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Alexa Hampton’s latest book, the third in her oeuvre, explores the design evolution of her longtime New York City residences—in a building she’s called home for 27 years— through vivid snapshots and heartfelt tributes. Luxe chatted with the prolific designer to learn more. alexahampton.com; penguinrandomhouse.com What inspired this book? I wanted to write about my lifelong influences. Some are seminal moments, like the Bill Blass and Givenchy sales. Others are museums or architects that have inspired me. That’s the core of the book—“love letters” to various people, places and experiences that have shaped me. How do you balance grandeur with what you describe as “normalcy” in your home? I’ve given myself permission to have things like crazy helmets and formal elements, but they aren’t necessarily reflective of my personality—it’s about what delights me.
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s recently opened exhibition “Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Love” marks the Japanese artist’s inaugural solo presentation in Northern California and allows museumgoers the opportunity to immerse themselves in two of her Infinity Mirror Rooms. According to Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, the first room, Dreaming of Earth’s Sphericity, I Would Offer My Love (2023), features “colorful circular windows that bridge the all-white gallery space with the work’s darkened kaleidoscopic interior.” Meanwhile, Love Is Calling (2013) is “evocative of a dream-like underwater world, offering a vastly different approach to color, light and sculptural form,” Zimbardo says. Beyond her rooms, the exhibition also showcases a selection of the artist’s sculptures. “Kusama’s works not only inspire wonder,” Zimbardo continues, “but, for many visitors, poignantly resonate with larger ideas of our relationship to one another and to the environment—the Earth as one dot within the vast universe.” sfmoma.org
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Situated in a century-old San Francisco venue, designer Jeff Schlarb’s first restaurant project, Holbrook House, surprises and delights. “We were trying to make it vibrant to complement the classic feel,” he says. That starts with the patio seating that flows out into the Conservatory, the One Sansome Street property’s ground-level event space. There, marble flooring—a collage of white, black, gray and brown geometric shapes—leads inside, where guests can tuck into a banquette or settle onto upholstered green stools at the Calacatta Oro-topped bar. Patterns come into play in ways both small—see the banquettes’ checked buttons—and large—like the botanical wallcovering. Another highlight: Toggles in the single booths allow guests to illuminate a sconce, summoning a champagne or martini cart. holbrookhousesf.com
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When Opus One, the joint venture of Baron Phillippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi, opened its doors in 1991, wine aficionados discovered a space unlike any other. Recently, architecture firm Johnson Fain returned to the Oakville space and teamed up with Joan Behnke Associates for a multimillion-dollar renovation. The result? A reimagined guest experience even more aligned with Opus One’s luxe vintages. And, before wine tasting among pieces from the Rothschilds’ art collection can begin, guests are now welcomed by a monumental five-panel installation by Rosalind Tallmadge that luminously dresses the walls of the entrance rotunda. “Her work has direct connections to nature in the organic materials of marble dust, mica stone and gold leaf while also celebrating the power of the human hand to leave a mark,” shares art consultant Audra Kiewiet de Jonge, the mind behind the serendipitous match. “It embodies the Opus One ethos.” opusonewinery.com
Upon founding Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Healdsburg in the 1970s, Tom and Sally Jordan—enamored with France’s Bordeaux region—built a chateau on the grounds as a hub for hospitality. Since 2019, their son, John Jordan, proprietor and CEO, has undertaken various renovations. For the chateau’s recently transformed lobby, he tapped San Franciscobased interior designer Maria Khouri Haidamus. “We wanted the space to be very refined and understated, reflecting the heritage of Jordan—the French connection,” she says, noting the chevron wood flooring and robin’s-egg blue salon. A 17th-century tapestry that Khouri Haidamus discovered in Paris hangs behind the Ponte Vecchio marble reception desk. In the boutique, a wall features artful elements like architectural drawings and family portraits. The women’s and men’s restrooms are lined with a bespoke iteration of Linda’s Garden by Gracie and a grisaille mural of the countryside by Susan Harter, respectively. Coming in January: a custom installation by Paris-based artist Alice Riehl, who works in porcelain. jordanwinery.com
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For Daniel Michalik, whose Brooklyn studio crafts striking seating and objets from cork (like the Arm Chair, below), working with the medium is more than an aesthetic choice—it is part of an effort to “rethink our relationship to natural systems.” The lifecycle and harvesting methods for cork make it a uniquely environmentally responsible material because cork trees can be harvested naturally every nine years without damage. And using this flexible, raw material is part of a circular manufacturing loop, as it’s recyclable and its main global use, the production of bottle stoppers, leaves large amounts of leftovers. Michalik, a professor at Parsons School of Design, makes frequent trips to Portugal, where cork forests abound, to study and preserve the centuries-old harvesting techniques handed down through generations. danielmichalik.com
When Korean-born designer Sangmin Oh decided to create three-dimensional textile lighting, he found himself experimenting at the fabric laboratory of the TextielMuseum in Tilburg, Netherlands, which became a playground of sorts for the maker. There, using a knitting machine, he was able to mix materials until he found his recipe for magic: a combination of elastic, glow-in-the-dark yarn and recycled monofilament fishing line. “Because of its transparent quality, it lets you play with light,” Oh says of his amorphous, abstract “Knitted Light” pieces which evoke natural forms, specifically, threatened coral. At night, Oh’s designs emit a soft glow showing different hues and dimensions, and, in the daylight, they are textile sculptures inspiring wonder and reflection. osangmin.com
TREY JONES One look at Trey Jones’ sculptural furnishings and your eye is drawn to the unusual patterning, rich coloration and whimsical proportions. What may not be immediately apparent is that the pieces are also a feat of ingenuity in reusing resources. At the workspace Jones shares in Washington, D.C., piles of plywood would accumulate as cabinet makers crafted their wares. Soon, the artist was inspired to give the scraps new life and landed on a technique inspired by Japanese Nerikomi ceramics, in which Jones painstakingly assembles small offcut sections into elaborate motifs created by exposing the wood cut ends. For the Plinths Cabinet, at left, the compounded technique reveals the inherent nature of the pattern within. treyjonesstudio.com; cultureobject.com
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In a modern New York City home designed by Billy Cotton with architect Stamberg Aferiat + Associates, art by Cindy Sherman hangs above a Vladimir Kagan sofa.
