Earlier this year, I took a trip to to Milan’s Salone de Mobile to check out the best in furniture, lighting, and kitchen design. So many things impressed,… Read more »
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Arbol House
I’m excited to share this project that has been accepted into the AIA Silicon Valley Home Tour taking place May 2 in Palo Alto.
Read more »Fog Fair 2019
Some of the best design and art galleries from around the world are once again in San Francisco at Fog Design+Art Fair. Showcasing some of the leading talent at the… Read more »
2018 Showcase House
Why can’t the dining room be the new family room, a place where the entire family can gather throughout the day? This is what I was saying as… Read more »
Caning
This brilliant restaurant, Loulou Restaurant Paris, recently got me thinking more about the use of caning in interiors. I love how the technique softens and adds texture to… Read more »
Spring Design
I wasn’t fortunate enough to make plans to attend this years Milan Furniture Week, which just ended. I followed with envy as friends and showrooms posted pretty pictures… Read more »
Beauty
I caught the Cooper Hewitt’s Design Triennial at the San Jose Museum of Art just before it closed. Titled Beauty, the show explores contrasting themes in contemporary design,… Read more »
Milan
On my recent trip to Milan, it was hard to decide where to go and what to see simply because there was too much to see: Milan is… Read more »
Design Week
This past week ended Winter Market at the San Francisco Design Center. While it is not the Maison & Objet in Paris, it is a celebration of creative… Read more »
In the details
I recently came across the furniture of Martin Szekely. Clean lines, architectural detailing, and materials which are innovative and tactile distinguish this work. Szekely’s stated goal is to bring… Read more »
Denim
I’ve been thinking about denim a lot lately. It’s now a big part of my life. On a “stupid” level, I wear jeans all the time: to meetings… Read more »
Dans un intérieur
If I flew to Paris tomorrow I would visit my friends, eat at Saturne, and leisurely sit at a café with a glass of wine watching the world stroll… Read more »
Brazilian Design
You didn’t get enough of Brazil and the World Cup? Check out the design coming out of Brazil, where a modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States… Read more »
Provenance
Dust covered Pierre Jeanneret Chair in Chandigarh. In a wonderful backward flowing narrative, artist and film maker Amie Siegel tracks the fortunes of an office chair, from discarded… Read more »