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76 SETTING THE SCENE The cinematic weekend retreat of Hollywood movie producer Avi Arad
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54 GROUND CONTROL The simple beauty of a family’s bucolic West Marin utopia shines through a landscape architect’s restraint.
58 CALMING INFLUENCE Paying homage to the subdued glamour of the ’20s, Suzanne Rheinstein delivers a serene and sophisticated Westwood interior with surprise touches.
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Maile Pingel “It may seem silly to some to have two homes so close together, but one look at Avi and Joyce Arad’s weekender (“Setting the Scene,” p.76) and it all makes sense,” says Maile Pingel, an L.A.-based design historian and freelance writer, and former editor at Architectural Digest. “In an hour’s drive it’s like they’ve crossed the globe.” When not writing, Pingel can be found in the kitchen or out antiquing. C SPOTS • Urban Pet in L.A. for pampering our dog and cat • Culinary history classes at the Getty • Winecountry weekends in Santa Ynez
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Award-winning interior designer Michael S. Smith, who is most wellknown as the official White House decorator, shares his California inspiration in this issue’s Collage, p.82. Smith is the author of the upcoming The Curated House: Creating Style, Beauty, and Balance. C SPOTS • William Laman in Montecito for really beautiful and well-edited gifts • JF Chen in Los Angeles • Jasper in L.A., because it’s home to so many artisans and craftsmen that we use for our projects
“One of the best parts of my job is all of the interesting people I get to meet, and Westin Mitchell and his team were no exception,” says photographer Nicole LaMotte, who photographed Mitchell for “Captain of Industry,” p.31. “Getting to shoot the metal soldering and glassblowing was an extra special treat.” LaMotte’s clients include One Kings Lane, Los Angeles Magazine and nutritionist Rachel Beller. C SPOTS • Tacos Punta Cabras in Santa Monica • Olympic Spa in Koreatown • Morning walks on Santa Monica Beach
Catherine Bigelow “As a dedicated apartment dweller, it was a delight to explore these exquisitely crafted residences kitted out with imaginative, any-era design,” says Catherine Bigelow, the San Francisco Chronicle’s society correspondent. In this issue, Bigelow expounds on a breathtaking stone-and-cedar clad residence by architect Mary Ann Gabriele Schicketanz (“Building Blocks,” p.64) on the Point Lobos coastline, and a Presidio Heights home transformed by S.F. designer Palmer Weiss (“All Access,” p.46). C SPOTS • Hearst Castle in San Simeon • Filoli in Woodside • Jack London Wolf House ruins in Glen Ellen
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Writing about friend Hillary Thomas’ Napa weekend retreat in “Warm Welcome,” p.26, was a perfect fit for former Condé Nast fashion editor Marlien Rentmeester. “I’ve got home renovation fever right now, so working on this issue has been extra inspiring,” she says. Rentmeester, known for her masterful mixing of high, low and vintage apparel, founded online fashion blog Le Catch to immediate acclaim in 2011. C SPOTS • The deserted beaches and epic views at Hollister Ranch • Paradise Cove in Malibu • St. Helena—it’s like being in the Garden of Eden
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Riding High Founded by Harriet Posner, newly launched Callidae is an American lifestyle brand inspired by the history and grace of the equestrian sport. Posner, a Harvard-educated former law partner, found her passion for riding later in life and currently competes in hunters and equitation when she isn’t running the L.A.-based and -manufactured brand. In addition to glassware and limitededition cashmere blankets and pillows, the line features a full riding wardrobe including a new take on the show shirt, capturing the spirit of the traditional ratcatcher in a modern way, and a tailored and well-fitting breech. Fortunately for Posner, her previous clients are wellpositioned to offer advice, including James Perse, a go-to for brand inspiration, and Tom Binns, who designed the buckle for her signature leather belt. callidae.com. • ANDREA STANFORD
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Finding Home From top: The new piano shop turned designer haven in S.F. Designer and shopkeeper Jonathan Rachman.
Market Street is becoming even more of a creative hub thanks to the newest tenant, J. Rachman. S.F.-based designer Jonathan Rachman had his eye on his new space, a former antique piano store, for at least 15 years, so when it finally became available, he was first in line. His eponymous shop hosts a design office, retail section and grab-and-go floral stand. Behind a 19th-century kitchen screen from a French chateau, antiques mix with Rachman’s line of Italian handcrafted leather pieces, silk pillows from Alexandra D. Foster, hand-painted glasses by Margot Lar, The Sisters Collection for Bolt Textiles designed by Rachman, and more. 1632 C Market St., S.F., 415-440-1234; jonathanrachman.com.
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CITIZENS X DIANI LIVING apron, $130.
Clockwise from left: PEMBERLEY ROSE Big Ben wallpaper, from $249. Le Cavalier bedding and pillows, $45$255. La Ballerine, Rocking Horse and Mlle Lapin pillows, from $49.
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COOL KIDS Erica Johnston created Pemberley Rose after years of searching for whimsical yet sophisticated decor for her children’s bedrooms. This fall, Johnston adds linen sheeting, double-pleated duvets and knifeedge shams, all with original illustrations in dreamy muted colors and finished with velvet trims. “I’m a lifelong lover of fashion,” says the Portola Valley-based founder. “Not just the final product, but the process. I can’t wait to see where this goes next.” pemberleyrose.com.
