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6 Hello
Take a trip down memory lane.
10 News
There’s plenty to see and do as summer rolls into fall.
14 Interiors
Designer Robert Bailey creates a dramatic scene in Montreal’s KOKO Restaurant + Bar.
23 Raves
GRAY’s picks for the coolest products in the market.
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28 Fashion
Jonquil & Mr Black introduces suspenders and spatterdashes to modern shoppers.
30 Décor
The ’70s are back in full force. Groovy, baby.
34 Inspired
Pixel-perfect pieces add punch to any room.
36 Shopping
Two new stores offer a global perspective on design.
40 Round Up
Boldly patterned and textured tiles put the “splash” in backsplash.
62 Renovate
A Federal-style home in Seattle gets a fresh, modern update.
70 Architecture
Shipping containers find new life as a collective office space in Portland.
74 Emerge
Seattle’s Ian Butcher pushes the limits of architecture.
tents 76 Concept
A Portland skatepark is a vision for boarders and the community.
78 Resources
Design resources from the issue.
79 Made Here
Portland’s CraftedSystems combines great design with helping those in need.
81 Icon
The late Olive Smith makes an unforgettable fingerprint on women’s fashion.
82 Zodiac
A design horoscope for loyal Leo and imaginative Virgo.
Features 44 The Lake House
H2K remodels a lakeside cabin for modern family living.
54 The New Take on Neutral
Designer Andee Hess delivers Northwest neutral with a chic twist.
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Portland’s Andee Hess pares back her colorful aesthetic to create a neutral midcentury home.
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Blast from the Past
In early July, my husband flew back to his hometown of Wheeling, West
Virginia, to help his parents pack up what had been their family home for the past 28 years. (His parents are selling it and moving to the Bay Area to be closer to family.) During the few days that he was there, he and his three siblings sorted through mementos, visited a favorite pizza joint, and took a final drive around town. In a sense, they were able to revisit their childhoods. His trip got me thinking about nostalgia and how the past is forever informing our present. In this issue, we take a trip down memory lane in more ways than one. We examine the back-in-vogue style of the 1970s, see how a building’s architecture can inspire a contemporary remodel, discover that old-school tech is creating a modern trend, and enjoy the way vintage style charms its way into today’s fashions. Even if you can’t always go back, you can still have a piece of the past with you at all times. That’s a comforting thought.
xoxo, Angela
*Tiffany May Photography provided photos for the “Back in Black (and White)” story from issue four. Michelle Bikic provided design work for the same project.
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Interior Design Show West September 27–30
do. see. Written by Laurie Meckling
Hundreds of industry professionals and artists are gathering in Vancouver to celebrate all things design at the eighth annual IDSwest Event. From a showcase of the newest and hottest Canadian designs to different trend-inspired spaces to a handmade-goods marketplace, this event is a mecca for design lovers. Stop by and meet members of the GRAY team at this year’s event! IDSwest, Vancouver Convention
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Seattle’s GLAM Event September 7–8
The Seattle branch of DIFFA—one of the oldest and largest HIV- and AIDS-awareness organizations in the United States—is hosting its annual two-day celebration, GLAM. The event features designer tablescapes created in Masins Fine Furnishings & Interior Design’s showroom. Guests can enjoy wine, cocktails, food, and music before taking part in the silent auction. Masins Fine Furnishings
& Interior Design, 10708 Main St., Bellevue, diffaseattle.org/glam
Room & Board Opening in Seattle Room & Board is opening its first Pacific Northwest location in Seattle this fall. The 27,000-square-foot showroom is the 12th of its kind in the country and offers the retailer’s full selection of home furniture and accessories. Room & Board, University Village, Seattle, roomandboard.com
Project Lemonade August 20–September 7
Portland nonprofit Project Lemonade is collecting new and gently used fall and winter clothing for its first back-to-school clothing event, when thousands of Multnomah County foster children can shop free of charge. There are various drop-off locations that are accepting clothing, shoes, and coats for both boys and girls. Project Lemonade,
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Shaker Culture at Bellevue Arts Museum Now through October 28
More than 200 Shaker objects are featured in the new “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection” exhibition at Bellevue Arts Museum. The items were collected over 40 years and provide a comprehensive look into Shaker culture and style. Pieces include everything from household objects to traditional textiles to furniture.
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Fresh Paint presents Festival of Artists at work, a waterfront art festival featuring nearly 75 artists demonstrating techniques such as glassblowing, painting, weaving, jewelry-making, and more. Other activities include Imagine Children’s Museum’s everyday-item recycled arts for children and a Craft Beer Festival on August 18. Fresh Paint, Port of Everett Marina,
1205 Craftsman Way, Everett, schack.org/events
Linear House by Patkau Architects Inc. JAMES DOW
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The Architectural Institute of B.C.(AIBC) recently announced the winners of its annual AIBC Architectural Awards. Of the 58 nominations, seven projects were recognized. They are Linear House and Winnipeg Skating Shelters by Patkau Architects Inc.; Oppenheimer Park Activity Centre by mcfarlane green biggar architecture + design; Samuel Brighouse Elementary School, VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre, and Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability by Busby Perkins+Will Architects. WMW Public Architecture + Communication Inc., also received the AIBC Emerging Firm Award, which recognizes development, success, and contributions of new architectural firms. Architectural Institute of B.C., aibc.ca
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Natural Systems/Emergent Forms Exhibit September 14–October 14
Seattle Architecture Foundation hosts its 15th annual architecture model exhibit, “Natural Systems/Emergent Forms.” Showcasing a variety of physical and digital models from local architecture students and firms, the exhibit demonstrates the ways in which professionals regard ecological systems in relation to modern design as they effect the future of the built environment. Suyama Peterson Deguchi,
2324 Second Ave., Seattle, seattlearchitecture.org
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Designer Robert Bailey created a distinct feel in each of the spaces. The petit salon is “night� with mysterious blacks and grays. White Ghost chairs and Caesarstone tabletops provide chic contrast to the patterned pillows, plush banquettes, and camelback sofas.
Opposites
Attract
Vancouverite Robert Bailey creates a dramatic backdrop for KOKO Restaurant + Bar in Montreal Written by angela cabotaje
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The grand salon (reflected in an ornate mirror) is “day” with fresh white walls and window coverings. Tall ceilings and window expanses create an open, airy feel. An acid-green runway helps define the organized disorder of the seating arrangements.