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has yielded hauntingly memorable spaces, including a Manhattan refuge in which blue-chip contemporary art takes center stage, and light and air are ingredients as important to the finished scheme as the chevron patterned floors and curvy sofas. The project exemplifies Cotton’s belief that there should be a continuous push and pull between objects and furnishings as though they are in constant communication. Cotton’s rooms are always poetic, never banal, and pared down to sensuous and unexpected details and couplings that evoke emotion. How does he compose beautiful interiors that actually make you
feel something? “You have to edit,” he says. “I want people to bring things into their lives that have meaning. The objects and materials you employ in a space should be intentional. Intentionality dictates respect. Do you need this? Is this the best version? I would rather not buy a decorative object just to fill a room. I want houses to evolve over time and give people a canvas to paint their own spaces.” His talent lies in the way he distills a client’s passions to their best possible version and then gives them plenty of room to soar and sing. “Above all,” says Cotton, “design should be filled with joy.” billycotton.com
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He is a polymath decorator whose soulful, wideranging body of work can incorporate bouillon fringe and chintz balloon shades as easily— and winningly— as it does sculptural staircases and chalky white walls left ethereally unadorned. And while Billy Cotton’s deft, resonant interiors can run the gamut stylistically, they are all rooted in a rigorous, inquisitive point of view the New York-based practitioner picked up at Pratt Institute. “I trained as an industrial designer, which was all about how somebody uses something and how they interact with an object, whether it’s a plate or silverware. I think of all my projects that way,” he says. “What does somebody need, what is the problem and why did they come to me?” The function-forward answer leads Cotton to a client-specific game plan that leaves him room to play—with materials, with furnishings, with romance. “I’m a dreamer. I love to fantasize about what beauty or luxury can be. When we get together with clients, we are having fun.” In Cotton’s world, “fun” is a humble euphemism for an intuitive process that
The living area is anchored by a custom sofa in Fortuny velvet, while artwork by Sadie Benning and Jacqueline Humphries flanks the fireplace (above). A sculptural Steelcase bench is paired with a graphic painting by Stanley Whitney.
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TODAY’S TOP TALENTS WEIGH IN ON THE PROS AND CONS OF AI FOR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE.
In an industry that values the trained eye and a studied approach, it’s perhaps no surprise that many architects are wary of artificial intelligence programs that whip up new renderings at the push of a button. “It’s fascinating software, but it is frightening,” says Fort Worth-based architect Jeff Garnett, who does not use AI in his work but has tested the software after hours. “Design is a human creation, and we have to hold onto that as long as we can.” If you plug the phrase “Georgian Revival estate stucco” into an AI program like Midjourney, you will get multiple versions of a visualization rendering returned in mere seconds—sans blueprints and the actual details needed to build a house, of course. While these images may look authentic, they don’t replace a trained—human— professional. “You’re going to have to be careful with these programs and stay well-informed, not trusting things too much,” architect Tom Kligerman of New York City firm
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Kligerman Architecture & Design heeds when it comes to taking what’s in front of you for fact or fiction. Still, AI has its perks—especially as back-of-the-napkin initial sketches can be replaced by a tool that creates a nearly-instant rendering to elucidate an architect’s imaginings. Andrew Kudless, principal of design studio Matsys and a Professor at the University of Houston’s Hines College of Architecture + Design, believes AI can be helpful in several ways. “In the early design phases, it can explore more ideas in less time without modeling and rendering each iteration. Also, as AI models become more sophisticated and attuned to architectural problems they can help automate essential yet labor-intensive tasks, freeing up designers’ time.” In short: there are ways to put the intelligence in artificial intelligence. “There is this perception that AI models are either godlike superbeings or evil robots coming for everyone’s job,” Kudless says.
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A new crop of leathers is popping up and meeting the (environmentally conscious) moment, offering elegant alternatives to traditional materials. By using sustainably farmed plants, fruits and byproducts with lower ecological footprints, these imaginative textiles can capture the lithe look and grains of animal leathers while also producing unique aesthetic effects, introducing tantalizing possibilities for interior design. That’s what attracted Brooklyn-based furniture designer Bowen Liu to Fruitleather Rotterdam. The Dutch brand makes plant leather from spoiled mangos, resulting in textiles that feature naturally stained pebbled textures and embossed crocodilelike patterns. But Liu intuitively gravitated to Fruitleather’s original mottled finish, which reveals pieces of the mango’s natural pulpy texture and golden hue. “I like showing the details of a material without sacrificing its integrity,” explains the designer. “The pulp and fiber add character that feels authentic.” This speaks to plant leather’s underlying appeal— one-of-a-kind materiality, and a sense of place and history. Another brand making waves is Desserto, who is producing a leather-like textile from the nopal cactus on its farms in Zacatecas, Mexico. The heritage, drought-hardy perennial is grown without irrigation or pesticides. In the Philippines, Ananas Anam is using leftover pineapple leaf fibers to make their signature Piñatex leather. They recently collaborated with famed British designer Tom Dixon, covering his wingback chairs in metallic Piñatex to create an effect reminiscent of leather crossed with texturized silver. Such partnerships play a central role in carving sustainable paths forward. For Liu, the key to unlocking plant leather’s potential is creative curiosity. “I’m interested in materials and applying them to the proper applications,” she says. “It’s necessary to touch them and learn about their properties.”
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Patchwork Poetry MODERN QUILT MAKERS REVEL IN THE RENAISSANCE OF THEIR AGE-OLD CRAFT. W R I T T E N A N D P R O D U C E D BY K AT H R Y N G I V E N A N D S A R A H S H E LT O N P H O T O G R A P H Y BY W I L L I A M AND SUSAN BRINSON
FAMILIAL TIES Brooklyn-based designer Sarah Nsikak is grateful for the growing interest and appreciation in quilting, which is introducing her beloved practice to a greater audience. “For the first time in a while, people want to understand how things are made,” says Nsikak, for whom quilting is personal. When she was a young child, her grandmother immigrated to the states from Nigeria and looked to quilting as a form of communication. “She taught me how to sew, and I think that established a new language and storytelling of sorts.” Her piece It May As Well Be Spring (above) is made of leftover scraps from her fashion brand, La Réunion, and presents an amalgamation of symbols, like a fish and chair, which are meaningful to the creator yet still relatable to viewers. sarahnw.com
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RHYTHMIC ROUSE It was during his MFA studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art that Julian Jamaal Jones pivoted from fashion photography to fiber arts and quilting—a craft his grandmother practiced in her youth. It’s that kind of comforting familiarity that Jones surmises could be behind the artform’s rise. “I’m on a mission to rewrite the rules of quilting and create my own unique verbiage within the medium,” says the Indianapolis-based artist. Jones’ practice implements abstract forms and vibrant colors, bypassing preconceptions and opening a dialogue around his Black experience. Take the three pieces here: Inspired by gospel music’s rhythms, lyrics and harmonies, the movement of each design mimics song beats and the feelings they evoke. The materials are as dynamic as the patterns themselves, with cottons, denims and plush velvets existing alongside one another. julianjamaaljones.format.com
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COMMUNAL COMFORTS It was in 2003 when then-art student Martha Clippinger viewed a quilt exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York that she realized this homespun craft could hold court among fine artwork. Fast-forward to today, and the Durham, North Carolina, quilter’s own works are now displayed in museums and galleries. Cuadricula Quilt, shown hanging, and Iona’s Covid Quilt, on the table, exemplify Clippinger’s keen observation of color. “I’ve always been interested in quilts as a way to discuss ideas about pattern, symmetry and, in particular, tonal relationships,” she says. “I share Josef Albers’ interest in studying the effects of color through direct observation. Making quilts with found materials is about looking at what’s in front of you and testing combinations to create dynamic arrangements of color.” marthaclippinger.com
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Renaissance Man The 15th-century Italian artist Sandro Botticelli may be known for his exquisite masterpieces like La Primavera and Birth of Venus, but the focus of his latest exhibit at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco centers around his exquisite drawings. Nearly 60 works from around the world, including Study of the head of a woman in profile (above), shine a light on the artist’s technical practice of draftsmanship. famsf.org
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Modern art devotees won’t want to miss Ed Ruscha’s most comprehensive retrospective to date at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Enthusiasts will find iconic postwar compositions on display like Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half (above), along with over 250 additional pieces, from lesser-known paintings and drawings to photography and installations, spanning 1958 to present day. moma.org
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PHOTO: MARK ROTHKO, UNTITLED, C. 1948, WATERCOLOR ON WATERCOLOR PAPER, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, GIFT OF THE MARK ROTHKO FOUNDATION, INC. COPYRIGHT © 2023 KATE ROTHKO PRIZEL & CHRISTOPHER ROTHKO / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK.