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A Santa Barbara institution since opening in 2002, Diani recently expanded their footprint to home and garden realms. To celebrate, founder Caroline Diani teamed up with Citizens of Humanity to design an apron crafted from the luxury denim company’s premium vintage. Sold exclusively at Diani Living and on their website, the updated staple is a must for those looking to stay stylish while clipping fresh basil or, say, prepping local sea urchin. 1324 State St., Ste. M, S.B., 805-770-7043; dianiliving.com.
WRITTEN BY MAILE PINGEL AND ANDREA STANFORD. RACHMAN: AUBRIE PICK. PEMBERLEY ROSE: ERICA JOHNSTON
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After 12 years on Melrose Avenue and a year-plus break from having a storefront, Richard Shapiro Studiolo has reopened in the heart of the La Cienega Design Quarter, in the corner gallery once home to Blackman Cruz. “I had a hunger to be back on the street,” Shapiro explains, adding that the opportunity to participate in LCDQ events provided further incentive. The new space will showcase Studiolo, Shapiro’s own line, as well as antiques from around the globe—consistent with the firm’s reputation for artfully mixing periods, and creating a dialogue between objects through juxtaposition. Fans can further indulge in Shapiro’s aesthetic when Rizzoli debuts his monograph this spring. 800 N. La Cienega Blvd., W.H., 310-275-6700; studiolo.com.
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Collected Wisdom “Some people say it’s modern, while others say it’s traditional,” says Jason Martin of the eclectic collection he’s arranged for clients at his new shop, Martin & Brockett. “I think that’s a successful blend—people see what they like.” And with an everevolving selection that ranges from a Biedermeier chest to an Eero Aarnio settee to a burl-wood dresser, as well as Martin’s own designs, including a cerused-oak table inlaid with brass, there’s plenty to catch your eye. 5449 W. Pico Blvd., L.A., 323-879-9395; martinandbrockett.com.
Stained olive burl-wood dresser, $2,950.
The Curated House: Creating Style, Beauty, and Balance, Rizzoli, $65.
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Tile Makes the Room: Good Design From Heath Ceramics, Ten Speed Press, $40.
Composed of hardboard and backed by cork, the circular place mats that anchor new home line Tisch New York span the full Crayola spectrum, and add flair to the art of breaking bread thanks to starburst and shagreen motifs. “I see them living on a table as decoration after a meal is cleared,” says creator Amanda Tisch Weitzman, who now resides in Pacific Palisades. And she definitely knows how to finish a look, having previously accessorized projects for designer Frank de Biasi and worked as an editor at Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country and C. gardeshop.com; tischnewyork.com.
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Custom entrance gate logo designed for Canoe Hill.
TISCH NEW YORK table accessories, $10-$54.
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STATELY IDEA “It’s like a modern-day Downton Abbey,” says Marc Friedland of the new estatebranding service available through his firm, Couture Communications. Services, which extend to private yachts and jets, include naming, logos, stationery and other custom amenities like staff uniforms and heraldic designs for bespoke entry gates. “People hire decorators to create a look but they don’t think about the value that identity adds.” 4988 Venice Blvd., L.A., 323-936-9009; marcfriedlandinc.com.
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Spanish Colonial Style, Rizzoli, $55.
Jeffrey Bilhuber American Master: Notes on Style and Substance, Rizzoli, $65.
Waterside Modern, Thames & Hudson, $35.
WRITTEN BY MAILE PINGEL, ANDREA STANFORD AND MELISSA GOLDSTEIN. MARTIN & BROCKETT: STEPHEN BUSKEN. MARC FRIEDLAND: COURTESY OF MINDY GROSSMAN. TILE MAKES THE ROOM: REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM TILE MAKES THE ROOM, BY ROBIN PETRAVIC AND CATHERINE BAILEY, COPYRIGHT © 2015, PUBLISHED BY TEN SPEED PRESS, AN IMPRINT OF PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC. PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY MARIKOREE. JEFFREY BILHUBER AMERICAN MASTER: COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK, 2015. WATERSIDE MODERN: COURTESY OF THAMES & HUDSON
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THE GORING: COURTESY OF FROMENTAL. TROVE: SANG AN. SARA STORY: COURTESY OF SARA STORY. HERMÈS: STUDIO DES FLEURS. JAE OMAR DESIGN: JAE OMAR. CELERIE KEMBLE: COURTESY OF SCHMACHER. STARBURST: COURTESY OF BRETT DESIGN
Clockwise: TROVE Mars in 004, troveline.com. SARA STORY Vienna Spring, $250/ roll, desousahughes.com; sarastorydesign.com. HERMÈS Jungle Life Bicolore, $325/roll, hermes.com. BRETT DESIGN Michelle’s Starburst, $138/yard, harbingerla.com. CELERIE KEMBLE III COLLECTION Tortoise Amazon, fschumacher.com. TROVE Indi in 001, project designed by Jae Omar, troveline.com. FROMENTAL hand-gilded wall covering for London’s The Goring Hotel, fromental.co.uk.
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In the Glow
Small candle, $55; large, $90.