Like the perfect little dress, Montreal’s KOKO Restaurant + Bar strikes the right
KOKO wasn’t always a glittering example of urban glamour. Prior to May 2008, it was just 6,200 square feet of raw concrete in the OPUS Montreal hotel with an empty 5,000-square-foot outdoor terrace. Enter Vancouver, B.C.–based Robert Bailey Interiors. Principal Robert Bailey had previously worked on OPUS’ Vancouver location and was asked to bring his interior touch to the Montreal project. His vision for the space was a merging of opposites. Sumptuous layers of white and black create tension, while sleek lines and neoBaroque furnishings are a playful mix of old and new. In the high-ceilinged grand salon, Bailey used airy white on the walls and for the window coverings to create a daytime feel. The cozier petit salon is unmistakably “night” in moody grays and blacks. A design cue also came from the building’s art nouveau architecture. “Although we were designing for a contemporary space, I was looking to reference the building in a non-architectural way,” Bailey says. “I had loved [Aubrey] Beardsley’s prints and the sinuous lines of his drawings seemed a perfect fit.” Custom paintings of Beardsley’s drawings were added to the
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coffered ceiling in the petit salon—a bawdy wink to mysterious late-night affairs. For the furnishings and finishes, Bailey continued with the mix of opposites to create energy and excitement. Wingbacks, ottomans, benches, sofas, banquettes, and lounge chairs were custom made in Quebec or purchased from Driade, Kartell, Moooi, and Knoll. The “organized random” floor plan allows guests to return again and again, enjoying a new perspective each time. “The planning is at once about the entire space and the more intimate spaces,” Bailey explains. “In planning, for me, the overall has to be cohesiveness, but a guest’s real connection to a space is much more intimate so there are many small personal spaces within the whole.” To keep things from getting too chaotic, Bailey bisected the grand salon with a “runway” of acid green. The hip hue turns up on the outdoor terrace, too, in the form of throw blankets. Outside, the chic contrast continues. Chairs and tables work perfectly for dining, while twotone sectional sofas are ideal for grooving along to the music with cocktails in hand. “I like the conflict of disparate ideas,” Bailey says. “The black and white, the ornate played against the minimal.” Clearly, he’s on to something.
Photographs courtesy of Opus Hotel.
balance between mysterious and sexy. It draws attention without feeling over the top, looks dramatic yet inviting, and works for everything from dinner dates to evenings out with friends.
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KOKO works as both a dinner spot and a late-night entertainment venue. Ample seating and an expansive bar area offer the best of both worlds. OPPOSITE: “For KOKO, the decorative aspect of light fixtures is also very important,” Bailey says. He added Moooi’s Horse Lamp in the entry to set an idiosyncratic tone for a visit.
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The vision for KOKO? “Mysterious, exotic, and sexy.” —Robert Bailey, interior des
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The black-and-white color scheme continues outside, with a mix of dining setups and sectional seating. Acid-green throw blankets add a shot of color, just like the runway inside.
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LOCATION KOKO Restaurant + Bar 8 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Q.C.
DESIGN TEAM
design: Robert Bailey Interiors lighting: Margot Richards furniture: Driade, Kartell, Moooi, Knoll fabric: Fabricut, Woeller, S.Harris, Spinneybeck tabletops: Caesarstone
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Top This
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Who knew a toy could be high design? Toronto-based designer Tahir Mahmood imagined these sleek, colorful tops based on games from his childhood. We’re thinking dinner party table activity or unexpected sculptural accessory—either way it’s great to kid around. Pumbeeri, $54.99 at Homewerx, Vancouver, B.C., homewerx.ca.
in it to win it
Because we’re feeling playful these days, we gathered new products that reflect a sense of delight that no home should be without. Heads up, we’re game. Written by stacy kendall
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Shadow Play
We’re happy to get snagged in the wonderful web that is Tom Dixon’s new Etch Web light. Turned on, it casts a mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic pattern, and off, its copper sheen and geometric lines interact well with both contemporary and traditional interiors. Hey, Tom, it’s on. Etch Web by Tom Dixon, $1,255 at Inform Interiors, Seattle, inform seattle.com.
Great Dane
New to the Rian collection from Seattle’s Semigood Design, this dining chair combines Danish looks with American craftsmanship. The FSC-certified wood is from American forests, and it’s built to last several lifetimes. As a Danish Martha Stewart would say, “Det er en god ting.” Dining chair, from $1,580 at Semigood Design, Seattle, semigoods.com.
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alad days’ “Salad Days refers to the ‘sfo d of my [twenties], when I rangeya rd food from [my] craz y overgrryowthat is and the abundance and luxu ear-old related to that. My 90-y l me how Italian grandfather could tel, flower, to cook up almost any weed not.” root, and fruit—bitter or
Greens Design
Look closely. Portland’s Juju Papers’ Salad Days patterned wallpaper may resemble last night’s dinner, but the clever use of foraged bitter lettuce and wild mushroom shapes is a design we can sink our teeth into. All the papers are handprinted with water-based inks on sustainably harvested paper. Yum. Salad Days wallpaper, from $165 per roll at Juju Papers, Portland, jujupapers.com.
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“Lovingly designed, Topsy Turvy Teacups are a take on everyday objects of the Mad Hatter,” says Lauren Formicola, owner of charley + may co.
that suddenly plunge you into the world
Tea-hee
It’s a game? It’s a sculpture? It’s a sculpture and a game all in one! Turn your table centerpiece into a fun group activity. Try to stack the resin teacups as tall as you can and then watch them take a tumble. When the fun is over, this acts as an amusing sculpture that’s meant to be kept on display. Tea time is all the time. Topsy Turvy Teacups Stacking Game by Ange-line Tetrault for Imm Living, $48 at charley + may co, Seattle, charleyandmay.com.
Rally
Style Crossing
No matter what team’s colors you wear on game day, just make sure it’s Pac-12. This string is part of a larger set of vintage, West Coast-school pennants from The Good Mod in Portland, and as far as unique home accessories go, we think they’re undefeated. Vintage School Pennant Set, $400 at The Good Mod, Portland, thegoodmod.com.
Slow down or you might miss Seattle-based El Dot’s playful Animal Reflectors. Saving trees and our furry friends, El Dot uses FSC-certified wood from local forests and remnants from its furniture production to create lighthearted accessories. This design gets the style green light. Animal Reflector by El Dot, $29 including post at SAM Shop, Seattle, seattleartmuseum.org.
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patterdashes and sling suspenders aren’t usually the center of contemporary style discussions. Not, that is, unless you are at the Ballard studio of Jordan Christianson, the man behind Seattle’s Jonquil & Mr Black, a custom clothing and accessory company. Even though it came to fruition just a year ago, Jonquil & Mr Black is the result of many years of sewing and a lifelong passion for design. “I remember 13 being a big marker for me,” the designer recalls. “That’s when I learned from my mom how to use a sewing machine.” Since he could never find anything he liked in stores, the young Christianson often made his own clothes. As he got older and began to pursue a career in graphic design, sewing fell to the wayside. Then a year ago, he read an article about the importance of finding one’s life passion, and he knew he had to return to his first creative endeavor. “I wanted a name evocative of what my aesthetic is,” he says about the name Jonquil & Mr Black. “There are two sides to my design sense: You’ve got the Jonquil side that’s pretty flowers and delicate detail, and then there’s Mr Black who is more of the technician, the functional side.” Christianson’s line, which is currently dominated by men’s accessories as well as luggage, mixes Victorian, Belle Époque, and Edwardian influences with luxury materials. He also makes custom clothing for both women and men. The leather suspenders—the perfect example of vintage masculinity—are a very popular item for men, and the functional Bank Bag—made of rough suede with perforated detailing—fits everything from a makeup bag to an iPad. “The person who comes to me is somebody who wants that custom look and wants to be able to have more control over what they wear,” Christianson says. “I like to catch people off guard and have them be pleasantly surprised.”
