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Jeffrey Alan Marks’s lighting collection, true blue trend report, and more
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A modern beach house at Sand Point and more
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A new exhibit at MCASB, local ceramicists, the Funk Factory, and more
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100 RENAISSANCE MAN Written by Josef Woodard. Photographs by Dewey Nicks
108 OFF DUTY Written by Jennifer Blaise Kramer. Photographs by Erin Kunkel
118 A NEW ERA Written by Joan Tapper. Photographs by Dewey Nicks
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I have been thinking a lot about what makes a home, as I have been doing a little house hunting recently. Is it the style of the house or the collections that have been curated over time that make it feel personal? Is it the people who reside within who bring life to said abode? I think it is a mixture of both, but it is also the place it is located in that helps define our sanctuary. And if it is located in Santa Barbara County, then you have found Mecca. Our Home + Garden 2020 special issue is your best resource for living the good life in our own little Eden. In the spirit of mi casa es su casa, we highlight industry trends, inspirational homes, Lotusland’s Japanese Garden 2.0, and a chef’s impulsive entertaining at home (“Off Duty,” page 108); chat with interior designers on the front lines who share some of their tried-and-true tricks; and celebrate one of our beloved George Washington Smith’s grande dames, El Cielito (“A New Era,” page 118). Take our cover subject—former actress-turnedart entrepreneur Portia de Rossi—who was raised in Australia and now happily chooses to live in our slice of paradise with her wife, TV personality Ellen DeGeneres. De Rossi loves her nature-filled small-town lifestyle so much she’s based her latest venture, General Public, here on our shores. We go inside the impressive tech compound that houses her company’s 3D printing machines used to publish art editions to everyone (“The Fine Print” page 78). Speaking of artistic endeavors, Henry Lenny—
while an internationally recognized architect— could also be considered a true artist. His handdrawn sketches of projects past and future are works of art in themselves. With decades of honing his craft, we visit Lenny (“Renaissance Man,” page 100) at his Carpinteria home studio filled with his tools of the trade for setting the tone and guarding Santa Barbara architecture for future generations to come. Architect William Hefner and his interior designer wife, Kazuko Hoshino, created their own Romero Canyon enclave for their future generations to enjoy (“Rustic California Modern Redefined,” page 88). The experienced duo created their stone and glass Arts and Crafts-inspired vacation home as a contemporary ode to their favorite local haunt, the San Ysidro Ranch. While my childhood was mostly from a Midwestern vantage point, it was our family’s move to Santa Barbara that made me finally feel that I was where I was always meant to be. Houses can come and go as life takes us in all sorts of directions, but it is where our roots have dug in that will always beckon us back.
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Portia de Rossi in Proenza Schouler dress, Jimmy Choo pumps, and XIV Karats, Ltd. jewelry. Photographed by Dewey Nicks. Hair by Laini Reeves. Makeup by Heather Currie for Cloutier Remix. Styled by Kellen Richards.
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D EW EY N I C K S “I was pleased to receive the assignment to photograph one of the chicest and friendliest
CEOs in the chicest and friendliest offices I’ve ever visited. How exciting to find all this in my home town of Carpinteria. Portia de Rossi and crew have made my idea of a dream office near the beach a reality,” says Nicks, who snapped our cover feature, “The Fine Print” (page 78). S.B. MUST DOS Field + Fort in Summerland is s a delicious destination for breakfast and lunch and within walking distance from my house. • I always have out-oftowners meet me at Lucky Llama Coffee because the spirit of this beach town is immediately apparent with the friendly staff. • I recently found out that the Fosters Freeze is not long for this world. Do yourself a favor and enjoy a vanilla soft-serve cone while you still can.
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“Having heard about Henry Lenny and his various imprints on Santa Barbara for years, it was thrilling to meet him, soak in his wisdom about architecture and community/historical context, and also to realize just how important his architectural touch and experience has been on Santa Barbara’s style and coveted Mediterranean mystique. I look at Santa Barbara a bit differently now,” says the lifelong local who chatted with the architect for “Renaissance Man” (page 100). S.B. MUST DOS The largest privately funded park in America, Elings Park is a haven for humans and dogs. • The Music Academy of the West offers a summer music bounty amid a vintage estate. • Stow House and Lake Los Carneros are a precious expanse of presuburban Goleta.
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“One of the best things about design writing is getting a glimpse into how others live, and I particularly loved the canyon retreat of William Hefner and his family,” says the writer who penned “Rustic California Modern Redefined” (page 88). “While I am anything but a minimalist, the clean lines and the serenity of the interiors gave me food for thought.” S.B. MUST DOS The San Ysidro Ranch is one of my favorite places— I love the grounds, the history, and its sense of place. • The Rosewood Miramar Beach for coffee or cocktails overlooking the ocean. • The fresh, colorful fabrics at Raoul.
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“Just seeing how excited Portia de Rossi is about this idea—and what they have been able to achieve with 3D printing technology—was kind of a thrill,” says the Los Angeles-based writer who learned about the former actress’s new venture for “The Fine Print” (page 78). “She has created an entirely new category in the art world and is doing it all in a place that she loves, living the life of her dreams.” S.B. MUST DOS Garde is the chicest place on earth. • Montecito’s Lucca Antiques is also hard to beat. • A little further afield, the kitchen and garden sections at Rains in Ojai is the shopping equivalent of comfort food.
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“It was amazing to get an inside look at the stunning General Public headquarters. What they are doing for the art world and artists is really inspiring and a great boost for Carpinteria,” says the local interior designer (and co-owner of Field + Fort) who styled the set for “The Fine Print” (page 78). S.B. MUST DOS Stocking up on herbs and veggie plants for my garden from Island Seed & Feed. • Hiking to the Rattlesnake Canyon meadow. • Bocce ball and cocktails at Arnoldi’s Cafe.
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Open Spaces Interior designer BIRGIT KLEIN often mixes natural touches with modern materials. To brighten a corner in her own home, Klein hung a palm-leaf basket by local artist Erika Hill in her kitchen and filled it with flowering cherry blossom branches. “It’s simple but impactful,” she says. 29
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A living room by designer Angela Free incorporates the grand Passy chandelier; Hélène Aumont; the Bagatelle passementerie chandelier.
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Cairn, tapestry, 105 x 81 in. mixed with vintage items; Edith Caldwell;
The gorgeous handmade art of passementerie— intricate braiding, tassels, fringes, and other embellishments—is at risk in our modern world. Its apotheosis was the court of Versailles, but its popularity also reached America. Who can forget Scarlett O’Hara’s green velvet dress in Gone with the Wind, fashioned from her mother’s drapes? That ensemble would have been incomplete without the belt made from drapery tie-backs— pure passementerie. Leave it to local (French) designer HÉLÈNE AUMONT to revive the cherished art. “As a little girl, I was surrounded by pompoms—large tassels on the keys of armoires or doors—and I used to play with them as if they were dolls,” she says. “So it is familiar territory for me, and I realized that the art of the passementerie could easily fall into oblivion, as many other trade guilds have. I decided I needed to infuse some passementerie in my interiors.” And voilà, the designer’s collection of luxe chandeliers, sconces, lanterns, pendant lights, and tie-backs was born. 805-691-9335,
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Bring it Home “Here’s the deal. The reason I named this place EDITH CALDWELL ABODE is because I won’t bring anything in here that I wouldn’t take home,” says the namesake of the new gallery/boutique at the southeast corner of De la Guerra Plaza. The doubleheight space (originally an art studio) with classically arched windows is airy and light—the perfect spot for viewing Caldwell’s specially curated vintage furniture and home accessories. Originally from Tennessee, Caldwell ran galleries in various California locales before heading to Santa Barbara eight years ago, intending to retire. Luckily for us, she’s back in the game. 8 E. De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara, 805-696-
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PORCH GALLERY OJAI is running “Elemental” through March 8, showcasing selected works by Victoria Pearson, a lifestyle photographer who’s shifted into fine art photography. 805-620-7589, porchgalleryojai.com. J.B.K.
