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WITH CHELSEA RYOKO WONG

Chelsea Ryoko Wong is a San Francisco-based painter whose vibrant works celebrate human connection and cultural diversity. Raised in a mixed-race family with Chinese and Japanese American roots, her art reflects a deep engagement with identity and representation. Her paintings, rich in vivid colors and dynamic compositions, depict joyful scenes of communal life—friends sharing meals, families enjoying nature, and diverse groups engaged in everyday activities. Through these portrayals, Wong emphasizes that “we all deserve happiness and to be portrayed as such,” creating a world on canvas where inclusivity and harmony take center stage.

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SCHINDLER HOUSE

Site Visit to the Schindler House. Tucked away on a quiet street in West Hollywood, the Schindler House is a revelation—a radical experiment in modern living that still feels ahead of its time. Designed in 1922 by Austrian-born architect Rudolph Schindler, the house defies convention at every turn. There’s no formal front door, no traditional bedrooms, and barely any distinction between indoor and outdoor space. Instead, Schindler envisioned a communal live-work space that blurred boundaries, both physically and philosophically.

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THE EAMES ARCHIVE

Site Visit to the Eames Archive. There are design legends, and then there are the Eameses – pioneers whose vision fundamentally reshaped how we think about and interact with the objects that fill our lives. Their influence has woven itself through my design journey since my college days, from countless hours studying their films to visits to the Eames House in Pacific Palisades. The 2024 opening of the Eames Archive offered an entirely new dimension to understanding their genius.

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WITH ELEANOR HARWOOD GALLERY

Eleanor Harwood, Eleanor Harwood Gallery. Eleanor Harwood discusses her journey from an art-curious student to becoming a prominent San Francisco gallery owner, highlighting how her experience curating at Adobe Books Backroom Gallery in the early 2000s helped shape her path in the art world.

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WITH SUN AT SIX

Sun at Six is a furniture design studio interested in how spaces affect our everyday choices and how we interact with others. They are a family run studio with a commitment to maintaining classical Chinese joinery, the fading traditional art form of constructing furniture without nails and screws. Together they hope to celebrate their heritage and the beautiful history of Chinese joinery craftsmanship.

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WITH WHITE DIRT

White Dirt develops functional objects derived from unique sculptural forms. Their work is informed by storytelling and curiosity at the core of our explorations. They embrace the raw qualities of the materials we work with as we transform them. Each collection seeks to balance tradition, history, and contemporary vernacular.

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WITH THE LONG CONFIDENCE

The Long Confidence is a small design studio based in Berkeley, California, whose focus is making contemporary heirlooms driven by quality and curiosity. Their products use a mixture of traditional and contemporary construction methods designed for a lifetime of use.

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WITH JEFFREY SPAHN GALLERY

Jeffrey Spahn Gallery, a specialist in ceramic art and 20th century sculpture with a focus on American, British, and Japanese studio ceramics. His Berkeley-based gallery holds one of the largest inventories of consigned pottery and ceramic sculpture by artists such as Robert Arneson, Ruth Asawa, Hans Coper, Shoji Hamada, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Isamu Noguchi, Lucie Rie, and Peter Voulkos. With over 20 years experience in the field, Jeffrey has worked with some of the premiere museums, universities, public and private collections in the world.

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WITH SOFT STUDIO

SOFT STUDIO is a plant-focused landscape design practice based in Oakland, California. Founded by Clementine Jang and Jessie Booth who seek a curious, collaborative and exploratory attitude toward design.

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WITH YVONNE MOUSER

Yvonne Mouser is an Oakland based artist, designer, and builder whose work spans furniture design, product, spaces, fine art, and events. We had the chance to visit Yvonne and chat with her about her work and inspiration.

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FORM + FIELD | HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2022

As 2022 comes to a close and we reflect on the past couple of years, we recognize the opportunity to amplify the efforts of fellow BIPOC-founded small businesses who share similar values relating to sustainability, inclusivity, and representation in their respective industries. This year’s annual gift guide curates a short-list of gift ideas from some of our favorites.

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SELECTING COLORS | FOR INTERIORS

For the final post in our Impact of Color Series, we’re putting all of the knowledge from our previous posts into practice. This is the moment when color preferences need to be taken into consideration with light sources, space opening techniques, and the particular space in question.

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GREEN, BLUE, + VIOLET

For our fourth post in The Impact of Color Series, we’re moving on to the final three colors in the visual spectrum: green, blue, and violet. Like red, orange, and yellow, these last three colors might surprise you with the contradicting emotions they inspire.

But most important is how they inspire you. Come take a look...

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