Pay a visit to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., through March and you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding and appreciation for prominent 20th-century abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. Hailed for his recognizably bold paintings on canvas, the exhibit centers around some 100 paintings on paper (which he considered finished works), ranging from figurative and surreal subjects to the likes of this watercolor, Untitled (above), from 1948. nga.gov
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WHEN IT COMES TO THE LATEST IN DESIGN, THESE STYLISH FURNITURE DEALERS KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT MIXING VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE FINDS WITH COOL, CONTEMPORARY PIECES. W R I T T E N A N D P R O D U C E D BY K AT H R Y N G I V E N A N D S A R A H S H E LT O N
Design is in Tricia Benitez Beanum’s DNA. A second-generation antiques dealer, she also wears the hat of stylist, designer and owner of Pop Up Home in Los Angeles. In her recently opened flagship space, Beanum has created an environment for anyone with an appetite for vintage flare. “I want to show how it can be elevated and not so kitschy,” she says. Beanum makes that case here, surrounded by a mix of old and new, including a Maitland-Smith coffee table, ‘70s De Sede sectional sofa and Ann Weber artwork. “Right now, people are looking for special pieces that translate into all genres of design and stand out among a sea of neutrals.” popuphome.com
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Meet Alana Tang, owner of In The Comfort Of which opened in Seattle in 2022. With a penchant for modernist, mid-century and space-age finds sourced everywhere from estate sales and antique malls to private owners throughout the Pacific Northwest, Tang still can’t turn away contemporary pieces if they meet her standards. “I consider design, form and function in everything I buy,” Tang says. “I was offered a lounge chair and ottoman set by Naoto Fukasawa for B&B Italia, and while I mainly focus on vintage, it checked all the boxes so I had to have it.” As for the current landscape today, Tang is excited by the adventurous spirit many are taking in finding their style, and by watching clients put things together in ways she never would have thought to. inthecomfortof.com
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HAPPY HANGOUT Step inside The Flat in downtown Westport, Connecticut, and you’ll feel as though you’re walking into the home of a chic friend. That was precisely the goal when Becky Goss opened the doors in 2016. She imagined a place to interact with customers and share stories of the treasures within. “I still believe in local, one-of-a-kind shops where you know the owner,” Goss says. “Stop in, see what’s new, have a conversation and get off your screen!” In the highly curated familial space, not one specific period or style dominates. Because after all, a good room is all about thoughtful layering. “I’m not afraid to take vintage or antique items and reimagine them for the modern home.” Case in point: the one-off mid-19th century Biedermeier Recamier reupholstered in a bold Robert Kime fabric (pictured). theflatwestport.com
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Tucked away on windswept Block Island, the contents of Tori Jones Studio reflects the classic New England aesthetic found outside the studio’s walls. “I gravitate toward American antiques,” says Jones, a self-proclaimed magpie who splits time between the Rhode Island enclave and New York. “We’re passionate about antique patchwork quilts, painted furniture, wicker and rope.” A former editor, Jones still taps into her prowess for discovery and storytelling in the elements she curates, stocking ready-made Hobnail Czech glassware and Sabre flatware, as well as showcasing contemporary artists from the Hudson Valley to the UK. For Jones and her customers, there’s nothing like the thrill of originality. “I think the people who shop with us are looking for items with some soul. It’s an Amazon world, but there is an authenticity, timelessness and durability to antiques that can’t be replicated.” torijonesstudio.com
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MIAMI VICE Jonathan Sanchez-Obias’ Miami storefront, Primaried Studio is a sleek and minimalist paradise. The rotating portfolio of furnishings, however, are the real scenestealers, hailing largely from the 1960s through ’90s. Pieces like the ’80s black Quebec 69 Spider Chair by Les Amisca (left) and the purple Ribbon Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort (right) hold court on the gallery floor with furnishings by contemporary designers like Kouros Maghsoudi and Atelier Caracas for Studio Boheme. Knowledge of the past and a keen eye on the current state of design makes Sanchez-Obias a trusted source for clientele primarily consisting of first-time homeowners and renters looking to invest in their growing furniture collections. “I am always meeting people who are looking to mix vintage pieces with new designs in their homes,” says Sanchez-Obias. primariedstudio.com
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Pam Evans’ brick-and-mortar store Maison in Birmingham, Alabama, is a nod to French style, from which she is infinitely inspired. “Paris is always a good idea!” swoons Evans. “I love the culture and their chic sense of style, from food and fashion to interiors.” Shabby chic French finds aside, Evans’ offerings span provenance and genre (her M.O. is pairing modern art, like these abstract works on paper by Addison Ryan, with midcentury furniture), but collectively lean towards the neutral, patinaed and oversized. “I tend to buy large pieces, like these wooden Belgian spheres, a midcentury chandelier five feet in diameter, or a pair of nine-foot columns.” Such unique finds are most often scooped up by designers and architects who look to Evans’ wares for adding character to their spaces; the sort of acquisition the antiques veteran still gets a thrill out of after two decades in the business. maisonshoppe.com
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Jenni Lauri of Lauri Design Studio transformed a dated primary bath into a Zen-like sanctuary with the help of Wide Corp construction. A Calacatta Viola marble double vanity, fluted-marble backsplash from Il Granito and Apparatus sconces lend movement and texture to the neutral space, which is decorated with a plaster bench, Moroccan runner from Mehraban and vintage figurative artwork (this page and previous).
When the owners of this Los Angeles condo purchased the unit—which is located inside a building from the 1980s—it was showing its age. The couple called on Jenni Lauri of Lauri Design Studio to update the entire residence, including the primary bath. The designer gutted the room and reworked the layout, removing an unwanted tub and opting instead for a large shower with a bold antique brass-and-glass enclosure. A double vanity featuring Calacatta Viola marble is paired with
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a fluted-marble backsplash. The remaining wall surfaces are plaster—including the shower, which has a waterproof finish, and the doors of the walnut-lined linen closet. “It feels seamless, and the plaster lends a soft, organic touch,” says Lauri, who rounded out the neutral palette—a continuation of what’s found in the main living spaces—with a Moroccan wool rug, a plaster bench and vintage figurative artwork. “We tried to combine the couple’s love of a relaxed California look with the concept of
wabi-sabi,” says the designer. “These are busy people who travel often, so the primary suite is meant to be a cozy, Zen-like sanctuary.” In fact, according to Lauri, this idea of a more subdued, pared-back type of luxury is what many clients are gravitating toward these days. “The pandemic seems to have changed what people desire,” she continues. “Clients still want luxury, but in a more understated, organic manner, with neutral tones and materials.” lauridesignstudio.com
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The owners of this Miami apartment gave Sabrina Maclean of Hino Studio carte blanche when it came LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET, to their powder room. The designer took full CONSECTETUR ADIPISCING advantage, ELIT working with both architect Antonio Sullo of Lisar and Navicon Construction to VIVAMUS ALIQUAM LIBERO VEL incorporate a barrel-vaulted ceiling—a move that NIBH ALIQUET, VITAE GRAVIDA. references arches throughout the unit. “It almost feels like a chapel,” explains Maclean, who W R I T T E N BY N A M E H E R E carried the home’s earthy palette into the space, P R O D U C E D BY N A M E H E R E selecting a Rule of Three marbleized wallpaper that complements the cement walls, Agape sink and brass Brizo fittings. “The architecture is the main protagonist here.” hinostudio.com
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IRG + BLUE QUARTZITE This dreamy, sophisticated bath was created by Lisa Weyland Design using IRG’s impressive Ijen Blue Quartzite. Its crystallized, thread-like veining weaves dark blue, gold, and white into a pattern fit for a queen.
