OUR HOUSES

“Design is not for philosophy, it's for life.”

- Issey Miyake

Favorite picks from Sarah’s house:

Above: Japanese wooden desk top on French metal industrial trestles.

Above: Original 1227 Anglepoise "salvaged" from my father’s office.

Above: Caravaggio Lamp first seen and coveted in Copenhagen (I had to import mine but the lamp is now commercially available in the US).

Above: Extra Long Belgian Linen Sofa from Erin Martin in St. Helena.

Above: Swedish Korbo Basket picked up on a visit to Canoe in Portland.

Items I cannot live without:

Above: Dosa Tumblers from OK Store in LA.

Above: A DIY chalkboard made with a simple piece of wood and chalkboard paint.

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SARAH

1. Lives: Napa Valley with husband David and two children.

2. Has Lived: U.K., Edinburgh; Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco.

3. Housework: Daughter of an architect, has lived through five renovations and two ground-up constructions.

4. Design Cred: Wrote Japanese Design (Carlton Books Ltd.).

5. Last Item Bought for House: Vintage French industrial metal trestles on wheels from Martin.

6: Design Icon(s): Robin and Lucienne Day.

7. Favorite Jeweler: Ted Muehling.

8. Odd Job: Chaperoned Timothy Leary around Tokyo for a week.

9. Favorite Building: Tadao Ando’s Church of Light, Osaka, Japan.

10. Unlikely Pastime: Road tripping to the American West.