The siding on the building that houses Kevin Red Star’s studio is burnished wood, giving it the look of an old weathered barn. Unassuming. Natural. Two words that could easily apply to Red Star himself, despite his reputation as one of the most highly respected...
When the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco was badly damaged by fire following the deadly earthquake of 1906, architect and engineer Julia Morgan was hired to design and oversee the building’s restoration. Known for her hands-on approach, the 34-year-old architect arrived early on the first...
When The Sea Ranch Lodge, overlooking the ocean in northern Sonoma County, reopened last October after a three-year-long renovation, the occasion represented not merely the return of a Western landmark. It also served as a stirring recommitment to a California enclave like none other. Stretching...
Modern Molesworth-Style Chairs by How Kola Furniture In 1998, after leaving a job in Wyoming’s oil fields, artisan Tim Lozier started How Kola Furniture — named after the Dakota/Sioux term for “welcome friends.” He wanted the company to focus on building Thomas Molesworth reproductions. Now, more...
In 1932, sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude was deep in thought as she walked by the Empire State Building during construction. Two steel beams in the fledgling structure appeared to form a holy cross in her mind’s eye. The image so impacted her that she decided...
Ask Michele Shelor and Allison Colwell to explain their Phoenix, Arizona-based landscape architecture firm’s philosophy, and they immediately jump to the practical — sustainability. “It’s part of every project,” Shelor says. “Another is really strong bones, the hardscape. We’ve been told we’re the architects of landscape...
Gene Kloss was one of the major artists of the 20th century. She worked predominantly in three mediums — etching, oil, and watercolor — but is best known for her prints of New Mexican subjects. Born Alice Geneva Glasier in 1903, she began signing her name...
Intuitive. Charmed. Spirited. These words could describe interior designer Angela Todd, who defines herself as a visual storyteller. She came to the design business in her early 30s with a background in business and a creative side that had, until then, expressed itself musically as...
Architect Brian Freese describes a house he designed in 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a premier example of “Midwest Modern” architecture, a term he coined to capture the design principles of his firm, showcased in this unique residence called the Victor house. “I think that...
It is said in Japanese culture that water bridges the past and present, tradition and modernity. Outside the bustling streets of Seattle, sitting at the edge of Puget Sound, lies a home that embodies the traditional Japanese mentality of water and life being blended harmoniously...