#Santa Barbara Design Studio

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                   PHOTOSHOOT: LOVE + FEAR ALBUM

Marina teamed up with world-renowned photographer Zoey Grossman for the visuals of her fourth studio album titled "Love + Fear" back in October 2018. Serving a clean aesthetic, this album is all about Marina's mentality and feelings. The good and the bad sides. The light and the dark. And this shoot represents it well.

Styling by Mercedes Natalia. Hair by Marissa Marino, glam by Katelin Gan.

For her hauntingly beautiful album cover, Marina wears nothing but a pair of the  statement-making Gemma crystal cascade earrings by accessoriy designer Rebecca Minkoff.

For the second look of the photoshoot's black & white section, Marina sported the Amelie polka-dot ruffle trim bardot top by California-based swimwear label Vitamin A! She wore it with a pair of skinny jeans with raw hem by Levi’s.

Many of these photos made it into various magazines. This one made it into Vogue Greece! She’s looking fine in a Ganni ivory knitted sweater featuring 3/4 sleeves and a ribbed mock neck. Her Dusk belted bikini bottoms are by Australian label Peony, which you’ll see more of later.

She decorated her sweater with a Chanel pearl-embellished double C logo brooch!

In this shot Marina is serving us face while wearing yet another piece from Peony. This is their frill-trimmed crop top made from recycled and sustainable Italian fabric. It features thick shoulder straps and a shirred back.

Her “You Are Beautiful” pink felt beret is fruit of the collaboration between UK designer Mary Benson and television and radio presenter Gemma Cairney.

The amount of swimwear we’ll see in this shoot is amazing. For these visuals, which were used for the “Superstar” single cover, M sits in the pool rocking a black swimsuit with asymmetrically draped shoulder from “loose luxury” label Baja East’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

We’re getting into some color now. Here, the Welsh beauty poses in a white cropped tie-waist shirt which she wore on top of a Solid & Striped neon-green one-piece swimsuit with open back.

Her Cupido vintage-inspired gold-tone brass heart earrings are signed by Reliquia. Make sure to shop their stunning jewelry right here.

My favorite look from the entire shoot has to be this one! The lavender ribbed one-piece scoop neck swimsuit, our girl looks so good in, is by Topshop! But it’s the accessories that made it for me.

Firstly, Marina rocked a DiorClub1 visor from Dior’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection. The white & black structure is embellished by the "J'Adior" signature, while the transparent yellow visor recalls the colorful universe of the collection. The "Christian Dior" woven elastic is adjustable to offer maximum comfort.

Her shoulder-gracing teardrop earrings in gold & silver are by emerging jewelry brand TUZA.

The last accessory is this vintage Celine gold chain-link belt with Triomphe logo charm.

In this close-up shot, M wears a pair of vintage-inspired twisted gold hoops from Free People.

For the penultimate look (an outtake, actually!) Marina can be seen repping this Tory Burch Gemini black one-piece swimsuit with gold link shoulder detail.

So luxe lookin’!

Our very last maillot comes from Marysia! This is their Santa Barbara one-piece swimsuit in black ($325.00). It features a one-shoulder silhouette and a super fun scalloping detail all over. Grab it below while you can!

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Marysia “Santa Barbara” Maillot ($325.00)

Finally, her hammered gold-tone drop earrings are from New Look. Unfortunately, they’re not available anymore.

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Curtis Salgado Fine By Me

Curtis Salgado Fine By Me Little Village Records This new album by Curtis Salgado has been recorded at eight different studios, four of them in Portland, Oregon; while the remaining four were recorded in California, one each at Taylor Made Studios in Los Angeles; one at Sound Design in Santa Barbara; one at Jesi-Lu Studios in Canyon Country; and one at “Kid” Andersen’s Greaseland in San Jose.…

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SOLD! MESA MODERN MASTERPIECE

Perched atop the Mesa, this modern home designed by the highly acclaimed Ferguson Ettinger Architect duo is a masterpiece that is sure to impress! Enter the modest front facade and become immediately immersed in the picturesque views of our historic city of Santa Barbara. The floor to ceiling glass doors in the living and dining rooms open to the outdoor patio complete with firepit and sunken hot tub, creating an ideal indoor/outdoor entertaining experience. 

