Victoria Smith is the brains and beauty behind one of our all-time favorite design blogs sfgirlbybay. She's been blogging since 2006, and has created a "modern bohemian" world that's fresh, luscious, and girly...but with a little edge. Although she does take on small design projects here and there (see the pics from her new cottage and friend's bedroom), Victoria's passion is curating and writing. We seriously don't know how she finds all the cool stuff she does!
The best part of my job is running across a beautiful design, and then discovering that it's made by a talented group on our home team—Californians, that is.
Read More...
Silicon Valley came out en masse for the re-grand opening party for the Porcelanosa San Jose showroom.
On March 7, the freshly remodeled Porcelanosa showroom rolled out the red carpet for the Silicon Valley design community for an evening of celebrations. Known for its superb quality, Porcelanosa completed a multi-million dollar renvoation the expansive San Jose showroom. Guests were able to walk the red carpet, indulge in delicious bites (including a chocolate fountain!), and saliviate over the latest kitchen, bath, tile and hardwood collections. This was such an industry-heavy event, the buzz brought out KRON 4 television station to capture the opening event! Read More...
Deeply influenced by Bauhaus design and his mentor Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano was one of Los Angeles early modernist architects. One of his most important houses is on the market, plus its context is an interesting lesson in LA's built environment.
Read More...
The Gathering of the Juggalos is a mythic annual event where thousands of fans of the Insane Clown Posse rap group come together to camp out, get wasted, brawl, and bear copious amounts of clown-like face makeup.
Read More...
Much-altered but still retaining a strong sense of this pioneer Minimalist's aesthetic, the house Soriano designed for a young lawyer in 1937 is on the market and open Sunday, March 24 from 2:00p, to 5:00pm
Read More...
Kensington and Berkeley were hotbeds of Post-WWII Modernism in the Bay Area tradition of progressive politics and design, and this meticulously updated example is open on Sunday, March 23 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Read More...
