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Matthew Dugally | From Foundation to Finishes: A Transparent and Collaborative Approach to Home Building

November 26, 2021UncategorizedBuilder, California, California Design, California Living, Design, Dugally Oberfeld, Fireside Chat, Los Angeles, Luxury Homes, Outdoor Kitchen, Outdoor Living, Ryan Bloom, Urban Bonfire, Your Kitchen Outdoorsfiresidechat

On this episode of our Fireside Chat™, Ryan Bloom had the pleasure of welcoming Matthew Dugally of Dugally Oberfeld, a high end luxury home builder in the Los Angeles area. As the son of renowned architect Aleck Dugally, Matthew spent his childhood working on job sites alongside his father. His natural talent paired with many years of hands-on experience paved the way for him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning and Land Development from the University of Southern California. Since then, he has spent his entire career in custom luxury residential home-building. Matthew’s involvement at Dugally Oberfeld guarantees that even the most ambitious projects are built with the highest technical standards and integrity.

In this conversation, Matthew discusses his firm’s focus on crafting living experiences that take us on a journey. He expands on the repurposing of spaces in a home, and how experiences such as going to the movie theater, eating at the restaurant, or going to the gym have been brought into the home as a result of the pandemic. He shares his perspective on the architect, designer and builder relationship, and the evolution of the developer’s role in this context. Matthew’s approach to work is collaborative, and he expands with Ryan on the importance of team synergy at Dugally Oberfeld. Finally, he discusses his thoughts on the impact of technology on the interconnectivity between indoor and outdoor spaces.

This Fireside Chat™ is hosted by Ryan Bloom, co-founder and president of Urban Bonfire. If you enjoyed this conversation and love hearing about great design as much as we do, please subscribe. Follow us on Instagram @UrbanBonfire or join the conversation on Linked In. To find out more, please visit www.urbanbonfire.com.

Dugally Oberfeld – https://docorp.net/

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Mark Weaver | A Masterclass in Timeless Design

July 15, 2021UncategorizedArchitecture, California, California Design, California Living, Design, Designer, Fireside Chat, Interior Design, Los Angeles, Mark Weaver, Outdoor Kitchen, Outdoor Living, Ryan Bloom, UCLA, Urban Bonfire, Your Kitchen Outdoorsfiresidechat

Mark Weaver founded his eponymous, full-service design firm, Mark Weaver & Associates, in Los Angeles over 30 years ago. The firm’s extensive portfolio includes residential installations, private aircrafts, yachts, office and corporate installations for Fortune 500 companies, and private island retreats. The firm’s work has spanned projects from Los Angeles to New York, restorations of historic estates in Nantucket and Santa Barbara, a townhouse in London, renovations and interiors for a 16th century palazzo in Piacenza, Italy.

Mark regularly lectures at UCLA’s interior design program and is a founding member of both the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. He is also a member of the Decorative Arts Council for LACMA and a patron of the Los Angeles Opera.

In this Fireside Chat™, Mark discusses growing up in Southern California and how he’s seen Los Angeles evolve through the years. He discusses how his Italian heritage has greatly influenced his love of history, architecture and antiquity. He shares his love for travel and culture, which takes him abroad searching for the rare and usual. Finally, he discusses his impressions on outdoor space activation and how it is a pivotal element of his work across North America.

Mark Weaver & Associates – http://www.markweaver.com/

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Anne Michaelsen Yahn | Designing the Perfect Backyard Oasis

May 27, 2021UncategorizedAnne Michaelsen Design, Anne Michaelsen Yahn, California, California Living, Design, Designer, firesidechat, Interior Design, Newport Beach, Outdoor Kitchen, Outdoor Living, urbanbonfire, Your Kitchen Outdoorsfiresidechat

Melding traditional and contemporary, beach and city, Anne Michaelsen Yahn is the founder of Anne Michaelsen Design, a Newport Beach, California-based interior design firm specializing in defining the dynamic edge between classic and modern. For over 30 years, Anne has created some of Southern California’s most intriguing and innovative homes, blending her classical training, art history expertise, and love for modernism to establish an artful alchemy that is redefining interior design. Her art-influenced aesthetic weaves together an impressive, and award winning body of work that includes a wide variety of projects, locations and architecture.

In this Fireside Chat™ episode, Anne shares about her education and classical training in both history and design, and her time in Florence, Italy studying Renaissance art. She discusses her decision to raise her family in her hometown of Newport Beach, California, and how she launched and grew her career there. Today, Anne lives in her original family home, which she designed and remodeled, completely redefining the spaces she grew up in. Finally, she shares the details of her latest Urban Bonfire project in her own backyard, and ponders the evolution of the definition of the kitchen and the outdoor space more generally.

Anne Michaelsen Design – https://www.annemichaelsendesign.com/
At Home with Anne Michaelsen Yahn – https://urbanbonfire.com/pages/at-home-with-anne-michaelsen-yahn

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