The Owner spared no expense in this extensive 2020 remodel and addition. The newly created primary bedroom suite also has floor to ceiling glass doors, dual walk-in closets and a large bathroom. Other features include a thoroughly remodeled kitchen, high ceilings throughout, large built-in art display case and finished garage. Upstairs is a newly built bonus Studio and 1/2 bathroom with a large outdoor deck boasting expansive views of the ocean/islands to the south and the city/mountains to the north. This flexible Studio could be used as a guest bedroom, home office, art studio, gym/exercise, yoga, massage, game room, bar/lounge, library/den… the possibilities are endless!

La Coronilla is unique as it’s situated above Honda Valley Park, a 48 acre parkland with hiking trails through large oak and Eucalyptus trees that can be accessed via trailheads in the neighborhood. Additionally, there are raised garden beds and a terraced garden below with several varieties of flourishing fruit trees on the property.

Experience Mesa living in style!

Offered for $3,445,000 - Sold for $3,900,000

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Well, the IRL best friend and I finished TLOU2 Remastered this afternoon and spent the rest of the day going through most of the behind the scenes stuff--there's still more to get through and I'm thrilled. My thoughts will be beneath the cut, so you all don't have to scroll through a massive post lol

(Also, this will contain game spoilers, for my followers who haven't played it/watched it but may want to; please keep that in mind!)

So as you might know, this was my first time actually experiencing the game by playing it myself; I watched other people play it when it was first released in 2020 (nearly four years ago! WTF), and let me tell you, the narrative points that hit me hard while watching other playthroughs hit me so much harder when it was me who was controlling the character, or watching the cutscenes with the controller in my hands. The one that filled me with the biggest knot of hot dread in my stomach was the game's ultimate climatic fight between Abby and Ellie on the beach in Santa Barbara. It was an incredible experience the first time around in watching (and many watches since), but the incredibility was tenfold, I feel, not only because I was in control of the moments and how long the fight really lasted, but because Abby is a character that has wormed her way into my heart and has a permanent place there; I didn't want to harm her, I didn't want to press the button when prompted, etc.; and the catharsis I felt, when Ellie lets her go, was an even bigger brick to the face.

Naturally, after finishing the game, we watched the documentary of the making of--something that got me incredibly excited, when it was first announced, because as a creative person I love seeing how a project of this scope gets made, from the initial concept to the process of building it and to the final product, and all the people it takes to bring it to life. My thoughts on this are a little scattered, and I'll definitely have to watch it again to gain a clearer picture, but I can definitely say it was inspiring and emotional to watch. Everyone, from the higher-ups at the studio to the entry-level people, the writers and artists and actors and sound designers, etc., was so goddamn passionate about this game, even when it hit challenges and roadblocks, and seeing them overcome those to create the best game possible was inspiring. It was lovely to see higher-ups recognise the culture of their studio and how the crunch isn't a very healthy working environment for anyone to work in, and acknowledge that that needs to change (though it was, in my view, slightly disappointing that it took a pandemic and a radical shift of working remotely to realise that).

The part that really got me angry and emotional was when Laura Bailey came on and described the visceral hate and death threats she received for portraying Abby, and how those same people threatened her newborn son, and how she had to make certain that none of these threats came from anywhere local due to safety reasons--and I had to pause and absorb and breathe, because I could not, for one, imagine being in such a position, and two, couldn't believe the fucking audacity and lengths that people--"fans"--will go to when they don't like something, or a character and those actions that character does. I'll never understand how people cannot separate an actor from their character, or what makes them think they can send death threats to a complete stranger who was merely doing their job (and doing it with passion and love and nuance). I know I shouldn't try to; it'll only lead down a black rabbit hole. All I can say, now, is that no one else could have played Abby with such nuance and heart, or brought her to such vivid life that I would stand in that character's corner and take up sword and shield for them.

