats.

and home store Funkis, two doors down from McIntyre. You might also wander down beyond Paddington to Rushcutters Bay, a small residential suburb with a great park and a harbor full of sailboats. Sarah Gardner, the jeweler, suggests a route around Paddington that naturally includes a stop at her own store. (You’ll f ind a great vibe inside, particularly on a Saturday, she says.) She advises grabbing a coffee at the Paddington Alimentari, an authentic, Italian-owned deli on Hopetoun Street, or Bonython Café on Underwood Street, which, if you can f ind the entrance, hides a lush courtyard within. And if you’re in Paddington outside of the jacaranda f lowering season, no worries. “I know a lot of people in the area have a green thumb, and I think there’s guerrilla planting happening, but in a beautiful way,” says Kitty Clark. “If you walk around, you’ll see the most unusual species of f lora and fauna—ones that you’ve never seen before.” So, while major efforts are preserving Paddington’s architectural history, its natural environment—its shopping, cafe and restaurant scene—is evolving nicely. 0 Sangeeta Kocharekar is a Sydney-based writer and

lifestyle editor for The Latch and PopSugar Australia

Sydney Price upon request sothebysrealty.com/id/GJH38N Michael Pallier Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty

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Cindy Chao, one of the world’s leading jewelry designers, celebrates 20 years at the top of her profession. By Ming Liu

Jewelry designer Cindy Chao

ext year Cindy Chao, the renowned Taiwanese jewelry designer, celebrates the 20th anniversary of her eponymous brand, Cindy Chao The Art Jewel. It is a major milestone for Chao, whose work is collected by leading museums and who was awarded the Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by Roselyne Bachelot, then-French minister of culture, in 2021. Chao and Sotheby’s have a long history, dating back for more than a decade. In March, as part of Sotheby’s celebrations of its f ive decades in Asia, Sotheby’s named her its “Female Artist Extraordinaire.” Chao says: “We share two extraordinary journeys and a commitment to the world of art.” Chao’s designs are inspired by the natural world—dewdrops teetering on the edge of a leaf, a butterf ly taking f light. “Nature is my ultimate muse,” she says. Her dramatic sculptural pieces use statement gems surrounded by subtly colored smaller stones in pavé settings. She uses the ancient sculptural technique cire perdue—lost-wax casting—to create the forms of her pieces, which are embellished with stones by a team of master craftspeople based in Geneva and Paris. She has pushed the boundaries of materials, often working with titanium as a setting as well as experimenting with recherché materials such as ebony and horn. “Cindy is as much an artist with her color palette of gemstones as she is a sculptor,” says Francesca Fearon, fashion and jewelry journalist. She points to how Chao’s designs express “power and femininity” with their “f luidity of forms and intensity of color.” Chao has a recognizable style: fans of her brand cite familiar motifs such as f lowers, leaves and butterf lies, and her use of titanium and exquisite color compositions achieved through the complex layering of stones. But over the past few years her work has evolved and matured. She originally used titanium to make pieces lighter, but it now comes in anodized colors that enhance the stones’ beauty. Chao’s use of stones has evolved, too—creating forms that are lighter and more transparent but with greater volume and dimensionality. Chao says she now uses fewer colors in her compositions. “By focusing on creating striking contrast and tension through their arrangement, I elevate the concept of three-dimensionality through color,” she says. The result is shading and graduation that is more delicate and visually refreshing than in some of her earlier work. 41

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Ming Liu contributes to the Financial Times HTSI, The New York Times,

