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LIFESTYLE LETTER

MARCH 2018 PUBLISHER

Dan Austin | Dan.Austin@LifestylePubs.com PUBLICATION DIRECTOR

Jennifer Austin | Jennifer.Austin@LifestylePubs.com PUBLICATION MANAGER

Christopher Lowe | Chris.Lowe@LifestylePubs.com EDITOR

The Heart of the Home IT'S MARCH LA JOLLA AND SPRING IS IN THE AIR. Perhaps that means you are spring cleaning or making plans to update your living space or spruce up the exterior of your home. You might find me knee-deep in an organizational project in the garage where it seems everything collects in our home and needs the most help especially with everything that comes with having two kids. I have discovered that it is best to make this an ongoing effort. However, this is easier said than done. Inside this issue, you will learn about an amazing fashion and cultural icon living here and who found her niche in our seaside community by contributing to the SD Opera. You may recognize her immediately by her signature pink hair - a trailblazer, decades ahead of her time. Oh, and she is a dame by the order of Queen Elizabeth II. Yes, a modern dame in our neck of the woods.

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Gail Owens, Zemina Zaferakis

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHIEF SALES OFFICER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ART DIRECTOR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR EDITORIAL MANAGER EDITORIAL AD MANAGER AD COORDINATORS

At the end of the day, we all like to have a space of our own where we can come home to, relax and enjoy. What if that space was filled with luxurious furnishings, opulent fabrics, and fixtures that reminded you of your favorite places? Oh and

LAYOUT DESIGNERS

everything was designed with a conscientious nod to the environment? We learn about Suzi O'Brien from EcoLux Interiors and she shares one of her projects with us. As always, we love our community, its people and businesses. We especially love when businesses do good for the community and The Ark is no exception. You

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can rest assured that when you purchase an antique from their store that they will give back to one of many charities for our furry friends. We will see you around town and let us know how you are spending your March. Dan Austin, Publisher Dan.Austin@LifestylePubs.com ON THE COVER: Learn more about Dame Zandra Rhodes as we get ready for the SD Opera Gala - Pretty in Pink. Photography Zemina Zaferakis, ZBella Photography Dan Austin, Publisher ON THE COVER Learn more about Dame Zandra Rhodes as we get ready for the SD Opera Gala - Pretty in Pink

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2018

FEATURES 14 Divine Design Esteban Interiors’ Styled Masterpieces

20 Her Blood Runs Pink Dame Zandra Rhodes and SD Opera’s Pretty in Pink

24 Earth-Conscious Luxury Suzi O’Brien from EcoLux Interiors

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28 Shop Antiques to Save Animals Giving Back with Ark Antiques

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Las Patronas Beneficiary Reception Las Patronas raised $903,000 during the Taking Flight 71st Jewel Ball and presented nine San Diego organizations with checks for more than $20,000 each at their annual Beneficiary Reception. More than $300,000 will be given to the Major Beneficiaries while remaining funds will be contributed to Minor Beneficiaries. LasPatronas.org

1. Lost Patrons: Leandro Velazquez, Craig Lee, Jeff Macelli, Bart Hegeler, and Daniel Fischer. | 2. Las Patronas Member Stephanie LaBrucherie, International Rescue Committee Executive Director Donna Duvin and Development Manager Laurel Dalsted. | 3. Las Patronas Advisory members Jacqueline Sheid and Maureen Weber, Las Patrons (husbands of Las Patronas members) Mark Foletta and Mark Munoz. | 4. Steve Synder, Fleet Science Center, Rebecca Rader, senior vice president of philanthropy at Voices for Children, Las Patronas member Clarissa Keyes, and Julie Schardin, Fleet Science Center. | 5. David Lyons, Mark Lyons, and Sean Lyons. Mark is this year’s recipient of Las Patronas’ Spirit of Giving Award. | 6. Jorie Fischer, 71 st Jewel Ball Chair, Nicole Velasquez, 72 nd Jewel Ball Co-Chair, Dr. Bobby Garg, Scripps Mercy’s medical director of women’s and newborn critical care, and Andrea De Lucia, Scrips Mercy’s manager of special gifts. | 7. Sherry Macelli, President, Jorie Fischer, 71 st Jewel Ball Chair Taking Flight, Jennifer Edstrom, 72 nd Jewel Ball Chair Viva la Vida (August 4, 2018). | 8. Center for Community Solutions Chief Development Officer Edith Glassey, Cindy Wollaeger (Las Patronas Advisory and Past President), and CEO Verna Griffin-Tabor. | 9. Jewel Ball co-chair Alison Lee, La Jolla Playhouse development coordinator Adeline McKinly, La Jolla Playhouse director of development David Hanses and Las Patronas member Gay Grossman. 8