I'll have more thoughts later, I'm sure, but for now, this is where I'll leave it. Very excited to continue digging into the BTS, and to play the game again with the commentary!

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Madison Nicole Design is a full service interior design studio located in Ventura, California.

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Check out this listing I just found on Poshmark: **NWT** Set (2) Wood Beads with Jute Tassel Home Decor - Modern Farmhouse.

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Freestanding in Santa Barbara Example of a mid-sized trendy freestanding desk light wood floor home studio design with beige walls and no fireplace

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Heading to New Mexico? Rent the Vintage-Furnished Ranch of a Beloved LA Fashion Designer - Sight Unseen

Heading to New Mexico? Rent the Vintage-Furnished Ranch of a Beloved LA Fashion Designer - Sight Unseen

New Mexico is again becoming a haven for creatives, including LA fashion designer Raquel Allegra, who bought a home in Taos that she rents on Airbnb.

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13 Paint Colors For Your White Brick House

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Inside the Light-Filled Los Feliz Home of Two Art-World Wonders

Between the collection of gallery owner Nino Mier and his wife and Barbara Gladstone Gallery partner Caroline Luce, there are over 300 works of art

Bu Bodrum Mutfağı Görüntü ve İşlev Konusunda Tam Notu Hakkediyor! | Ev Gezmesi

Şimdi sizi beyaz ve gold yansımaların kucaklaştığı bir mutfağa götürüyoruz. Bodrum'daki mutfağımız evini yeni yeni düzmeye çalışan ev sahibimize ait. Yakın zamanda evlenen ev sahibimiz, yeni evinin her detayıyla bizzat ilgilenmiş. Sıra mutfağına geldiğindeyse bu alana biraz daha torpil yapmış. Sıfırdan yaptırılan mutfakta ilk etapta ferahlık önemsenmiş. Tabi kullanım kolaylığı da yabana atılmamış! Beyaz shaker kapakların kullanıldığı mutfakta ahşap mutfak tezgahı tercih edilmiş. Samimi bir atmosfer sağlayan bu görüntü gold renkli kulplarla hareket kazanmış. Mutfakta sıcak ambiyansı korumak isteyen ev sahibimiz, ankastrelerinde retro tasarımları tercih etmiş. Alan için seçilen her aksesuarı da özenle seçen ev sahibimiz, tavanda eskitme glop avizeye yer vermiş. Diğer aksesuarlarda da country ruhu yansıtan parçalardan yana seçimler yapmış. Mutfağın bir başka köşesinde yer alan kahve bölümüyle birlikte alanda hiçbir eksik kalmamış. Fotoğrafları arasında gezinirken keyif alacağınız mutfağımıza geçmeden önce şuraya bir not bırakalım: Takip etmek isteyenler için ev sahibimizin Instagram adresi: @_birceyizmeselesi Buyurun konuk olalım.

This Instagram Page Collects Incredible Examples Of Modern Design, And Here Are 50 Of The Very Best Ones

Your home is your castle. But your castle doesn’t have to have chilly corridors, flickering torches, crumbling walls, and chain-clanking ghosts. It can be comfortable and cozy. It can look great and inviting. It can look, well, like a home.

Before-After-Design-Makeovers

What defines your interior style? Is it your love of antiques or your hate for clutter? Your desire for entertainment or your preference for all things bohemian? Truth is, no matter the answer, you will find something you like on the Instagram account Before & After Design.

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Gallery of Tacuri House / Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos - 9

Image 9 of 58 from gallery of Tacuri House / Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. Photograph by BICUBIK