TRIVET PURSUITS Leave it to the uber-creative Karen Kimmel to rethink the trivet. The Echo Park-based designer founded her studio in 2007 and recently expanded her creative efforts to introduce a range of products that are a modern translation of utilitarian housewares. Here, a set of three freeform shapes in a muted palette double as design objects when not saving surfaces from hot pots. karenkimmel.bigcartel.com.
All Abloom “We weren’t looking for a new location but it had good bones,” says Monelle Totah, co-founder of Hudson Grace. The Brentwood Country Mart design shop will stock new items like kumquat soap and bespoke Italian candlesticks, and also feature a garden addition. “It’s been a dream of Monelle’s to have a flower shop,” adds husband and partner Gary McNatton. 225 26th St., Ste. 41, L.A., 310-458-0200; hudsongracesf.com.
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“I’m inspired by midcentury architecture,” says Holly Westhoff of her new Brutalist sculptures, small bronze works created by a proprietary technique that she developed for her jewelry line. Westhoff, who interned with Kelly Wearstler, also designs interiors but is passionate about metalwork. “It’s exciting when pieces are revealed; each is one-of-a-kind,” she says. The sculptures, available at Garde in L.A., range from 6 to 14 inches high, mounted on white oak or ebony-stained Douglas fir. $180-$1,200; hollywesthoff.com.
Dossier (bits) KAREN KIMMEL Table Shapes, set of three, $125.
A vignette at the new Méditerranée Antiques.
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CARPINTERIA
CLUB MED Méditerranée Antiques has relocated to a burgeoning industrial zone in Carpinteria. Owner Carolina Pierpont, well-known to designers and collectors, offers European and Spanish Colonial furnishings throughout the 4,000-square-foot space. This fall, the gallery, which Pierpont runs with her children, will show seating and lighting designs from France and Sweden, and Mexican pottery from the 1930s. With beach access and a microbrewery nearby, you might want to make a day of it. 500 Maple Ave., Carpinteria, 805-6950910; mediterraneeantiques.com.
WRITTEN BY MAILE PINGEL AND ANDREA STANDFORD. LILY LODGE: ARIANA LAMBERT SMERALDO. SCULPTURE: HOLLY WESTHOFF. HUDSON GRACE: ANDI HATCH. MÉDITERRANÉE ANTIQUES: NANCY NEIL
When Ariana Lambert Smeraldo opened her flower shop, Lily Lodge, she was one of the first to use all-organic flowers. Now, 10 years on, she is introducing a similarly all-natural candle line. “You could eat them,” she says with a laugh. Hand-poured into concrete vessels, scents include Geranium and Bergamot Black Pepper. Next up: a custom scent for Sunset Tower Hotel. 644 N. Robertson Blvd., L.A., 310-3609400; lilylodge.com.
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WARM welcome
At home in ST. HELENA, designer Hillary Thomas hosts a curated WEEKEND for friends. Marlien Rentmeester SENDS a postcard back Photography by ERIN KUNKEL
Dossier (trend) Clockwise from above: Hillary Thomas puts the finishing touches on the table. Friends gather around the pool. Chef Seth Bowden prepares the first course.
Interior designer Hillary Thomas is known for transforming homes with a magical blend of color, sophistication and preppiness. Nowhere is this on better display than at her own St. Helena abode, appropriately named Contento, an ode to the Spanish term for “happy.” But make no mistake: Contento is not just a perfectly appointed place. It’s an out-and-out lifestyle, and one that her friends from L.A. and S.F.—including yours truly—indulged in recently for a two-night midweek stay.
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On the agenda: bike riding through the surrounding vineyards, yoga morning sessions around the pool led by famed instructor Peter Chandonnet, delicious farm-to-table meals courtesy of Michelin-starred chef Seth Bowden, croquet and tennis at nearby Meadowood, private winery tours, midday rosé drinking, lounging, and late-night boogying in the olive tree-shaded courtyard (in our pajamas, no less!). Of course, if the whim struck, one could also play beekeeper and harvest honey from the
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Dossier Clockwise from far left: Guests relax around the fire pit. Fresh and organic was the theme, right down to the cocktail ingredients. In celebration of the bounty and beauty at Contento, dinners were served alfresco (writer Marlien Rentmeester, at center).
Below: Several members of the party receive an impromptu culinary lesson from chef Bowden as they watch him prepare the first course.
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property’s buzzing hives, fetch fresh-laid eggs from the chickens or pop into town to sip a sangria at Archetype in St. Helena. Life at Contento is utterly carefree and yet, thanks to Hillary, expertly choreographed: You are always greeted with a welcome gift bag and sent home with a bottle of locally produced wine. The meticulously stocked guest-room drawers serve up fluffy robes and scented candles and the bedside tables are laced with the most ravishing blooms. “We don’t have a lot of time in our busy lives to get together, so I want Contento to be a place that lets you really slow down
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and commune,” says Hillary, who recently relandscaped the grounds with help from Inner Gardens and transformed a third-car garage into a bunk room to accommodate some of the six children she and her boyfriend JP Conte have between them. My favorite highlight of the trip: sipping “Muy Contento” cocktails (made with fresh lavender from the gardens, lemons plucked from the backyard, and honey), then lingering around the long, beautifully appointed dinner table and enjoying the most delectable food, all the while feeling very contento, indeed. • MARLIEN RENTMEESTER
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INSIDER An old steel milling machine sets the tone in Westin Mitchell’s workshop.