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MARINE ROOM HOSTS 'ROMANCE, BUBBLES, SWEETS' The Marine Room held its first cooking class of the year on February 7. Executive Chef Bernard Guillas and Chef de Cuisine Ron Oliver performed a lively demonstration on how to cook like a professional. The class was followed by a three-course dinner with wine pairings featuring a menu of Baked North Pacific Oyster, Angus Filet Mignon and Wild Prawns and Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake. Save the date for their Forage, Garden and Berries Cooking Class & Dinner on May 9! MarineRoom.com

37TH ANNUAL MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE BENEFITS BIRD ROCK ELEMENTARY Bird Rock Elementary students need your support! The Bird Rock Foundation, which raises financial support for educational programs that put the school on the path to excellence in 21st century education standards, is hosting the 37th Annual Moonlight Masquerade on March 3 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa. Community members and local businesses have donated items for online and live auctions, with this year’s online auction open to the general public to allow broader participation. Help Bird Rock Elementary reach its fundraising goals

(L- R): Ernest and Evelyn Rady, Jewish Family Service CEO Michael Hopkins, JFS Board Chair Marie Raftery and husband Robert Rubenstein at the announcement of Jewish Family Service's $37 Million Centennial Countdown Campaign, including a $20 Million commit

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ANNOUNCES $37 MILLION CENTENNIAL COUNTDOWN CAMPAIGN

by generously donating for the auction, buying

To kick off its centennial year, Jewish Family

tickets to the gala or helping sponsor the event.

Service of San Diego (JFS) announced its $37

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Diego and one of the most significant nationally. JFS’s Centennial Countdown Campaign has already received gifts from 31 donors for over $8.6 million in contributions, for a total of more than $20.3 million raised to date. All cash gifts made to the campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, as will all bequests confirmed by those age 70 or older. JFFSD.org Sami Ladeki

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Her Blood Runs Pink DAME ZANDRA RHODES

ARTICLE JENNIFER AUSTIN | PHOTOGRAPHY ZEMINA ZAFERAKIS, ZBELLA PHOTOGRAPHY

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF 70S CULTURE OR FASHION, THEN YOU SURELY KNOW THE NAME ZANDRA RHODES. This Dame, as decreed in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II, has dressed the likes of fashion and contemporary culture’s favorites: Bianca Jagger, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Mirren, and Kate Moss, and led the pack of designers who defined the age of punk rock and 1970s disco-glam. She found herself and her creative outlet in designing textiles. First deemed too loud and bold for the mainstream, Rhodes found her niche in the heart of the British punk, glamour, and avant-garde fashion scene that was burgeoning in London, ready to take the world by storm.