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Photgraphs by Elysa Weitala, Courtesy Jonquil & Mr Black
Suspenders (right) made from 100% hand-picked American leather come in a variety of colors including sensible black and rich chestnut; spatterdashes (above left) traditionally keep inclement weather from ruining your favorite shoes, but Christianson’s take also adds instant style; the Bank Bag (below left) is perfect as a carryall tote for someone on the go. A hand-woven raw silk short scarf with brass buttons shows off the intricate skill that goes into every item from Jonquil & Mr Black. OPPOSITE: Jordan Christianson creates impeccable bespoke clothing for both men and women, while emulating his fashion sensibilities in his own clothing choices.
Cult Classics Jonquil & Mr Black designs classic Victorian-inspired accessories, bags, and custom clothing Written by RACHEL GALLAHER
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décor
Hand-embroidered wool floor covering or wall hanging, $2,500 at Stacy Logan, Seattle, stacylogan.com. ❈ System 1-2-3 lounge chair, $4,300 at Design Within Reach, dwr.com. ❈ Mina lamp in milk glass, $900 at Seva Home, Seattle, sevahome.com. ❈ Palette table in platinum finish, $1,610 each at Ligne Roset, Seattle, ligne-roset-usa.com. ❈ Rolling Stone: Images of Rock & Roll, $63.55 at Amazon, amazon.com.
far out
Written by nicole munson and rachel gallaher Photographed by hank drew
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Contradiction ruled the seventies. Material excess coincided with a renewed sense of nature, muted earth tones met with vivid colors, and the hippies next door couldn’t take their eyes off of the disco divas up the street. We’re inspired. It’s time to take another look at the decade that design forgot because it’s back, baby. Can you dig it?
Seventies style
What’s
back in pages to ponder
With more than 200 photographs of ’70s design icons from around the world, Anne Bony’s Furniture & Interiors of the 1970s is a design lover’s dream guide on what was perhaps the most exuberant era of our time. It proves within its 224 glossy pages that this design period is one we will never forget. ❈ New York in the ’70s was buzzing unlike any other city in America. Embodying the liveliness of the decade, Alan Tannenbaum’s personal photographs, featuring a well-curated collection of everyone from Hollywood’s elite to the city’s homeless population, tells the story of an era chock full of energy and visual inspiration. ❈ Furniture & Interiors of the 1970s, $58.65, New York in the 70s by Alan Tannenbaum, $31.58, both at Amazon, amazon.com.
Macrame Rattan furniture String art Sunken rooms Chrome Tufted leather Indoor plants Monochromatic interiors
Bianca Bubble Chair, $3,395 at Jayson Home, jaysonhome.com; Polder Sofa, $9305 at Hive Modern, Portland, hive modern.com.
chrome
monochromatic interiors
The “conversation pit” is synonymous with ’70s style.
A retro classic, it was often built into the architectural structure of homes and used for cocktail parties and social gatherings—the perfect place to bring large groups of people together. The Dr. Pitt Sectional, a modern interpretation of the classic, has a sleek look that doesn’t require a total renovation. A sexy and functional throwback? We think that’s just groovy.
never again Wood paneling Avocado-colored appliances Bright wall-to-wall carpeting Muted earth tones Men in short shorts
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décor
Lie low
and chill out Vintage bamboo tray, $65 at Veritables, Seattle, veritablesdecor.com. ❈ Oval oak decanter, $38, and oil and vinegar bottles, $32, at Click! Design That Fits, Seattle, clickdesignthatfits.com. ❈ Moroccan weave wool carpet in a honeycomb pattern, $2,200 at Stacy Logan, Seattle, stacylogan.com. ❈ Big Sur table, $565 at Capers, Seattle, caperscapers.blogspot.com. { Pillows } Mongolian lamb pillow, $59, Kantha pillow cover, $24, knotted felt pillow cover, $39, and Cozy pillow cover, $34 all at West Elm, westelm.com. ❈ Fiber Art pillow, $128 at Anthropologie, anthropologie.com. { Plants } Hoya Ovata and Spider hanging plants, $22 each, Golden Pothos plant (foreground), $41 at The Palm Room, Seattle, thepalmroom.com. ❈ White ceramic pots, $15.99 and $16.99 at Ravenna Gardens, Seattle, ravennagardens.com.
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Design Bit
Written by Angela cabotaje
Modern innovations boast about high-definition this and super-resolution that. It’s time to go old-school,
we say! (Well, as old as you can get in the tech industry.) Sure we only have to cycle back a few decades, but the beauty of 8-bit is back in full force. We’re happy to see the design world embrace pixels. These charming little cubes can give any piece a new flourish like never before. Check out some of our favorite pixel picks.
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“Every day I wake up and think this is the dream I have been dreaming.” It’s clear that Deepali Kalia, the owner of Filling Spaces, loves her job. The shop, which opened in Portland eight months ago, is filled with colorful fabrics, which Kalia turns into custom products and exclusive pieces for homeowners. She works exclusively with natural materials and adds embellishments by hand. Filling Spaces also carries furniture upholstered with Kalia’s textiles, plus lighting to create a one-stop shop of sorts for interior designers. Growing up in India, Kalia was always surrounded by elaborately colored textiles. Her inventory at Filling Spaces is eclectic, appealing to a wide range of tastes, but the one common thread is color—and lots of it. Drawing from her upbringing, Kalia packs Filling Spaces with saturated hues and patterns. Chevron, ikat, and tribal-influenced designs are big now, and Kalia also designs vintage-style fabrics with her sister, who lives in India. One of her favorite pieces in her shop now is a bench upholstered in vintage sari fabric. Filling Spaces, 935 N.W. 19th, Portland,
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Cloth & Goods Written by brooke burris : Photographed by Lisa Warninger
Melissa Newirth, an interior designer, stylist, and textile collector, has been told that her sense of style is so good that she can pick out a design before it becomes a trend. Her impeccable taste is now showcased in her new online shop, Cloth & Goods. The store carries selected homewares and exclusive pieces from local and global artists. Newirth strives to maintain a focus on “keeping it simple” throughout her offerings and work. Cloth & Goods, Portland, clothandgoods.com
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The Lake House Written by lindsey m. roberts : Photographed by alex hayden
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Because the kitchen, living, and dining rooms are essentially one room, H2K used a neutral palette to make the space feel bigger. They also found multi purpose furniture, such as the Palacek sofa table, which doubles as a desktop space (with a view of the water while one works, natch). Etched glass on interior doors and windows helps light flow throughout the cabin without sacrificing privacy. The fireplace with a river-rock surround by Island Stone and the cocktail table by Brent Comber add that cabin touch in a modern way.
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In the kitchen, white cabinets disappear in the surrounding white walls (Benjamin Moore’s Mountain Peak White), but touches of stainless steel on the cabinet doors add a contemporary feel. The wheat-colored dining table continues the warmth of the wheatcolored beam and wheat-colored window casing. OPPOSITE: While the kitchen is surely slick and full-featured, H2K added an unseen culinary coup: There’s also a working outdoor kitchen that has a fridge, icemaker, and cooktop for easy summer entertaining.
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lki Beach in West Seattle, if you can believe it, was where parents once took their kids to vacation. Seattle grew, though, and annexed West Seattle in 1907. So those parents’ kids drove two hours south to find vacation spots on Mason Lake in Mason County.