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Captain of Industry From his Downtown L.A. WORKSHOP, designer and furniture maker WESTIN MITCHELL launches a new salon-friendly COLLECTION that elevates the industrial aesthetic
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Studio Visit
Clockwise from far left: A showroom in the Downtown studio highlights Mitchell’s debut collection, which includes his leather and polishedaluminum Cast Statement chair. A mood board by Mitchell’s lighting collaborator, Uri Davillier. The walnut and brass Parlor desk.
“You can’t really ask interior design firms to come check out your garage,” says 28-year-old Westin Mitchell, brown eyes twinkling. In fact, the furniture designer has exactly the sort of rugged yet retro-debonair sensibility—down to his throwback, slicked-back coif—to pull off such an invite. But in the spirit of professionalism, Mitchell relocated his business from his West Hollywood home to a 7,000-square-foot warehouse in Downtown L.A. in January 2013. After learning the trades of metal fabrication and woodworking at salvageinspired decor purveyor and manufacturer Cleveland Art, Mitchell left to found his own company in early 2012, quickly gaining traction with clients such as Big Daddy’s Antiques, and commissions from restaurants including Umami Burger, which tapped him to build out its Arts District locale. He changed directions earlier this year in order to launch his own line of high-end case goods: a seven-piece, limited-edition collection that mixes Art Deco and subtle steampunk references with overriding midcentury ones, nodding to Herman Miller and Charles Eames. The new offerings have a “gentleman’s loft” sensibility with a unisex draw. “I wanted to go upscale masculine, but also appeal to women,” Mitchell says. To that end, he imbued each piece with subtly feminine characteristics: The black leather-lined steel and walnut Contour
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Above: Laser-cut pieces of steel and brass that will be used to build light fixtures. Below: Mitchell at work welding.
bar cart has a seductively curved, trolleylike silhouette; the smoked glass-topped walnut Parlor desk (with optional vanity) stands on legs that elegantly taper to brass tips; and the Catenary pendant light features jewelry-like glass chain links hand-torched by Mitchell’s frequent collaborator, Uri Davillier of Neptune Glassworks. Davillier rents space in Mitchell’s studio, along with model-turned-welder Meyghan Hill of (wh)ORE HAüS Studios. “It helps creativity to have these kinds of people surrounding you—we bounce ideas off of each other; it’s like a family,” says Mitchell, who has been known, come 5:30 p.m., to mix up a round of Moscow Mules with freshly grated ginger root at the 18-foot-long reclaimed maple and steel bespoke bar—just in time to critique prototypes. “It adds to the overall environment,” he says. By appointment only, 737 Kohler St., L.A., 213-988-8335; westinmitchell.com. • MELISSA GOLDSTEIN
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Insider From far left: A mood box for a master suite. A beach-house sunroom with bergere chairs from a Paris market, recovered in a toile customdesigned to depict the client’s ancestry.
Right: Alexandra Loew. Below: A mood box mixing Art Deco and tribal motifs in a style Loew calls “French Cowboy.” In an entry hall, an Hermès gate-leg table wrapped in leather and studded with brass. The handblown rondel glass transoms were fabricated for the home.
A born storyteller, ALEXANDRA LOEW channels INSTINCTS honed as a DOCUMENTARY film producer in the HOME arena Alexandra Loew is a contradiction of the best kind. The decorator values an element of scholarship for every project, yet is also attracted to whimsy in design. Case in point, one of her favorite architectural examples is the Palais Bulles (Palace of Bubbles) near Cannes by famed architect Antti Lovag. L.A.-based Loew came to her current vocation following a career as a documentary film producer. She was first drawn in by an elderly neighbor who shared his own passion for architecture. A summer career-immersion course at the Southern California Institute of Architecture led to a master’s program at UCLA and a job working with Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne. Loew ultimately decided she was more interested in a smaller scale of detail than massive urban gestures. So in 2003, she opened an L.A. office for interior design. “I love the
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program of domesticity, how we live, why we arrange,” she says. Clarity of focus trumps a signature style for Loew, who has been known to seamlessly blend such disparate styles as New York brownstone and Moorish Revival. “Clients have a very particular narrative and each project must be appropriate for their aesthetic tendencies. At the end, I really want them to have enjoyed the journey.” Formerly based in her native New York, where she has a second office, the designer is grateful for her new surrounds: “There is so much space for contemplation here and endless possibility,” she says. Current projects include a landmark Victorian in Santa Cruz and a residence in Marina del Rey dubbed “the ugliest house in L.A.” by Curbed. “I mean, it had a shark tank,” Loew laughs. “I can’t wait for people to see it when I’m done!” alexandraloew.com. • ANDREA STANFORD
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Ask anyone in the interiors industry and they’ll tell you that the West Coast design community is a friendly place. Rather than being dominated by a feeling of cutthroat maneuvering to get that competitive edge, there is a certain inbuilt camaraderie here that’s unmatched in other parts of the country and even the world: a spirit of collaboration, and a feeling that designers come together with clients by recognizing an aesthetic and philosophical match in one another. By some lovely coincidence, it’s that same spirit of friendship that permeates this issue. I mean that in a literal sense—a few of my own personal friends are featured herein, including Suzanne Rheinstein (“Calming Influence,” p.58) and Michael S. Smith (Collage, p.82), both early supporters of the magazine who remain influential pillars of the design community and are celebrating much-anticipated book releases this fall; and Hillary Thomas, an interior designer based in St. Helena, whose contagious joie de vivre translates not only to her sophisticated yet undeniably cheery aesthetic, but also to her entertaining style, as evident in Marlien Rentmeester’s account of her weekend sojourn at Thomas’ Spanish-style home, Contento (“Warm Welcome,” p.26). And then there’s our cover girl Tatjana Patitz (“Natural Beauty,” p.40), whose tranquil Carpinteria ranch is the very definition of understated elegance. But I also mean it in a looser sense: The best friendships are built on authenticity, and I’m increasingly inclined to believe this goes for houses, too. The projects we feature this fall all embrace what is honest about their environs, as well as their homeowners; from a rustic-modern oasis in West Marin with deep respect for the land it’s sited on (“Ground Control,” p.54), to S.F.-based interior designer Palmer Weiss’ work for a young family, which balances impactful statements with accessibility for results she sums up as “livable luxury” (“All Access,” p.46). I hope you find something that resonates—and if you do, you share it with a friend.