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On a sunny afternoon in January, Chuck Lande is standing outside one of the homes he is developing at SAN MARCOS PRESERVE and marveling at the view. From the hillside, just a few minutes from upper State Street, you can see the Channel Islands in the distance as well as a swath of ocean beyond More Mesa. “People are surprised to find the beauty and privacy,” he says. “They had no idea this existed up here. There’s great birdlife, deer, foxes, and coyotes— it’s a home in the country.” Happily, that pastoral feeling will remain, thanks to the fact that the overall property encompasses the natural 200-acre San Marcos Foothills Preserve, which is stewarded by the nonprofit Channel Islands Restoration and laced only by walking trails. Further contributing to the open space, each of the lots within the development are limited in their buildable envelope. Lande became involved with the development a couple of years ago, but the story of the project reaches back long before that. Originally it was a 600-acre ranch for dairy cattle. The property was sold several times, then a dozen years ago the ranch owners began the entitlement process. A third of the land was spun off to the county to form the Foothills Preserve; the balance was broken up into 14 estates of three to 27 acres—six in a section called the Meadows and eight more in the Terrace above, where the 360-degree views showcase a panorama of ocean, islands, and city. Orange County-based architect Mark Scheurer has created several floor plans of about 4,000 square feet that are centered on great rooms and oriented to indoor-outdoor living. The exteriors range from Spanish style to modern farmhouse. Says Lande, “There’s a mixture of houses, all different but that blend together and fit into the land and the preserve. This is a place for people who want to enjoy privacy and a rural feel but be close to town. The setting is spectacular and serene.” Sanmarcospreserve.com. JOAN TAPPER A bucolic view from the San Marcos Preserve.
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TOP TO BOTTOM: Marks sets the table under his
Designer Jeffrey Alan Marks debuts a new lighting line, a new baby, and a new address
Yerba hanging light, part of his new Point Dume collection; Sandbar sconces and the Windbluff hanging light are part of his ode to coastal-inspired design.
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LUCCA ANTIQUES, 805-869-6362, luccaantiques.com, for interiors. BROPHY BROS., 805-966-4418, brophybros.com, when I’m missing the East Coast.
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TRUE BLUE With shades from the ocean to the sky, Pantone’s color of the year pleases the eye
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Metal daybed, from $1,995, deKor; backgammon set, $395, Jonathan Adler; Tech Lighting pendant, $462, Cabana Home; plate, $39, William Laman; Stephen Keeney oil painting, $9,600, Lucca Antiques; chair, $3,450, The Blue Door; Santa Barbara Ikat and Montecito Medallion fabrics, price upon request, Mark Sikes; glass, $48/set
“Colors help bring energy and mood to a room, and blue is one of those colors that has a wonderful spectrum,” says up-and-coming designer HAYLEY BRIDGES. “We wanted this living room to have a playful energy that would bring the client a sense of happiness in their space.” 805-883-3016, hayleybridgesdesign.com.
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Design Two large-scale equine photographs by Shelli Breidenback flank the limestone-clad entrance hall of a Carpinteria residence designed by architect Barry Winick.
Double Vision A well-designed coastal residence is nestled between a nature preserve and the Pacific Ocean Few California homes feature stunning outdoor vistas from both sides of the building. But a strip of land located between Carpinteria’s Salt Marsh Nature Park and the Pacific Ocean provided exactly that opportunity for clients of local architect Barry Winick. “What’s beautiful about the site is that on one side you have the beach and on the other side the salt marsh,” says Winick, who >
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was commissioned to create a new house for the dynamic spot. The result is a striking, welldesigned structure that maximizes available views of both ocean and salt marsh. Winick was clearly up to the task. Armed with degrees in fine arts and architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design, he clocked 20 years with noted New York architect Peter Marino (for 11 of those years he helmed Marino’s 120-person office). In 2009 he relocated to Santa Barbara and established WINICK ARCHITECTS, specializing in luxury residential and retail projects. “We’re known for really high-end quality work with a focus on materials,” he says. Building next to the ocean is a technical challenge, so early on in the process Winick brought in local contractor Allen Construction (with more than three decades of building experience) and its production manager Daniel Mault. With good reason: The site required pouring a 12-inch-deep concrete foundation on top of a grid of 40 caissons—each 30 inches wide— going down 60 feet. (“We could park an aircraft carrier on it,” Mault says jokingly with justified pride.) The impressive foundation also serves another purpose: It provides heat for the floors.
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The opposite side of the site faces the salt marsh, a protected environment that is home to many rare and endangered plants and birds, and rigid requirements (understandably) apply to any adjacent development. “Plantings had to be approved by a biologist to make sure nothing on the site would be invasive in the salt marsh,” Winick says, “and the plan had to be approved by both the homeowner’s association and the county planning department.”
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The third member of this dream building team is Lyn Muse of Lyn Muse Interiors, who chose a balance of modern and traditional furnishings for the indoor and outdoor spaces and also oversaw the landscaping. “She really understood the style of the house,” says Winick, noting that Muse “likes materials that have a textural quality, and there’s a lot of tone on tone in her design.” Bespoke elements Muse provided include two unique rugs; one features drawings by the clients’ children, the other is a rendering of ocean surf that “flows” underfoot in the living room. Included in the home’s 5,500 square feet are six bedrooms, each with its own bathroom (the tub in the master bath is on an axis with the ocean), and an open-plan dining room with a sleek Poggenpohl kitchen. The interior is light and airy, with limestone walls and floors that extend seamlessly through to the outside. The living room’s floor-to-ceiling glass walls are completely retractable, linking the entire front space to the ocean front. From the outside, the building is a combination of wood and glass, with a series of angled roofs. The defining characteristic of the house— specifically requested by the clients—is its parallel orientation to the ocean, a departure from the neighboring homes that face the water at an angle. This placement not only maximized beach frontage but, according to Winick, “helped establish the geometry and the kinds of axial focus through the house.” Among the most dramatic views—there are many—is the grand entry, where arriving guests can see straight through the glass front door out to the ocean’s horizon. Upon exiting the house, guests are treated to a different, but no less breathtaking, opposing view of the salt marsh with its majestic mountain backdrop. As Winick says, “You’re never far from the outside of the house.” It’s California living par excellence. 805770-3400, winickarchitects.com. L.D. PORTER
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The sleek Poggenpohl kitchen is on an axis with the ocean; the master bedroom, with a Patterson Flynn Martin woven rug, has its own oceanfront terrace; retractable fabric awnings provide shade on the ocean terrace where David Sutherland’s teak dining furniture fronts the stone fireplace. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The front of the residence overlooks Carpinteria’s Salt Marsh Nature Park, home
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to endangered plants and birds; floor-to-ceiling glass walls in the living room completely retract, linking the space to the ocean front (a custom Tai Ping rug resembling the surf with irregular foam edges “flows” underfoot); the oceanfront side of the home is a dynamic combination of ipe wood siding and glass, with a grand staircase leading to a seagrass dune.
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Majestic Gestures Early on, the architecture firm MARMOL RADZINER, founded in 1989 by Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner, was hailed for its exquisite restoration of midcentury architectural gems like Richard Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, which garnered a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. Since that time, the firm’s stature and size has exploded to include a team of architects, interior designers, landscape designers, metal fabricators, carpenters, and furniture makers. (Not to mention attracting clients such as Tom Ford, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, and Anthony Kiedis.) A hefty new monograph, Site: Marmol Radziner in the Landscape (Princeton Architectural Press), highlights the critical importance of nature and landscape to the architects’ design philosophy. Radziner has said, “As soon as we start a project, we’re thinking about the exterior spaces—the views, outdoor areas, or trees on a site. They’re integral to our ideas and to the experience and form of the building.” That ethos is especially evident in a Montecito residence the firm designed on a parcel of land that hosts California oaks, a running creek, and numerous Santa Barbara sandstone boulders. The sacred oaks were retained, and the boulders were quarried and integrated into the walls of the structure. “Because of the oak trees and other protected parts of the property, the house is sited in the only place it could go,” says the owner, “but Marmol Radziner made it seem intentional instead of the only option. Every window takes advantage of the Santa Barbara landscape, and I feel very connected to the land here.” Marmolradziner.com. L.D.P.