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MIXED METALS Kallista has teamed up with beloved hardware brand P.E. Guerin to create the One collection of hand-hammered brass bath fixtures made entirely at their historic New York foundry. The line—which includes widespread faucets, shower trims and a freestanding bath filler—is available in two dual-tone finishes: brushed French gold with nickel silver handles, and polished nickel with unlacquered brass handles. kallista.com
Two-century-old British brand Samuel Heath is catering to clients with a more contemporary sensibility with its newest collection, Forme. The line sports simple curves and is comprised of basin and bath taps, shower fittings and accessories in three profiles: Speed, with both lever and T-bar handles; Classic, with Art Deco−inspired levers and cross handles; and Oriel, with round knobs in a range of textures. The collection boasts nine metal finishes, including a matte-black chrome (shown here on the Speed Forme with T-bar handles). samuel-heath.com
TOWERING BEAUTY Inspired by the conical, tapered form of a lighthouse, the Nibi collection from House of Rohl brand Riobel channels the structure’s industrial nature with its range of faucets, tub fillers and shower fittings. houseofrohl.com
ROCK OUT Weighing in at 1,100 pounds, Waterworks’ new Alatri tub is carved from a block of either Prunella (shown), Carrara, Arabescato, Calacatta, Statuary or Bardiglio marbles and sports hand-finished details such as a stepped base and gently eased lip. waterworks.com
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After living in Southeast Asia for work and falling in love with the region’s wet rooms, the owner of this Mount Hood, Oregon, residence wanted to incorporate the idea into his primary bath. The client tapped StruckSured Interiors’ Samantha Struck, who coincidentally had also lived in Southeast Asia for some time. “We gelled over our experiences there,” Struck says. “The concept of a wet room is that the shower, toilet, tub and sink are all in one waterproof space. We went for a very Japandi aesthetic that feels minimal yet warm and organic.” Struck selected materials and tones that reflect the owner’s love of the outdoors, such as sage-green waterproof plaster, natural-wood accents and copper plumbing. “The plaster has a soap sealant that makes the walls feel like silk,” Struck notes. The result: a beautifully rich product with no maintenance. strucksured.com
SUBHED HERE Designer Samantha Struck of StruckSured Interiors transformed this Oregon primary bath into a wet room inspired by those found in Southeast Asia. The walls are waterproof plaster and the copper fixtures are by Watermark. A teak shelf is mounted above the Barclay tub.
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DESIGN IMPACT Impactful design comes in many forms. And although it can be challenging to describe, when one sees and experiences it, there is no doubt of its presence and power. The ways in which a home can be thoughtfully crafted to exert a positive influence are endless—innovative products and technologies, wellness features, sustainable materials, groundbreaking architecture and interior design concepts, personalized spaces and unparalleled function top the list. Turn the page to meet the designers, artisans, craftspeople, manufacturers and builders who deliver their own unique creative jolt that brings seismic style and purpose to their industries, communities and clientele.
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A SUSTAINABLE SPIRIT “At Jordan Vineyard & Winery, our commitment to sustainability and land stewardship sets us apart in the industry,” Jordan shares. “As a certified sustainable winery, we carefully consider the impact that every viticultural and winemaking decision has on the native ecosystems in our care. When farming our vineyards, we go well beyond basic certification guidelines, leaving more than three-quarters of our land untouched. Since 2019, we’ve restored nearly 10 acres of native habitat and planted over 300 milkweed seeds alongside 2,500 pollinator-friendly, non-invasive plants.”
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“In 2012, I created The John Jordan Foundation— a private, charitable foundation that works to fight the negative effects of poverty through education and health care programs,” Jordan explains. “By hosting philanthropic events and collaborating with impactful organizations, we translate our belief—that empowering individuals with resources and knowledge is an investment in a brighter future—into action. And by staying true to our values of sustainability, accessibility and philanthropy, we are able to create a ripple effect that extends far beyond our walls.”
powerful and enduring design impact. This is an ideal that John Jordan, owner and CEO of Jordan Vineyard & Winery, understands and has made his primary goal while reimagining his iconic Healdsburg estate. “At Jordan, we are committed to innovation, while preserving the legacy of the winery and its storied past,” he says. “Since 2019, we’ve revamped myriad spaces throughout our 1,200-acre estate, including the Jordan Chateau Library, Bacchus Courtyard, Cellar Room, Glass Pavilion at Visa Point, Chateau Guest Suites and, most recently, the Guest Lobby and Chateau Gardens. These renovations allow us to offer our guests a distinct wine country experience that is uniquely Jordan. Beyond the physical changes, these renovations display our dedication to innovation and setting a new standard in hospitality and design.”
“Our design perspective is a reflection of Jordan wines—Frenchinspired with a balance of sophistication and approachability.”
Above The new women’s restroom boasts custom, handpainted mural wallpaper by Gracie that depicts a scenic landscape with birds, flowers and trees found on the Jordan Estate. Top Jordan’s new Retail Boutique features a 19-piece art collage that tells the story of the winery’s history through commissioned pieces, French lithographs and engravings and an animated portrait of owner John Jordan created by artist Sharif Tarabay—his first ever portrait turned into a video. Left The Grand Salon features a chic and comfortable seating area where guests can relax before a delicious tasting experience. Interior design by Maria Khouri Haidamus. Photography Christopher Stark
Inspired by French traditions Transport yourself to France with a visit to the newly renovated Jordan Winery Lobby & Reception in Healdsburg, California. Book your experience at jordanwinery.com
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Impactful design comes in many forms. For Kriste Michelini and her award-winning team, this includes visionary talent, expert skills, a holistic approach and an enduring commitment to their community. “At Kriste Michelini, we create beautiful, functional, healthy spaces that provide plenty of light and airflow, environmentally-safe and responsible products and materials, and a direct connection to nature,” Michelini says. “We also design with flexibility in mind, so that our clients’ homes can adapt to their changing needs.” And when it comes to giving back, the Kriste Michelini team is front and center. “We make every effort to live our values and uplift our community by supporting a broad range of causes. These include Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Children’s Health Guild, Danville Children’s Guild, Habitat for Humanity, Make It Home Bay Area, ARF, Shelter Inc. and The Cancer League.”
