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The Fall Edit
Albert Camus wrote, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." Ann Lowengart Interiors loves the vibrancy of fall colors, which shows in the recent press from AD, WSJ, and California Homes Magazine. The AD round-up spotlighted Historic Ross, where bold colors and patterns enliven traditional Craftsman architecture. Ann Lowengart Interiors gave a young family all the shades of fall for their Dominican home profiled in WSJ. For the project featured in CHM, Annie mixed moody blues and Hermès orange with neutrals for a gated estate in Lafayette. Her media acknowledgments include interviews on The Modern Architect Radio Show + Podcast and the IN/SIGHT blog.
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TOM DIORO INTERVIEWS ANN LOWENGART
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Ann Lowengart joins an elite group of design professionals interviewed by Tom Dioro for The Modern Architect Radio Show + Podcast. He is a gracious host and gifted interviewer who, as an architect aficionado, seeks out renowned architects, award-winning designers, influential industry veterans, and thought leaders. Tom's past podcast guests have included architect Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig, master stonemason Edward Westbrook of QuarryHouse, Dwell Magazine founder Lara Hedberg Deam, and author Richard René Silvin. Annie was in good company as we learned how the financial crisis of 2008 became the genesis for her successful and rewarding business.
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Ann Lowengart Interiors was honored to have its "Historic Ross" project spotlighted in AD's "Step Inside 7 Craftsman Homes That Are All About Cozy Grandness" round-up. The editor Rachel Davies and writer David Nash described the gated estate as "Bright colors in the Bay Area." Annie juxtaposed traditional Arts and Crafts architecture with vivid colors and bold prints. It transformed the three-story cottage built in 1941 and surrounded by old-growth oaks. Gone are the dated brown walls and honey-colored floors, and cabinetry. The interiors reflect the outside with floral and foliate patterns in a bouquet of hues.
Photo: Paul Dyer, Photo Styling: Yedda Morrison |
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WSJ featured Ann Lowengart Interiors' House of Many Colors in its Mansion section. Located in San Rafael's sunny Dominican neighborhood, this East Coast-style brown shingle needed an infusion of color and pattern for a young family. Against the white walls in the combined entry and living room, Annie mixed mid-century silhouettes with bold blue, orange, lemon, and magenta shades. The living area segues to the dining room, which displays an abstract graphic patterned wall covering. Across the way, a bright open kitchen allows for ample food prep and dining space.
Text: Nancy Keates Photos: Alanna Hale
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California Homes Magazine featured this timeless gated estate that Ann Lowengart Interiors and Sutro Architects transformed from a dated twenty-year-old residence. The 5,045 sq. ft Lafayette home, sited on 2.8-acres, boasts panoramic views of Mt. Diablo, Briones Regional Park, and surrounding hills. ALI dressed the modern interiors in a cool color palette punctuated by moody blues and Hermès orange that are casually elegant for a family with tween children and several animals. Thank you to CHM's Publisher Heidi Gerpheide and Editor in Chief, Susan McFadden, for showcasing this wonderful project.
Text: Kendra Boutell, Photos: Paul Dyer, Photo Styling: Yedda Morrison
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Ann Lowengart Interiors joined a stellar group of colleagues when Arkitektura interviewed Annie for their IN/SIGHT blog. Past interviewees include Joshua Aidlin, Olle Lundberg, and Eric and Silvina Blasen. Arkitektura is known as a pioneer in the furnishings industry by making European, contemporary design accessible in the United States. Their monthly newsletter goes out to 60,000 design and architecture enthusiasts. Wow! Annie shared how she honors her clients' design vision, whether modern, traditional, or transitional, "It's my job to bring the client's style—not my style—but the client's style to life in the most elevated way."
Photo: David Duncan Livingston
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Take a Seat: Annie's Favorite Dining Chairs
Autumn is when the days shorten, the nights lengthen, and we transition from warm to cool temperatures. We associate it with harvest celebrations and holidays when food is ripe and bountiful. What's the perfect dining chair for your next Thanksgiving gathering with family and friends to enjoy spiced cider, roast turkey, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie? For Annie finding the right dining chair for a client is essential; not only does it have to work aesthetically, but it has to be comfortable, so conversations linger through the evening, creating lasting memories.
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 Hi Newsletter Friends,
There's this adage I think of often, "To work in what you love, that is God's greatest gift." How true! I must say that I'm living in that zone right now, and I am so very grateful. I'm so in the zone that I often forget what I'm doing is actually work. Of course, I am professional, transparent, on time, on budget, and yadda yadda. But one of my greatest joys is bringing other people along on this fun ride. After the foundation of the good work is established, I love joking around, hearing about people's kids, and learning about their backgrounds and what they like to do on weekends.
Sometimes I also get a really interesting education, like when I asked my favorite painter why he couldn't bring his pricing down to the same level as this "other guy" who showed up on the scene. He said, "Annie, that guy's painters are indentured servants. He brings them over, and they work for free for a year to pay off their passage. I can't compete with that." That was my first introduction to the global problem of human trafficking.
That painter also gave me a big dose of reality when he recounted his mom's story of escaping from Communist China with his brother on her back; this is also the person who brought me a special gift after my oldest was born. I still remember him showing up in his white coveralls, covered in paint splotches, with this little present that I still have. Speaking of my "baby", she's off to her very first job back in San Francisco after graduation in May. I only hope she can experience what I do every day because as the modern rendition of that old proverb says, "Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." That's my prayer for you too!
Blessings, Annie
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