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Rhodes came of age in the 1970s as did the love of dyeing her hair - originally green - spurred by being around textile dyes. It wasn’t until the 1980s that her signature pink coif was born. You are correct in guessing that design, art and fashion run in her blood; her mother was a fitter for the Parisian fashion House of Worth and then a lecturer at Medway College of Art. Rhodes, herself, attended Medway College of Art and then The Royal College of Art in London. She studied printed textile design and began designing dresses from her textiles. Thus, the marriage of her textiles and fashion began. The dresses brought her textile patterns to life, a symbiotic relationship if ever there was. "My textiles are an integral part of the garment that you see," she says. Rhodes originally sold these designs in her first collaborative storefront, The Fulham Road Clothes Shop in London, with Sylvia Ayton in the late 1960s. Subsequently, her clothing and designs have been carried by Henri Bendel in New York, Sakowitz, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Fortnum & Mason in London. Rhodes had collaborated with the likes of Valentino, Royal Doulton and Adele Marie London and she is collected by fellow designers Tom Ford, Anna Sui and Ashley Olsen. Her textile designs have

A few wigs from Rhodes’ collection

a timeless and feminine quality about them and she finds inspiration from her international travels from Australia to India, Ukraine to Japan. "I am mostly inspired by travel. I love India, would love to go to Tibet, Macchu Picchu and climb it while I am still able," she shares. Her designs have a feminine nature and organic quality that looks effortless, like doodles, squiggles, flowers and wavy stripes. Although working predominantly in textiles, Rhodes has designed tableware, china, jewelry, wrapping paper and rugs. While in her 60s, when most people are enjoying their retirement, Rhodes showed few signs of slowing down and even took on new projects, including her foray into the world of opera in 2001 with the SD Opera. Then, she conceptualized and launched the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, which officially opened May 2003. But where does San Diego fit in with this London native, international traveler and design icon? She did, perhaps reluctantly, relocate here with her longtime partner Salah Hassanein when he retired, and splits her time between London and our oceanside community. The Londoner at heart mentions that the sun and salt of southern California can wreak havoc on textiles - thank goodness for air conditioning! And

Rhodes taking a selfie with a few of the SD Opera Gala Ball committee members

if it weren't for her residency in Del Mar, then her collaboration with the world of opera may not have been at all. She was asked in 2000, by then SD Opera general director Ian Campbell, if she had ever designed for an opera. Intrigued by the idea, a new facet of her design mind took hold, first designing the costumes for The Magic Flute premiering in 2001, with an encore performance in 2006. Then, in 2004, not only did she design the costumes for The Pearl Fishers, but Rhodes ventured into set design. Subsequently, in 2007, Rhodes designed both sets and costumes for the Houston Grand Opera's production of Verdi’s Aida. Her partnership with the world of opera is being celebrated this spring by the SD Opera at their annual gala. Gala Chair Sherry Ahern is over the moon to celebrate the international fashion icon, especially for the beauty and creativity that she has brought to the opera and San Diego itself. The 2018 Opera Ball - Pretty in Pink - is on Saturday, April 7, at The US Grant Hotel. ZandraRhodes.com | SDOpera.org 22

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“I AM MOSTLY INSPIRED BY TRAVEL. I LOVE INDIA, WOULD LOVE TO GO TO TIBET, MACCHU PICCHU AND CLIMB IT WHILE I AM STILL ABLE.”

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One of the many portraits of Rhodes throughout her home

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E AR TH C ONS CIOU S O PULENCE ECOLUX INTERIORS ARTICLE JENNIFER AUSTIN | PHOTOGRAPHY GAIL OWENS WHEN YOU MEET SUZI O’BRIEN FROM ECOLUX INTERIORS, ONE THING IS CERTAIN - SHE HAS MOXIE, SHE IS FEARLESS AND SHE HAS STYLE. Prior to interior design in San Diego, she started in social work in Seattle, assisting homeless and foster children in realizing their dreams, potential and guiding them into their adult lives with hope. Part of this is her can-do attitude but much of it is her passion and ethical drive. For her next chapter, she knew she had to be challenged with something to drive her creative spirit. Once she found interior design, she jumped right in. “Great design is about bringing out the heart and soul of the client...bringing that beauty and creating a nurturing, fun, beautiful home,” she says. EcoLux is a boutique design firm that works with a select number of clients each year. As O’Brien sees it, each client and project is a grand adventure of discovery. Each one of her projects is different but there is continuity within all the projects; each room is planned but looks effortless, and each space relates to the others. Finding her homeowner’s voice within each of her whole-home projects is what she considers her “sweet-spot”. It’s evident when looking at her portfolio that her designs are global, which she attributes to a love of travel and exploration. In her 20s, she lived in Thailand for a year, where she explored and collected textiles and art, and immediately understood that memories of travel bring a rich, positive expression of who we are into a home. This continues not only in her relationship with her clients but in her personal travels with her family - you can see O'Brien carrying hand-forged sinks through CONTINUED >

