Sloan Miyasato
SFDC Showplace #200

Pastels’ enduring charm has always been in their sweet and flirty femininity. Yet fashion designers are injecting them with an edgy urbanity that cuts the sweetness and heightens their hipness.

Likewise on the home front, where pastels have been perceived as too precious for high-use areas, Chella proves that pretty can be practical. Sturdy and alluring in equal measure, Chella’s charmingly pale performance textiles possess a logic-defying imperviousness to red wine, rain, and the sun’s radiance, rendering these indoor/outdoor fabrics a far cry from shrinking violets.

View these fabrics at Sloan Miyasato in the SFDC Showplace #200.   

Sloan Miyasato is the primary destination for furniture, fabric, floor covering, lighting, antiques and accessories, and fine art for the interior design professional. 

The tradition and beauty of antiques provided the inspiration for Sloan Miyasato’s creation. The original owners, each a successful purveyor of fine Asian antiques, produced an unprecedented source for this genre of collectibles.

Whether looking for a clean, sleek, contemporary piece or more classic, traditional lines, Sloan Miyasato has something exceptional for every residential or commercial environment.

RJ Collections
SFDC Showplace #355

It’s time to say goodbye. This is a one-time opportunity from RJ Collections as they are holding a closing sale! Effective immediately, their floor samples will be offered at incredibly low prices…below their cost! You will find discounts of 75% – 80% with no inbound freight through the end of February. 

Samples available:
- dining room 
- chairs
- lamps/chandeliers/paintings
- office credenza
- entertainment console
- recliners
- accessories

Please note: by appointment only RJ collections will be open on Saturday, February 25th or an evening during the week.  Contact the showroom at 415.621.8524 or info@rjcollections.com.

Pindler & Pindler
SFDC Galleria #200

Pindler & Pindler is proud to present their new Signature Exclusive Gentlemen’s Retreat Collection.   This collection is a fabulous grouping of classic menswear inspired textures, including houndstooth, glen plaid, birdseye, Donegal tweed, matelasse, and geometric fustian textures. The interesting weaves and textures are reminiscent of classic men’s suiting, and are elegantly paired with coordinating stripes, a midscale pattern, and two statement designs.

The patterns in Gentlemen’s Retreat are exclusive to Pindler & Pindler and have been colored in classic sophisticated men’s suiting palettes paired with eye-catching accent pop colors.  The Gentlemen’s Retreat Collection is a selection of fifteen designs that all meet a minimum of 30,000 double rubs. 

To view this collection please visit the Pindler & Pindler Showroom located in the SFDC Galleria, #200 or www.pindler.com.

Baker Knapp & Tubbs
SFDC Showplace #410

Donghia, Inc.
SFDC Galleria #144

Bonjour! Take a tour through Paris’ Design District with Crans Baldwin of Donghia and Ludovic Darricau of Elitis. Editor at Large contributor, Jessica Romm, joins the duo down the Boulevard St. Germain for a special preview of the latest textile collections from Donghia, Rubelli, and Elitis for Spring 2012! Get a glimpse of what’s new, and join Crans and Ludovic on their tour from showroom to showroom as they highlight some of their favorite places along the way. 

 
 A Walking Tour of Paris’ Design District with Two Textile Titans (Part 1 of 2)

  (Part 2 of 2)

MacQueen Home
SFDC Showplace #408

Lexington Home Brands - Mirage

MacQueen Home is hosting a sample sale from February 13 through March 3, 2012. Designers are encouraged to invite their clients and view what is available OFF THE FLOOR! 

Designer brands carried at MacQueen Home include Century Furniture and Lexington Home Brands collections of: dining room, living room, bedroom and outdoor patio furniture! You’ll also find complimenting accessories to complete your look.  

MacQueen Home is your home for all things Century and Lexington! Join the showroom today to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity through March 3^rd.

MacQueen Home is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 PM and can be reached at 415.722.1303.  Make an appointment and get to shoppin’!

