2010 Hit List
Some days call for sparkle, while others do not. Mill Valley interior architect Sherry Williamson’s On the Rocks light, a 16¼-inch wall sconce that’s part of the Kentfield Collection for Boyd Lighting, features 144 stainless steel stems glittering with Swarovski crystals.
Although she’s worked with plenty of spotlight-stealing pieces in her 20 years as an interior designer, Janie Kasarjian created her Juliana chaise to let the rest of the room shine, whether it’s the architectural details or a killer view.
For her design of Sacramento’s new nightspot Heat Shabu Baru, up-and-coming San Francisco designer Lynn Trinh complemented the Japanese fondue menu with a palette of gray and black with jolts of symbolic red, a color that represents energy and strong emotion in Japanese culture.
San Francisco landscape designer Deanna Glory combined set design, fine art and interior design to create her recent sculpture, Sticks and Stones.
“I wanted it to feel as if you could sit down and drive off,” says Brandon Morrison about his auto-inspired Kalifornia Rocker.
Designer Stephanie Batties, a partner at Redwood City’s Emerson Street, wanted to create a piece that would be a graceful departure from the angular, architectural designs that the furniture company has been making since 1996.