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In the entry, classic Santa Barbara tiled flooring lends itself to a low-maintenance lifestyle while boots, tack and a horse sculpture nod to Patitz’s passion for riding.
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On her Spanish-tiled deck set above the treetops, Tatjana Patitz takes in the surrounding ocean and mountains. Not a single neighbor is visible from the remote 200-acre property: A black bear is more likely to wander up to the house than a person. Coyotes, bobcats, chipmunks, birds and peacocks provide an ambient chorus in this wildlife corridor she’s come to call home, an oasis she moved into in April with her son Jonah, age 11, and their three dogs, cat and pet doves. “I feel like I’m in India here,” says the self-described nature lover, who posts mostly animal pictures on her Instagram account and spends five mornings a week riding her horses, which she keeps in a barn north of Santa Barbara. Patitz, one of the original supermodels,
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Clockwise from left: In her bedroom, Patitz displays beaded necklaces with favorite books and photographs on a vintage dresser. In the kitchen, a small nook mixes European-style bistro chairs with a painted bench. She brought home the hand-carved wooden headboard from a trip to Mexico and layers it with pillows from UPSTAIRS AT PIERRE LAFOND, and a coverlet from MAISON K, Montecito.
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Above: Jonah’s surf- and skateboards at the entry of the A-frame-style abode. Right: Mother and son lounge on the couch; African chair, leather ottoman pouf, sheepskins and cashmere throw from MAISON K, Montecito. On Tatjana: COS sweater, $225, COS. Her own jeans. On Jonah: JOHNNIE-O button-down, $55, johnnie-O. His own jeans and belt.
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spent decades in the spotlight gracing glossy magazines, including the famous Peter Lindbergh-shot British Vogue cover alongside Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista—the same iconic team who starred in George Michael’s “Freedom” video. Today she does most of her modeling work in Europe and has purposefully created a home life in California that is private, relaxed and rural. “I was never the red carpet girl,” she confesses. After living in Malibu for 22 years, she watched the neighborhood change as beach homes made way for 20,000-squarefoot mansions and the paparazzi moved in on the community. “I wanted to pitch a tent on top of a mountain and become Jeremiah Johnson,” Patitz says with a laugh. Once her son was born she started exploring north of Malibu, and fell in love with the Santa Barbara area and its accompanying lifestyle. Now working on downsizing her homes, she traded properties in Mon-
Above: A giant bookcase is thoughtfully arranged, making this room the real heart of the home—perfect for curling up, reading and playing guitar.
tecito and Santa Ynez for her current 1,500-square-foot retreat in Carpinteria, a place drenched in that sleepy beach-town vibe she loves. Wood beams, oversized windows and earthy tiles serve as a backdrop for her bohemian style. Inside and out, Moroccan lanterns mingle with Mexican blankets and hand-carved furniture—much of which was collected on her travels. (Next up, she hopes to take a safari with Jonah in Kenya in conjunction with her elephant conservation work with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, and maybe bring home a few choice African fabrics to add to the milieu.) In the kitchen, simple, open shelving nods to her childhood in Sweden, while the lack of a pantry forces her to cook and eat fresh. Drums and guitars are everyday fixtures in the living room, where a couch is layered with muted pillows—catering to people and dogs alike. “I like things cozy, warm and not too precious,” she says. “ ‘Userfriendly’ is my motto.” •
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SAN FRANCISCO-based interior designer Palmer Weiss achieves the aesthetic IMPOSSIBLE: pleasing the STYLE-CONSCIOUS parents of young children
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An unrepentant wallpaper fan, Palmer Weiss amplifies the mostly white office with treatments by Cole & Son. Opposite: Homeowner Kirsten Green with her young son.
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Clockwise from top: Books and blooms, artfully arranged atop a coffee table in the living room. A photograph by Nick Brandt hangs above a Vanguard chest with Moore & Giles leather. The residence’s stately facade. Weiss and architect Charlie Barnett transformed the formerly cramped kitchen into a light-filled great room.