There, they and a generation of World War II veterans built modest cabins to enjoy peacetime, their families, and outdoor pursuits. Today there’s a new generation of parents, but they’re still going to the lake. City life has not yet swept over Mason Lake as it did West Seattle, but a half-decade later, many of those modest 1960s and 1970s cabins need some updating for modern life and amenities.
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Wendy Kennedy and Garrett Kuhlman of the Stanwood–based interior design firm H2K Design recently had the pleasure of overseeing the redesign of one of these cabins. The homeowners have relatives with houses on the lake, and they wanted their own place to enjoy the water with their family. They found a 990-square-foot cabin in 2009, only a few houses down from their extended family, but weren’t sure how they were going to make such a small
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Above left: A new wall of French doors opens the entire water-facing side of the house to the lake, including the master bedroom. Wheat-colored window-wood casing references the beam in the living room. above right: The Ann Sacks penny tile in the bathroom are nubby underfoot like the river rocks on the bed of the lake. OPPOSITE: Another classic design feature are subway tiles in kitchens and bathrooms, but H2K updated the look by choosing small tiles from Olympia Tile and brick stacking them.
space function for themselves and their three children. “The property and the proximity to their family was what sold them, but this cabin, they weren’t sure how they were going to pull it off,” Kennedy says. The place also needed a sweep of an interior designer’s wand, Kennedy adds. “The property was wonderful, the view was wonderful, but there was nothing to this thing.” The homeowners gave Kennedy and Kuhlman free reign over the design, so the designers started with the hallmark elements of a traditional cabin and found ways to make them contemporary. In the living room, for example, they pulled out a beam in the ceiling and add a wooden,
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wheat-colored one, “to add a cabin feel without a literal translation,” Kuhlman says. Structure-wise, Kennedy says they just wanted to freshen up the original plan with moments like that wheat beam, “but the further we got into it … we basically brought it down to the studs.” They removed the ceilings to make them open and replaced a single slider passage to the deck with five sets of French doors. The whole project soon became about making the structure seem bigger than it actually was, as well as introducing a midcentury-modern touch that would allow for less visual clutter in such a small space. So they chose
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“I still think there is a real rural campy feel to the place, and that is one of my favorite things. You can still smell campfire in the air, there are still tons of trees, and it is dark enough to see the stars.” —homeowner
left: Adirondack chairs are a classic symbol of cabin life, but the ones from Loll Designs on the deck at Mason Lake are modernized, made in a durable plastic, and sourced in the lime green that references surrounding greenery. OPPOSITE: Each room plays on the color palette in a unique way that still references the whole. The master bedroom, for example, is painted in the charcoal blue-gray (Benjamin Moore’s Brewster Gray) which creates a cozy environment. But the kids’ bedroom, because it’s designed for three playful kids, is painted a green-blue (Benjamin Moore’s Jamestown Blue) and features more touches of the playful accent colors: orange and lime green.
a white color palette to lighten up the space, charcoal blue-gray to mimic the color of the lake, and the wheat hue of the ceiling beam to add some warmth. On top of that, they added small touches of orange for whimsy and small touches of lime green, which references the lush landscape and evergreen trees. This color palette was extended throughout the house, again for a sense of unity and minimal visual busyness. To make a neutral color palette interesting, Kennedy says, they had to play a lot with texture. The durable, smooth
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terrazzo floor; slick stainless steel-faced island; and round penny tiles on the master-bath floor, among others, all were added moments of tactile interest. The calm, clean redesign has changed the way that the homeowners live when they’re down at the lake. “It’s really kept the way that they live in the house really simple,” Kennedy says. “It’s kept it easy for them to not deal with extraneous stuff that we accumulate.” Plus, it leaves room for their three kids, the next generation of beachgoers, to stake their own claim.
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Portland designer Andee Hess puts aside a colorful palette for bright white and blonde wood in this updated midcentury gem Written by rachel gallaher Photographed by david papazian
In the living room, floor-to-ceiling windows allow for plenty of natural light, and a stone-clad fireplace mirrors the fir-plank ceilings throughout the house. The brown leather Arne Jacobson Egg Chair by Fritz Hansen is a curved contrast to the strong, masculine lines of the gray Cassina Mister sofa designed by Starck. Both pieces are from Hive Modern. White wall shelving is the perfect canvas to display the homeowner’s collection of colorful books and collected art.
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Exposed beams in the dining room preserve the home’s original architectural lines, and a large black dining table anchors the room—perfect for gatherings with friends. OPPOSITE: The inability of light to penetrate the floors and ceiling forced Hess to get creative with lighting, which she installed in the walls and focused both upward and downward for maximum utility and a touch of subtle drama. Large windows open to the outdoor atrium, and concrete flooring is found both inside and out.
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The atrium features a modern fire pit and transparent La Marie chairs from Kartell. Surrounded by greenery that gives the homeowner privacy, the Verner Panton deck chairs by Vitra add a funky twist for outdoor entertaining. OPPOSITE: For less formal dining, a Saarinen dining table from Knoll and another set of La Marie chairs sit underneath an Artemide light fixture.
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Southwest Portland was a total exercise in restraint. The designer is known for her innovative ideas and love of bright colors, but for this particular project, the homeowner requested clean lines and warm neutrals—a palette that would play up natural light in the gray Pacific Northwest. The project began as just a few simple upgrades and ended up turning into a whole-house renovation. According to Hess, much of the home was divided into four small bedrooms that gave the space a closed-off feeling. The homeowner wanted to open things up but also stay true to the original architecture. “When we started getting into the walls, we found out they had no drywall,” Hess says. “And some of the beams were rotting, so we gutted the place.” Due to several architectural restrictions, the project’s lead contractor, Gerard Smith,
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was unable to penetrate the floors or run electrical wires through the ceiling. This limited the lighting options, so Hess got creative by adding indirect light sources in the walls. After reconfiguring the bedrooms from four to three, Hess focused on the interiors. The homeowner’s request for a minimal design led Hess to start with the bare bones— beams and original architectural lines—and then layer on elements such as color and furniture. All of the beams in the house were originally painted in chocolate brown or navy blue. To comply with the natural palette, Hess sanded down
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OPPOSITE: The office provides plenty of space to work, while shelving keeps books close at hand and houses a collection of vintage glass vases and bowls. A pair of vintage Cames Dew chairs, purchased at an auction, add to the throwback touches throughout the home. THIS PAGE: Simplicity in the bedroom is punctuated with Pendleton wool blankets, and a punch of color from a Picasso thrift store copy painting against the wall. A limited-edition Herman Miller cowhide chair from Hive Modern sits in company with the owner’s guitar. The Capellini bedside table and Artemide lamp provide extra space and plenty of lighting for late-night reading.
the fir beams and added a light wash that she says reminds her of traditionally Scandinavian interiors. In the center of the house is an atrium with exposed aggregate flooring, a modern fire pit, and a large window looking into the kitchen. A B&B Italia stainless steel bench from Portland’s trendy Hive Modern boutique sets off the aluminum windows and doors, adding a subtle industrial vibe. The open roof, which was originally covered in corrugated plastic, allows for fresh air and natural light—the perfect accompaniment to a crisp glass of wine on a warm summer night. Throughout the home’s interiors Hess used mirrors to add depth to the rooms and reflect light. The homeowner
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loves furniture, and many of the pieces are found objects or carefully selected vintage pieces. Many of the newer pieces, from brands such as Kartell and Vitra, are from Hive. Quirky collections of books and curated knick-knacks line shelves—the kind of fun and personal touches that truly make a house a home. And Hess wouldn’t have it any other way. The interior designer worked closely with her client, who was very pleased with the results. The home has a relaxed, lived-in feeling, enhanced by vintage-inspired furniture and a clean contrast of concrete floors and fir beam ceilings. “The homeowner loves it,” Hess says. “For him it’s a dream home, and as a designer I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
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Formerly a “dark, drippy place” hidden behind the home on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, the new outdoor entertaining area is stylish and intimate, thanks to an overhead canopy, a teak farm table, and playful Plastic Fantastic chairs by Studio JSPR, a Dutch design firm. Bands of precast concrete pavers form the patio floor. Votive candles in glass-and-metal lanterns (this page) and twinkly carnival lights attached to the overhead cables (opposite) illuminate the garden after dark, while a custom concrete fire pit anchors the southwest corner of the yard.