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She says she now feels a sense of freedom, having grown in conf idence as both an artist and a person in recent years. “I wanted so much to prove myself when I was younger. I was afraid people wouldn’t know how good I was as a designer, so I put in so much effort—adding more and more—to show as much as possible,” she recalls. “Now I try less to impress, but the impact is stronger. I enjoy the creative process—and I’m having more fun.” There have been a number of important milestones shared by Chao and Sotheby’s. Their relationship got off to a f lying start in 2011, when her Solstice Cuff, inspired in part by the creations of Antoni Gaudí and set with diamonds, rubies, pink sapphires and rhodolites, sold in Hong Kong for HK$3.6 million ($465,000), three times its high estimate. In 2013, a ruby and diamond ring set with a 8.03 carat Burmese ruby sold for HK$29.8 million ($3.8 million), setting a new record for a contemporary jewel at the time. Three years later came the Ballerina Butterf ly brooch, a collaboration between Chao and her friend, the actor Sarah Jessica Parker. It sold for HK$9.4 million ($1.2 million) and the proceeds were donated to the New York City Ballet. Chao divides her work into two main groups: a limited-edition White Label collection and one-off Black Label Masterpiece designs. She also creates a single Annual Butterf ly brooch once a year to mark her progress as an artist. Her work has been acquired by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her designs are often described as sculptural and architectural, which is a ref lection of her heritage. Chao is the daughter of a sculptor, Chao An Yu, and granddaughter of the celebrated architect Hsieh Tzu Nan. The latter designed more than 100 temples across Asia and was the chief architect overseeing the renovation of Sun Moon Lake Wenwu Temple, one of Taiwan’s most important buildings. Most temples are made of wood and elaborately painted in symbolic hues, and Chao credits her grandfather with honing her eye for color. “The types of colors are very particular,” she says. “My grandfather made sure there were 12 different kinds of blue—bluish green, greenish blue, purplish blue, violet blue—every kind. As a girl, I wondered how he could differentiate between some of them. He really encouraged me to develop this sensitivity.” This subtlety of tone is what Chao calls her “blueprint” for exploring light and space. “Architecture is a mindset,” she says. “It is about arranging color, light and shade in a space governed by its structure.” Last year she created a pair of Spring Cardamom brooches, which feature two Colombian emerald cabochons of around 80 carats each, set in titanium and surrounded by green, yellow and white gems. She arranged no fewer than 28 shades of green stones to create an almost painterly palette, enhancing the contours of the brooches. Her father, while not as renowned as her grandfather, also had a profound inf luence. Chao is the f irst to admit that she’s a better sculptor than a painter. “Sketches are too two-dimensional for me. I’m more of a three-dimensions person,” she says, adding that “holding sculpting tools feels as natural as holding chopsticks.” Perhaps the biggest lesson from her father was the importance of patience and observation. Chao recalls one of his most memorable lessons. “He said: ‘Regardless of the subject, the f inal piece must be as vibrant as [the object] in real life. You must observe the object, pay attention to the tiniest details, and then, with your heart and soul, put into form what you have perceived’.” Architecture and sculpture, she says, compete with each other but are also related. “You may have the hand of a sculptor, but not necessarily the mind of an architect. But if you have the ability to visualize the landscape and compose in three dimensions as architects do, you will become a better sculptor.” It is Chao’s use of form, her painterly palette and her technical mastery that set her work apart in the world of contemporary jewelry. 0

Clockwise from above: A Spring Cardamom brooch (part of set), Black Label Masterpiece X and XI, 2022; Solstice Cuff, Black Label Masterpiece VIII, 2010; a Sweet Violet earring from the Tango in the Garden Collection, 2022

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BIG IN the barrios They’ve put historic neighborhoods back on the map, and their restaurant designs are the talk of the town. Meet Mexico City’s hottest architects. By Suleman Anaya

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Big in the barrios

exico City’s most exciting new hotel is tucked away on a little-known street running parallel to Paseo de la Reforma, the city’s grand, skyscraper-lined boulevard. Hotel Volga opened in June in Colonia Cuauhtémoc, a sophisticated neighborhood known for its good Asian restaurants and mix of apartment and of f ice buildings. The 50-room boutique hotel was designed by Aisha Ballesteros of JSa, an architecture f irm that has played a key role in turning the almost 700-year-old Mexican capital into the vibrant art and design mecca it is today. Hotel Volga’s facade is a grid of 56 concrete squares f illed out with textured glass that glows after dark. Behind this is a cassette-like block— containing a garden, a concept store, and a mezcal bar—that, when glimpsed through the grid, animates it with depth and movement. Things are no less dramatic inside. A coppercolored sculptural staircase cast in solid steel leads to the public areas, located below ground. But the real showpiece is a 10-story U-shaped well that pierces the building top to bottom. Open to the sky, the rotunda bathes the basement lobby with natural light, while affording every room a peek at its neighbors. For privacy, sliding

