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Ace of Shade
Landscape designer William Kopelk began his career at the pioneering modernist firm The Architects’ Collaborative (TAC) in Boston, where he literally tended to the ivy at Harvard. The S.F. native... Read more
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From S.F. to Façonnable
On the heels of reopening its Orange County outpost, Façonnable debuts in San Francisco this month, an arrival made more poignant by the casual but chic French brand’s designer Eric... Read more
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Dapper Details
Add some je ne sais quoi to your dining table this holiday with tips from Kaari Meng, owner of L.A.’s French General and all-around expert in all things French-chic. Her... Read more
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Lunch Break
Out of an industrial garage in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, Kitchenette serves up a daily changing menu of “spontaneous organic covert nourishment” prepared by some of the Bay Area’s highest... Read more
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Portable Art
Now in stores, proceeds from the sale of buzzed-about collaborative art photographer Marilyn Minter’s Intermix tote will benefit the Bright Pink foundation for breast and ovarian cancer research. $48; Intermix.... Read more
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THE C LIST: Decor Tips from Lisa Borgnes Giramonti
Los Feliz-based Lisa Borgnes Giramonti launched her deliciously eccentric design blog, A Bloomsbury Life last January, and it’s rapidly become a sensation. “I write to capture my passions and life’s... Read more
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Grand Gestures
Modeled after the famed Old Westbury Gardens Estate on Long Island, The Manor Estate in Newport Beach is a marvel of classic Georgian architecture gracing four lots along the Big... Read more
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Desk Dazzle
Brighten up any work space with DIY-chic masking tape in a variety of colors and patterns with a modern dispenser for easy crafting. $12-$24, Design Within Reach. ANDREA STANFORD [C... Read more
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Pep Star
Jimmy Choo’s charitable collaboration with The Elton John AIDS Foundation continues with the launch of a bold capsule collection: Project PEP. The rocker-chic line includes totes, day clutches and groovy... Read more
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Common Interest
Following in the footsteps of her mentors Rem Koolhaas (under whom she trained at Harvard’s graduate school of design) and sustainable living visionary R. Buckminster Fuller, eco-savant and architectural designer... Read more