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surrounding landscape, and sandstone boulders from the site were quarried and integrated into its walls; the firm’s monograph celebrates the role of nature in design; the view from the front door perfectly captures the natural beauty outside. OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: The soaring entryway to a contemporary Montecito home designed by Marmol Radziner; the residence is carefully sited among pre-existing trees and boulders.
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custom banquette makes a statement in a curved space; Manuel Canovas wallpaper in turquoise Serendip kicks off a “bright and cheerful” color thread throughout the home; in lieu of color, black-and-white pattern on repeat creates visual interest.
PATTERN PLAY For interior designer ANDREA SCHUMACHER, color is everything. Not all of her clients have the tolerance for a rainbow of hues, but when they do, she lets loose. Here are her tips for going big. SET THE TONE. Pick one focal point such as a bold wallpaper or fabric that has a good 15 colors. Then pull from there and create a thread of a few strong colors to weave through the home. CHOOSE COLOR COMBOS WISELY. First ask what you like and what looks good on you. As for tried-and-true color combos, stick to your focal point for guidance, and look for “bright and cheery.” MAXIMIZE EYE CANDY. “There’s a whole movement of maximalism,” she says, but how much color and pattern to use is up to the individual. If you want a green velvet custom banquette, go for it! If that’s too frightening, keep the big expensive items neutral and use color only on noncommittal accents such as throw pillows that can easily be swapped out.
CREATE TEXTURE. Sometimes a black-andwhite palette with plenty of pattern doesn’t need a hint of color. In this case, when it’s all about the neutrals, layer in texture for more tactile visuals.
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MIX PATTERN SCALE. Repeating similar or identical patterns via textiles and wallpaper (think linens, chairs, wallpaper, and draperies) is big right now. As a rule of thumb, pair one large pattern with one small pattern, so there’s some variance in scale. As for when to stop, Schumacher says, “In the design world, more is more.”Andreaschumacherinteriors .com. JENNIFER BLAISE KRAMER
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Rincon, the “Queen of the Coast,” is surf paradise, drawing the best of Santa Barbara with waves reminiscent of Mexico and Hawaii. For this house perched right on the point, the owners decided to spruce it up and let others soak up the view on holiday. “I was tasked to transform the house into a vacation rental,” says interior designer Rita Chan Donahoe of RITA CHAN INTERIORS, “but then they fell in love with it.” The client had grown up in the home and knew it needed updating around the edges. “There were some dated elements,” Donahoe recalls, mostly from 1990s-era remodeling. She drew upon her signature beachy-fresh aesthetic. New natural white oak builtins recall driftwood, while sandy tones drift in via rattan, leather, and reclaimed wood furniture. Soft whites are paired with coastal blues and pale greens throughout. LaCantina doors open up from the dining room and kitchen to a beachfront lounge and firepit. “You can watch people surf while you’re doing the dishes!” she laughs. While initially meant for others to enjoy, the home quickly captured the clients’ hearts, persuading them to stay for good. Old family antiques mix with modern art, vintage surf posters, surfboards, and a swinging loveseat off the master bedroom. Adds Donahoe: “They fell in love with the idea that every day is a vacation.” Ritachaninteriors.com. J.B.K. 46 h o m e + g a r d e n 2 0 2 0
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A window seat overlooking Rincon is adorned with pillows by Rita Chan Interiors with Tensira African fabrics; a Serena & Lily hanging loveseat off the master balcony is a playful perch for watching the surf; the dining room table gets a mix of rattan and wood chairs for a “schoolhouse meets surf vibe”; surfboards and side chairs for reading in the sun grace the lap pool.
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“had to go” and was replaced with Spanish tiles to echo the exterior character. Red-brown hardwood floors were stained a sophisticated ebony, and a music room was painted a moody indigo for contrast against all the white walls. To fill an empty living room corner, a built-in bookcase and console offered storage, display space, and architectural interest. In the kitchen, basic upper cabinets were swapped for clean open shelves, and an ordinary window was exchanged for a cool pop-out/passthrough for a better connection to the patio. Finally, layering in various shades of blue throughout gave an ocean-like, lived-in feel to this house that was transformed in almost four months. Adds Smith: “Our primary goal was to make it feel lived in by adding warmth and patina.” Jrsid.com. J.B.K.
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When an avid traveler and surfer scored a stucco home on the back of the Riviera, it was pretty close to a dream come true, except for two things: It lacked ocean access and any sort of unique style. One of those could not be changed, however one was greatly reversed by enlisting designer JESSICA RISKO SMITH. Without embarking on a gut remodel, she devised a quickfix plan to pull in ocean elements and reflect the client’s personality. “At first the home was sort of vanilla—anyone might like it, but it didn’t look like anybody,” says Smith. Removing builder-grade finishes was the first step; upon entrance, a carpeted stair runner
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add liveliness to the music room; patterned Schumacher drapes, a blue rug from Loloi, and Tabarka Studio tile on the fireplace lend pattern and color in the living room; star pendants get framed in the kitchen’s arched entrance.
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Lotusland’s Japanese Garden has a new breath of life On a winter afternoon, the garden panorama was bright with gingkos, a spray of cycads, greenery in myriad hues…and a circle of ripples. The vista of the Japanese Garden was brilliantly illuminated by the sun’s rays, but upside down, reflected in the > 51
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newly clear waters of the koi-filled pond. The scene offered a powerful invitation to pause, reflect, and simply give in to the serenity of the surroundings. And that feeling—more than the $6 million spent or the technical obstacles overcome during five years of planning and construction—is the true measure of the success of the renovation of this cherished corner of GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND. From the beginning, there were three main objectives, says landscape architect Derrik Eichelberger of Arcadia Studio in Santa Barbara: improve the function and clarity of the centerpiece pond, make the entire Japanese Garden wheelchair accessible, and heighten its Japanese character while maintaining Madame Ganna Walska’s vision for the space. “It was a balancing act,” says Eichelberger, who teamed with Paul Comstock of Comstock Landscape Architecture in Santa Monica; Gwen Stauffer, then-CEO of Lotusland; and Kalie Grubb of Arcadia on the redesign. “Gwen wanted this to be a place where there could be programs, especially for healing,” he says. “Now there are places to sit and contemplate, where people can gather.” To that end, they added the Miwatasu—a scenic overlook—along with a space in the grove of Japanese cedar called the Cryptomeria Gathering, after the scientific name of those trees. A new lotus-viewing platform allows visitors to get close to the garden’s namesake plants. There’s also a Japanese pavilion at the end of a path lined by cherry trees.
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“Now there are places to sit and contemplate where people can gather.”
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“My favorite part is the karensansui,” says Eichelberger, referring to a new dry garden of raked sand and boulders. “We wanted to create a transitional space there, a source of energy.” The renovation gave rise to enormous logistical challenges, however. Widening paths and grading the area for accessibility and installing a state-of-the-art biofiltering system in the pond created a staged construction site of cranes, heavy machinery, and an army of workers. Lotusland site supervisor Junio Milanese ensured that every rock was tagged and photographed so it could be returned to its exact location as the pond was drained, relined, deepened, and connected by underground trenches to the filtering equipment. “One of my biggest challenges was to minimize the stress to the plants,” says Milanese. “But when you take the garden apart, you start to see what the vision was and what went into it.” The result is a superb example of a classic Japanese hill and pond garden. “A garden is always evolving,” notes Eichelberger. With this renovation the Japanese Garden reaches back to the creative spirit that gave birth to it and inspires us all for the future. 805-969-9990, lotusland.org. JOAN TAPPER
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Vintage stone lanterns and pagodas have new settings; a path through a stand of bamboo was part of the renovation of the Japanese Garden; sunlight underscores the serenity of the space.
