IN THE NEWS: SFC&G SPENDS AN AFTERNOON CHEZ WISEMAN

The Wiseman Group continues to get attention for its newly published book, Inner Spaces: Paul Vincent Wiseman & The Wiseman Group, showcasing the firm's thirty-five years of design work. In their September 2014 publication, SFC&G spends the afternoon with Paul Wiseman and his partner Richard Snyder while they entertain lunch guests at their Belvedere Island home. Paul is an excellent chef and makes a gourmet lunch prepared with high-quality ingredients from the Marin County farmers market. Guests are served on the loggia, with its world-class views over the San Francisco Bay. SFC&G does a wonderful job capturing this pleasurable experience!

Paul Wiseman collecting herbs in his garden

Preparing a tart using pears from a friend's orchard on the Sacramento River delta

Fresh wild salmon on a bed of market corn

Cheers to a lovely all'aperto meal

TWG Design Principal Brenda Mickel (L), enjoying tart on the loggia

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INNER SPACES BOOK: LUTYENS FURNITURE & LIGHTING WEIGHS IN

Candia Lutyens, granddaughter of the famous English architect and fine furniture maker, Sir Edwin Lutyens, carries on the family tradition with her company, Lutyens Furniture & Lighting. The firm is a favorite source of The Wiseman Group, and their quality furniture and lighting graces many TWG projects. TWG was proud to be mentioned in LFL's latest newsletter and looks forward to future collaborations with the firm.

Lutyens chairs in a Cotswolds-inspired cottage designed by TWG Photo - Matthew Millman

Beautiful LFL lighting fixture in the same  project, showcased in Inner Spaces Photo - Matthew Millman

INNER SPACES BOOK: DIANE DORRANS SAEKS BLOGS ABOUT PAUL WISEMAN

The Style Saloniste is a well-respected online magazine authored by writer Diane Dorrans Saeks. She pens in-depth, exclusive stories about topics covering the world of style. She covers the arts, interviews creative people, informs about design, and shares her extraordinary travel experiences.

In her recent post, "Designer I Love: Paul Wiseman," Diane wrote about The Wiseman Group's soon-to-be-released book, Inner Spaces: Paul Vincent Wiseman and The Wiseman Group. Have a look at the site, and while there, enjoy the treasure trove of interesting articles to be found in the archives.

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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS: THE WISEMAN GROUP RECEIVES A JULIA MORGAN AWARD

James Hunter, Brenda Mickel, and Paul Vincent Wiseman of The Wiseman Group are awarded by Marc Appleton All photos - Drew Altizer, unless noted otherwise

At a recent awards ceremony hosted by the Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, The Wiseman Group was given a Julia Morgan Award for their work in interior design. The awards, named for nationally renowned Bay Area architect and classicist Julia Morgan, seek to recognize and laud contemporary excellence in the classical tradition of design. Some of the Bay Area's most creative architects, designers, artisans, and craftsmen as well as local students and patrons were honored at the ceremony, which was held at the beautiful Carolands Chateau in Hillsborough. According to the ICAA's Northern California website, "it is the goal of the Chapter that through continued exposure and recognition, these awards will laud practitioners for their work and educate both laymen and professionals about the enduring excellence, appeal and importance of the classical traditions in design and those who contribute to its advancement."

West façade of the Carolands mansion Photo - A.R.Deer

The classically appointed Bordeaux Room of the Carolands

Joel Barkley of Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects and Richard N. Snyder

Ed Hardy and Paul Wiseman

Mark Ferguson of Ferguson Shamamian Architects and board member of the national ICAA with Natalie Jacobs

Paul Wiseman, Elisa Stancil, Kay Evans, Richard Snyder, and Joel Barkley

Architect Andrew Skurman and his wife, Francoise Skurman

Akira Kurihara of Andrew Skurman Architects with Eric Friedman and Mike McDonald of Ryan Associates

Tom Kim, Kevin Peters of The Wiseman Group, and Mike McDonald

John Toya of Ike Kligerman Barkley with Elisa Stancil of Stancil Studios

Brenda Mickel and Paul Ryan of Ryan Associates Construction

James Hunter and Jay Jeffers

Lynn Carey and Kay Evans

Gary Guthrie of Guthrie Group

Stephen Suzman of Suzman Landscape Design, with Tom Kligerman of Ike Kilgerman Barkley

Robert Baird of the Salt Lake City ICAA chapter, Paul Wiseman, and Joel Barkley

Martin Chapman of the Fine Arts Museums, SF, with Adrian Taylor of Hyde Park Mouldings

Elizabeth Everdell, Coby Everdell, and Kristin Haller

Pamela Babey and Brenda Mickel

Jessica Barnard and Anna Sweeney of The Wiseman Group

Daryl Davis and Julia Morgan Awards juror, Robert Davis

Shay Zak of Zak Architecture with Mary Moore

James Marzo, Ugo Sap, Elizabeth Everdell, and Coby Everdell

John Davis with Jason Powers of ZFA Structural Engineers

Greg McIntyre of Shears & Window with Suzanne Tucker, Event Chairperson

Natalie Jacobs, Mark Ferguson, and Marc Appleton

Brenda Mickel and her husband, Ned Mobley

Martin Chapman of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco

Mark Ferguson awarding Andrew Skurman

Philippe Grandvoinet, decorative painter, and Suzanne Tucker of Tucker & Marks

Patrons John and Cynthia Gunn receiving a Julia Morgan Award for their support of ICAA

John Gunn, Andrew Skurman, Cynthia Gunn, and Peter Lyden, President of ICAA national

James Hunter, Cynthia Gunn, and Paul Wiseman

James Marzo of Marzo Design with Richard Beard of B.A.R. Architects

Cristiane Turl with Jessica Barnard of The Wiseman Group

Kathleen Taylor of The Lotus Collection with Paul Wiseman

INNER SPACES BOOK: PAUL GOLDBERGER WRITES A FOREWORD

The Wiseman Group is proud to announce that, in addition to an Inner Spaces foreword written by architect Frank O. Gehry, the book will also include a foreword by esteemed architecture critic Paul Goldberger. Given TWG's goal of working seamlessly with the architecture of their projects, it is fitting that these two giants of the architectural world weigh in so enthusiastically on the firm's work.

Mr. Goldberger has an impressive biography. He lays claim to publishing in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair -- a triple crown for talented writers. He is the author of several books, most recently Why Architecture Matters, published in 2009 by Yale University Press; Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, a collection of his architecture essays published in 2009 by Monacelli Press, and Christo and Jeanne-Claude, published in 2010 by Taschen. He is now at work on a full-length biography of Frank Gehry, to be published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2015.

Welcome aboard, Mr. Goldberger!

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