Editors
TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JULIE
1. Lives: Mill Valley, CA, with husband Josh, two children, one Abyssinian cat.
2. Has Lived: Wellfleet, MA; Providence; Paris; Manhattan; London; Del Mar, CA.
3. Housework: Renovated 1950s beach shack in Del Mar; overhauled 1970s Mill Valley house.
4. First-Ever Job: Cleaning Lillian Saarinen’s (wife of Eero) summer house in Wellfleet, MA.
5. Highest-Prestige, Lowest-Paying Job: Copy editor at The New Yorker.
6. Last Item I Bought for My House:
Set of handblown Henry Dean water glasses (www.henrydean.be).
7. Favorite tipple? Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay (www.hanzell.com).
8. Favorite perfume:
Un Zest du Rose from Les Parfums de Rosine.
9. Unlikely Addiction:
Teen-angst movies (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ghost World, Mean Girls).
10. Favorite iconic piece of furniture:
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen stool.
TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JANET:
1. Home: San Francisco.
2. Has Lived: Seattle, Los Angeles, and London.
3. Lives With: Husband Mark, two children, and no other pets.
4. Favorite All-Time Dwelling: Garden flat on Clifton Gardens, Little Venice, London, W9; a classic period flat but with modern fittings and fixtures.
5. Housework: Gutted and renovated house in Seattle.
6. Best Home Design Choice Ever: Farrow & Ball paint colors (Mouse’s Back and Pointing) in London home.
7. Design Icon: Terence Conran.
8. How to Tell I’m from Seattle: Silver gelatin print photos of Kurt Cobain and other grunge rockers on my walls.
9. Design Wish List: Jen Risom lounge chair.
10. My Vice: Latest Issue (or really any issue) of HELLO! and a citrusy vodka cocktail.
TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT FRANCESCA
1. My ‘Hood: Brooklyn Heights.
2. Has Lived: Boston; Florence; SoHo, NY.
3. Lives With: Husband Marc and three children.
4. Housework: Renovated same Brooklyn brownstone twice; overhauled a cottage in Wellfleet.
5. Favorite Quote:
“A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika”—Dorothy Parker.
6. Favorite 20th-Century Designers:
Hans Wegner, Gio Ponti, Charlotte Perriand, Coco Chanel.
7. Favorite New York Shops:
Butter, Future Perfect, Moss, Layla, de Vera (see pendant below).
8. Favorite Cheap Beauty Product: ColorMetric touch-up color wand for those stray gray hairs (just don’t use it when it’s raining).
9. Last purchase for house: Heavy, rustic linen tablecloth from Ochre in Tribeca.
10. Treasured Possession: Painting of the Italian countryside by my maternal grandfather, Tomasso Cascella.
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SARAH
1. Lives: Napa Valley with husband David and two children.
2. Has Lived: U.K., Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco.
3. Housework: Daughter of an architect, has lived through 5 renovations and 2 ground-up constructions.
4. Design Cred: Wrote Japanese Design (Carlton Books Ltd.).
5. Last Item Bought for House: Carafe with cups by Marcel Wanders for Normann Copenhagen.
6: Design Icon(s): Robin and Lucienne Day.
7. Favorite Perfume: Floris Lime Eau de Toilette.
8. Odd Job: Chaperoned Timothy Leary around Tokyo for a week.
9. Favorite Building: Tadao Ando’s Church of Light, Osaka, Japan.
10. Unlikely Addiction: Cabernet-soaked beef jerky.
