Herman Yu: Designer
A simple, elegant handwritten note feels like the epitome of both refinement and cool in this age of email and iChat. Herman Yu's note cards capture this vibe, and to write on one makes us feel like ...
A simple, elegant handwritten note feels like the epitome of both refinement and cool in this age of email and iChat. Herman Yu's note cards capture this vibe, and to write on one makes us feel like ...
While wandering slack-jawed through the warehouse sale at Kyoto Art and Antiques, we were introduced to the work of Yuri Kinoshita. Her paper lanterns are grand, bold and unlike any we've seen befor...
Tricia Guild knows color. If you're shy about adding bold splashes to your home, just browse her books (including Cool Colors for Modern Living) or website for inspiration. The collection shown abov...
We just made the shocking discovery that Seattle (well, Bellevue) hosts a Fashion Week of sorts, and it begins this weekend. It struck us that the act of self-decoration is so routine, yet a week cel...
Look familiar? Katrin Gaethke is a fine art photographer who captures the extraordinary beauty of her everyday surroundings, and then channels that beauty into everyday objects for the home, like pi...
This Czech designer, who may be most recognized for his work with the design firm Qubus, seems to relish taking traditional products and adding a modern twist to them. For example, there's his versi...
(Welcome again to Allison, one of the finalists in our Blogger search. She's writing from San Francisco. Comment away!) To all AT:SF Blogger Tryout posts For a guy with big ideas, Edgar Blazona th...
The mobiles and stabiles of Humboldt county-based artist and designer Julie Frith may strike you as familiar. But since their clearest predecessor, Calder's kinetics, rarely sell for less than $120...
We want one of everything in designer Sandra Isaksson's line of housewares, ISAK. The greeting on her website says, "Welcome to our world of beautiful happy things." And, indeed, her simple and colo...
Tree-whisperer. Brent Comber is a Vancouver-based craftsman and designer with an international reputation. His work graces NY restaurant Dos Caminos and is shown at ICFF every year. We noticed Bren...
You may have spotted Sarah Hirneisen's wares at last month's Bazaar Bizarre or Capsule Street Fair. The Oakland designer handcrafts glass pieces under the name Mediums to Masses. We especially love ...
Jillian Northrup and Jeffrey McGrew introduced us to the word "googie." Googie refers to that retro Jetsons style you now see mostly represented by well-preserved roadside signs in Southern Californ...
We recently had the pleasure of meeting designer Steven Miller at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase. We loved the dining room he created so much, we decided to take a look at some of his other wo...
These simple and organic pomegranate vessels have long caught our eye. But we're slightly embarassed to admit that we only recently discovered who is behind these hand-thrown lovelies: Whitney Smith...
Sara Palomas organic yet modern pottery has probably caught your eye at one time or another perhaps in your favorite boutique, in the pages of Readymade, or as a prop in the latest Restoration Ha...
Tread softly. Rosemary Hallgarten is a local jeweler and textile artist who is now designing high-end rugs, throws, and pillows. She brings a craftsperson's attention to detail and a belief in the b...
Hiroko Kurihara is a RISD-trained, Oakland-based textile designer with a background in community economic development. She now creates high-quality, lightweight woolen blankets, throws, and pillows ...
SF-based linen designers Kevin and Mike (aka KMO) popped up on DailyCandy yesterday and we had to blog them as this week's local designers because . . . it's Bedroom Month. OK, that's not the only re...
A few weekends ago, we were in Santa Rosa and dropped in to meet Ty Jones of Ray Design Studio. Ty not only has a retail shop open to the public, he has a design business that is focused on residenti...
It's a rare housewares designer who can really call themselves an inventor, but Kat Nouri and her collaborators at SF's Modern-twist deserve that moniker. The company's small housewares line is so fa...
Meg Mateo Ilasco calls herself a "jill-of-three-trades." Mateo Ilasco is a designer-writer-illustrator based in Pinole. You may have seen one of her books blogged on AT:Chicago. Or read her artic...
Let's say you have a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington. You're a sculptor in Seattle for about 10 years, showing your work there as well as in many other cities across t...
Greg Bergere, the founder of SF-based of Go Build Studio, says he inherited "an appreciation for history, common sense, and resourcefulness" from his large New England family. That solid grounding i...
Every piece of the Temescal line, crafted by Maggie Burnham's Oakland-based Lab 31, is adorned with two unmistakable trademarks: a well-positioned lotus inlay in colored wood and a smooth edge or two ...
Based in Portland, jefdesigns specializes in lighting and painted wall graphics. Owner-designer Joe Futschik graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in fine art. Obsessed with furniture des...