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Color your outdoor world with an anything-but-monotone layered look.
Less Is More Local landscape designer Isa Hendry Eaton and lifestyle writer Jennifer Blaise Kramer (a contributor to Santa Barbara Magazine) teamed up to publish SMALL GARDEN STYLE: A DESIGN GUIDE FOR OUTDOOR ROOMS AND CONTAINERS ($22, Ten Speed Press, available Chaucer’s Bookstore, 805-682-6787, chaucersbooks.com)—a thorough handbook for selecting your aesthetic and making confident choices in how to fill your space. “Gardens are meant for living, but it’s not the designer who gets to live in the garden,” says Eaton. “As a designer, I listen closely to each client to make sure their garden is a joyful place that feels like home and sings the right song for their lifestyle.”
“A thoughtful garden is like another room of the house, especially in Santa Barbara, where we can live outside most of the year.” —Jennifer Blaise Kramer
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Did You Know? In an effort to maintain a carbon-neutral footprint, Carpinteria-based WESTERLAY ORCHIDS has teamed up with Goleta’s Por La Mar Nursery to create a new Locally Grown gardens program, offering customers a mix of regionally cultivated blooms and other plants to help minimize freight from all over the country. 3504 Via Real, Carpinteria, 805-684-5411, westerlayorchids.com.
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The 75th anniversary of the SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW (tickets: from $14) takes place March 13 through 15 at Earl Warren Showgrounds. The oldest, largest event of its kind, this annual gathering offers guidance, floral vignettes, and more to educate enthusiasts about the 25,000 species of orchids that are found in the wild. Sborchidshow.com.
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RIGHT: A view of Grace’s own garden, inspired by the world-renowned gardens at Lotusland; Grace’s new book; a newly restored garden formerly buried in three feet of mud; a whimsical garden “bed”; an inviting stone bench sits atop a retaining wall, providing a cozy sitting area on a sloping lot.
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Award-winning Santa Barbara landscape designer Margie Grace has penned her first book, Private Gardens of Santa Barbara: The Art of Outdoor Living ($50, Gibbs Smith, available at Chaucer’s Bookstore, 805-682-6787, chaucersbooks .com), featuring luscious images of 18 local gardens created by her firm, GRACE DESIGN ASSOCIATES. Of special interest is a custom garden from 2004 that was devastated by the Montecito debris flow. The firm beautifully restored it to its original glory. “Santa Barbara is world-renowned for its striking natural beauty, unique outdoor lifestyle, and rich gardening history,” says Grace. “This book provides a peek behind the gates of gardens of all styles, from modest to extravagant.” 805-687-3569, gracedesignassociates.com. L.D. PORTER
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Pottery Works Local ceramicists throwing clay Roman-born MIRI MARA’s cast ceramic vases, bowls, cups, and pendant lights are produced, displayed, and sold at his eponymous Carpinteria boutique. Subtle echoes of artistic influences are visible >
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LEFT TO RIGHT: Mara’s eponymous Carpinteria boutique; one of Mara’s new pieces, Trevi, 101 / 2
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in his pieces—some resemble cycladic sculptures, others bear slashes reminiscent of fellow Italian artist Lucio Fontana; the angularity of his most recent designs hint at cubism. But Mara’s creations are uniquely his own, and the sheer variety of his glazes evidences the work of a master. Mirimara
.com. L.D. PORTER
Using an ancient hand-coiling technique, CHRIS BROCK transforms humble clay into sublime vessels at his mountaintop studio in Ojai. Production is limited, yet the timelessness of his designs—an inspired melding of Deco, Egyptian, Etruscan, and elements of early California pottery— has garnered tastemaker fans such as Marc Jacobs. Local collectors find his work in Los Angeles at Blackman Cruz, which stocks Brock’s singular lamps (with custom shades by husband/design guru Paul Fortune), and at JF Chen, which features his exquisite vases and pots. Brockpottery.com. L.D.P.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Chris Brock at leisure; Brock’s round bowl on tower square base with drop handles (2019), 15 x 21 x 15 in., Topa blue with lilac overglaze (one of a pair).
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KLAPP CERAMICS began when Santa Barbara
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native Sarah Klapp started selling pottery to pay for a kiln bought because she missed working in clay (a craft she learned in high school). She is known for her meticulously made home wares—her signature mugs with bright stripes are minimalist sculptures— all hand thrown on the wheel. “This means each piece is unique and made with patience and attention to detail,” Klapp has said. “Ceramic home ware exists in very intimate spaces in our lives, and it lasts a very long time.” Klappceramics.com. L.D.P.
You can’t miss REBEKAH MILES’s brightly hued, hand-painted plates, bowls, cups, and vases. These captivating contemporary heirlooms are created in her studio just outside Carpinteria and incorporate her whimsical interpretations of native California plants and images from an antique lotería set (Mexican bingo) from the 1800s. “I think of my ceramic pieces as functional paintings,” Miles says, “the imagery and motifs come from a sense of place and of beauty, using mostly found imagery and reinterpreting it as ceramic decorative subjects.” Rebekahmiles.com. L.D.P.
Given his nearly three-decade tenure at UC Santa Barbara, ceramic artist and emeritus professor of art SHELDON KAGANOFF’s influence on generations of ceramicists cannot be overstated. His own artistic journey includes a stint at Sausalito’s famed Heath Ceramics and a lecturer position at Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Still honing his craft, as evidenced by a recent show at Ventura’s Vita Art Center, Kaganoff credits his curiosity about Zen Buddhism and Gestalt psychology with influencing his formidable talent with clay.
Kaganoffstudio.com. L.D.P.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Sheldon Kaganoff at 10 West Gallery; one of his masterful ceramic pieces.
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the expansive studio building; the studio spaces are leased to artists working in various media; ceramic pots awaiting decoration; one of Patrick Hall’s sculptural vessels.
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Genevieve Gaignard’s Neighborhood Watch, chromogenic print, 20 x 30 in.
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Stylized self-portraits and site-specific installations come together in “Outside Looking In,” an exhibit of Genevieve Gaignard’s provocative and insightful work, which opens March 5 at the MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SANTA BARBARA. With pop-culture aesthetics and a sense of humor, the artist invites the viewer to explore issues of identity, race, femininity, and class in America today. Says Abaseh Mirvali, executive director of MCASB: “This exhibition speaks to the human condition and, through the most compelling art of our time, asks us to take pause and decide how much we wish to engage, through the language of art, with issues that affect us and our lives.” 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa
Barbara, 805-966-5373, mcasantabarbara.org. J.T.
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SAFE HAVEN Santa Barbara Printmakers (SBP), a group of artists using hand and press-printing techniques—etching, dry point, and monotype, among others—has teamed up with the ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA (AFSB) to present “Haven.” The juried exhibition of 10-by-10-inch unframed prints by artists inspired by the show’s title runs through March 5. The prints are available for purchase, and proceeds benefit the artists and AFSB. SBP members Claudia Borfiga and Meagan Stirling came up with the concept and selected the works with AFSB vice president Jeremy White. “We were interested in putting together an exhibition of unframed prints so that we could really show off the printmaking unhidden by glass,” says Borfiga, noting that the theme “brings together all of our considered aspects—inevitably what a safe space or shelter or haven might look or feel like for you.” Adds White, “At AFSB we try to give exhibition space to local artists, and it was a great opportunity for us to give [SBP] an opportunity to exhibit collectively.” 229 E.