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Old meets new when a 1914 Federal-style residence gains a fresh point of view, inside and out Written by debra prinzing : Photographed by alex hayden
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“Our designs are characterized by artful, simple solutions that clarify the beauty of exterior environments and invite people to live with conscious daily connections to the outdoors.” —RANDY ALLWORTH, ALLWORTH DESIGN
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You might think the answer is to turn back time, especially when it comes to design and decorating choices. But for one couple, the opposite thing happened. With expert help from two talented design firms, the owners renovated their 1914 home on Seattle’s Capitol Hill while also maintaining their modern aesthetic. “We seriously considered leaving and downsizing, but this house is our family’s central meeting place,” explains the wife, who raised three sons with her husband. “When we started the remodel, we wanted to find that balance between old and new. Our tastes lean toward modern, but we also have old family pieces that are important to us.”
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Steve Hoedemaker, a principal of Bosworth Hoedemaker, recalls an early walk-through with his clients and former associate Heather Cromwell, who served as project lead. There was a lot to admire about the classic brick architecture, Hoedemaker recalls. “The clients loved the location, the high ceilings, and the many light-filled areas. But after living there for eight years, they realized several things weren’t quite right.” The owners wanted to improve nearly every room inside the two-story, 5,000-square-foot residence. In addition to updating a depressing, decades-old kitchen, the project also including enlarging and upgrading the
OPPOSITE: The Tiffany-blue parlor overlooks the new garden. THIS PAGE (clockwise, from
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“It’s a question of doing something that is respectful of the existing architecture, but also something that will stand the test of time.” —STEVE HOEDEMAKER, BOSWORTH HOEDEMAKER
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OPPOSITE (clockwise, from top): Dark-stained oak floors enhance the colorful rooms and classic white woodwork; the kitchen renovation blends old and new; open shelving accommodates storage and much-needed daylight. THIS PAGE: The kitchen’s mostly white walls and woodwork show off the owners’ collections of pottery and textiles.
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She loves color, but we wanted to create a bathroom that feels a little more masculine.” —STEVE HOEDEMAKER, BOSWORTH HOEDEMAKER
master bathroom and dressing area, transforming a semi-finished basement into a media-sewing room, and converting a portion of the garage into an art studio. The biggest source of frustration was the 183square-foot kitchen, originally intended for a maid or cook, not a host and hostess who like to entertain. The architects increased it to 276 square feet by incorporating space from a mud room, a butler’s pantry, and a service staircase—all of which previously blocked daylight from reaching the interiors. Reconfigured into a sleek, highly efficient culinary environment that any foodie would love, the kitchen now accommodates a cozy seating area with an L-shaped window seat. “There’s a lot more natural light now, and it’s a nice place for a few people to hang out while the owners are cooking,” Hoedemaker says. Reduced in size by 25 percent, the master bedroom still feels spacious. That extra square footage was used to quadruple the walk-in closet and transform a 1980s bathroom into a luxurious, spa-like destination. Finishing details include a double vanity clad in walnut, Carrara marble tile over the heated floor, and dark-gray wall tiles that harmonize with dove-gray walls. An oval soaking tub is a timeless addition, while a walk-in shower lends modern functionality. “We wanted to create a bathroom that feels a little more masculine,” Hoedemaker explains. And that’s perhaps because the woman of the house, who studied fine art and served as the project’s interior designer, redecorated the master bedroom with shell-pink walls and fuchsia-and-chocolate textiles. “Yes, my husband sleeps in a pink bedroom,” she jokes. “But I didn’t use florals.” New and old are in balance, thanks to the way the owner’s anything-but-stuffy color choices wink at the more traditional dark floor stain, stainless-steel kitchen cabinetry, and period-perfect millwork. It’s hard to take yourself too seriously when you live in a home with a sunflower-yellow living room, a cantaloupe-hued dining room, and a Tiffanyblue parlor. And let’s not forget about the pink boudoir. “In everything we’ve done with the house, we like to have a little fun and use a sense of humor,” the wife says. “I don’t
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like things to match too perfectly. In fact, I like things to be a little off.” She could easily be referring to the set of eight acid-green Baroque-style dining chairs coated in rubber, which surround a weathered-teak farm table in the al fresco dining area. Here, at the center of a new garden designed by landscape architect Randy Allworth, “the outside room feels intimate, thanks to the hedges and overhead canopy,” the wife says. The re-imagined landscape is respectful of the home’s formal lines and elegant brick exterior. Allworth’s mostly green plant palette and neutral concrete-and-crushed stone flooring create distinct ways to enter, journey through, and gather together. A fire pit is an artistic, contemporary focal point. And a new deck spans the home’s west side, linking to the entertaining patio just steps below. Like their clients, the designers wanted to follow tradition, but only to a point. “It’s a question of doing something that is respectful of the existing architecture, but also something that will stand the test of time,” Hoedemaker says. “I call it ‘timeless modern.’ “ Author Debra Prinzing is a Seattle- and Los Angeles-based writer. She produces, writes, and speaks about architecture, interiors, gardens, and floral design. Her work can be viewed at debraprinzing.com.
OPPOSITE: A soothing dove-gray palette and custom walnut double-vanity turned a blah, 1980s bath into an at-home spa. THIS PAGE: The owner selected shell pink with playful graphic textiles for the master bedroom.
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LOCATION Creative Urban Business Environment (CUBE) 50 S.E. Scott St., Bend, OR
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“I knew all along I would use YOLO Colorhouse’s Dream .06 for the interior [in my office], and vivid orange for the containers’ exteriors.” —Charmaine Manley
Charmaine Manley works at a recycled aluminum chair and vintage table, now used as a desk, found at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Flea Market. Flowers spring from a Manley Metal Works piece.