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Moroccan side table

Moroccan light fixture

Modern Mexican textile by KravetÂ

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Morocco with her son, chandeliers through San Tile by Robyn Vojak CR Studio 4 in Temecula

Miguel de Allende with her husband and textiles through Thailand with her daughter. And she loves to coordinate her clients' adventures to seek designs throughout the globe.

Hand-forged Moroccan sink

As much as she loves great design, she is very conscientious of the planet. "There is so much beauty in nature and as a mom, we need to make choices and be passionate about all we can do so our grandkids’ grandkids have a healthy world,” she shares.

Hand-carved cabinets from India

An active member of the San Diego Green Building Council, she and her team, including Bryan Stafford of Leland Construction, work to make their projects Green Point Rated. This specific project featured here received a platinum rating which means verification of recycled tear out, utilizing materials and finishes with recycled content, no VOC paint, low water system for native and low water landscape, solar panels, EV car charger, and

Light fixtures from San Miguel de Allende Walnut Cabinetry

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Hand-carved cabinets from India

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GIVING BACK

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FOUNDED OVER 45 YEARS AGO ON THE SOLE MIS-

newsletter to be the first to see what's new, as their mer-

SION OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN FUND RAISING

chandise sells quickly.

TO BENEFIT MANY TYPES OF ANIMAL CHARITIES,

A rotation of animal adoption events are held on

ARK ANTIQUES' FOCUS HAS CONTINUED TO

Saturdays in front of their store - for current schedule of

FLOURISH, LED BY SECOND GENERATION OWNER

events visit their Facebook Page on TheArkLaJolla. They

ELIZABETH HILLYER DAVIDSON.

also host a two-day sale of miscellaneous items every

The Ark tag line - Shop. Share. Save Animals. - supports the mission of this La Jolla nonprofit. The community can feel good about shopping here, as their proceeds support animal welfare organizations.

fourth Friday of the month, and lots of great treasures can be found if you visit. Consignments and donations are welcome too and you can connect online or in-store to inquire as well as

Each year, Ark Antiques awards grants to charities

volunteer your time.

large and small with proceeds from the merchandise

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sold. This includes over $2.2 million awarded to charities that benefit animals from lions, tigers and bears to turtles, ponies and parrots. The merchandise here is a blend of all things time treasured. Items donated or consigned are filled with memories of the past and hold promises for the future. The location has a creative feel when you walk in the door, as each item is on display as it would be in your home. They also recently launched an online store that showcases some of the latest furniture, fine jewelry, china, paintings and prints on sale. Sign up for their

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MARCH

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR dramatic views of La Jolla Shores,

16-18

HIGH TIDE BREAKFAST

LA JOLLA SYMPHONY: EFFICIENT ARRAYS

The Marine Room

Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet as

culinary excellence and outstanding

UCSD Mandeville Auditorium

waves crash against the restaurant’s

Two important European musical

floor-to-ceiling windows. This unrivaled

figures from two different histori-

feast includes Poached Eggs Benedict,

cal periods faced history in similar

Grand Marnier Chocolate Brioche French

ways. LaJollaSymphony.com

APR 7 6:30 PM ONWARD 2018 OPERA BALL PRETTY IN PINK

Toast and Preserved Stone Fruit Blintz.