Victoria St., Santa Barbara, 805-965-6307, afsb.org. L.D.P.
Check out more items at @snacksnackgallery.
A cool art concept run out of the Women’s Work Studio, SNACK GALLERY is Santa Barbara’s first vending machine art gallery located inside the Municipal Winemakers tasting room in the Funk Zone. The idea is the brainchild of local printmaker and quilter Madi Manson and sells everything (all items are less than $20) from handmade artwork such as screen-printed posters to scrunchies, tote bags, earrings, and more. Says Manson: “We strive to promote joy, creativity, and community through consuming thoughtful artwork using alternative means.” Snack-gallery.com.
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One to Watch The creative Lamar brothers—Luke, Micah, and Aaron— put on a circus of the arts at their unique studio/gallery event space FUNK FACTORY. Offering interactive experiences—think hurling slingshots of paint-filled balloons onto canvases, objects, clothing (one guest even festooned a giant teddy bear and squiggled paint on a favorite surfboard for a recent birthday party)—the lofty warehouse space is housing a variety of pop-ups this spring. Drop by and celebrate their one-year anniversary at the upcoming Funk Zone Art Walk on March 20. 208 Gray
Ave., Santa Barbara, 805-770-3011, funkfactorysb.com.
Check out more at @funkfactorysb.
TOP TO BOTTOM: Claudia Borfiga’s
Cactus Garden, screen print, 10 x 10 in.; prints by (left to right) Meagan Stirling, Sara Woodburn, Christina Altfeld, and Karen Schroeder.
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READS Brothers Burton G. and Warren G. Tremaine were architectural patrons who, with their respective wives, commissioned roughly 30 projects (including several homes in Santa Barbara) by noted architects— Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Oscar Niemeyer among others—as documented by UC Santa Barbara professor Volker M. Welter in TREMAINE HOUSES: ONE
FAMILY’S PATRONAGE OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN MIDCENTURY AMERICA ($55, Getty Publications).
ROMAN ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM: FROM THE ORIGINS TO LATE ANTIQUITY
($300, Cambridge University Press) offers a definitive history of the Romanbuilt environment, enlivened with more than 800 illustrations and thoughtful analysis by its authors, professors emeriti Diane Favro (UCLA) and Fikret Yegül (UCSB), who visited ancient sites throughout the Roman world. The history of La Conchita, the tiny beachfront enclave south of Santa Barbara, is lovingly recounted by current resident Bonnie G. Kelm in
LA CONCHITA: A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARADISE ($23.99,
America Through Time). Packed with photos and personal recollections, La Conchita depicts a unique multicultural community whose residents are united by their shared love of place. All available
at Chaucer’s Bookstore, 805-6826787, chaucersbooks .com. L.D.P.
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Taste A lemon poppy seed dessert—one of the daily olive oil cakes at Feast, located in Summerland’s Field + Fort.
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Fresh, seasonal, and local has a special meaning at Feast In front of a backdrop of gleaming white subway tiles, the pastry case is filled with croissants and scones, and the streamlined coffee machine stands ready to deliver a steaming latte. Here at FEAST, the all-day cafe tucked into a corner of Summerland’s Field + Fort, you order at the counter and can >
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take a seat at the inviting wooden communal table while you savor your stylish surroundings and anticipate the scrumptiousness to come. There are plenty of cute tables outside, too, of course, but the opportunity to contribute to a feeling of togetherness was one of the goals when designer Kyle Irwin and business partner Susie Bechtel opened their meticulously curated homeand-garden shop last fall. “We really wanted the community to be part of this,” says Bechtel. “After the debris flow, we wanted to show resilience.” Chef Austin Moore—who grew up in a caterer’s household in Santa Barbara and returned to town after honing his culinary craft in Portland, Oregon—serves up a mouthwatering array of dishes for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. These range from fruit-laden yogurt, baked French toast, and a California version of shakshuka with roasted peppers and tomatoes to a Mediterraneaninspired board of beet hummus, labneh, housemade pickles, and soft-boiled eggs. Popular sandwiches include chicken tarragon salad as well as roast beef with whipped feta. New on the afternoon menu is rotisserie chicken with sides. Take-home anyone?
Moore in the kitchen; a breakfast feast for the eyes includes (clockwise from top) banana pecan butter with honey, yogurt and seasonal fruit, over-easy egg with lardon, California shakshuka, and a Jerusalem board; an array of colorful tea boxes.
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specialty sauces and other ingredients for your home table.
“Portland shaped my current view of food and what’s possible,” says Moore. His offerings feature “things I like to eat and what I was inspired by— things that are comforting but also unique.” That description applies as well to the wares throughout Field + Fort, which are displayed in roomlike vignettes. In the kitchen section, along with intriguing tools and pretty accoutrements, there are also unusual specialty foods—flavored sugars, imported mustards, colorful olives, and rich pasta sauces that beg to be taken home and sampled. Says Irwin about the cafe and shop, “We were going after creating a whole feeling and atmosphere. We wanted it to be consistent all the way through.” Indeed it’s a feast for all the senses. 2580 Lillie Ave., Summerland, 805-770-7897, fieldandfort.com. JOAN TAPPER
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just as comfortable being served at a fancy dinner party as they are at a desk cubicle,” says Olshan; an afternoon soiree welcoming the brand; Olshan at the Rosewood Miramar.
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DADA-licious In her lifestyle brand DADA, fashionista-turnedfoodie and part-time Santa Barbara resident Claire Olshan seamlessly infuses beauty, joy, and flavor into life. DADA’s ethos is to elevate typically mindless moments by putting intention, relation, and inspiration in them. Olshan does this through naturally vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free indulgences such as rose white chocolate truffles, “cheesy” cauliflower popcorn florets, and matcha latte bars, to name a few. She has added a whimsical lifestyle collection to her delicacy food line that includes experiential products such as “I Wanna-Hold-Your” napkin ring set ($75) and “Place (Your Name in My Hands)” cards ($8/four cards). Olshan encourages everyone to be a “DADAist”—a person who embraces life (and snacks!) with wit and healthy indulgence. She wants to break the rule-based, restrictive-diet culture. Case in point: “Da-da” means “yes-yes” in many Eastern European languages. “We really believe that it’s the little things that we think of as decadent that can change a person’s entire being, feeling, outlook,” she says. “It’s making that decadence a ritual that will force the emotional transformation.” Dadadaily .com. HOLLYE JACOBS
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RIGHT AND BELOW: A Sunday Brunch at the Rosewood Miramar features pastry chef Sherry Yard; Julia Child Award recipients chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger with the legend herself.
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is bringing in even more top talent to celebrate both the spirit of renowned chef Julia Child—who called our town home during her later years—as well as the vibrant culinary and viticultural scene of the Central Coast. Expect a new downloadable Julia Child Map featuring her favorite spots to sip and sup; decadent brunches, lunches, and dinners with chefs such as Ludo Lefebvre, Claudette Zepeda, and Chris Bianco; tours, seminars, and classes; and more. The event (tickets from $15) benefits The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. Sbce.events.
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De Rossi’s personal office is a pure expression of her style—comfortable, discriminating, filled with art, and pared down to the chicest essentials, like this Royère floor lamp, sheepskin chairs by Viggo Boesen, a side table from RH, and a print by painter Sallie White titled In All That Was . Givenchy suit, Wolford bodysuit, Nike sneakers, XIV Karats, Ltd. jewelery throughout.