Top, Right & Far right Working in partnership with Swatt | Miers Architects and McKenzie Gray Builders, Kriste Michelini found design inspiration in this home’s minimalist form and sweeping views of the Orinda hills. With an open floor plan that seamlessly connects interior and exterior spaces and an exacting approach to finish materials, which include stone, wood, glass and white plaster, they created a serene and inspiring retreat for their nature-loving clients. Photography Thomas Kuoh
In their ongoing quest to impact lives in positive and meaningful ways, Kriste Michelini and her team took on one truly special project. “Several years ago we worked with Shelter Inc.—an organization that provides housing, resources and support services to families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless—to renovate the public spaces in their facility in Martinez, California. In addition to providing our services pro bono, we also funded all of the materials and furnishings used in the renovation. Because this space is regularly filled with children, we created a colorful, whimsical aesthetic that is welcoming and inspires hope. We were both humbled by this project and very proud of the results.”
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DIVINE INSPIRATION “As the principal of LMB Interiors, it’s my privilege to nurture my team by inspiring a theme of joy, optimism and self-love,” Martin Bovard shares. “I also bring that philosophy to the wider world by sharing the principles, tools and practices I’ve acquired in both my professional life and my 30-year spiritual practice. As the ‘Divine Hustler,’ I speak on my blog and on social media, as well as lead retreats and workshops that support women in the beauty-making industry to eschew the patriarchal model of competition and forced outcomes by leading with love and grace. To learn more about leading a spiritually-based life, please join me online at divinehustler.com or on Instagram at @divinehustler.”
THE JOY OF GIVING Laura Martin Bovard shares two important charities she and her team support. • Each year, we pay the Shuumi Land Tax—a voluntary annual contribution that can be made by those living on Lisjan (Ohlone) territory. • We also support Make It Home Bay Area—a wonderful organization that helps people transition out of crisis—by making charitable donations and rehoming good furniture to help their important cause.
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A holistic approach to interior design makes a big impact on the people who live, work and play within a home, and positively affects the way one interacts with the world. As the principal of LMB Interiors, Laura Martin Bovard leads an award-winning team focused on creating beautiful, functional, comprehensive environments that elevate their clients’ lives and support their creative community. “Appreciating slow design and delivering spaces that encourage ritual is extremely important to us,” Martin Bovard says. “With that in mind, we help guide our clients to create spaces that promote emotional, physical and spiritual self-care, foster quiet personal moments and inspire deeper familial and communal connections.” That thoughtful intention has been the key to LMB’s enduring success. “When our homes support who we are, we more easily connect to our own hearts and to the hearts of those around us.”
Above The rich palette of this Karine Léger painting against the Carlisle & Co. wallpaper from Kneedler Fauchère San Francisco brings luxurious harmony to this primary bedroom. Top Handmade pillows by Fog & Fury channel the sophisticated nature of Marin County in this inviting living room. Bottom Balancing masculine and feminine, this dramatic dining room boasts a custom Randolph & Hein table, Anees chairs, Laura Schiff Bean artwork from Simon Breitbard Fine Arts and chandelier from Studio Bel Vetro. Photography Mo Saito
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A neurobeauty design approach delivers an impact that is at once dynamic, transformative and enduring. “I believe that great design changes lives and that a space created with beauty and intention has the power to heal the body and uplift the soul,” says Lisa Staprans, creative director, CEO and principal at Staprans Design, who—along with her award-winning team—has been designing environments that enlighten, inspire and elevate since 1991. “When I was diagnosed with cancer 17 years ago, I realized that the places I went to receive treatment had a direct impact on my mind and body’s willingness to heal,” she shares. “It was then that I understood design’s true power.” Through the practice of neurobeauty, Staprans finds the deeper meaning in design. “I’m focused on discovering the soul in each project so that I can create spaces that support healthy neurochemistry and promote joy.”
Top A Biomorphic sofa from Coup D’Etat SF, a Chan bronze coffee table by LaVerne, a rug that Staprans sourced in Istanbul, a large metal Balinese figure and a Han Dynasty Tomb Ascendant bring eclectic elegance to this living area. Right Snug and sophisticated, this bedroom features a Loggia side table and chairs, a custom Sloan Miyasato bed by Anees Furniture and custom bedding by Samuel Scheuer Linens SF. Photography Thomas Kuoh
• How are sustainability and innovation influencing your work? Because the design industry has a huge impact on the Earth’s resources, we make ethical consumption and sustainability the foundation of everything we do. When it comes to innovation, I make a concerted effort to introduce new materials and technologies to help us do better work and be more aware of how we can make a healthier impact as we go forward. •S hare a unique project where your designs made a strong impact. I had the honor of designing a number of spaces within the Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto. These included welcoming communal areas where families can dine, relax and share, and guest rooms where soothing colors and comfortable furnishings bring a sense of quiet calm to children who are undergoing medical treatments and to the families who are there to love and support them. •W hat’s next? This year at High Point, I am part of the inaugural Science in Design Summit, which will discuss how design and beauty can heal us and make us healthier. As an industry, I believe we have a major responsibility to create beautiful, well-balanced interiors that reduce stress, promote calm and bring well-being to people’s lives.
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When exceptional design meets nature’s splendor, the impact is both powerful and transcendent. Since 2006, Jarrod Baumann and his award-winning team at Zeterre Landscape Architecture
“At home I’m a closet fruit and vegetable gardener,” Baumann enthuses. “But I don’t grow the stuff you get at Whole Foods. In my garden there are white bonbon-size nectarines that melt in your mouth, passion fruit that tastes like rose water and caviar limes that make the most incredible garnishes. Based on this hobby, we were recently tasked to create an entertaining culinary garden for one of the world’s greatest chefs, who’ll use it to deliver a farm-to-table experience that is beyond your wildest imagination. We’re honored they came to us for our innovative, out-of-the-box thinking.”
have been creating breathtaking outdoor environments that transform people’s lives. “It is a
the gardens they’ve walked, our team strives to create installation-like experiences within the
Top Given artistic freedom, Zeterre designed this entry gate as a movable living wall that welcomes guests to explore the delights that lay within. Below Designed in 2007, Jarrod Baumann’s first piece of custom furniture filled a gap in the market. “There simply weren’t any chaise lounges with a built-in cocktail table that had nice lines.”
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well-known ‘secret’ that gardens have a restorative power that goes well beyond their beauty,” Baumann says. “At Zeterre, we relish the opportunity to share this with our clients through our artistic garden designs.” This comprehensive approach that blends the spiritual with the sublime is deeply rooted in the firm’s psyche. “Our office is full of creative visionaries who infuse our gardens with the things they’re most passionate about,” he shares. “From the plants they love to
ADVICE WITH IMPACT Jarrod Baumann shares three tips that will help deliver a life-changing landscape. • Artistry: When planning a garden, draw on everything that inspires you. From paintings to textiles to sculptures—which can be used within a garden space—and, of course, the works of great landscape architects. Stimuli is everywhere. • Sustainability: When planting a California native garden, I suggest a less conventional approach. A more unique and exotic plant palette delivers beauty and structure, while remaining water conscious. • Technology: When nurturing a garden, irrigation and water-conservation technology is key. In our water-challenged environment, smart controllers, moisture sensors, weather systems and subterranean irrigation play a crucial role in nurturing your garden.
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Architect Richard Beard sourced a mix of plaster, wood siding and regional stone for this contemporary home’s neutral palette. Double-height Blomberg windows and a Sun Mountain door frame the entry’s floating staircase and the garden beyond.