Previous page: The striking pink-stone Edificio España building in the center of Mexico City has been converted into Hotel Umbral by JSa architects This page, clockwise from left: JSa’s newly opened premises in a former ice factory are flooded with sunlight; new structures coexist with mature palms and two 1930s, Spanish-style mansions in the recent Juan de la Barrera complex; a view of the facade and entrance to the Volga hotel, Cuauhtémoc

screens create a constant play of light and shadow, which, along with the abundant translucent surfaces, give the building a sense of dynamism as users circulate through it. The hotel—whose interiors the f irm also designed—expands the aesthetic toolkit JSa has steadily assembled since its founding in 1996 by Javier Sanchez. Early on, the studio made a name for itself with subdued residential projects characterized by clear volumes, complex sections and exposed materials, such as concrete and blackened steel. The f irm is closely associated with Condesa, a leafy neighborhood with lively parks and stunning art deco buildings that coexist with sleek condos by some of Mexico’s leading contemporary architects. JSa helped to convert Condesa into the sought-after enclave it is today by promoting a sensitive approach to urban regeneration that included restoring existing heritage structures. In this, Sanchez was a pioneer—25 years ago developers were more likely to demolish buildings than preserve them. JSa’s housing schemes emulate the natural fabric of the city’s vibrant barrios, or quarters, where different uses and demographics collide in a variety of interwoven indoor and outdoor spaces—patios, promenades, and penthouses are all part of the mix. The recently completed Juan de la Barrera apartments comprise six tall buildings of different heights designed around a 2,000 sq m garden that retains the plot’s massive old palms. The complex incorporates two meticulously restored Spanish-style mansions from the 1930s, now converted into duplex townhouses, and abuts Conjunto Veracruz, one of JSa’s f irst residential buildings, begun in 1996. Here, in the heart of Condesa, JSa has come full circle. Few architecture studios get to develop an entire block—JSa has very nearly done so, with its brand of textured minimalism that enriches and ref lects city life here. Distinctive spaces for dining and drinking are another studio specialty. As Mexico City has emerged as a global foodie destination, Sanchez and Ballesteros have become the go-to architects for the scene’s biggest names. In the smart Polanco area, a recycled 1960s house is home to Pujol, Enrique Olvera’s temple of Mexican cooking. In the trendy Colonia Roma neighborhood, JSa designed a jewel-box of a bar for Salón Rosetta, the restaurant of award-winning chef Elena Reygadas. It is based around a series of wallpaper panels recovered from the home of Mario Pani, the local mid-20th-century architect and urbanist. One of Pani’s most iconic designs is a 1962 pyramid-shaped tower in Tlatelolco, and it can be seen from the roof of La Fábrica de Hielo, JSa’s new fully sustainable premises in a converted ice factory in industrial Atlampa. The panorama is impressive, spanning the quilt of historic neighborhoods that JSa is helping remake, past the super-tall central district skyline, and across to the surrounding mountains. Just as breathtaking is the space below it, a 9m-high open-plan workshop that nods to Lina Bo Bardi, the great Italian-Brazilian artist and architect, with its tactile concrete walls tempered with wood and playful openings that f lood the cavernous nave with sunlight. In this cathedrallike space, Aisha Ballesteros and Javier Sanchez talked to RESIDE about the past, present, and future of their work. 47