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When PORTIA DE ROSSI left acting and Los Angeles behind, she focused her energy on life in Montecito and pursuing her new business, GENERAL PUBLIC , making art more accessible for everyone
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t’s clear that something interesting is happening inside a renovated factory building in downtown Carpinteria, even from the sidewalk. The exterior, which has been spruced up with a fresh coat of greige paint and black metal barn lights, is spare and signless like a hidden art gallery. But if you listen carefully, you can hear the electronic hum of large equipment inside. It could be a factory, an artist’s studio, or a modern technology hub. Or, as the current tenant Portia de Rossi will explain, it’s all three of those concepts at once. The building is the new main office and manufacturing center of General Public—the company that she founded with her brother, Michael Rogers. They’re using 3D printing technology to produce textured art prints called synographs, which are available through the Restoration Hardware website. “There’s a huge gap in the market between fine art and decorative art,” says de Rossi, who raises her voice to be heard over the noise of the room-size scanners and printers. The framing team is stretching canvases onto wooden frames in another section of the 20,000-square-foot space with unfinished concrete floors and exposed rafters. “If you’re buying art on a budget, you just end up with black squiggles on a piece of paper,” she says. “People know good art and composition, truly, but they don’t trust their instincts. And almost all original art is still very expensive. The whole market can be very difficult.” The 47-year-old former actress seems entirely in her element, discussing how many tiff files the scanner has to produce to replicate the look and feel of thick paint on a canvas, conveying the “information you get from a brushstroke” in a way that traditional prints cannot. “It’s like we’re creating a topographical map,” she says, clearly delighted that she and her tech team devised a way to create an entirely new category in the art world. It’s a licensing model. Artists submit their work to the site for consideration. A team of curators
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General Pubic commissioned Los Angeles artist Nicholas Tramontin to paint murals throughout the office as an artist in residence. Proenza Schouler dress, Jimmy Choo pumps. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: On a skateboard, Tramontin used spray paint and his own hands while moving back and forth along the cement block wall. De Rossi describes his work as â&#x20AC;&#x153;bold and energeticâ&#x20AC;?; her personal taste leans to the abstract, like this Study of Pilings 11 by Charlie Leal.
De Rossi—who’s leaning casually on a Jean Prouvé antique desk she brought into the office from her home—says that Restoration Hardware was the ideal partner to sell General Public synographs because “the aesthetic of the brand is very similar to mine.” An RH cocktail table and sofa mix perfectly with her own vintage furniture. Textured prints from General Public artists, like the Sallie White It Wasn’t All That print hanging on the wall, are stacked throughout the space. Set styled by Kyle Irwin/ Field + Fort.
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When de Rossi first saw the former lemon-packing factory in Carpinteria, it was like â&#x20AC;&#x153;light beams were shooting out of it,â&#x20AC;? she says. The 20,000-squarefoot building has enough floor space to house enormous equipment, such as a super-sensitive scanner (opposite), and office space for their 14 employees. Gucci jumpsuit, Jimmy Choo boots.
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“When we started the company, the thought was, If we can 3D-print a table, how can we not 3D-print a painting?” chooses which artist they work with, who then send in their paintings to be scanned and reproduced. The work is returned in a couple of weeks like nothing ever happened. Artists are free to sell and show their work, and they receive royalties based on sales of the paintings, which de Rossi calls “mailbox money.” Their best-selling artist has received $90,000 in royalties. “This is all technology that existed before, but our team found a way for the software—between the scanner and the printer—to communicate in a way that they hadn’t before. Essentially, it’s just sprayed ink on a canvas, but we just tricked the printer into going over the same surface over and over. When we started the company, the thought was, If we can 3D-print a table, how can we not 3D-print a painting?” De Rossi and her wife, beloved talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, have been fixtures in the Santa Barbara area since 2005, when they bought their first in a series of homes in Montecito, on Ashley
Road. De Rossi, a native Australian, was drawn to the horse-country lifestyle and the casual small-town atmosphere, whereas DeGeneres had discovered the city when she performed her standup comedy at The Arlington Theatre and dreamed of owning a house here. Busy work schedules in Los Angeles meant that the couple—who have become well-known for their exquisite taste and for buying and renovating architecturally interesting homes—was torn about how to split their time. Just last year, they worked out a plan: De Rossi is at their home in Montecito nearly full-time, working at General Public, and DeGeneres is there Wednesday night to Monday morning. The couple has developed a shorthand for designing their homes. De Rossi is the expert with light and space, following her instincts about how to organize furniture in a room, or how to make a floor plan more conducive to living. “But don’t ask me to pick out a textile,” she laughs. “And Ellen is the one who’s in charge of furniture.”
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“Artists, sculptors, musicians, actors are all expressing their experience of life, and the beauty of doing that is that you get to connect with other people, and other people understand your perspective. Being able to share your work is everything.”
As the founder and CEO of the business, de Rossi has discovered that she loves the art of the sales pitch. “Every day, my brother comes in and says, ‘No more!’ But I’ve been working on accounts for two years. I can’t say no! We’re growing so fast,” she says. Here, she’s posed in front of a Jason Adkins synograph, Blurskopple for General Public .
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Situated on an acre plot in Romero Canyon, the Hefner compound is a study in California modern meets rustic.
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t’s often said that doctors make the worst patients, and perhaps the same holds true for architects and designers who become their own clients. Architect William Hefner and his interior designer wife, Kazuko Hoshino, found this to be the case when they built a second home in Montecito’s Romero Canyon. Nestled on a one-acre lot filled with oak trees, picture-perfect mountain views (that include overgrown vegetation run amok), and roots dating back to the 1930s, the modern L-shaped home took some 10 years of planning, as indecision and housechanging discoveries came into play. “My wife and I are the worst clients, and we’re constantly changing our minds, always prioritizing our client’s work, and as a result, the progress would stop,” reflects Hefner, whose firm Studio William Hefner is based in Los Angeles and Montecito. Inspired by the work of Arts and Crafts architect
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Bernard Maybeck and the couple’s favorite haunt, the San Ysidro Ranch, the California native says, “We planned it as a vacation home and really didn’t want it to feel like a grown-up house. We wanted it to be more like the San Ysidro Ranch compound where you sleep in one building and have your breakfast in another.” The couple’s goal was to make the house “simple in its tone,” eschewing the Spanish Colonial look that is so prevalent in Montecito. Digging for the pool and foundation led to a discovery that changed the entire exterior. The
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The minimalist home is purposely clutter free as is evident in the sleek multifunctional kitchen. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The landscape was inspired by the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of the grounds at the San Ysidro Ranch; wife and interior decorator Kazuko Hoshino sourced many of the midcentury furnishings online, particularly the eye-catching European light fixtures; while the color palette is predominately neutral, indigo blue is infused in the master bedroom.
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multidisciplined architect notes, “We found a bunch of native stone and instead of hauling it off, we put it on the exterior. I wanted it to have the feel of a hunting lodge not for hunting, and the stone brings a lot of character to the site, which is the most enduring thing about the house. One of the things that is so special is we didn’t want it to feel so brandspanking new, and the stone made it feel older.” This resulted in three stone-and-wood buildings connected by breezeways with a stand-alone pool house that does double duty as a guest house. Designed on one level with an open floor plan that welcomes indoor/outdoor living, the house also features a game room to accommodate their 11-year-old son’s interests. “And because there were seven really beautiful 200-year-old oak trees we wanted to keep, it’s kind of like a puzzle where we had to break the house into pieces and sprinkle it in between the trees.”
Hefner designed the house for the ultimate in indoor-outdoor living. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The compound is shaped to maximize the garden, and there are so many places to go and sit outside during different times of the day,â&#x20AC;? he says.