04.22.21 Interiorsby Monica Khemsurov If the headline of this story seems to assume that you might, in fact, be heading to New Mexico soon, it’s entirely intentional: More than a century after Georgia O’Keeffe took her first trip to her eventual home of Santa Fe — to be followed by the likes of Agnes Martin, Bruce Nauman, and Larry Bell — the state is again becoming a haven for a new wave of creatives. During the pandemic, we saw friends decamping to everywhere from Montana to Maine in search of lower rent and more access to nature, but many were bound for Santa Fe and Taos, which had been attracting increasing numbers of artists and designers even before COVID hit. Today we’re featuring one of them — the Los Angeles fashion designer Raquel Allegra, who went to New Mexico a year and a half ago in search of real estate for a healing commune she was planning with a group of friends, but ended up buying her own sprawling 8,000 square-foot vacation home in Taos, where her neighbors include Petecia Le Fawnhawk and Mark Maggiori. Allegra didn’t intend to end up with such a big house. In her home base of Topanga Canyon in LA, she lives in a relatively modest 700 square-foot cabin. But the first time she toured the Taos property, she had a powerful visceral response in which she felt the house calling her to transform it into something new, and she felt compelled to oblige. In the 7 months it took to renovate, she realized she could rent the house out on Airbnb during the times she wasn’t there, which would help her break even on costs. She also saved by filling up its cavernous 24 rooms (!) with furniture she treasure-hunted on the Nextdoor app back in Santa Monica and Malibu, where the wealthy often get rid of pieces for next to nothing. In that sense, her approach to the project wasn’t unlike her approach to her eponymous clothing label, which she started in 2002 first by deconstructing and tie-dyeing vintage t-shirts and then by upcycling disused tees from LA county jails. The home’s cozy interiors also echo what her line has since become, a full collection of sustainable womenswear that’s laid-back, gauzy, and mostly neutral-toned, with bright pops of color. Allegra calls the house a “retreat,” and credits its 5 acres of lush desert-valley landscapes with helping her — like so many artists before her — creatively recharge. We recently spoke with her about Taos’s singular appeal, the house’s transformation, and why it’s been so important to her to be able share its restorative effects with guests. If this story inspires you to start renting your own space, visit this link to get started! PHOTOS BY KATE RUSSELL Can you tell us the story behind how you acquired this house, and what brought you to Taos? The original idea was to get together with a small group of women and create an alternative-living community space. The woman that brought us all together was Sibyl Buck, who was a supermodel in the ’90s. When she stopped modeling, she started to focus on yoga and meditation, and she’s a very big counter-culture, alternative-living person. She lives two minutes away from me in Topanga and happens to be my best friend. We got closer over a period of time when I wanted to understand myself better; I’d gone through a bad breakup, and I knew I needed a deeper evolution. Because of her own journey around that, and her beliefs about the toxicity of urban living and the disconnection between nature and self, her idea was to create a space for healing, with different levels of experience based on what you could afford. So possibly a bigger house, and then smaller houses on the property, or maybe tents. But the group dissolved pretty quickly because I was the only person able to financially commit to it at this scale. That’s what brought me to Taos, though, through the lens of looking at real estate. What happened with this house, though, is that I walked in and I started to cry. The house felt like it was calling for help. I know that’s a weird thing to say, but it had been built, renovated, and lived in by a man who was a bit emotionally dark and heavy, and you could feel that throughout the house. You could feel that it was made with love, but he’d lived in it for 10 years by himself after his wife had left him, and you could feel, in the environment, his unraveling. It was like the house and the land was just calling out to be rescued, and I just couldn’t turn away. I was so full of emotion, and it was so unexpected. I live in a 700 square-foot cabin in Topanga, and that’s where I feel cozy and at home. I didn’t imagine myself living in this house full-time. I don’t need all this space. But the house said save me, and I said okay, let’s do this. Did it need saving physically, too? What shape was it in when you bought it? Yes. The amount of tiny projects that the owner had started and never finished in the house was dizzying. And I think that came from him being in a relationship with a very wealthy woman and her funding the building of the house, and you could see the difference as she moved out and he continued to build without her funds — there was a whole unfinished section that had plywood as floors and had holes in the ceiling. That was one of the bigger elements to wrap my brain around, figuring out how to integrate those spaces into the feeling of the rest of the house. It needed renovation everywhere. All the walls are plaster, and there were