March 2, 2012
SFDC Showplace & Galleria

It’s back!  The Student Career Forum for Interior Design college students will once again be held at the SFDC. SCF is currently one of the largest Interior Design student career programs in the United States and has served as a model for others around the country.  Nationally recognized keynote and workshop speakers on various aspects of interior design and tours of the design center showrooms fill the program.  

The SCF continues to be an exciting, energetic, and cooperative volunteer collaboration among Interior Design professionals and industry leaders. The excitement and appreciation of the students make it rewarding and very much worth the hard work and effort!

There will be a special , Limited Attendance, afternoon session on Thursday, March 1st, 2012.

A special thank you to participating SFDC showrooms: Tansu, Hinc, Baker Knapp & Tubbs, Kitchen Matrix, J.H. Lighting & Brass Works, Wroolie, Henredon, Duralee, Modern Fever and  Benjamin Moore.

For more information and to register go here.

Diana Vreeland, editor-in-chief of Vogue, coined the term “youthquake” in 1963 to describe the 1960′s fashion, musical and popular culture movement where longhaired, miniskirted and bell bottomed movement leaders bolted the pack and crashed out of the staid mold exemplified in the Eisenhower years.  On Tuesday, February 21, 2012, Mitchell Owens will present the surprisingly elegant and sophisticated interiors inspired by the trendsetters who dominated the fashion and music scene. The inspiration, perhaps from Haight-Ashbury hippy digs, made its appearance in ultra-chic, high-end New York apartments and London flats.

Although the trendsetters who occupied the stylish houses and apartments during this period may not have always been as chronologically young as their denim-clad comrades, their approach to living was perfectly attuned to the Age of Aquarius —- fresh, idiosyncratic and nose-thumbingly defiant of the historicism that had preceded them.  From photographer Cecil Beaton’s zesty revamp of his London townhouse to socialite Talitha Getty’s inspired renovation of a traditional riad in Marrakech, the youthquake interiors of the 1960′s rejected the well-mannered taste of the recent past and embraced the unexpected. The exuberance of the youthquake was reflected in bold blocks of colors in startling combinations, and the freewheeling use of innovative materials and shapes.

Lecturer: Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest

Mitchell Owens, special projects editor for “Architectural Digest,” is in a particularly good position to offer insight into the youthquake.  He has served in editorial capacities for “Elle Décor” and “Architectural Digest.”  Mr. Owens has edited several books, including Elsie de Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Design (2005) and Jansen (2006) about Maison Jansen, the first international design firm.  Mr. Owens recently published “In House” (2009) and is writing a biography of Pauline Rothschild, the 1960s tastemaker. His insightful writings have also appeared in “The World of Interiors,” “Departures,” “Town and Country,” “Travel + Leisure,” “The New York Times” and the “International Herald Tribune.” 

Mini-Exhibit: Anything Mod (clothing, photos, record albums, posters, lamps) starts at 7:15 PM. Admission for SFDC members is $10.00 and $15.00 for non-members.  Please bring your SFDC badge to the door.  

Location: Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum.

Contact:  Rob Speaks at speaksr@aol.com.  Visit www.adafca.org for more info.

Clarke & Clarke (distributed by Duralee in the US), has a brand new fabrics collection that has just been introduced in the U.S. called Bukhara.  This collection has a very Ethnic yet current look and feel.  It’s beautiful!

Bukhara is a stunning collection of embroidered linens, coordinated stripes, jacquard and plain fabrics.  The inspiration comes from ancient Persia, where traditional ethnic patterns are combined with rich, bold colors, producing a very unique mix of fabrics for curtains, upholstery and decorative pieces.  Woven with linen and viscose, the quality is very fine and the drape soft and luxurious.  The wide choice of colors makes this collection suitable for both the traditional and contemporary home.

Visit Duralee in the SFDC Galleria #100 to view the beautiful works of Clarke & Clarke or call 415. 861.8111.