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WORLD-CLASS KITCHENS Aisha Ballesteros: The kitchen is the heart of a restaurant. Where it is located and how it functions is crucial. And yet, the kitchens of some of the city’s most emblematic eateries had a generic design that had little to do with the restaurant’s ethos. A few years ago, chefs started calling us to design kitchens more aligned with their auteurist cuisine and mission. The considerations for a world-class restaurant’s kitchen are dif ferent to those for a regular establishment. Inside, it is like a ballet, highly dependent on a precise division of responsibilities among more than a dozen workers and a seamless f low between these dif ferent functions. Our work is to understand the exact needs of each chef and come up with the most intelligent and ef f icient layout possible. These days, the experience is as important as the food, which makes design and architecture critical. What sets us apart and has positioned us to be working with the leading f igures in the f ield is how involved we get, and how customized our work is. What we do with these restaurants exceeds questions of decor. Every detail needs to be controlled. If the result is aesthetically pleasing, which it tends to be, it comes from treating every small practical decision equally. We are like bespoke counselors to the city’s star chefs.

AN ELEGANT SPEAKEASY AB: Elena [Reygadas] wanted Salón Rosetta, an intimate bar above her restaurant, to feel like someone’s home. She loves antiques and is always scouring auctions and shops for special pieces. She had found these Asian-inspired wallpaper panels that came from a house that belonged to Mario Pani. We decided to base our design around them, which was a challenge, since two of the paintings are curved and the room is rectangular. The solution was to integrate the furniture and the panels into one design built into the space. We took inspiration from Gio Ponti’s designs, with their organic, rounded forms. The result looks like it has always been there, but if you look carefully, there are contemporary elements. To unite it all, we used mint-green tones for f loors, doors, windows, and the upholstered banquettes. What characterizes the space is a tension between Elena’s penchant for ornate, maximalist things, and our own language, which veers more toward restrained, muted gestures. It was a push and pull project.

MEXICO’S MOST-FAMOUS RESTAURANT AB: At Pujol, there is an extraordinary level of detail, in both design and construction. We were almost neurotic in the attention given to get everything just right. An essential mole served exquisitely: that requires a space that lives up to the same value system. Enrique [Olvera] wanted everything to be made by Mexican hands from local materials. It is a showcase of excellent Mexican craft. We imposed an unreal set of expectations on ourselves, because we felt that Pujol serves an almost ambassadorial function: we thought “It is Mexico’s 48

Above: The kitchen at Enrique Olvera’s celebrated restaurant Pujol is designed to accommodate the precise “ballet” taking place inside Right: A wallpaper panel recovered from the home of architect Mario Pani hangs over a velvet blue booth in the Salón Rosetta restaurant bar in Mexico City

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most famous restaurant, by its most famous chef, so it has to be our bestexecuted, most impeccably curated project.” Centered around a small black patio with an olive tree, JSa’s composition for Pujol articulates the luminous open space with volcanic rock f loors and large glazed expanses looking out to the gardens, including a long low Japanese-inspired window. A striking granite bar that was a f irst in the world of f ine dining is a hit with guests.

Adjoining the Polanco district, the exclusive Lomas de Chapultepec in Mexico City’s western hills is close to two city landmarks: the sprawling Bosque de Chapultepec park and Museo Jumex, which houses one of the largest private collections of contemporary art in Latin America. This Lomas de Chapultepec home was designed by the award-winning local firm Roy Azar Arquitectos in 2016 as the perfect blank canvas for art, with minimal interiors and monochrome-framed windows. The open-plan living, dining and breakfast room features sliding doors that tuck out of sight, providing seamless access to the garden, which has a dining terrace and pool. Two of the three spacious bedrooms have full bathrooms, while an office with a terrace can also function as a bedroom. Luxury touches include a powder room clad in textured mirror, Carrera marble floors throughout and windows that reach out from the building to provide dramatic connection with the grounds.

