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May / June 2009

DEPARTMENTS
43 Finds: Garden to Go
At Sean Knibb’s new L.A. showroom you can get the garden of your dreams in no time flat.

44 Finds: See, Play and Stay
Check out the newest restaurants, store openings, and hotels around California.

50 Finds: Buy, Borrow or Steal
Fun shapes and bold colors for decorating your home, indoors and out.

54 Trend Report: Under the Sea
Just in time for beach season, the newest furnishings and accessories are inspired by the ocean.

56 Eco Finds: Dispatches from the Green Scene
The latest in sustainable design, architecture and innovation from the state that is leading the way.

58 Arts+Antiques
A monthly report on art auctions worldwide and museum exhibitions around the state.

62 Travel: The New Napa
Once the sleepy center of Wine Country, Napa Valley is ready to wow you.

66 The Pro Files: Blooming Union
Caitlin Moran Lobosco shares her favorite shops around Cow Hollow’s Union Street.

FEATURES
75 Ten to Watch: Landscape Architects
Our annual showcase of designers on the rise.
Photography by Joe Budd and Sam Diephuis

76 Bent Grass
Jeff Pervorse and Martin Frederickson

78 Dry Design
John Jennings and Sasha Tarnopolsky

80 Elysian Landscapes
Judy Kameon

82 Katherine Webster, MLA
Kate Webster

84 Bionic
Marcel Wilson

86 Monica Viarengo Landscape Design
Monica Viarengo

88 Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture
Nancy and Dave Roche

90 Scott Shrader Exterior Designs
Scott Shrader

92 Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
Ive Haugeland and Tyler Manchuck

94 Surfacedesign
Geoff di Girolamo, James A. Lord, Roderick Wyllie, Zach Rutz, Alain Peauroi

96 View: Bardessono
A new LEED-certified resort in Younteville perfectly marries rusticity and rejuvenation.

113 Outward Bound
In sunny California, the best-designed houses aren’t a haven from the great outdoors, they are a celebration of them.

114 Sail Away
A sailor’s dream house takes shape in Wine Country thanks to modernist firm Edmonds and Lee.
By Erin Feher; Photography by Bruce Damonte

122 A New Vintage
The owners of Silver Oak Cellars chose the same team to update their home and Oakville winery.
By Mikhael Romain; Photography by Matthew Millman

132 Let the Sunshine In
A pair of native Californians migrate back to the coast and Michele Trout designs the perfect homecoming.
By Jodi Bryson; Photography by John Ellis

140 Relax + Recover
The newest outdoor fabrics have caught up to their indoor conterparts in color, texture and style.
By Mikhael Romain; Photography by Sean Dagen

144 Family Resort
TRG Architects delivers a light and airy home with a fully equipped backyard to a Hillsborough family.
By Lydia Lee; Photography by Bernard André

154 Icon: The Image Maker
Photographer Marvin Rand looked through the lens and discovered his passion for architecture.

ETC.
28 PUBLISHER'S Q+A
30 BEHIND THE SCENES
36 CONTRIBUTORS
154 RESOURCE GUIDE


ON THE COVER
Photographer Bruce Damonte perfectly captured the drama of William Lee’s angular estate, set against the rolling hills of Kenwood.