The creations of San Francisco-based interior designer Palmer Weiss, who expertly applies a neo-traditional aesthetic and reverence for antiques to luxurious yet livable family spaces, are in high demand. That’s because most of her clients are just like her: financial-VC types who are mid-aged marrieds with young children. Following art and architecture studies at Brown University, Weiss dove into business school at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. “Before design, I had, like, 14 other
careers: investment banker, Internet consultant, retail merchandiser,” laughs Weiss as she ticks them off. Voraciously curious and delightfully opinionated, the Charleston, S.C.-reared Weiss had an early introduction to her current field as the daughter of acclaimed interiors expert Kathleen Rivers. “My training is more an osmosis from my mom,” she admits. “I’m not one of those designers who’s been rearranging her room since age 6. But I can easily identify an Oushak rug.” In 2002, Weiss finally acknowledged how
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Michael Green sits with his young children on DWR chartreuse kitchen table chairs. The nowopen kitchen glows with natural light reflecting off the walls painted in Farrow & Ball’s Strong White.
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much she loathed her final businesssector job and took the terrifying leap to establish her own firm. For this Presidio Heights project, homeowners Kirsten Green, founder of the firm Forerunner Ventures, and her husband, Virtú Investments co-founder Michael, were thrilled that Weiss understood the need for the space to cater to both adult soirées and pin-the-tail-onthe-donkey parties for their two young children. The initial focus was a major build-out: brightening the dark, dingy dining room and transforming the cramped kitchen into the oft-requested
great room. The rest was a fairly blank canvas, and while Weiss leans toward color, her clients favored a palette of muted gray tones. Still, pops of saturated hues sneak in via accents, including floral Art Nouveau-indebted wallpaper in the office and a lively lemon-yellow settee in the master bedroom. “My sortof-cliché tagline is ‘livable luxury,’ ” she explains of her guiding impulse toward balancing beauty with utility. “I want my clients’ homes to be beautiful, of course. But these homes are also for their families. And they don’t want to worry about spilling juice on a $10,000 ottoman.” •
Above: The once dark and dingy dining room now utilizes light from the home’s original arched windows. Below: The backsplash framing the great room’s wet bar is crafted from Waterworks glass tile.
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Weiss and Barnett incorporated some of the home’s original details, such as a grillwork banister, which frames a custom-made Modernist credenza in the entry foyer.
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The SIMPLE beauty of a family’s bucolic WEST MARIN utopia shines through a LANDSCAPE architect’s restraint
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In West Marin, a contemporary family home, designed to evoke the area’s rustic agricultural vernacular, is sited on a gentle knoll amid hundreds of acres of pastureland. The owners, who camped on the property before breaking ground in order to understand it intimately, chose “less-is-more” as a fundamental design principal. “There was no reason to over-develop when the views were the priority,” says William Hynes, a landscape architect with SWA design firm who collaborated with partner Lawrence Reed on the project. “The challenge was to convey the essence of the land minimally and with purpose.” The pool in the main courtyard is a sleek take on agrarian water troughs; its raised limestone perimeter doubles as bench
Above: For the slope leading to the main courtyard, designed as a transition to and from the pastoral surroundings, Hynes used boulders foraged from the property to create a “loose staircase” with Corten steel walls.
seating. Native grasses sown on nearby slopes filter rainwater and thwart erosion. Considering the arid region’s risky sparkability (summer temperatures will occasionally surpass the century mark), the landscape around the home is irrigated, and for additional insurance, featured plants such as California lilac are fire-resistant. Just a smattering of trees were rooted: Coast live oak and buckeye provide shade and wind buffering. And, as a seasonal touchstone, a single Marina strawberry tree stands in the courtyard. The home’s architect, Eric Haesloop of Turnbull Griffin Haesloop, has quipped that Hynes’ job was easy: One Arbutus Marina in the ground— check! “He’s just joking, but I’ll take it as a sign that we did a good job leaving a light mark on the land,” says Hynes. •
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The architecture and landscaping gently embrace the knoll. Honoring the natural terrain was the motivating force behind the design.
CALMING Paying homage to the subdued GLAMOUR of the ’20s, SUZANNE RHEINSTEIN delivers a SERENE and sophisticated interior with SURPRISE touches
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With the explosion of self-publishing, the proliferation of D.I.Y. design and cable television home-remodeling shows, it is exceedingly refreshing to review the work of true interior design professionals. Suzanne Rheinstein is more than deserving of that designation. Schooled in the classics, Rheinstein also brings a modern sensibility and element of comfort to each of her projects, as evidenced in a classic Monterey Colonial in L.A.’s Westwood neighborhood featured in the following pages and excerpted from her highly anticipated second monograph. Due to be released in October, Rooms for Living: A Style for
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Today with Things from the Past (Rizzoli, $65) highlights the design of welcoming, serene settings from some of her favorite residential projects. C caught up with the acclaimed West Hollywood-based designer to delve into her incomparable vernacular: There is much talk about what it means to create modern interiors today. What does that mean to you? Suzanne Rheinstein: Modern is not a single object. To me, modern is your attitude and how you place everything. And it means not always taking things so seriously; I keep my sense of humor when decorating.
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Opening onto the clipped green garden, a light-filled eating space features painted wicker chairs around a French fruitwood table, with a charming chinoiserie lantern hanging above. Opposite: Designed by Art Luna, a handsome outdoor fireplace, ornamented with an iron star, sets the stage for elegant outdoor entertaining.