THE LOCAL INFLUENCE Javier Sanchez: The city is our laboratory and our greatest inspiration. The best way to know Mexico City is through its barrios, and the central neighborhoods are more walkable than people realize. Each has a different feel based on when it was built and its social dynamics, but they all have a coherence developed by design and organically over time, often around one or more parks. One of the architects that inspired me early in my career is Luis Barragán, but not so much the side of him that the world knows, the famous seven or so houses that he did later in life. I mean the work he did when he f irst arrived in the capital from Guadalajara and built beautiful anonymous buildings in the city’s central districts. He and his contemporaries—such as Max Cetto and Augusto Alvarez—combined a functionalist modernism with an emotional conception of space, carefully weaving together the city with creative solutions

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tailored to a specif ic site and its context. I think of it as a collage, where many things happen at the same time, and the architecture both responds to these conditions and helps to shape them, allowing life to unfold in the spaces it creates as well as possible. In aesthetic terms we always use a sober, honest vocabulary. You always see how something is constructed, and the materials; there’s never any decoration. We were never concerned with having a signature look, though we are guided by certain principles, like reduction and abstraction. We enjoy experimenting with materials and forms case-by-case.

A MUSEUM FOR THE CITY AB: When we started creating Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo Juan Soriano (MMAC) in Cuernavaca, a cultural center an hour from Mexico City, it had an immense garden with ancient trees, but at street level all you could see were high walls. The moment we f irst visited the site, we decided this public park would be as important as its building. We cared as much about the cultural institution and the container for art as we did about its role as urban infrastructure to serve the city. We chose tinted concrete to reduce any required maintenance, and the museum is split in two—one part subterranean, one in a taller volume—which allows the garden to f low across the plot. 0 Suleman Anaya writes for T Magazine, Vanity Fair, and more.

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The power of thought

Pamela Shamshiri says she’s happiest when her subtle and considered interior transformations go unnoticed

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The power of thought

Hudson House: Shamshiri subtly integrated contemporary design objects within the owners’ existing collection of antiques, furniture and Old Master paintings in the Green Study. Left: A curated gallery wall is seen from the dining room, which was painted red as part of Mark Hampton’s original design

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ince 2018, the Los Angeles interior designer Pamela Shamshiri has worked from a Spanish Colonial-style building on Sunset Boulevard. Built in the 1920s for silent-movie cowboy Fred Thomson, and more recently home for several decades to the punky Cat & Fiddle pub, there’s no doubting its convoluted Hollywood history. In Shamshiri’s hands, it has become an elegant haven of high arches and exquisite period furniture, a handsome workplace imbued with a soft sense of homeliness. Nowhere could be a better base for Shamshiri. As one of the most soughtafter interior designers in the city, she deftly repurposes houses built for California dreamers. This year, Studio Shamshiri completed a transformation of a 1970s Holmby Hills extravaganza by the architect A Quincy Jones for the gallerist Shulamit Nazarian. Shamshiri renovated the original pebble-studded concrete f loors, realigned the living spaces and incorporated artworks by heavyweights such as Judy Chicago alongside more contemporary pieces, including a 12ft-high mushroom by the Haas Brothers. For a country retreat for Anne Hathaway, Shamshiri reveled in the actor and her jewelry designer husband’s love of color, with dusky pink paneled bedrooms and brilliant yellow and gold fabrics inspired by Rihanna’s canary-colored cape at the 2015 Met Gala. The property—a sweet Swiss chalet set in the Californian countryside—was built by Myron Hunt in 1906. Shamshiri loves to travel across time periods and styles, bringing the past and the present into sync. “I really enjoy working with historic homes,” she says. “It’s like making surgical insertions, injecting new elements and creating clean lines.” It is something she achieves imperceptibly. Her favorite cities, perhaps unsurprisingly, are Tehran and Rome. “They are places where the past exists harmoniously alongside the present. To me, both are the perfect marriage of old and new.” Shamshiri was born in Tehran in 1970: nine years later her family moved to LA to escape the turmoil of the Iranian Revolution. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley, then studied architecture at Smith College in Massachusetts and production design at New York University. By the late 1990s, she was creating fabulous scenarios for parties and events with her brother Ramin, notably for Virgin Records. “I think the most challenging production we did was for a Janet Jackson album launch at the top of the Chrysler Building,” she recalls. “It was in the former Cloud Club”—a historic private lunch club for high-powered New York executives— “and we made it into a total 1920s period piece.” She co-founded the multidisciplinary LA studio Commune Design, in 2004, with Roman Alonso, Steven Johanknecht, and her brother. It was an industry trailblazer, focused on projects created around carefully constructed narratives. “I think our f irst big success was the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs,” says Shamshiri. “We wanted

