This year in Paris, Masion&Objet’s “Take Care” theme shone a spotlight on artisans and designers committed to quality, longevity, and creating a more circular design environment. Alongside young forward-thinking studios were established brands that have long focused on timelessness and re-interpret iconic designs in fresh ways. We’ve rounded up our Spring favorites.
Read MoreSan Francisco-based Síol specializes in a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to architecture, interior design, and landscape design. There’s no illusion: the spaces they create are for others, and the complexities of location, clients and environments inspire them. We sit down with the firm’s principals, Kevin Hackett, Jessica Weigley, and Robo Gerson to learn more about their work, how a reverence for nature guides their explorations, and how they collectively strive to nurture the whole of all that they do.
Read MoreArt and home are one at this stunning Belvedere residence listed with top-producing agents the Skall Glassman Group at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty. We catch up with the current owners, artist Marine Strage and husband Geoffrey Strage, to learn more about the allure of 140 Bella Vista, and living the ideal “island life.”
Read MoreIn the span of a few busy years, Ann Newton Cane has taken the high-end real estate market in the East Bay by storm—a graceful and welcome one, that is. The top-producing agent in the East Bay for Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty, Cane is a natural thanks to her robust and accomplished prior career, her deep roots and involvement in her community, and a genuine passion for all things real estate and service. We sit down with Cane to learn more about her road to real estate and what drives her success.
Read MoreMeet Cody Warren Avatoom, the latest entry into our realty family. It began in 1960 when Jim Pop founded James Warren Realty. It morphed into James Warren & Son in 1987 when I took over the business. In 2017, we teamed with Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty.
Read MoreLake Tahoe’s West Shore is known for its stately, heritage lakefront homes, and one of its finest is on the market, known as Greystone Tahoe, for $26 million. Located just minutes from Tahoe City at 740 West Lake Boulevard, the estate is nestled amidst mature cedar and sugar pine trees in a bucolic setting on the shores of the lake.
Read MoreIt takes one to know one. The old saying rings true for the high-end real estate business. And no one knows this better than Jennifer Gilson of the Gilson Team, one of the top-producing real estate powerhouses in the Peninsula. Her recent sale of the historical Western White House is the latest transaction making headlines across the country—let alone these pages—proving once again, it takes an iconic match to sell an icon.
Read MoreTucked away on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe lies one of the lake’s most exclusive and time-honored hideaways, Secret Harbor. A lakefront compound with seclusion, privacy, and serenity unlike any other. We take you inside the legacy property for an exclusive look at Tahoe’s last secret.
Read MoreThis Fall, whether soaking in the tub, entertaining by the pool, or lounging in the cool of the living room, our seasonal design highlights feature a blend of whimsical and functional, subtle and theatrical, allowing you to configure your own endless summer scene.
Read MoreCool, calm, collected: this Spring’s latest home trends are all about creating a sense of tranquility. With chairs that follow nature’s anamorphic patterns, and furniture that brings the tactility of wool, brass, stone and walnut to the fore, these designs promise to soothe, restore and inspire.
Read MoreThe work of Christy Lee Rogers commands attention. In today’s post-modern art world, where an artist’s self-awareness, agenda, or process can easily take center stage, Rogers’ work is unique in that its greatness comes from its beauty and its power to captivate, penetrate reality, and inspire.
Read MoreRepresenting exceptional clients and homes in Lake Tahoe is not only an art, a science, and a privilege—it requires exceptional people. Meet Breck and Jeff (if you haven’t already) the dynamic duo and real estate force driving the Overall & Hamilton Group.
Read MoreNapa Valley is flanked on the East side by the Vaca Mountain range, with Howell Mountain rising, majestically from its ranks. At the top of Howell Mountain lies one of the best kept secrets of the Napa Valley—The quiet, rural village of Angwin.
Read MoreSpring always breathes new life into us. It also has a natural way of lifting our spirits, welcoming the new, the fresh, and moving us away from the seasonal darkness of Winter and into the light. Like a bulb penetrating dormant topsoil with its first green shoot, we too rise.
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons to be thankful for owning a home in Silicon Valley and the Peninsula—the natural beauty, proximity to high-paying jobs, top-rated schools, access to nature, and a lifestyle that rivals the best in the country. Inventory is fixed and demand is high, and that makes buying and selling a home here more competitive.
Read MoreWhen it comes to luxury estates and vineyard properties in the Napa Valley, Jill Levy is top-of-mind and the “who’s who” in real estate. With over 24 years in the business, Levy serves an impressive book of established clients and savvy buyers seeking the ultimate Wine Country lifestyle.
Read MoreSince founding the Mill Valley Film Festival in 1977, Mark Fishkin has shepherded this once small, three-day showcase into an eleven-day, internationally acclaimed cinema event presenting a wide variety of new films from around the world in an engaged, community setting.
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