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Charmaine Manley has a passion
for interior design with a twist. Call her a “salvagista” if you will. Having grown up
in a house where an old door with vintage hardware doubled as a coffee table, she learned to reuse, repurpose, and employ salvaged items early in life. Take her latest project: a two-year-long quest to create a network of offices from recycled shipping containers. Today, the Creative Urban Business Environment—or CUBE—houses 10 businesses (including Manley’s office) in Bend’s Old Ironworks District. Inspiration first struck in 2009, when Manley saw a photo series in The Orange County Register showing an office built from a single recycled shipping container. Manley came up with the concept of a group of shipping-container offices and floated the idea to other design professionals. Reactions were mostly positive, but no one else was willing to dive right into the project. Manley continued to research and pitched the project to her peers at the High Desert Design Council (HDDC) and then continued to research. In early 2011, she brought it up again to HDDC members and met with a warmer response. After a search for warehouses large enough to house the containers and some logistic haggling about who would buy the containers, ModernFab’s Doug Wagner suggested they pitch their concept to entrepreneur Bayard Fox. They got the green light from Fox, and Wagner took on the task of designing, fabricating, and managing the project. He used salvaged goods and repurposed materials throughout the entire project. Staircases feature stainless-steel cable and wood salvaged from a horse corral in Powell Butte. Windows came from salvage store Pakit Liquidators, and the steel window and door frames also featured recycled content. As the project took shape, Manley finalized her design. She has a penchant for rich color choices, and this project got the full treatment. “I’d been floating the office design for two years on and off,” Manley says. “I knew all along I would use YOLO Colorhouse’s Dream .06 for the interior [in my office], and vivid orange for the containers’ exteriors.” She also wanted salvaged metal to play a major role in her office design. At the Swift & McCormick scrap metal yard, she discovered a perforated-aluminum tray and expanded aluminum, which sealed the deal. By pairing the aluminum with a rosette art piece from her husband Mark’s workshop, Manley Metal Works, she created a three-dimensional piece of art to set off the daybed that anchors the far corner of her office. To complement the stripes on a newly upholstered vintage arm chair, Manley chose a peacock fabric for the daybed. Its feathers echo another of her talents—calligraphy, which is reflected in both pillows and her own vintage calligrapher’s collage. Dashes of orange—in the vintage aluminum desk chair, the repurposed cabinet bin drawer, and the daybed bolster—ignite Manley’s design. It’s almost as if her spark of an idea has reached full flame.
Stainless-steel railings rise to the second-floor landing. A seven-ton bridge crane seen outside Manley’s office positioned the containers. Striking Dream .06 YOLO Colorhouse walls dramatically frame the 8-foot-by-40-foot container that serves as the designer’s office. Manley repeats the color in daybed textiles. A rosette piece by Manley Metal Works adorns layered scrap-metal pieces. GRAY ISSUE No. five
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Architect Ian Butcher doesn’t take his work too seriously. That isn’t to say that he doesn’t approach projects with intention, care, and focus, but the principal at Seattle’s Best Practice Architecture believes in a healthy sense of humor when it comes to designing spaces— both large and small. “I like to push the envelope,” he says. “I like things that challenge you intellectually—buildings that you view and you don’t quite know what you’re looking at.” After working for Eric Cobb for more than three years, Butcher was hired by Roy McMakin to be the project architect that helped design the Western Bridge art gallery. During the project, McMakin offered Butcher a full-time position with his firm, and the latter stayed there for more than seven years. But he wanted a mix of projects, everything from houses to offices to retail, so Butcher made the decision to strike out on his own. Clean lines and thoughtful details can be found in all of Butcher’s work, such as the Seattle headquarters for digital marketing agency ZAAZ and the new downtown Cupcake Royale. The architect likes to take on challenges when it comes to building shape and structure—he finds it more fulfilling to push the limits of design and meet the needs of his clients, even if that means redrawing plans numerous times. “I’m very serious about design,” Butcher says. “But I also like to have fun. I believe in a strong conceptual idea for every project, but I don’t let that rule the project—it guides me as I am designing, but if it has to change during the process, I willingly embrace that, too.” GRAY ISSUE No. five
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concept FUTURE LOCATION Western foot of the Steel Bridge, Portland
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architects: DAO Architecture landscape architect: Lango Hansen Landscape Architects skatepark designer: Grindline Skateparks renderings: Ambient Light Digital Renderings
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Street League
Written by brooke burris
Joann Le and David Horsley , the two principals of DAO Architecture, team ed up with Lango Hansen Landscape Archite cts and Grindline Skateparks to create what will be the “crown jewel” of Portland’s skate park s: the yet-to-be-built Steelbridge Skatepark. They started from simple, urban design principles to help reconnect the district with something truly progressive. Set at the western foot of the Steel Bridge, the proposed land is now a remnant parcel. It’s intriguing for the partners to try and transform a piece of mostly unusable land into an amenity for the public—and, of course, for skateboarders. Since one of the project requirem ents is a sheltering roof so the community can use the park
year-round, the team used the surrounding infrastructure (overhead MAX lines and roads) to their advantage by designing the park in a translucent origami form, giving it an “eye of the storm” feel. To bring the skateboarders toge ther with the rest of the community, they dec ided to create “interlocking zones” that let eve ryone safely enjoy the space. And after speaking with several skateboarders, they wanted to bring the sport back to its street roots. Skate-able surface s and infrastructure are incorporated everywhere in the design. The City of Portland and Port land Parks & Recreation commissioned this proj ect, which is now awaiting funding. The boarder s can’t wait.