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COLOR IS A TOOL TO CONVEY A FEELING AND SET THE TONE OF A ROOM

to get away from the Rat Pack thing to a kind of glamping. It was democratic—not high or low—and rooted in a belief that quality doesn’t come from money, but from thoughtfulness.” Shamshiri and her brother set up their own studio in 2016, and thoughtfulness is still one of her trademarks. “Pamela’s work is so intelligent,” says Sam Pratt, co-founder of London’s Gallery FUMI, who has frequent dealings with the studio. “There’s nothing over-the-top or fancy about her work. It’s just very tasteful: very considered but not uptight. In a Pam project, everything f lows—the spaces, the artworks, the objects…” A new book, Shamshiri: Interiors , published by Rizzoli this fall, details nine projects completed by her studio. It illustrates how she rejects a signature style in favor of being guided by a client’s sensibilities, lifestyle or their art collection. Hudson Ranch in California, for example, was “a cabinet of curiosities on a grand scale—a mix of objects, furnishings, artworks, and oddities.” The house, built in 1984, was inspired by its owner’s travels around Italy’s Renaissance farmhouses and Palladian villas, and its original interiors were by the renowned US designer Mark Hampton. “Our color choices were based on those in Hampton’s own book: red for the dining room, you sleep in blue, green for smoking,” she says. “As a studio, we engage with color because it is an emotional leveler. A tool to convey a feeling and set the tone of a room.” At a house in Trousdale Estates, Beverly Hills, owned by Matches founders Ruth and Tom Chapman, she had to negotiate her clients’ highly evolved tastes. “They would send me texts at night of f ine Gio Ponti furniture and other treasures they had acquired at auction,” says Shamshiri. “We wanted a palpable sense of warmth and substance.” Recent projects include houses in the US, London, and Tel Aviv, Irene Neuwirth’s jewelry store in New York, and a hotel in Ojai, California. This follows the much-admired Maison de la Luz in New Orleans, which opened in 2019. “We are very connected to building for the future, for growing families, lives and art collections,” says Shamshiri. “The project in Ojai took 10 years, but the greatest compliment is when people visit and think we haven’t done a thing.” 0 Caroline Roux writes for publications including the Financial Times, The World of Interiors, and Frieze

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EXTRAORDINARY GLOBAL PROPERTIES How Asian-inspired design can help you find you inner tranquility In the 1930s, the iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright— known for his prairie-style designs—was influenced by Asian design principles. At Fallingwater, one of his most celebrated works, Wright incorporated lowpitched roofs, overhanging eaves, and open floor plans meshing the house with nature. Fast forward 80 years, and tranquil Asianinspired spaces—from yoga and meditation rooms to zen gardens—have become increasingly important in western architecture and decor, says Miami-based designer Adriana Hoyos. “It’s about the materiality, the balance, the natural tones, the different textures.” “Each country in Asia has its own identity in design,” says Hoyos. Light-colored woods dominate in Japan. In Thailand, wood is dark, and the aura is “more tropical, more engaging, and more colorful.” Chinese decor has pops of red. Chinoiserie wall coverings provide ornate, colorful patterns of flowers and birds. Traditional wood furniture is intricately carved, and in eclectic settings, elegant, porcelain vases add flair.