so many plants in the house, and there was so much water damage from them being watered. None of the switch plates matched, and most were broken. Every corner of the house needed something. But the things the prior owner did manage to do here are so incredible. He’s a rock mover, and he uses giant rocks to build water features, like the giant ones you’d see in Las Vegas. So the property is full of these giant rock walls and rock waterfalls, and there are giant rock steps placed at the river’s edge, so you can walk on these stone steps into the river. They do make the house feel very masculine from the outside, so that’s one of the things I’m working on most immediately with a permaculture landscapist, to add more of a feminine feeling. There are these giant rocks and wood pillars sticking out of the ground, almost like giant phalluses, and I can’t wait to topple them and turn them into circles where people can gather, rather than giant statements of masculinity. I met a woman on Instagram who’s a marble carver and had created this beautiful marble bust, and I was so inspired by it that I asked if she’d create one for me. We’re putting it in the front garden, so there will be this beautiful, ancient-looking bust in white marble with these beautiful wings, on a basalt pedestal. So there will be this beautiful, feminine, quiet statement in the front yard, which was really calling for that. I want the interior and the exterior to be in harmony. How much time have you been spending at the house? And why did you decide to rent it out on Airbnb the rest of the time? I spend about a week out of every two months here. Having my company in LA really holds me there, but as a creative, it’s also incredible to be able to leave LA for a week and be in nature. It almost feels like I’m off the grid when I’m here. I spend time sleeping. I spend time sitting outside and just watching birds and deer. There’s something so calming about the environment that when I do go back to LA, and into my more intense day-to-day work schedule, I’m recharged, and my mind is more open. I see things from a more stepped-back perspective. I’m a better-balanced person, a better boss. Little stuff doesn’t bother me as much. It really helps me with my overall perspective. Having this space to come to is really invaluable for me, but I couldn’t just have it and have it sit here empty. Working on the house for 7 months, I had all of that time to imagine what the best way to have the property pay for itself would be. That’s all I wanted, for it to be able to sustain itself. Airbnb felt like a logical thing to do, to have people rent the home and get to enjoy it, and that helps to pay for it. My deepest desire is for people to be here to enjoy it. I also think it will continue to evolve; Sibyl and I have discussed what it would look like to have retreats here, and reach out into that community. So it’s more of a long term investment for me where I get to benefit personally. You said your real estate hunt brought you to Taos, but why Taos in particular? That was Sybil’s doing. Taos has long been a place where artists have been called to come and create and work, from Georgia O’Keefe to Dennis Hopper. There’s something so special about the landscape here, with the oppenness and the sky and the gorge of the river that runs through it. It has a certain feeling and wildness. Valdez specifically — where the house is — is a canyon, nicknamed the Witches’ Canyon, and there have been a lot of generations of women here working the land, and having a deep relationship with it, and understanding how through that relationship we can heal ourselves, which is something I believe in. Taos is also changing a lot, developing. Lots of stores are opening here. I have lots of friends who have moved here from LA in the last year, during the pandemic. My model muse moved here with her husband at the end of last year; another friend who helped me load the truck and move out here ended up moving here a year later. Patecia Le Fawnhawk just moved here with her husband and baby. We all had ladies’ dinner last night. There’s a whole crew of women here that I love. The thing that’s different about this valley is that it’s not your classic sagebrush terrain that most of Taos is. It’s a lush valley that benefits from all of the melting snow. So there are giant willows on the property. It’s lush and green and feels totally different. The house is completely surrounded by aspens. It doesn’t feel like any other place in Taos. The interior of the house, though, does have a signature New Mexico style. Were those amazing archways and curves all there when you got it? And how did you approach your own design process? Inside the house, the shapes were all there, but it was also covered with giant-man leather furniture. The previous owner was a big guy, and it was like a man cave in here. Even though the rooms are big, the furniture was way too big for the rooms, even. When I first saw the house I felt like it couldn’t breathe — it just wanted to be emptied and cleansed and thoughtfully filled with more of a gentle touch. When I started, I knew that I would be spending time here, but I also knew I would be sharing it. So I wanted to furnish it in a way that didn’t feel precious, so that when guests were here, they could really enjoy themselves and not worry about breaking something. I wanted there to be an ease with the