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he owners of this newly constructed contemporary residence just off the scenic 17Mile Drive in Pebble Beach spent the first chapter of their marriage living in a very handsome, traditional Atherton abode. That home was composed of classic details, including tassel adornments and largescale oil landscapes. But as their children grew up and moved away, and their tastes morphed to a clean-lined, modern aesthetic (thanks in part to the wife’s growing interest in contemporary art), the couple resolved to start fresh. They purchased a gently sloping lot with knockout views of both the rocky coastline and verdant Santa Lucia Range to the southeast. The location, populated with old-growth oaks native to the Monterey Peninsula’s Del Monte Forest, is within walking distance of The Lodge at Pebble Beach—a bonus for the golf devotees. With an idyllic location secured, they hired architect Richard Beard, interior designer Jean Larette, and general contractors Bob Ingram and David Stocker to create a residence with two clear goals: embrace the natural setting and complement the artworks they’d amassed over the past 15 years. Beard came up with the concept for the structure’s inventive, modern form. Two distinct buildings are linked by a transparent, glassy volume that also houses a sculptural floating staircase and custom artwork by German tile artist Claudia Wieser. Both the exterior and interior are finished with a neutral palette of warm-toned regional stone and plaster, a mix of light and dark wood, plus windows that intentionally frame views of nature at every turn. There is also plenty of wall space to hang pieces by celebrated artists like Julian Lethbridge and Clare Rojas. “It’s always essential in contemporary architecture to keep an appropriate balance of wall and glass,” Beard says. “But it was especially so with this home, given the owners’ handsome art collection.” The resulting dwelling is neither a sterile fishbowl nor a boxy gallery, which can sometimes be the default with contemporary architecture. “I’ve worked in Japan for years,” Beard continues, “and the Japanese aesthetic of achieving warmth
and elegance in modern settings is one I have always loved. How the light changes with the seasons is very important to the overall composition.” The owner agrees: “It feels as though we are living in the middle of a nature preserve,” she says. “The natural light and coastal fog are always changing, which is really magical.” For Larette, starting from near scratch was the best kind of challenge. “It’s a rare treat for a designer to begin with a blank canvas,” she says. “We did use a few of the clients’ paintings and reupholstered a headboard, but, other than that, we began anew.” With this complete aesthetic reboot, she was able to create what she describes as a unified “modern iconic” theme, starting with the furniture. “I was thrilled to be able to specify pieces by Vladimir Kagan and Henry Rosengren Hansen and mix them seamlessly with present-day offerings.” But for all its modernity, the home is also approachable. “There is a sculptural thread that extends from the chosen materials through the furniture to the art,” Larette says. This is on display in the elegant-yet-relaxed living room. “The soft curves of the sofa, smooth velvet fabric on the swivel chair, butter-soft leather on the tailored coffee table, and furry texture topping the ottoman invite guests to cozy up and feel at ease,” she says. Over the fireplace, artwork by Julian Lethbridge adds even more tactility. For the color palette, Larette and the owner selected “neutral and green.” This scheme, says the designer, does triple duty: It invites nature indoors, avoids an all-white gallery feel and creates a warmer, more approachable version of contemporary decor. In the showstopping dining room, shades of green found in the bespoke rug and leather-upholstered, hand-turned Spanish chairs mimic the oak trees framed by the window. Meanwhile, neutral draperies and an airy, moltenglass light fixture allow the geometric Gonzalo Lebrija oil painting to take center stage. The finished abode is not a showpiece but rather a space meant for living—including all the golf, entertaining, art collecting and nature appreciation the couple can muster. “Jean has created a beautiful, inviting interior,” the owner says. “Our vision from the outset was to have a sophisticated California feel, and she achieved that. I love that the home echoes the surrounding environment.”
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Rounded edges and ultra-soft fabrics, as seen in the Dmitriy & Co sectional and Holly Hunt leatherupholstered coffee table, make the elegant living room ideal for relaxation. The artwork above the fireplace is by Julian Lethbridge.
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Above: A wall between the living room and kitchen was designed to fit a painting by San Francisco-based artist Clare Rojas. The Coup Studio club chair’s geometric throw pillow complements the artwork. Atop the ottoman are black vases from Anthem. Opposite: The Agrippa dining table and chairs—the former featuring elliptical glass inserts— were sourced from Coup D’Etat. A molten-glass Hersh Design light fixture keeps sight lines to the views clear. Underfoot, a bespoke Larette Design rug draws inspiration from nature.
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The outdoor room is a popular gathering space for guests. A sculptural Giati sofa and chairs mingle with a custom coffee table, Dedon side table and a muchbeloved Ketall swing chair.
Architecture: Stewart K. Summers, SKS Architects Interior Design: Melissa Warner Rothblum, Massucco Warner Interior Design Home Builder: Jeff Kerr and Dave Elwick, Kerr Construction, Inc. Landscape Architecture: Brad Goya, San Francisco Green Spaces
Opposites Attract When a design team introduces an old house to contemporary interiors, a meet-cute tale ensues. W R I T T E N BY C H R I S T I N E D E O R I O | P H OTO G R A P H Y BY K A R Y N M I L L E T S T Y L I N G BY B E N JA M I N R E Y N A E R T
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Leading up to the main entry of this 1906 Tudor is a grand stone staircase. At its base, a fountain is tucked into a niche updated with Kelly Wearstler’s Tableau tile by Ann Sacks in Chalkboard.
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nyone standing at the base of the imposing stone-walled double staircase leading up to the front door of this grand 1906 Tudor would be forgiven for assuming that the historic home’s rooms have a similar sort of gravitas. After all, says designer Melissa Warner Rothblum, who helped orchestrate the property’s latest update, “many people think an interior has to match the exterior.” But not her—or her longtime clients, a family of four trading San Francisco living for the small-town charms of Ross. “This house is clearly very traditional from the outside, but the rooms within don’t have to follow that lead 100%,” Warner Rothblum adds. “You can have traditional elements and give them a modern twist—it still works.” This ethos informed every inch of the renovation, a top-to-bottom undertaking that included the reconfiguration of the kitchen and primary suite as well as the addition of a pool house. It was no small task, as time—and multiple remodels—had taken a toll. “Architecturally, when houses this age have undergone a lot of work, the styles of the eras tend to get layered,” says general contractor Jeff Kerr, who worked with superintendent Dave Elwick on the refresh. It was a message architect Stewart K. Summers recalls underscoring for the new owners after touring the abode. “I looked at them and said, ‘You’re going to have to be flexible because this home has been here for a hundred years, and there are going to be surprises.’ ” Fortunately, many of the dwelling’s quirks yielded opportunities. Removing a ladder-accessed loft just outside the primary suite allowed for an airy doubleheight sitting room. And when Summers eliminated the structural posts obstructing the kitchen’s flow, he was able to reimagine the roof framing and incorporate skylights that flood that space with light. The interiors, in turn, represent a departure from the clients’ former style. “They always loved color and pattern with a bit of a punch,” Warner Rothblum notes, “but because these surroundings are so beautiful, we went much softer to bring the outdoors in.” Shades of peach, tangerine and rust appear in the dining room’s painterly
wallpaper mural, the living room’s accent chair and the family room’s inviting sofa. In the kitchen, the island’s slate-blue hue dominates. And in the primary bedroom, a palette of lilac, blush and seafoam green sets a serene tone. “I wanted this space to feel different from the rest of the house, like a retreat,” Warner Rothblum says. In the adjacent sitting area, the designer created an ode to her clients’ previous residence with vibrant teal-upholstered pieces that had formerly occupied their foyer. All the furnishings Warner Rothblum had selected for that San Francisco abode found a home here, in fact, but when the roomy Tudor quickly swallowed up those items, the designer went shopping, gathering new pieces in materials ranging from wood and brass to shagreen, leather and lacquered linen. “I don’t necessarily seek out something specific; I just know it when I see it,” she says of her approach, which yielded everything from the living room’s glossy pen shell coffee table to the foyer’s custom ceramic chandelier that spells out “dream” in tiny Morse code perforations. “To me, the key is ensuring that all those pieces are talking to one another,” the designer continues. “Sometimes it’s the fact that they’re total opposites that makes them work.” Designing the new pool house presented the opportunity for another stylistic shift. “There was already a strong Tudor presence on the property, and I didn’t think that mimicking it was necessary or appropriate,” Summers says. “So, we went with a more midcentury modern look.” Around it, landscape designer Brad Goya employed bluestone hardscaping—a “classic but contemporary” choice, he notes—and natural, timeless plantings, “focusing on what fits the mountain and forest surroundings rather than passing trends.” Inside, Warner Rothblum evoked a retro Southern California hotel, pairing sunwashed blush and blue tones with palm frond prints. “Being in the pool house is like taking a little vacation,” she says. “It feels different from the main house on purpose.” In Warner Rothblum’s mind, it’s that unexpected mix of traditional and modern that ultimately gives this abode so much personality. As she says, “I think we’ve shown here that the two can live together in harmony.”
