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ESCAPE The DECOR SPECIALISTS
PAT AND JACK WOOD
Credentials: Co-Owners, Encore Consign + Design Studio
FINDING INSPO • When the Woods need an extra dose of inspiration, the dynamic duo looks no further than Dorothy Draper who said, “I always put in one controversial item, it makes people talk.”
PICKING FAVORITES • The duo doesn’t have a favorite piece. Instead, Pat says, “we get exciting consignments from different people, different places, different designers every day, and all of these pieces find a second life when combined in different settings to create a unique, emotional experience.” ALL IN THE BIZ • “We’re inspired by a passion for business and curate consigned art and furniture offerings in the valley,” says Pat Wood.
Pat and Jack Wood created Encore in 2011 after they moved to the desert in 2000 from Calabasas, California. At Encore, they offer their buyers a 360-degree view of creativity—especially when looking around their showroom. This pair looks for furniture that offers unexpected combinations and arrangements designed to engage. The store itself houses 23,000 square feet of one-of-a-kind furnishings and accessories. “Our strength is our vast assortment of hand-picked treasures— Tuscan to modern, contemporary to Santa Fe and beyond— we have pieces that will blend perfectly across all of the architectural nuances of Palm Springs,” says Pat Wood.
SOUKIE MODERN The Shops at Thirteen Forty Five 1345 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 310.955.1060 www.soukiemodern.com
The VINTAGE HUNTERS
TAIB LOTFI AND KENYA KNIGHT Credentials: Co-Owners, Soukie Modern FOLLOW YOUR ARROW • “Choose the things that bring you joy. If you have a dream, sit with that. Understand how you feel about it,” says Lotfi.
MIDCENTURY MAKEOVER • “Recently we remodeled our midcentury modern home, called Soukie Kasbah, into a lifestyle representation of our brand,” says Knight. “The house is filled with incredible vintage pieces sourced in Palm Springs and Morocco.”
Soukie Modern harmonizes the cultures of Palm Springs and Marrakech into one, beautiful collection, representing a “Collective Casbah,” merging kindred worlds of design with vintage Moroccan rugs and pieces for the home. “At Soukie Modern, we find inspiration right here in Palm Springs, with our own whimsical twist just a little left of center,” notes Knight. To explore Soukie Modern is to absorb the passion of two beautiful people with hands reaching out to offer more than design, here energy is manifested in hand-woven rugs, blankets and more. 48 LOCALE MAGAZINE
CULTURE CREATORS • Knight and Lotfi develop their ongoing vision called Palm2Palm. Two palms signify a pair of trees, one in Palm Springs and the other in Marrakech, offering friendship between cultures. “Two cities [that] are actually on the same latitude,” explains Knight.
ENCORE CONSIGN + DESIGN STUDIO 47120 Dune Palms Rd, Ste A La Quinta, CA 92253 760.564.7200 www.encorelq.com