January 2018

Nature Lessons

At the Oakland Museum of California, an unsung designer/artist finally gets the limelight.

By Reed Wright • Photos Courtesy of the Oakland Museum of California

Downsizing Luxury

The small house syndrome goes upscale with dressed-up Wheelhaus trailers in tony ski resorts such as Mountainside at Northstar and a new concierge moving/storage company called Trove.

By Zahid Sardar

On the Rise

Full Circle

This little-known San Francisco landmark is a seminal tribute to its maker.

By Kasia Pawlowska

Rear Window

Light & Yoga

A midcentury Forest Knolls tract home meets minimalist tranquility.

By Reed Wright • Photographs by Cesar Rubio

Makeover

Editor's Welcome

An overview of the latest issue of SPACES.

By Zahid Sardar • Photograph by Aubrie Pick

Editor's Welcome

Aloft, in the Sky

Bold coffered ceilings and echoes of traditional boiserie lift a classic but timeworn Russian Hill pied-à-terre.

By Reed Wright • Photographs by Blake Marvin

Feature Story

High Praise

At a point when most careers peak, Sonoma arts philanthropist Steve Oliver is still building one. Bigger.

By Laura Hilgers • Photographs by Lenny Gonzalez

Voices

Edible Bouquets

Winter Through Spring: A Bounty

By Reed Wright • Photograph by Cesar Rubio • Styling by Dyan Garza and Paula Leduc

In Bloom

Winds of Change in the Caribbean

Atypical towers and modern butterfly-roof cottages at the new Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa — designed by San Francisco’s SB Architects — buck the nostalgia trend in the Cayman Islands.

By Zahid Sardar • Photographs by Zahid Sardar and courtesy of Dart Real Estate

Landing