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A Made Goods coffee table anchors the living room, where Hickory Chair armchairs face a sofa in Larsen fabric. The accent chair wears both Zinc Textile velvet and Edelman leather; artwork by Bill Armstrong picks up the warm hues.
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Above: Phillip Jeffries’ mural wallcovering sets a dreamy mood in the dining room, where Kerry Joyce chairs flank a buffet topped with Arteriors lamps. The host chair, covered in Holly Hunt and Schumacher fabrics, pulls up to a custom table. The rug below is by Marc Phillips. Opposite: Drapes in a Pindler stripe frame the living room windows. An Oly Studio coffee table and an accent chair upholstered in both Holly Hunt faux leather and Schumacher linen rest atop a Stark rug.
A Harbinger sofa in Perennials’ Palmetto print gives the pool house a beachy vibe. Custom swivel chairs in a CW Stockwell stripe and a Schumacher coffee table wrapped in grass cloth round out the sitting area.
“ Being in the pool house is like taking a little vacation. It feels different from the main house on purpose.” – M E L I S S A WA R N E R R OT H B LU M
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Right: Featuring a moss-colored faux-linen finish, the guest bedroom’s Made Goods nightstand is topped by a Visual Comfort & Co. lamp. The headboard is upholstered in a Colefax and Fowler check. Opposite: Kelly Wearstler mosaic floor tile by Ann Sacks provides a bold counterpoint to the primary bathroom’s oak vanity and Calacatta Gold Classico marble countertop. The stool is dressed in Natasha Baradaran velvet.
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RIPPLE EFFECT Artist Elizabeth Geisler finds deep nuance on the water’s surface. WRITTEN BY DEBORAH BISHOP PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTEN LOKEN
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t would not be an exaggeration to say that Elizabeth Geisler is obsessed with water. “Every time I go for a walk, I literally gasp as I notice the intricate patterns created by the current or how the light hits on a misty or sunny day— it creates all these shifting colors,” says Geisler, who has spent the better part of seven years documenting, photographing and painting oceans, lakes, wetlands, creeks and ponds. And yet when it comes to depicting water, Geisler feels she has barely scratched the surface. Indeed—it’s the surface that excites her. “A number of artists are concerned with capturing crashing waves, choppy water or the horizon line,” she says. “But I seek these more tranquil patterns that emerge on top. It’s almost like music; I look for certain rhythms—visual rhythms.” With her home in Mill Valley and a studio in Sausalito, Geisler is never too far from her subject. In fact, she credits the birth of her second son with jump-starting this body of work. “He could not sleep unless he kept moving in the stroller, and so I’d walk for miles and miles beside the bay and local rivers until I found myself seeing them in a completely different way,” she says. The artist’s acrylic waterscapes tread an interesting line between photorealism and abstraction by cropping in tightly on a section of water animated by external conditions: ripples blown by a breeze, concentric circles created by dripping branches, hot colors reflected during a sunset—all scenes we might notice but not necessarily register. “I tell people I need to be brave,” Geisler says. “Because I have to pay attention to what I’m seeing—and not what I think it ‘should’ be.” Before picking up a brush, Geisler shoots hundreds of images with her iPhone or digital camera. “As I sort through them, I determine how a pattern might fit a particular format— be it square, tall or horizontal,” the artist explains. She then lightly paints a grid onto the canvas, sketches in the scene, and applies a monochromatic underlayer—ochre yellow, gray, cobalt blue—parts of which will peek through intentionally, adding depth and luminosity. The overriding emotion Geisler seeks to evoke is peace and serenity. “It’s wonderful to have people visit the studio and watch as they kind of visibly exhale and become calmer,” she says. “This is what I hope for when people hang one of my paintings in their home.”
Before she begins painting, artist Elizabeth Geisler photographs watery details (bottom). Inside her Sausalito studio, artworks such as Hope Echoes (opposite) and Shimmer (left) mingle with her supplies and tools.
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Architecture: Barbara Chambers, Chambers + Chambers Architects Interior Design: Katie Spalding, Katie Spalding Interiors Home Builder: Victor Mezhvinsky, Forma Construction Landscape Architecture: Elizabeth Everdell, Everdell Garden Design
It’s All Relative A designer deftly transforms her husband’s childhood home for their own young family. W R I T T E N B Y A N H - M I N H L E | P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y PAU L DY E R
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Creamy-hued furniture, including a vintage sofa from MidcenturyLA and a Dmitriy & Co slipper chair, lighten up the living room. Atelier de Troupe sconces flank a Cole Sternberg painting, above which is a Regina Andrew picture light.
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atrick Spalding is proof that you can go home again. In 2017, the native San Franciscan and his interior designer wife, Katie Spalding, returned to the Jordan Park residence he was raised in, where “the wide streets catered to water balloon fights and street hockey matches on Rollerblades,” he recalls. The current primary bedroom was, in fact, once his childhood bedroom, though it has been transformed under Katie’s purview. Patrick’s parents purchased the 1919 dwelling in the mid1980s, when he was 3. The family eventually rented out the property and, six years ago when it was between tenants, his mother suggested the couple (who had recently had their second child) move in. “We fell in love with it,” Katie says, “but it was definitely in need of some TLC.” After acquiring the abode outright from the family, the couple embarked on a major renovation—even enlisting Barbara Chambers, the same architect that Patrick’s parents had hired decades prior. “It’s a very beautiful, classic structure, and we stayed in the same vocabulary both times we worked on it,” Chambers says, adding that it was important to Patrick and Katie to “do enough to the home to make it theirs—not just a decorated version of his parents’ house.” According to Katie, Chambers and general contractor Victor Mezhvinsky were key to executing plans for appropriate and balanced interiors. “My challenge was honoring the traditional bones of the house and infusing it with modern elements to make it to more relatable and livable for my three young children,” the designer says. “I knew what I wanted it to look like, but I was careful not to ruin the proportions.” Case in point: The entry area “shrunk,” as Katie puts it, with a newly conceived staircase and a relocated powder room. These modifications, along with ones made to the back of the residence, allow for a sight line from the front door through to the backyard—which was refreshed by family friend and landscape designer Elizabeth Everdell, who had also previously worked on the grounds.