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Alchemy Collections (pg 33) 2029 Second Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 448-3309 909 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 682-7575 alchemycollections.com Allworth Design (pg 62) 1100 N. 35th St. Seattle, WA (206) 623-7396 allworthdesign.com Amazon (pg 30) amazon.com Ann Sacks (pg 40, 44) 402 N.W. Ninth Portland, OR 97209 (503) 233-0611 115 Stewart St. Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 441-8917 annsacks.com Anthropologie (pg 32) anthropologie.com Architectural Institute of B.C. (pg 12) Vancouver, B.C. (604) 683-8588 aibc.ca Area 51 (pg 82) 401 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 568-4782 area51seattle.com Atelier Lapchi (pg 22) 809 N.W. Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 719-6589 lapchi.com
Betsy Eby (pg 44) Seattle, WA betsyeby.com Bosworth Hoedemaker (pg 62) Seattle, WA (206) 545-8434 bosworthhoedemaker.com
Builders’ Hardware & Supply Company, Inc. (pg 37) 1516 15th Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119 (206) 281-3700
El Dot (pg 26) Poulsbo, WA eldotdesigns.com
1038 116th Ave. N.E., Ste. 310 Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 679-5115 builders-hardware.com Caesarstone (pg 44) caeserstoneus.com Capers (pg 32) 4525 California Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 932-0371 caperscapers.blogspot.com charley + may, co. (pg 26) 2225 Queen Anne Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 281-5555 charleyandmay.com Charmaine Manley Design (pg 70) Bend, OR (541) 923-9951 charmainemanleydesign.com Clayhaus Ceramics (pg 42) Portland, OR (503) 928-3076 clayhausceramics.com
Bedford Brown (pg 35) 1825 N.W. Vaughn St. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 227-7755 bedfordbrown.com
Cloth & Goods (pg 38) 915 N.W. 19th Ave., Studio E Portland, OR 97209 (503) 719-5774 clothandgoods.com
Bellevue Arts Museum (pg 12) 510 Bellevue Way N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 519-0770 bellevuearts.org
Crate & Barrel (pg 44) crateandbarrel.com
Benjamin Moore & Co. (pg 44) benjaminmoore.com
CRAVE (pg 43) theCRAVEcompany.com
Best Plumbing (pg 11) 4129 Stone Way N. Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 633-1700 bestplumbing.com
Cronin Company (pg 40) cronincompany.com
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Driade (pg 14) driade.com E. Cobb Architects Inc (pg 74) Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 287-0136 cobbarch.com
Click! Design That Fits (pg 32) 4540 California Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 328-9252 clickdesignthatfits.com
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Donghia (pg 44) donghia.com
Brent Comber (pg 44) North Vancouver, B.C. (604) 980-4467 brentcomber.com
B & B Italia Diva Furniture (pg 82) 1300 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 287-9992 divafurniture.com
Best Practice Architecture (pg 74) Seattle, WA (206) 217-1600 bestpracticearchitecture.com
Design Within Reach (pg 30, 44) dwr.com
CraftedSystems (pg 79) Portland, OR crafted-systems.com
DAO Architecture (pg 76) Portland, OR 97215 (503) 230-0664 daoarchitecture.com Design Stage (pg 39) Seattle, WA (206) 829-9049 design-stage.com
Emser Tile (pg 42) 4338 N.W. Yeon Ave. Portland, OR 97210 (503) 224-5056 emser.com Fabricut (pg 14) fabricut.com Far 4 (pg 82) 1020 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 621-8831 far4.net The Fashion Group International of Seattle, Inc. (pg 81) seattle.fgi.org Filling Spaces (pg 36) 935 N.W. 19th Portland, OR 97209 (503) 222-2028 fillingspaces.com Fliptography (pg 39) (877) 435-4786 fliptography.net
Grindline Skateparks (pg 78) Seattle, WA (206) 932-6414 grindline.com H2K Design (pg 44) Stanwood, WA (360) 939-2085 h2kdesign.com Hans Schiebold (pg 44) Lawrence Gallery 7755 Highway 101 N. Gleneden Beach, OR 97388 (541) 764-2318 19700 S.W. Highway 18 Sheridan, OR 97378 (503) 843-3633 Herman Miller (pg 44) hermanmiller.com Hive Modern (pg 31, 54) 820 N.W. Glisan St. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 242-5573 hivemodern.com Hip (pg 82) 1829 N.W. 25th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 (503) 225-5017 ubhip.com Holly Hunt (pg 44) hollyhunt.com Homewerx (pg 23) 1053 Davie St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 1M5 (604) 682-2204 homewerx.ca Hunter Douglas (pg 44) hunterdouglas.com
Flor (pg 44) flor.com
IDSwest (pg 10, 41) idswest.com
Fresh Paint (pg 12) schack.org/events
Inform Interiors (pg 24) 300 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 622-1608 informseattle.com
Fritz Tile (pg 44) fritztile.com Garrison Hullinger Interior Design (pg 35) Portland, OR (971) 255-0326 garrisonhullinger.com
Island Stone (pg 44) islandstone.com
Gelotte Hommas Architecture (inside back cover) Bellevue, WA (425) 828-3081 gelottehommas.com
J+J/Invision (pg 44) jj-invision.com
Gerard Smith (pg 54) Portland, OR (503) 407-9096 Glacier Window & Door, Inc. (pg 3) 1229 S.E. Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97215 (503) 408-8838 glacierwindow.com The Good Mod (pg 26) 1313 W. Burnside St., Fourth Fl. Portland, OR 97210 (503) 206-6919 thegoodmod.com
Jeffrey Court (pg 44) jeffreycourt.com
Jonquil & Mr Black (pg 28) Seattle, WA jonquilandblack.com Juju Papers (pg 24) Portland, OR jujupapers.com Kartell (pg 14, 54) kartell.it Kingsley Bate (pg 44) kingsleybate.com Knoll (pg 14, 54) knoll.com Lacava (pg 44) lacava.com
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Weaving
Good Written by Hillary Rielly
Handwoven rugs, vessels, and wall hangings are a familiar sight in the design world. But when the people doing
the weaving are women in transition and homeless youths instead of highly skilled artisans, it puts a whole new twist on things. Aurelie Tu, the founder of Portland’s CraftedSystems, built her company to create gorgeous, handwoven products and to help the local community. Tu works with nonprofits YWCA and p:ear to teach those in need traditional weaving techniques and to empower them economically and emotionally. “I felt strongly that this should be a project which gives back to community,” Tu says. “I enjoy working with this community when I see the appreciation expressed by the participants and when they can see what they’re able to do.” New designs can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months to complete, and all are inspired by forms and patterns in nature. Tu chooses to work with wool for its textural qualities, warmth, and organic nature. It can lie flat or fold into a dimensional object. As Tu puts it, the results are more interesting with wool. From the combination of colors to the weave to the overall pattern, wool stands out in the modern design world. CraftedSystems has enjoyed success in the industry, with exclusive pieces offered at retailers Ligne Roset and Room & Board. Tu hopes to continue pushing boundaries by mixing different materials in with wool to create a different type of texture and explore new combinations. She’s also planning a new display mural for Portland’s Relish showroom, and of course, continuing her efforts to help people get back on their feet.
clockwise from top: Founder Aurelie Tu with the Aubrey medium vessel, Teardrop vessel, and Aubrey bowl; a custom wall installation; small diamond bowls; a petal runner.