Some developers of luxur y high-rise condominiums in busy cities such as Miami and Manhattan incorporate meditation gardens in common areas to give residents a place to relax, meditate and enjoy nature. In California, the living within nature lifestyle has an even greater affinity with Japanese design and philosophy of living, including building with sustainable and energy-efficient materials, says Stephanie Lamarre, a broker associate at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty. Authentic Japanese joinery practices were used to build West Wind Estate, a formal Japanese home on a 32-acre ranch overlooking the Nicasio Reservoir, near San Francisco. “It’s not just Asian-inspired, it’s authentic,” says Lamarre. An antique temple bell in a traditional structure is near the entrance. Skilled craftspeople from Japan were brought in to build the 3,000 sq ft residence. Crafted from aged cedar, its joinery was assembled without nails, and each post was hand-planed using traditional Japanese tools.

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In each room, custom wide-plank cedar ceilings are complemented by sakura—or cherry—hardwood floors. Handmade copper wall sconces give a Japanese touch to the exterior doors, entrances, and hallways. Though the owners are not Japanese, “they have an affinity for the zen lifestyle,” says BG Bates, a co-listing agent at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty. Completed last year, the “Kura” or “treasure house,” was built to withstand earthquakes and fire. “West Wind Estate could be a great yoga retreat with its cedar ceilings. It smells great and looks beautiful,” Bates says. The detached 2,200 sq ft guest house has a Japanese genkan, a traditional inside/outside 59

Asian entryway, with black slate floor tiles, a shoe cupboard and a large coat closet. Tall shoji doors slide open to the two-bedroom two-bath residence. In Japanese design, insulating shoji screens “filter the light in a gracious way”, promoting relaxation, says Hoyos. “You are more open to receiving that light, and it is better for you and your wellbeing.” The property also includes a Japanesestyle art studio, a winery and a 2,400 sq ft wine cave with barreled 12ft ceilings. Indoors and outdoors meld. A koi pond wraps around the house, approaching the front door. A walking path leads from a formal Japanese garden to vineyards and an orchard through bamboo gates. Marcelle Sussman Fischler

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Napa, California Indoor-outdoor living reaches new heights in a private setting near downtown Napa Valley. Set on almost 11 acres, with soaring views of vineyards and distant mountains, the home is a peaceful retreat in the Coombsville AVA. Designed by Michael Guthrie + Co Architects as an ode to the essence of Napa Valley, this dream destination suits intimate entertaining, memorable outdoor gatherings, and relaxation. The property includes a coveted cabernet 60

sauvignon vineyard of around 2.5 acres. A treasure to be enjoyed for its impeccable design, generous indoor-outdoor entertainment venues, and close proximity to wineries and restaurants.

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Charlestown, Rhode Island Just minutes from some of the most pristine beaches in New England, this private compound of more than 19 acres awaits. Architect and interior designer Soheil Tavakoli brought the homeowner’s vision to life by combining Persian and Native American influences. From the indoor fountain bordered by sculptured bas-relief, to the multi-faceted dome ceiling with celestial lighting and skylight, every detail is intended to soothe and inspire. The covered terrace with fountains and waterfalls offers multiple spaces for

alfresco entertaining, while the outdoor yoga platform overlooks lush gardens and welcomes you to the hiking trails beyond. This home is a true oasis in harmony with its natural setting, with indoor and outdoor living spaces that pay homage to the Asian tradition of the home as art with a distinct connection to nature.

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Courtenay, British Columbia Nestled in the center of the valley lies the estate at Glen Urquhart Drive. The home features oak-paneled walls, maple flooring and a prominent stone fireplace in the vaulted great room. The 4.27-acre estate is a landscaping masterpiece, including an expansive garden of rhododendrons. Among the grounds is an enchanting space carefully crafted to encapsulate pure zen. The Japaneseinspired garden adheres to the principles of simplicity, balance and harmony, while fine gravel is meticulously raked into delicate patterns, symbolising the flow of water. From the meticulously placed Japanese maples and bamboo to the strategically placed stones dotting the garden, visitors are invited to reflect.