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Rheinstein found a leaf design from the 1930s that became the inspiration for the beautiful trompel’oeil drapery that she commissioned Bob Christian to paint on the walls of this dining room. The Maison Jansen chairs from the 1960s are paired with a bespoke walnut table.
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Above: At the window, a vintage French side bench is covered in wool satin whose foolthe-eye buttons are stenciled on. Below: An Italian desk and chair at the top of the home’s Moderne stair railing.
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For this home, what is a distinctive touch one might miss if not pointed out? I warmed up a bathroom in my New York apartment by stenciling button tufting on the wall and duplicated it here on a vintage French bench in the dining room. I took the wool satin weave fabric and sent it to an artist to finish it. It adds a touch of whimsy to the setting. What was one of your favorite collaborations on this project? I always love working with Bob Christian who we commissioned to do the beautiful trompe-l’oeil drapery on the walls of the dining room. He also created ethereal murals for the master bedroom. We share such a connection; we essentially talk in
Above: An 18thcentury French mirror above the sideboard with a pair of mirrorbacked sconces. Below: A 19thcentury English cellaret with an intricate painted metal sculpture of a viburnum branch by the French artist Carmen Almon.
shortcuts when we are together! Who has, and still does today, inspire you and your work? British designer Nancy Lancaster, because she grounded everything she did in comfort. And I love the timeless chicness of Pauline de Rothschild. I’ve always admired the work of Stephen Sills and I’m drawn to the beauty and comfort that both Bunny Williams and Peter Dunham instill in their interiors. The book that every design library should contain is… One Man’s Folly: The Exceptional Houses of Furlow Gatewood. Every house should have… The personality of its owners. •
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Classic CARMEL design is ENVIRONMENTALLY REIMAGINED by architect Mary Ann Gabriele Schicketanz along the enchanting POINT LOBOS coastline
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A modern limestoneand cedarwood-clad residence on the Carmel coastline. Opposite: The property is cantilevered to frame a sea view.
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South of town on a coastal Carmel Highlands hillside, locally based LEEDcertified architect Mary Ann Gabriele Schicketanz of Studio Schicketanz (and former partner at award-winning design firm Carver + Schicketanz Architects) has crafted a terroir-driven architectural statement in the form of a 21st-century design house dubbed Lobos Views. More than half of the 6,414-squarefoot property, an exquisite and environmentally conscious four-level family residence, nestles into the 45-degree grade hill. It’s clad in cedarwood and limestone—the material synonymous with neighboring Carmel-by-the-Sea cottages, and as much a signature of the Monterey Peninsula as the area’s cypress trees. Viewed from above, the exposed rooftops sprout native plants, creating a striking aesthetic from every angle. The third-level, open-plan living space is cantilevered to frame a sea view facing north out on the bay and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. The spectacular vista is best viewed from the master suite, where 9-foot-tall glass doors slide open onto a deck-wrapped swimming
pool and entertainment lanai perched on the bay’s edge. Utilizing a palette of soft gray, subtle beige and browns, Schicketanz beckons the surrounding terrain indoors, complementing the exterior design. In the stateof-the-art kitchen (featuring a Mugnaini wood-fired pizza oven), Boffi cabinetry offsets reclaimed stonework that organically unifies the entire home. A custom Edward Fields living-room carpet highlights pieces sourced by Schicketanz such as an original Milo Baughman rocker (reupholstered in a Larsen fabric) and a circa-1970s Guy Lefevre cocktail table. Aside from digging a commercial-scale hillside grade and working around a protected cypress, the greatest challenge for Schicketanz was creating a floor plan that captured natural light within this energyconserving home, as its levels descend to a stand-alone four-car garage and utility space. “The children’s bathroom is built 20 feet into the mountain, yet we managed to incorporate a shaft of daylight there,” she explains. Further proof that spectacular architecture and sustainability can be one and the same. •
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Nautical paintings by Tony de los Reyes hang above Margaret Weitzman’s collection of colorful Peking glass vessels. Vintage Baker cane chairs surround a table from Lucca Antiques, beneath a Meeka pendant. Opposite: Above the great room’s marble fireplace, Weitzman hung vintage mercury plates that she found in a Hancock Park consignment shop to reflect light throughout, where mismatched custom upholstered sofas keep company with an original George Nakashima desk that was a Mother’s Day gift from her husband years ago. The rug is a family heirloom that belonged to her mother.
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An Ed Ruscha painting is the focal point of the library, which is paneled in stained pine. Pat McGann tribal pillows on a John Derian Geranium sofa mix with a pair of 1970s acidetched tables by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne.
Clockwise from left: The entryway includes works from artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Kim McCarty and Tony Berlant. Margaret with her extended family. The Weitzman family, from left: Margaret’s stepson Jed with daughter LuLu and wife, Amanda; son Armen; husband Howard, and Margaret with granddaughter Indya. Vintage Baccarat and SaintLouis crystal perfume bottles with vintage chinoiserie boxes. Right: In the master bathroom, a hand-painted, marble-topped Jacqueline Moore vanity is accented with nickel-plated antique sconces.
