Tag Archives: Designer

Jules Wilson | Modern Design Rooted in History

August 26, 2021UncategorizedCalifornia Design, Design, Designer, Jules Wilson, Jules Wilson Design Studio, Midcentury Design, Outdoor Kitchen, Outdoor Living, Ryan Bloom, San Diego, The Fireside Chat, Urban Bonfire, Your Kitchen Outdoorsfiresidechat

With 26 years of experience in the design industry, Jules Wilson is nationally recognized as a designer who delivers tailored spaces that enhance and elevate the user experience. After earning her BFA in interior design from the Design Institute of San Diego, Jules studied at the prestigious Lorenzo Di Medici in Florence, Italy and continued to travel extensively throughout Europe, finding inspiration in fine art history and architecture, editorial photography, high fashion and classic films. She is influenced by the greats and conceptualizes designs in a way that will similarly stand the test of time.

After founding her eponymous design studio in 2005, Jules has quickly become an expert that developers, owners and brands trust to create timeless, meaningful and memorable guest experiences, nationwide.

In this Fireside Chat™, Jules shares her story of growing up in Rockford, Illinois, playing with Lego and already designing her dream home from a very young age. She shares about her time in Florence, Italy and how this deeply influenced her design philosophy. She discusses her design process, and how she likes to immerse herself in the local life and culture to create spaces that blend in with the community in which they’re built. When she’s not designing her next project, you can find Jules restoring her midcentury home, designed by Frederick Liebhardt, apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. She discusses her design plans for the home, which include indoor and outdoor spaces that integrate seamlessly with one another.

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.

Jules Wilson Design – https://www.juleswilsondesign.com/

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Mark and Lyle Perry | A 100-Year-Old Family Business: From Lumber Shop to Outdoor Living Destination

August 5, 2021UncategorizedBritish Columbia, Business, Design, Designer, Family Business, Interior Design, Kerrisdale Lumber Home, Outdoor Kitchen, Outdoor Living, Podcast, Ryan Bloom, Small Business, Storytelling, Urban Bonfire, Vancouver, Your Kitchen Outdoorsfiresidechat

Celebrating their 100th year as a family business in Kerrisdale, British Columbia, this lumber and hardware shop has grown into a place of gathering for high-end designers, savvy homeowners and BBQ masters in the Lower Mainland and beyond. Kerrisdale Lumber Home offers extraordinary outdoor living products with the highest selection of quality grills in Vancouver. The outdoor kitchen side of the business has evolved over the years, and now has an outdoor kitchen project management team that focuses on custom outdoor kitchens for multi-family homes, single family homes and commercial spaces.

Ryan Bloom had the pleasure of welcoming Mark Perry, third generation, and Lyle Perry, fourth generation President of Kerrisdale Lumber Home in this Fireside Chat™ episode. They discussed what it means to run a generational business, and the importance of creating a strong company culture and supporting the community that supports them. They discussed how the business has shifted from lumber store to home and outdoor living and the growth of their outdoor kitchen business. They touched on their move to a new location in Spring 2020, and the impact of the pandemic on their business. Finally, they consider the evolution of Vancouver’s customer typology and what they see for the future of outdoor space activation.

Kerrisdale Lumber Home – https://kerrisdalelumber.ca/

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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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