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Orange Beach, Alabama Simply Exceptional. Sophisticated, yet beautifully livable, this remarkable home is a testament to the art of fine design and gracious coastal living. From the stunning, unobstructed views of Wolf Bay to thoughtfully curated design elements, Grandview is an inviting oasis for living, relaxing and entertaining.

Erin E. Kaiser A true native of Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Erin Kaiser knows these coastal communities. Growing up in the family real estate business in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach gives Erin a unique insight into all aspects of coastal property. “I am excited to share my love for this beautiful area with people who enjoy the coastal lifestyle, whether they’re looking for a permanent home, a second home, or even an investment,” “There are outstanding opportunities in the market, including several new developments, and I carefully match buyers and sellers to find the perfect property.” Erin is also experienced in vacation home construction and property development, sharing her valuable market insight and local connections to clients. Her background in the Hospitality Industry naturally transitioned her people skills and professional contacts into a successful real estate sales and development career. Erin’s comprehensive knowledge of the area, extensive networking skills, and her “never met a stranger” personality all work together to make listing, selling, and buying all types of coastal property a pleasure. Erin E. Kaiser +1 251.752.1640 erin@kaisersir.com

Property is SOLD. $3,555,000

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Orange Beach, Alabama 28204 Burkart Drive. Welcome home to this beautiful waterfront estate perfectly situated near the Alabama/Florida state line with expansive views of Bayou Saint John, Terry Cove, Ono, Robinson & Bird Island, and the sights of Perdido Pass in Orange Beach. This 4-bedroom/3.5-bath home oﬀers numerous entertaining spaces in a serene setting with easy access to town and the Gulf of Mexico.

Andrea Kaiser Shilston +1 251.752.0192 andrea@kaisersir.com

Eva Wilmott +1 504.259.2201 eva@kaisersir.com

sothebysrealty.com/id/XWWMCZ $3,999,000

When your Agent is exactly what you need... An Agent with exceptional business practices, based on honesty and integrity -An agent with unparalleled knowledge and understanding of the market and the community

Meredith Amon Sales Associate

970.389.2905 meredith@kaisersir.com

An agent that is a fierce competitor and performer resulting in top performance year upon year.

Nick Russo

An Agent committed to unmatched service, constant communication and availability

Sales Associate 251.979.3344 nick@kaisersir.com

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Consistent. Established. Unrivaled.

That Agent is me... Sandy Davenport

The Amon-Russo Team: Founded by Meredith Amon and Nick Russo, top industry professionals in the Gulf Coast luxury real estate market with a combined 27+ years of experience and over $700 million in sales.

Sandy Davenport 251.550.5500

sandybeachrealtor@gmail.com

Prime Romar Beach Gulf Front Lot

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Reside — Fall 2023

Ideally located in Orange Beach, this unique property will provide over 80’ of direct Gulf and white sand beach views from the front porch of your spectacular custom home. Over 700’ in depth, the lot provides privacy with numerous sand live oaks adorning the northern section of the property.

23726 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, Alabama | $2,450,000

David Harper 205.454.7751

david@kaisersir.com

Serving the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast for 20+ years My goal is to provide an exceptional experience that leads to lasting relationships. This is done by being personally available and providing advice and opinion while listening to the needs and desires of my clients. It also includes attention to detail, constant communication, being a skilled negotiator and using the latest marketing and technology tools to provide an edge for you.

NOW SELLING

Donna Burns

The much anticipated Moondance on Perdido Bay is here and ready to sell. 27 total lots, three waterfront, rent restricted. This upscale, Bayfront, gated neighborhood will be located on the most magniﬁcent parcel of land at the tip of Bear Point in Orange Beach, AL. Choose your

Rick Shick 251.747.1077

builder and start making your dream home a reality! Visit the website at moondanceonperdidobay.com.

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Global Sales Advisor 251.243.1591 donna.burns@SothebysRealty.com donnaburnsrealtor.com

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$167 Billion USD

Tabitha Williams Property Management 251.328.4191

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