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Feature - Hefner “We planned it as a vacation home and really didn’t want it to feel like a grown-up house.” Working with his wife (who brings a Japanese sensibility to the rustic California-modern interiors), the pair wanted the family retreat “under-finished,” where minimalism is the order of the day. Devoid of clutter, art-filled walls, and coffee-table collections, comfortable midcentury-style furnishings and a soft color palette (neutral shades mixed with blue indigo and sage green make an appearance) make up the decor. “My wife’s family lives in Tokyo, and we go once a year, spending two to three days in traditional Japanese inns. We loved the rustic settings and the combination of indigo blues and natural woods, so we tried to carry some of those colors throughout the house. Being in the business, we notice everything in a room, so we made it deliberately bare and, as a result, more relaxing to us.” Adding a touch of pedigree, Hoshino scoured the Internet for vintage light fixtures that dot the various rooms of the house. “My wife would scroll
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Neutral-toned materials form the basis of the house as Hefner says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no paint, and everything is lightly stained and natural.â&#x20AC;? OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: A vintage pool table and 1960s ceiling chandelier make a sophisticated statement in the game room; with the spectacular mountain views as a backdrop, Hefner, wife Kazuko, and their 11-year-old son, Yoji, relax on the vintage outdoor furniture.
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Feature - Hefner through the Internet every night for three years for furnishings,” Hefner notes. “She found great European, Scandinavian, and Italian light fixtures for all the rooms, pieces from the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s, mostly in brass.” A vintage pool table and outdoor furniture along with leather and brass pulls are just a few of the items that, in the architect’s words, “don’t make it feel so 2018.” Living in Montecito means taking advantage of the sunny, temperate climate and unparalleled landscape. “The house is a nice contrast for us, as we live in the middle of Los Angeles (Hancock Park), and this feels like the country,” Hefner says. “The compound is shaped to maximize the garden, and there are so many places to go and sit outside during different times of the day. You can have breakfast under the trees and enjoy views of the mountains.” They also enhanced the property with four olive trees, a cook’s garden near an orchard of fruit trees, and a path for their son’s go-carts. And in a move that appalled his firm’s landscape designers, the
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“The compound is shaped to maximize the garden, and there are so many places to go and sit outside during different times of the day. You can have breakfast under the trees and enjoy views of the mountains.” architect kept the original yucca plants. “They didn’t want me to use them as they are freeway plants,” he muses. “They add character and have this sort of Jurassic Park feel to them.” •
Setting the tone of the interiors, the natural stone creates a dramatic and welcoming entryway. OPPOSITE: To complement the existing landscape and stay true to the natural habitat of Montecito, the couple planted additional oak trees along with new olive and fruit trees.
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Renaissance Man Henry lenny makes
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Surrounded by tools of his hands-on designing trade, and objets dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;art collected from various world travels, longtime Santa Barbarabased architect Henry Lenny sits in his living room/workspace at home in Carpinteria.
A large current project on Lenny’s worktable is a multipurpose retail/residence compound in Fort Apache, near Las Vegas. OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: Lenny designs for Spanish Colonial Revival-style structures on State Street.
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t is fair to say that the seasoned architect Henry Lenny has played an instrumental role in making and maintaining Santa Barbara’s architectural heritage and landscape. His careful work has gone into restorations of El Paseo in the mid-1980s and the heralded, major redo of the El Encanto—that beacon on the hill—from 2001 until it reopened after its renovation in 2013. Also on his résumé are projects at the Presidio and the grand 1929-vintage courthouse—both hallmarks of Santa Barbara’s cultural and civic identity—along with a long list of residential and hospitality projects and a
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client list including Ty Warner, Fess Parker, the late El Encanto owner Erik Friden, among countless others. Lenny’s work has taken root in the 805, in San Clemente, and other parts of Southern California; in Las Vegas; and globally in China, Abu Dhabi, and soon in London. But when speaking about his work, as he did one afternoon in the living room-turned-studio of his Carpinteria home—with a small avocado orchard in the backyard and his living space speckled with objets d’art from his travels—Lenny’s thoughts and references extend beyond his own doings.
“I came to Santa Barbara, and my style had to change. But I feel quite comfortable working in any style. I have always been a student of the history of architecture. The principles are all the same.”
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Well-studied and well-traveled, Lenny pointed to examples of other architects’ work in the city he has called home for 30-plus years. Those architectural riches include Montecito houses designed by Bernard Maybeck, Bertram Goodhue, Roland Coates, Addison Mizner, and, of course, George Washington Smith—the guru and spearhead of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. “The whole city is a fascinating history book,” says Lenny. “It’s a museum of architecture. You’ll find everything here.” Hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, where he studied at the Universidad Autónoma de
“Santa Barbara, I can say, is a dream that you experience while you’re awake. And that experience must be preserved long after I’m gone and hopefully through generations in the future.”
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TOP TO BOTTOM: The luxuriant Mediterranean-style Loiacono residence; a larger street-front arcade design. OPPOSITE: Tools of his trade.
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Guadalajara school of architecture, Lenny made his way to Santa Barbara in 1983, a defining moment of change and focus. “Even though I was trained and educated by professors who were modernists,” he says, “I came to Santa Barbara, and my style had to change. But I feel quite comfortable working in any style. I have always been a student of the history of architecture. The principles are all the same. I can do everything from Chinese architecture to Spanish to very modern buildings.” As a longtime member of the Historic Landmarks Commission, Lenny also coauthored the guidelines for the “Pueblo Viejo” style sheet that—although controversial in some quarters—has turned Santa Barbara into a model of a unified architectural city plan, as led by the Architectural Board of Review and other governing bodies. Whereas some architects have been frustrated by ABR demands, Lenny admits, “I never really have a problem getting anything approved, because I understand and I present things that I know are compatible with Santa Barbara. I want to make sure that my work does not destroy the character-defining principles of what Santa Barbara started out with. After the 1925 earthquake, a lot of architects got together and created a vision. The vision was to create a wonderful village by the sea.” He needs no coaxing to wax eloquent about his adopted hometown and its special character. As he points out, “Charles Moore [the famed architect Lenny has collaborated with] used to say, ‘Santa
Barbara reminds me of a place that I had never been to before.’ Santa Barbara, I can say, is a dream that you experience while you’re awake. And that experience must be preserved long after I’m gone and hopefully through generations in the future.” Designer Tammy Hughes, along with her partner/ husband, Kim, have known, worked with, and admired Lenny for many years. Among the projects they have called on Lenny to collaborate on were a “Tuscan palazzo”-style house in Hope Ranch, a Mediterranean beachfront house on the Mesa, and a current ambitious renovation of a century-old house with Lockwood DeForest landscaping on Ortega Ridge. Tammy refers to Lenny as being among “the last of the dreamers,” she says. “We’ve moved into such a technological age, and even the great architects have moved into doing a lot of their work digitally. He can draw it out on a cocktail napkin in five minutes, a sketch that can blow your mind. It’s like breathing for him. He’s an artist before an architect in my mind. He has such a good sense of scale and composition, and that comes from his painting.” Referring to Lenny’s deep grasp of architectural principles mixed with an innately creative spirit, she adds that “when you know the rules as well as he does, then you can bend them a little bit. He understands classical architecture like no one, and yet he likes to riff of them, while always making sure you keep the details.” Lenny was once part of a large firm with 39 employees but felt creatively hampered by the group’s corporate nature. He pared down to just a
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Details of Lenny’s process from the start.
small firm, now with an office by Cabrillo Boulevard. But he likes to work in the quiet and privacy of his home studio, where, on this afternoon, the larger drawing board held a scrolling, highly detailed painting/rendering of a massive multiuse project in progress in Fort Apache, near Las Vegas. Favoring handmade fixtures and detailing (“I’m not a fan of selecting things off the shelf,” he says), Lenny also relies on old-school, hands-on, and nondigital design work. “In every single project that I do,” Lenny asserts, “I start out with a painting or a rendering. From there, I develop it more and more. I do everything to scale, meaning the dimensions are correct. That makes it easier for the people who do the construction documents to scale it—to scan it, put in a program, and it gives them the dimensions.” Paper counts for much in a Lenny project: “I do little projects and big projects,” he shrugs while pointing to the epic Fort Apache project filling his work table. “That’s just a bigger piece of paper that I’m working with.” As for 2020, Lenny comments, “This feels like the best period of my life. I’m 72. I’ll never retire. I’m still painting. I’m still designing. I was too confused when I was 30. You know how it is with us—the first years of our life, we spend gathering knowledge, and at some point in time, we become so cocky that we say, ‘I think I now know everything there is to know about everything.’ “Years later, you realize that you know nothing. You absolutely know nothing. That’s when knowledge turns to wisdom, when you become a wise man, you finally realize who you are, what you are, and where you stand in the world.” •
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Well equipped with art supplies and paper, Lenny starts each project with a painting or rendering. He leaves subsequent digital stages in the process to other collaborators.
