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Design Dispatch From Salone del Mobile 2013

By California Home... / 04/12/13 at 11:00 am / Comments

California Home+Design staffers couldn’t make it to Milan this year, so we enlisted the eyeballs of Touch design studio co-founder Peter Scherrer. As one half of a team that performs product and graphic design, branding and how-to workshops, he’s the perfect scout. Read More...

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The Guest List: WestWeek Keynote with Jeff Andrews and Kourtney Kardashian

By Franchesca Allen / 04/11/13 at 3:00 pm / Comments

During the Pacific Design Center's WestWeek, California Home+Design hosted a keynote entitled The Reality of Design with Jeff Andrews and his long-time client Kourtney Kardashian. Read More...

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Christian Marclay's 'The Clock' at SFMOMA

By Alex Bigman / 04/11/13 at 12:00 pm / Comments

There are 1,440 minutes in a day, and several times that many clips in The Clock, Christian Marclay's epic, 24-hour-long video collage of film segments that each in some way reference an exact time of day, drawn out to align with real time. Read More...

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A New Blend of Wine Country Architecture

By Mary Jo Bowling / 04/11/13 at 9:00 am / Comments

A young architect is changing the look of Napa and Sonoma, one winery at a time. Read More...

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Designer Crush Q&A: Karen Vidal

By Rachel Greenberg / 04/10/13 at 2:00 pm / Comments

When Karen and Guy met in a taxi in NYC, little did the two know they would become husband and wife and the founders of Design Vidal, a full service interior design and real estate consulting firm that specializes in restoring old homes. The LA-based duo left jobs in entertainment to flip houses, and have parlayed their expertise into a growing company with 100+ projects under their belt and a newly opened Brooklyn office. And there's more on the horizon! Karen has a line of cement tile coming our way soon, and we can't wait to see what the talented designer will create.

I Could Live Here: Oh Happy Day's 500-Square-Foot Apartment in the Mission

By Erin Feher / 04/10/13 at 12:00 pm / Comments

Yep, I have my pick of all of the available real estate out there and this week I decide to downsize seven square feet. But when I saw Jordan Ferney's absolutely adorable little San Francisco apartment, I realized nothing gets me going like some creative space planning and smart style. Read More...

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Tastemaker Pairs Homeowners with Interior Designers in New Online Community

By Elysa Hill / 04/10/13 at 9:00 am / Comments

Tastemaker is a new site whose mission is to make professional design attainable for everyone, sans the hefty price tag that is often attached to a consultation at a top design firm. Read More...

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Design DIY: Faux Butcher Block Desk

By Rachel Greenberg / 04/09/13 at 2:00 pm / Comments

The rustic beauty of butcher block is normally created by combining multiple types of wood to create a layered design that shows off the natural grain of the wood. Love the look? Create a faux butcher block effect with this DIY!

Design Daily: Line-Drawn Accessories from EJH Brand

By Sarah White / 04/09/13 at 11:21 am / Comments

Los Angeles native Elana Joelle Hendler has taken her schoolgirl hobby—doodling with a black Uni-ball pen—and turned it into an entire line of graphic, eco-friendly home accessories. “When you’re in class, what do you have to write with?” Hendler asks. Read More...

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