The Green Room: Designed to bring out the child in you A leafy roost for multi-tasking diners Architect EB Min of Min Design entered a competition—sponsored by Mission Rock Partners, who transformed land leased …
By Zahid Sardar
New: At The Hall in SF, cue up some fun. Designer Craige Walters — known for countless successful San Francisco nightclubs, including Black Cat in the Tenderloin — has in recent years been working …
By Zahid Sardar
Its creators took some heat. Then, the plunge. Floating quietly in Richardson Bay, Fjord reimagines the Scandinavian sauna. The minimalist retreat — two aspen-lined steam rooms perched on a concrete barge — offers warmth …
By Zahid Sardar
Designer Alexa Wyman gives pet furniture a fun, sophisticated makeover. In East Bay designer Alexa Wyman’s world, Fido doesn’t share the couch — he has one expressly made for him. “When I was at Douglas …
By Zahid Sardar
Local Firms Stack Up Design Cred The Swivel Counter stool by San Francisco’s Josh Duthie, echoes mid-century metal factory and office stools. Made to order of warm laminated poplar and walnut, it costs $850 …
San Francisco’s Walker Warner architects embraced light and shade in sybaritic Kauai The cedar and oak horizontal slat fence separating this nearly 4,000-square-foot U-shaped home from the road seems almost incidental. Even with two gates that …
By Zahid Sardar
A restored classic gets a second chance. After years of idyllic getaways in the Bay Area, a Michigan couple began dreaming of making Northern California a more permanent part of their lives. Their first step was …
A spry widow decided to keep the old home she inherited. But, pushing 80, she had it redesigned to help her live there longer. When Roberta Gordon was in her early 20s, she already …
By Reed Wright
Designer Jeff Schlarb taps into Telegraph Hill lore When interior designer Jeff Schlarb’s client moved to San Francisco five years ago, he sought out a home that epitomized the City by the Bay — …
By Anh Minh Le
Observer James Eddy finds inspiration lurking in the devotional retablos he collects. Brown-black sandpaper, soft pastel pencils, and the shimmer of devotional art converge in the studio of Lafayette artist James Eddy. His pieces—vivid, …
By Zahid Sardar