Off Duty Designer Isabelle
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Isabelle Dahlin and Brandon Boudet took down an old fence that used to line the property and repurposed the boards for an outdoor bar.
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TOP TO BOTTOM: The hanging incense coil and reclaimed swing are both available at the Ojai deKor shop; Dahlin sets the table with vintage European linens. OPPOSITE: A vintage brass tray serves up Brandon’s pineapple, sage, pixie, and Opuntia cocktails.
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wedish-born Isabelle Dahlin has mastered the art of a casual, boho lifestyle, as seen through her brand, deKor. Her Los Angeles and Ojai design stores are brimming with carefree pieces—think swinging rattan chairs, cool textiles, and transporting candles—and her New York City outpost, which debuted last fall, is home to three floors of inviting style channeling the best of Sweden, France, and California. Her signature global approach and warm, friendly, irreverent way of living inspired the authors of Hygge & West Home: Design for a Cozy Life (2018, Chronicle Books) to include her and husband Brandon Boudet’s Ojai home in their pages. The couple’s 680-square-foot weekend getaway is reminiscent of a small Swedish farmhouse—down to the blue front door and backyard sauna (a Swedish staple that Dahlin feels life isn’t worth living without). Boudet—a chef at multiple restaurants, including MiniBar in L.A. and soon-to-be Little Dom’s Seafood in Carpinteria—continues to cook while off duty, he just does it outside. “He loves the outdoor kitchen because everyone can be in the same area, and when it’s hot, the pool is just a few feet away,” she says. While their inside kitchen is charming with restaurant-salvaged appliances and cool graphic tile, most of the dinner action happens out back on either the custom Santa Maria grill or the beehive pizza oven. That’s where Boudet whips up anything from whole grilled Vermillion snapper with garden-grown citrus and rosemary to a Spanish tortilla with fresh eggs from their chickens. A wooden outdoor bar and dining room is cozied up to a fireplace and one of Dahlin’s must-have hanging chairs for swinging into the pink moment with friends.
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Dahlin fashioned the wooden pool deck after one she’d seen in Greece and added a classic cedar Swedish sauna—her “staple.”
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The couple scored the Portuguese terra-cotta beehive oven at an auction.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Old French pharmacy bottles with garden
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centerpiece; Boudet carves the outdoor oven-roasted cocoa
nib and Calabrese chili-rubbed guinea hen.
“Our parties are usually lastminute decisions based mainly on the reason that we don’t feel like leaving the house,” Dahlin says. “Ojai is such a respite for us.” Impulse entertaining suits the couple, as friends frequently pop by for whatever theme the hosts have chosen. Recent evenings have featured steak frites, salad, and chocolate mousse during a screening of Midnight in Paris to pizza and karaoke to grilled Greek food eaten from the pool where there’s a floating bar of champagne bottles in buckets. “Our parties are usually last-minute decisions based mainly on the reason that we don’t feel like leaving the house,” Dahlin says. “Ojai is such a respite for us.” •
SPANISH TORTILLA 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 shallots sliced thin 4 medium potatoes peeled and sliced thin Salt Crushed red pepper 2 cloves of garlic sliced thin 8 large eggs Heat oven to 375 degrees. Sauté olive oil, shallots, and potatoes in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat with salt and crushed red pepper, turning frequently so potatoes do not brown, for three minutes. Add thinly sliced garlic and continue cooking, turning until potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes. Remove excess oil and add beaten eggs. Continue cooking on medium heat, then transfer to oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve with a simple green salad.
TOP TO BOTTOM: Candlelight dinners are always taken outside; brown-butter gelato affogato is served in bowls by Heath Ceramics. OPPOSITE: Dessert poolside gets an extra glow from the lit-up teepee from Colorado Yurt Company.
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Sunset bathes the Montecito hills in gold, one of the four views that gave El Cielito its earlier name: Cuatros Vistos.
A New Era
Celebrating 100 years of EL Cielito — Montecito’s “Little Heaven”
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Old and new wings of the home are seamlessly united in their architectural style, as well as by ivy-covered walls; a historic photo reflects the alignment of the decorative pool with the residence; starry details highlight the heavenly name of the home. OPPOSITE: Wrought-iron details and tiles
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underfoot accentuate the Andalusian ambience.
l Cielito—one of Montecito’s great estates—is celebrating a centennial…and welcoming the decade with new stewards for its future. It was in 1920 that painter Doug Parshall commissioned famed architect George Washington Smith to transform the late-19th-century home on his property into an Andalusianstyle residence with white plaster walls and a red-tiled roof. Smith graced the house with a classic rectangular entry, crowning the doorway with a wrought-iron balcony. He oriented the floor plan along four axes to take advantage of the views—ocean to the south, gardens on the east and west, and a grand oval driveway in front—inspiring Parshall
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George Washington Smith oriented the floor plan along four axes to take advantage of the views—ocean to the south, gardens on the east and west, and a grand oval driveway in front.
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to name the house Cuatros Vistos (“Four Views”). Inside, arched doorways, beamed ceilings, and terra-cotta floors carried out the Spanish country house theme. Meanwhile, Dutch horticulturalist Peter Riedel landscaped the extensive grounds, planting exotic and specimen trees, siting an octagonal tiled fountain to one side, enclosing a rose garden with hedges, and, notably, designing two exquisite reflecting pools aligned with the front door that rolled out into the garden. Over the decades, the estate changed hands
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and names—and portions of the property were sold, leaving a still generous four acres around the residence, which also underwent miscellaneous alterations. About a dozen years ago, the then-owners took on the challenge of a serious renovation and addition that would adapt the home to 21st-century living. Working with Santa Barbara architect Don Nulty, who has overseen numerous historical restorations, they upgraded electrical and other systems, added a family room and space for guests, improved the traffic flow through Smith’s rooms, and updated
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Venerable hedges enclose the pool. OPPOSITE, LEFT TO RIGHT: Weathered brick around an urn and imported tiles have graced the home for decades.
Peter Riedel landscaped the extensive grounds, planting exotic and specimen trees, siting an octagonal tiled fountain to one side, enclosing a rose garden with hedges, and, notably, designing two exquisite reflecting pools aligned with the front door that rolled out into the garden.
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and enlarged the kitchen and baths, all the while respecting and celebrating the original architecture and its intimate scale. The goal was to make it look—inside and out—as though the house had always been this way. An arched portico with a glassed-in gallery above seamlessly married the old and new sections of the home. Terra-cotta floors were restored and duplicated in the new rooms; additional cabinets in the kitchen and pantry were built to mirror the originals, as were fireplace grates, decorative tiles, and wrought-iron sconces. The garden was enhanced as well by landscape architect Dennis Hickok, who, among other touches, installed a new “hot” garden of succulents around towering dracaenas and a monkey puzzle tree. Today the grounds are gorgeously lush, nurtured once again by recent rains. Ivy extends across both wings of the home, which are united with the grace and elegance of a century ago. Embraced by its new owners, El Cielito stands magnificent and ready for its next hundred years. •
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A path leads through a “hot” garden of succulents planted around dracaenas. OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: An atmospheric gate leads to the extensive back garden; the reflecting pools beckon visitors to explore the end of the property.
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