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Contour Culture
Don't let life get in the way of good design. Whatever your dilemma, these dramatic conversation pieces will solve it—with style to spare.
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by Leilani Labong
posted on October 26, 2007
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Sticky Situation
PROBLEM: A bare wall in your dining room begs to be adorned, and quickly.
YOU'VE RULED OUT: A Picasso (requires winning MegaMillions).
SOLUTION: The 40-by-46-inch Sparrow wall sticker by Danish company Ferm Living is a lovely golden decal that adheres to any flat surface in no time. Talk about instant glamour. $120; available at designpublic.com
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Two-Faced
DILEMMA: Doing The New York Times crossword puzzle in pen isn’t enough
of a mind exercise for you. ANSWER: With two separate displays for hours and minutes, the ceramic Espace Temps clock by Martino D’Esposito for Ligne Roset challenges both brain hemispheres to decipher just how long you’ve been toiling over 4 Across. $385; 162 King St., 415-777-1030, lignerosetsf.com
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Lean Machine
UH-OH: Grandma’s moving in (unlikely, yes, but work with us here), and her wooden rocking chair is like a blister on your minimalist landscape.
DON'T FRET: It can be dismantled into kindling. The space-age white leather Kara chair by Nova has a U-shaped stainless-steel frame that offers a reassuring bounce to rival the doomed rocker’s sway. $1,575; available at Cinda, 700 Second St., 415-371-0200, cindahome.com
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Tuft Love
CONUNDRUM: The air mattress has got a pin-sized puncture—bad news for your in-the-doghouse boyfriend.
BE NICE: Does contact with an ex warrant a night on the cold, hard floor? GIVE IN: Allow him to wait out the darkness on the quilted leather Box sofa from the Autoban series by De La Espada. $7,725; available at Limn, 292 Townsend St., 415-543-5466, limn.com
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Court Jester
QUANDARY: You’re still living in a jungle of veneered particleboard, despite having worked your way up to an executive position at Google.
RESOLUTION: This Louis XV Commode Buffet with black-and-white harlequin pattern from the recently opened Pacific Heights Place could be the one mind-blowing piece you need to redeem an entire history of bad design decisions. $16,495; 1525 Union St., 415-563-6500
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Fancy Feast
IN A PICKLE: You want it to look like you slaved over the farfalle with Ragú’s 7-Herb Tomato sauce. PUT IT THIS WAY: Presentation in this old-world-style, dishwasher-safe ceramic-and-pewter footed bowl from Arte Italica will fool your guests into thinking that those Romas were sun-ripened on your own vines. $243; available at Pelote Fine Linens, 1706 Stockton St., 415-956-1870, pelotehome.com
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Wire Act
YIKES: Your hyperactive nephew cut his lip after tripping over the bramble of wires behind your entertainment system.
FAMILY MATTERS: Show you care by organizing your electronics in the walnut-veneered Giulia media credenza by Sean Dix for Design Within Reach. It’s got a built-in cord-management zone. $4,000; 2299 Alameda St., 415-734-9172, dwr.com
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Groupie Dynamic
CONGRATS: You’re a rock star. Literally. Even Gene Simmons wants your autograph.
WHY THAT'S A PROBLEM: Since your tiny at-home bar can’t accommodate the hundreds of Miller Light cans left behind by the sudden onslaught of female fans, slyly place a few melamine Top Top tables by Philippe Starck for Kartell around the crib to distribute the aluminum and encourage camaraderie among the competitors. $523-$648; 501 Pacific Ave., 415-839-4025, kartell.it
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Pump up the Volumes
This month, Chronicle Books opens its second storefront in Cow Hollow. To the delight of Rex Ray fans around the world, the 1000-square-foot store, designed by Mark Macy and Alex Pettas of the SF firm Macy Architecture, will hang a selection of the local artist’s multimedia collages on the walls, as well as his newly released coffee-table book, Rex Ray: Art + Design, as well as its accompanying stationery line. 1846 Union St., chroniclebooks.com
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What's new on the design front
Find out what inspires artist Rex Ray and
Victoria Card of Pacific Heights Place.
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