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resources
Ligne Roset (pg 30, 34, 79) 112 Westlake Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 341-9990 ligne-roset-usa.com Lango Hansen Landscape Architect (pg 76) Portland, OR langohansen.com Livingspace (pg 82) 1706 West First Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6J 0E4 shop.livingspace.com Logan’s Hammer (pg 25) Seattle, WA (206) 718-4008 loganshammer.com Loll Designs (pg 44) lolldesigns.com Maison Inc. (pg 37) 1611 N.W. Northrup Portland, OR (503) 295-0151 maisoninc.com Manley Metal Works (pg 70) Terrebonne, OR (503) 437-0715 manleymetalworks.com Manor Fine Wares (pg 27) 907 N.W. 23rd Ave. Portland, OR 97210 (503) 954-2900 manorfinewares.com Marazzi USA (pg 40) marazzitile.com Masins Fine Furnishings & Interior Design (pg 9, 10) 10708 Main St. Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 450-9999 masins.com mcfarlane green biggar architecture + design (pg 12) North Vancouver, B.C. (604) 986-9924 officemb.ca Miele (pg 44) miele.com Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (inside front cover) 1106 W. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 972-5000 mgbwhome.com MODERNFAB (pg 70) Bend, OR (514) 948-2276 modernfab.com
Osmose Design (pg 54) Portland, OR (971) 226-9583 osmosedesign.com Pakit Liquidators (pg 70) 903 S.E. Armour Rd. Bend, OR 97702 (541) 389-7047 Palecek (pg 44) palecek.com
Restoration Hardware (pg 44) restorationhardware.com
Patkau Architects Inc. (pg 12) Vancouver, B.C. (604) 683-7633 patkau.ca
Robert Bailey Interiors (pg 14) Vancouver, B.C. robertbaileyinteriors.ca
Pendleton (pg 54) pendleton-usa.com Pental Granite & Marble (pg 42) 3551 N.W. Yeon Portland, OR 97210 (503) 445-8600 713 S. Fidalgo St. Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 768-3200 3900 Industry Dr. E., Ste. A Fife, WA 98424 (253) 344-5150 pentalonline.com Perkins + Will (pg 12) Vancouver, B.C. (604) 684-5446 perkinswill.com Place Textiles (pg 44) placetextiles.com The Picket Fence (back cover) Sun Valley, ID (866) 944-5511 thepicketfence.com Pigeon Toe Ceramics (pg 34) Portland, OR (503) 709-5479 pigeontoeceramics.com Portland Container (pg 70) Portland, OR (503) 286-1767 pdxcontainer.com Project Lemonade (pg 10) 1015 N.W. Lovejoy Portland, OR 97209 projectlemonadepdx.org
Moooi (pg 14) moooi.nl NB Design Group (pg 33) 1932 First Ave., Ste. 826 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 441-7754 nbdesigngroup.net
PUBLIC Architecture + Communication Inc (pg 12) Vancouver, B.C. (604) 738-4323 publicdesign.ca
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Relish (pg 79) 1715 N.W. Lovejoy St. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 227-3779 shoprelish.com
The Palm Room (pg 32) 5336 Ballard Avenue N.W. Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 782-7256 thepalmroom.com
Provide (pg 34, 82) 529 Beatty St. Vancouver, B.C. V6B 0G2 (604) 632-0095 providehome.com
Olympia Tile (pg 44) olympiatile.com
Ravenna Gardens (pg 32) Northeast University Village Street Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 729-7388 ravennagardens.com
Rie MuĂąoz (pg 44) riemunoz.com
Room & Board (pg 10, 44, 79) roomandboard.com Roy McMakin Domestic Architecture (pg 74) Seattle, WA (206) 323-0111 domesticarchitecture.com SAM Shop (pg 26) 1300 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 654-3120 seattleartmuseum.org Schuchart/Dow (pg 62) Seattle, WA (206) 633-3003 schuchartdow.com F. Schumacher & Co. (pg 44) fschumacher.com Seattle Architecture Foundation (pg 12, inside back cover) Seattle, WA (206) 667-9184 seattlearchitecture.org Seattle Design District Association (pg 13) seattledesigndistrict.com Seva Home (pg 30) 900 Lenora St., Ste. 116 Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 323-9920 sevahome.com Shades of Light (pg 44) shadesoflight.com S.Harris (pg 14) sharris.com Semigood Design (pg 24) Seattle, WA semigoods.com Sound Glass (pg 3) 5501 75th St. W. Tacoma, WA 98499 (253) 473-7477 soundglass.com Spinneybeck (pg 14) spinneybeck.com
Stacy Logan (pg 30, 32) 409 First Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 937-3333 stacylogan.com Sub-Zero (pg 44) subzero-wolf.com Suyama Peterson Deguchi (pg 12) Seattle, WA (206) 256-0809 suyamapetersondeguchi.com Swift & McCormick (pg 70) Redmond, OR (541) 548-4448 Tahir Mahmood (pg 23) tahirmahmood.com Terris Draheim (pg 7) 5600 Sixth Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 763-4100 terrisdraheim.com United Tile (pg 40, 42) 11520 Airport Rd. Everett, WA 98204 (425) 212-3295 3145 N.W. Yeon Portland, OR 97210 (503) 231-4959 3001 E. Valley Rd. Renton, WA 98055 (425) 251-5290 622 E. Second Ave. Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 466-4478 unitedtile.com Urbanata (pg 42) 4100 Fourth Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 267-1737 urbanata.com Veritables (pg 32) 2806 East Madison Seattle, WA 98112 (206) 322-7782 veritablesdecor.com Villery & Boch (pg 44) villeroy-boch.com West Elm (pg 32) westelm.com Williams-Sonoma (pg 44) williams-sonoma.com Windows, Doors & More (pg 3) 5961 Corson Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 782-1011 windowshowroom.com Woeller Group (pg 14) woeller.com Wolf Appliance (pg 44) subzero-wolf.com YOLO Colorhouse (pg 70) Portland, OR yolocolorhouse.com
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olive smith
if
Written by LINDSEY M. ROBERTS
you want to thank someone for the women’s pantsuit, then you need to know about the late Olive Smith. Smith was a trendsetter for trendsetters, influencing the nation’s fashion from the women’s apparel department at Nordstrom. While pantsuits were worn in the ‘50s and ‘60s by men, women in general wore skirts, even in the office. But in the ’70s, with women moving up the corporate ladders, Smith saw an opportunity. “She knew she had to bring them [pantsuits] in and promote them,” says Gail Cottle, a friend from Smith’s Nordstrom days. In 1974, Smith herself declared “pantsuits are here forever.” (Though Smith is credited with exploding the pantsuit market, “she wore skirts because she knew what looked great on her,” Cottle adds.) Born in New York in 1917, Smith attended New York’s Traphagen School of Fashion Design then worked as a buyer for Associated Merchandising Corp. She then moved to Macy’s in New York, where she worked during World War II. In the ’50s, she came to Seattle and worked at Bon Marché. But in 1963, local shoe company Nordstrom bought a department store called Best Apparel in order to move into the clothing business. Smith was recruited to manage the women’s apparel department and worked there until
archive photos courtesy Gail Cottle
fashion maven
she “graduated,” as she called it, in 1979. From her Seattle post, she traveled all over the world to source clothes—to Israel, Hong Kong, and Italy. And she was one of the first to travel overseas to manufacturers to develop her own products, Cottle says. Along the way, she picked up quite a closet for herself, too. “She had this incredible style. It wasn’t as much about what is the current fashion of the moment, but personal style, the ability to put a beautiful designer jacket with an off-the-rack skirt,” Cottle recalls. Her closet was full of leather, in skirts, jackets, vests, and more. “Every way they had leather done, she had in her closet,” Cottle says. She also had a penchant for antique jewelry and outerwear—from raincoats to ponchos to capes. One of her greatest contributions to the Pacific Northwest was in the ’80s, though, when she wrote the first history of Northwest apparel industry, documenting the rise of Pacific Trail, Eddie Bauer, Filson, Generra Sportswear, and Britannia Sportswear. In her memory, last year, the Fashion Group International (FGI) started awarding scholarships for students to study fashion. If only FGI would fund closets like Smith’s for the rest of us. “Let me tell you,” Cottle says, “if she were alive today, she would open up her closet door that was 45 years old and put something on, and people would say, ‘Where did you get that?’ ” GRAY ISSUE No. five
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Left to right:
Leo
Wrightia Wood Stool, $325 at Hip, Portland, ubhip.com. ❈ Louis XV Goes to Sparta armchair, $7,590 (CAD) at Livingspace, Vancouver, B.C., livingspace.com. ❈ Sansa Ring by Kimberly Baker, $215 at Far4, Seattle, far4.net.
Loyal, Optimistic, Generous
July 23–Aug. 22
Great style is always on the horizon for confident Leo and observant Virgo. The movement of the planets tells us that these fabulous finds can create a design future that’s out of this world.
Virgo
Imaginative, Gentle, Dependable
Aug. 23–Sept. 22
Left to right: Pacific Connections lacquered boxes in Purple Tulipwood, $88–$110 at Provide, Vancouver, B.C., providehome.com. ❈ Canevas Flowers Rug, $3,520 at B&B Italia, Seattle, bebitalia.it. ❈ Copper Real Good Chair, $299 at Area 51, Seattle, area51seattle.com.
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