In the back of the home, the transitions from the kitchen were reimagined: The portal to the family room was widened, and a jib door now separates the cooking space from the dining area. “The kitchen went from compartmentalized to an open gathering place,” Mezhvinsky describes. Katie painted dark cherry wood paneling in the adjacent family room with a fresh white color to brighten the space, but she retained the green marble fireplace surround, which inspired her choice of a jade-green sectional. On the same level, the living room, with its white and cream palette, “is much more formal,” Katie says. “When we have friends over, we have cocktails in there before dinner.” Set against the room’s picture-frame molding, a Cole Sternberg painting holds special significance: Not only was the canvas dragged through the waters of Lake Michigan, where Katie spends summers with her family, but the artist is also her best friend’s husband. In the color- and pattern-rich dining room— anchored by a table that belonged to Katie’s grandmother—the design concept called for replicating the existing paneling and molding, adding the jib door, and installing a wallcovering matched to the green trim. “Katie did a gorgeous job,” Mezhvinsky observes. “The dining room feels like its own jewel-box experience.” Upstairs, the layout was reconfigured to accommodate four bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. Katie and Patrick’s quarters gained square footage by eliminating a rarely used porch as well as assuming the closet in their son’s bedroom. The designer festooned each of the kids’ bathrooms with a different wallpaper, including a custom whale-tail motif that nods to father-son fishing outings. “A number of the families I lived next to in the ’90s never left, including my next-door neighbor, who is now retired,” Patrick says. “The sports balls our kids frequently launch into his backyard give him a sense of nostalgia.” Adds Katie with a laugh: “He told us, ‘I’m having déjà vu.’ ” Although the house already holds countless memories for the Spalding family, they are looking forward to making more.
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The living room’s vintage sofa, Marco Zanuso armchairs and Gae Aulenti coffee table harmonize with a Giopato & Coombes ceiling light. An Akara rug sits atop refinished oak floors.
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Illuminated by a Giopato & Coombes chandelier and Articolo Studios sconces, the dining room table— a piece inherited from designer Katie Spalding’s grandmother—is paired with vintage French chairs and an Elizabeth Eakins rug. Trim painted Farrow & Ball’s Chappell Green accents the de Gournay wallcovering.
“ The dining room feels like its own jewel-box experience.” –VICTOR MEZHVINSKY
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Above: The kitchen’s custom banquette was fabricated by Leonardo’s Casework & Design using McLaurin & Piercy fabric. An Apparatus light fixture hangs above the Saarinen-style table, and Jane Springwater’s Time For Change graces the wall. Opposite: A vintage chair from Coup D’Etat rests on a rug from The Citizenry in the family room. An Isca Greenfield-Sanders artwork hangs above the original marble fireplace, and books from owner Patrick Spalding’s grandmother line the shelves.
“My challenge was honoring the traditional bones of the house and infusing it with more modern elements.” – K AT I E S PA L D I N G
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In the family room, a sectional from MidcenturyLA upholstered in Mokum velvet faces an Article coffee table. Benjamin Moore’s White Dove and drapes made by Dianne Kirchner with Holland & Sherry wool provide a neutral backdrop.
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Right: A Schumacher floral wallcovering and Aerin mirror add a sense of whimsy to the older daughter’s bathroom. The vanity, fabricated by Leonardo’s Casework & Design, is topped with Carrara marble. Opposite: Painted in Benjamin Moore’s Beautiful in My Eyes, the daughter’s bedroom includes a Made Goods desk and a lamp from Anyon Atelier. The Chelsea Textiles-covered accent chair backs drapes crafted with Casamance and Schumacher fabrics.
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A FLOORING PHILOSOPHY Gaia Flooring’s design philosophy is rooted in the principles of quiet luxury and organic modernity. “We create a natural, minimalist aesthetic that enhances the mood of any space,” Jennings explains. “By concentrating on each and every detail, from our flooring to our marketing materials and customer service, we are able to highlight our commitment to quality and the beauty of nature in our designs.”
THE NEWS Travis Jennings shares the latest exciting developments at Gaia Flooring. • We developed a process that allows us to display more colors and patterns in a luxury synthetic material, and then added depth, sheen and texture to make it look more natural. • We consulted with a panel of visionary designers to identify the trends and discover color palettes that will appeal to our next generation of clients.
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Where groundbreaking products and superior service meet, iconic brands are born. For Travis Jennings, CEO of Gaia Flooring, this principle has been the key to his firm’s amazing success. “We began Gaia Flooring in 2018 with a vision to create a product and a brand that would delight every homeowner,” he says. Over the past five years, Jennings and his award-winning team have
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Top Already a favorite with designers, Gaia’s new black series Athena flooring brings clean design, rich wood tones and exceptional durability to this midcentury masterpiece. Bottom With natural etching on each plank, Gaia’s exceptional black series Athena flooring delivers organic elegance to this state-of-the-art kitchen.
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At the top of seemingly every Terra Ferma client’s list are design features that support wellness. Nguyen elaborates: “Our latest designs have included moments of reflection and meditation, as well as yoga pavilions and workout areas. We’ve also been exploring thoughtful ways to enhance structures for therapies like cold plunges, soaking tubs and saunas.”
The icons of any profession are those who rise to the occasion. Enter, Terra Ferma Landscapes Design. “Over the years, we have noticed that the projects with the most challenging conditions lead to the greatest growth within our studio,” says Brian Koch, who leads the firm alongside Elyssia Bassett and Kate Cannon Nguyen. Luckily for their ongoing creative development, the team is based in Northern California, where varied topography invites constant creativity. “It can be a limiting factor in developing usable outdoor space, but outside-the-box terracing, deck structures and floating floor systems have helped us optimize each garden’s potential,” Bassett shares. “We value each project as a unique place and experience. Our practice is built on collaboration, attention to detail and a thoughtful, site-specific approach.”
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Top Von Saal and team designed this warm, elegant space for the winery Covert. Right The smoking room of The Mansion in Napa, created for John Anthony Vineyards, features a variety of muses and design compositions applied to all styles and genres. Center Von Saal created the JaM Cellars tasting room and recording studio with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin in mind as muses. Far right Furniture, artwork, accessories—it can all be explored at Vonsaal Adjunkt.
Asked what he’s excited about for the future, Von Saal enthuses about his new gallery space. “We’ve just opened the Vonsaal Adjunkt galleries in downtown Napa and St. Helena. Retail has always been a passion of mine, as I enjoy telling the story of each piece to a customer who wanders in out of curiosity. The galleries will also be muses for me to fill with new art, sculpture, furniture, lighting and more.”
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