The US Grant Hotel

Cost is $55 per person. MarineRoom.com

SD Opera presents 2018 OPERA

3 37TH ANNUAL MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE

17 5:00 PM ONWARD

BALL Pretty in Pink honoring Dame Zandra Rhodes. Save the date and get your tickets now! SDOpera.org

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE GALA Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

APR 7-8

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa

Chaired by Debby Jacobs, supporting

Bird Rock Elementary students need

the Playhouse's new play development

LA JOLLA CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

your support! The Bird Rock Foundation,

and education programs. Featured

Ellen Browning Scripps Park

which raises financial support for edu-

wines will be impeccably paired with

Features various types of fine auto-

cational programs that put the school

a specially-designed menu created by

mobile gems. Past years have show-

on the path to excellence in 21st centu-

Chef Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse

cased horseless carriages, Italian

ry education standards, is hosting this

Grille. LaJollaPlayhouse.org

marques, British marques, Woodies, 50s classics, American sports cars,

auction and gala to reach its fundraising goals. BirdRockFoundation.com

5 MIRACLE BABIES' 2018 "BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S"

and the automobiles of Carroll Shel-

APR 1

by. Spectators from all over the nation come to the breathtaking shores of

EASTER BRUNCH BUFFET

La Jolla to view their favorite classics. LaJollaConcours.com

THE SHORES RESTAURANT

La Valencia Hotel

Bring the family in to enjoy a delightful

Celebrate the four-year anniversary of

Easter brunch buffet with plenty of

the Miracle Circle Auxiliary - The an-

choices from appetizers, main courses,

nual Breakfast at Tiffany’s will include a

desserts, children’s station and more.

breakfast cocktail reception and deca-

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dent brunch. Emmy-winning Channel 10 be

made

LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON & SHORES 5K

Reservations

as the emcee. MiracleBabies.org

calling 858.456.0600 or by visit-

Entry includes technical fabric short-

ing TheShoresRestaurant.com

sleeve shirt, half marathon and 5K

A CELEBRATION OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

can

APR 22 7:00 AM ONWARD

News Anchor, Kimberly Hunt, will serve

service. MarineRoom.com

Del Mar Fairgrounds

finisher medals, complimentary beer

APR 1

in the beer garden and much more! InMotionEvents.com

EASTER BUFFET

Athenaeum

THE MARINE ROOM

We are always accepting submissions

Celebrate the centenary year of

This special occasion is one of the

for events you'd like to see included

Curtis alumnus Leonard Bernstein

few times during the year you can

in our Calendar section. Submissions

with a program of American music.

enjoy an abundance of Marine Room

are accepted via the Contact Us tab

LJAthenaeum.org

favorites served buffet-style. Offering

at LaJollaLifestyle.com.

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ITALIAN LEATHER KING SECTIONAL: Nativa carries the finest modern leather furniture with sophisticated styling and exceptional comfort.

FAVORITE THINGS SILVINA PETRATE OF NATIVA INTERIORS

CASTWOOD CANOPY BED: Wood-framed headboard and footboard of oak solids and rustic flat cut white oak veneers in rustic gray finish. Woven Abaca headboard and footboard panel in light gray wash.

“AWAKEN DREAM” 40” X 60” DIPTYCH: Original Artwork by local Brazilian Born Artist Leticia Demeuse

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ARTICLE RUKSANA HUSSAIN EUPHORIA DINING TABLE: Sapele solid wood and ebony insert. Marina Chairs: Unique design in Sapele wood and fine upholstery.

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED NATIVA INTERIORS OWNER SILVINA PETRATE SHARES SOME OF HER FAVORITE PICKS FROM HER BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED SHOWROOM AND GALLERY SPACES IN LA JOLLA AND SOLANA BEACH. Known for their unique style of furnishings and accessories and providing limitless customization capabilities, many of these pieces are exclusively available only at Nativa and would be great additions to any modern home. NativaInteriors.com

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