Henry and Charles Greene designed a number of brilliantly hand-crafted houses in Pasadena before WWI, and a splendidly restored example of their work is on the market and open this Sunday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Designer dreamhouses built for dolls. Hey Barbie, can we move in?
Barbie’s iconic Malibu Dreamhouse just got some competition. Los Angeles firm Richard Manion Architecture constructed ten modern dollhouses for twenty of Los Angeles’ biggest interior designers to deck out to their heart’s content—and by deck out, we mean deck out. The houses, which will be auctioned off April 17, have been furnished with scale-model versions of modern couches, chairs, tables, drawers, carved ceramic fireplaces, professional landscaping, and one with a miniature electric guitar and tiny records. Read More...
UC Davis unveiled the three finalists in the first design-build competition in the country for the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
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The TYPO International Design Conference 2013 came to San Francisco this past week—check out the highlights.
This past week saw the TYPO International Design Talks come to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Arts Center, where industry insiders and design gurus alike shared their wisdom with captivated attendees. The theme this year was “Contrast,” which inspired insight ranging from why typeface is like a chair, to subverting perceptions of everyday things, to the business behind the design industry (and how the rise of technology makes selling design an increasingly more complicated question). Read More...
Want a behind-the-scenes peek inside a few of the most beautiful homes in San Francisco's suburbs? Join Community Service League’s 33rd Kitchen Tour and be privy to the lavish kitchens and interiors of five gorgeous homes in Hillsborough and Burlingame.
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