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Los Angeles interior designer Margaret Weitzman shops estate sales the way others tackle a visit to the Louvre. “It’s like going to a museum,” she explains. “I love to study how people live, whether it’s grand or simple—what magazines they read or what sheets they have. I rarely leave empty-handed.” As a result, her layered interiors represent a sophisticated balance of classical, vintage and modern pieces, and the Pacific Palisades home she shares with her husband, entertainment
attorney Howard Weitzman (whose clients have ranged from Marlon Brando to Justin Bieber), acts as a creative laboratory for experimentation. “In my own house, I can mix every single era,” Weitzman says, “and my couches don’t match. It’s eclectic but sensible. I care as much about how the space works as how it looks.” The Weitzmans purchased the property in 2004 and razed the existing 1960s ranch house. In its place, the couple built
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“In my own HOUSE, I can MIX every single ERA…it’s ECLECTIC but SENSIBLE. I care as much about how the space WORKS as how it LOOKS.”
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Weitzman found her vintage garden furniture at a Bel Air estate sale, repainted in Benjamin Moore Jet Black and upholstered with Sunbrella fabrics; the fountain and garden stools are also estate sale finds.
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a 6,500-square-foot traditional home that centers around a great room, which Weitzman envisioned as the heart of the house, where they could entertain casually. “The great room was my response to no formal dining,” she says. “I didn’t just want to look at my living room. We actually use it.” The designer blended antique pieces ranging from midcentury to Biedermeier, mixing in her collections of mercury glass, yellow Peking vessels and Buccellati silver bowls. In one corner of the great room, Weitzman hosts dinner parties at an antique round table, while at the opposite end, a cozy seating nook hosts Ed Ruscha’s Double Standard, vintage Peter Hvidt
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X-frame chairs and a Chris Lehrecke stool. A dramatic Murano glass chandelier hangs in the center, above a Chinese altar coffee table. Throughout the home, every corner reveals a surprise, be it a collection of vintage Baccarat perfume bottles in the hallway or a Chiavari chair beside a painted table (a flea-market find) in the guest bathroom. “Powder rooms,” she advises, “should be an adventure, with unexpected things to see and use. There, you can take a chance.” And chances are, Weitzman, who is currently working on a project in Montecito, will soon be returning home with her latest armload of uncommon finds.•
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Feature (tbd) Clockwise from top left: The master bedroom is anchored by a Mansour Modern rug. A guest room features linens from around the globe. A stone table from Formations sits in the living room. A vintage shell-encrusted side table in the living area.
“Bare feet, torn T-shirts, playing in the waves with my dog, and long sunset walks are the essence of my life in Malibu,” says filmmaker Avi Arad of the beach house he shares with his wife, Joyce, and their three children. The producer, famous for comic-book blockbusters like Spider-Man and X-Men, has happily embraced one of the world’s most enviable lifestyles. “Even as a boy of meager means in Israel, I always loved being on the beach.” So when a prime oceanfront lot came on the market, the couple jumped and set about building a new home with designers Richard Hall-
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berg and Barbara Wiseley, who had also designed their Beverly Hills residence. Though the Greek island of Mykonos provided inspiration for the architecture and landscaping, the beachfront house could be located anywhere. “Our goal was for it to feel like you’re in another world without having to get on a plane,” says Hallberg. “We started with what it was supposed to feel like, then we sketched and it slowly evolved.” At the same time, there’s something distinctly Malibu about it. “And we chose materials that are strong and pure, which reminds us that this is a place of peace,” adds Joyce.
“We wanted this house to be different from our city house—a kind of beauty enhanced by the ocean and sky,” says Joyce. Myriad artifacts line the living-room shelves.
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The property is entered via a lushly planted courtyard that encloses a guesthouse and sitting area, and often the grandchildren’s toys. The stone underfoot (reclaimed from French chateaux) flows directly inside, unifying the entire floor plan, and the bronze-framed doors seem to disappear as the ocean comes into view. “It’s carefree,” says Hallberg, noting that it’s the mix of new and antique furnishings, textured materials, and objects from ancient cultures that coin the prevailing mystique. “We wanted this house to look like everything had drifted in off the ocean.” The key to
continuity, he stresses, is the integrity of disparate elements: “All the pieces have a similar substantiality—the woven baskets, the matchstick blinds.” Between the designers’ vision and ideas from Joyce, an artist, the result is at once a meditation on impermanence and an intimate portrait. “Everything can weather here,” notes Hallberg. “The older it gets, the more beautiful it will become.” The one constant is the coastline. “My favorite room is not a room, actually,” Avi admits. “It’s sitting on the beach, clearing my mind from everyday issues and filling it with the poetic view of Malibu.” •
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On the beach loggia a builtin, upholstered banquette, Formations stone capitals as tables and a Janus et Cie chair encourage relaxation; closer to the beach, Santa Barbara Designs umbrellas shade Sutherland chaises.
The courtyard entrance to the home is marked by a driftwood console table and welcoming script; Formations lantern and planters.
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Collage Lauded DESIGNERS share their California MOOD
Michael S. Smith “I am always surprised by how many houses I see that don’t take advantage of the incredible weather and gardens California has to offer. I think it is amazing to create spaces like a poolside living room or outdoor dining area that are functional and beautiful for the better part of the year. This is but one of the many reasons to live in this incredible state.”
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