WHAT INSPIRES ME 3. Mark Pynn Sunshade
4. Ango’s Cascade Suspension Light
1. Abby Paffrath Hats 2. Monica Aiello’s Pele West Painting
MARIAM DIEHL Owner/founder Diehl Gallery
By Dina Mishev ∙ Photography by David Agnello A NEW YORK TRANSPLANT, Irish-Iraqi Mariam Diehl bought Meyer Gallery in 2005 after working there for three years. At the time, the gallery represented only traditional western and wildlife artists. In the decade since, the horse lover—Mariam was formerly a volunteer officer with New York City’s Parks Enforcement Patrol Mounted Unit who has since transitioned to riding in the area’s backcountry—has not only renamed the gallery but also transformed it. Today, it is one of the valley’s most contemporary galleries, representing artists from Kate Hunt to Gwynn Murrill and traveling to national exhibitions like Chicago’s SOFA. With husband (and contractor) Scott Diehl, she has also fully remodeled an early 1980s log-faced duplex (it had plywood walls and ceilings when they bought it!) into a stunning contemporary mountain home overlooking the Snake River. Here, in her own words, Mariam shares some of the designs that inspire her signature style.
5. Wingback Chair