furniture in the house, so people could really just be comfortable and have a relaxing time. I have a hard time with environments that are too stiff or too precious, so that was my original lens through which I made all the decisions about the furniture. I wanted guests to just live and be comfortable. The most important part of decorating the house was finding that line between having things I love, and that feel good in the space, but that if they get ruined, okay, so be it, it’s not the end of the world. To me that sentiment really relates to your clothing — it’s stylish, but decidedly comfortable and easy to wear. Yes, I guess it does. I really live hard in my clothes. I do everything in them. I’m a big gardener, and I don’t mind wearing things that have dirt stains on them. Also, I started my company by recycling t-shirts from the prison system in southern California — I’ve always been inspired by things that exist already, and having a relationship with that thing, whether it’s a t-shirt or a home. And listening to that thing tell me what it wants to become. You also recycled existing furniture into the house. Can you tell us about your process of furnishing it? When you have big rooms, you need big furniture, and big furniture is expensive. I did a bunch of treasure hunting, and have been slowly putting the house together. Some of the pieces I bought in Taos, and some in LA. The foot chair in the bedroom (above) is a piece I bought from my friend Jonathan Pessin, who has a vintage gallery in LA called Not For Sale. Since I began spending my weekends gardening instead of flea market strolling, he’s been my window into treasure hunting.  We both love furniture with personality. Many of my favorite pieces in my Topanga home are from him. There are also three African Sanufo beds in the house, made by the Sanufo tribe out of a single carved tree trunk, so there are no parts that have been connected. It’s like furniture that’s also art, that also feels indestructible. They’re made from one of the hardest woods, called ironwood, and they’re heavy as hell. And yet as big as they are, the forms also have this femininity because of the way that the wood is arched and curved. They’re still very soft. One of the beds I use as a coffee table, and one of the beds is so big that when I’m here with groups of friends, we’ll lay someone down on it and do energy work on them. One person can lay down and two people can sit on either side of them, and you feel so supported by this giant piece of wood. Besides those beds, most of the bigger pieces of furniture I found on the Nextdoor app, around Topanga. I picked those pieces up over a handful of months while I was doing construction on the house, and when enough of it was done, just before the snows came, I transported them to Taos. I was able to find insane furniture for really low prices. My giant orange sofa is probably a $5,000 sofa, but I got it for $300. So many people who live in LA have so many resources that if they want something new, and want to get rid of the old thing, it might as well go on the street. So I really got lucky. The green chairs are from Craigslist; Sibyl actually found them. The rounded dining room chairs around that big copper dining room table, I found those on Craigslist too — they came out of a big cruise ship. They were $12 each. This house was so big that I knew I had to be really clever about how I was getting the furniture. There’s just so much already made, why not keep it and move it around and breathe new life into it? One thing I noticed in the photos are the amazing carved-wood shutters. Who made those? The shutters open and close the main bedroom off from the atrium, which is the center of the house. A local artisan carved them many years ago — they were already here when I bought the house. There’s a tradition of carved-wood doors in this part of the country, a tradition that takes many different forms. I recently commissioned a friend of mine, someone I met here, CJ Burnett, to hand-carve the door for my dishwasher. It’s funny, but it’s so beautiful. He and his brother are artists, and carved all the doors for the restaurant his family openened, and they’re so insane. Someday I hope to have him carve all new cabinet fronts for the kitchen. For now though there’s just one. I have so many dreams for this house, like making all the bathrooms special. When you’re hosting guests, how much guidance do you give them about the house and how to experience it? I’ll tell them about the property and the land, and things I think they should do. I have stand-up paddle boards by the pond, because it’s really fun to paddle around while the sun is setting. The swallows dip and dive and eat bugs above you. This house is the very last house at the very tip of the canyon, so there’s no other property between the house and the sunset. It sets just in between these two big hills, and there’s big green pastures and fields in between you, on the paddleboard on the pond, and the sunset. So that’s super special. It’s real soul food. There’s a giant sleeping porch outside the main bedroom, and I offer to set up beds outside so you can sleep outside and have the sounds of the river while you’re sleeping. I engage with each group or each person in a different way. I don’t do one thing for everybody, but feel the group out, or whoever’s making the reservation. I see what they’re looking to do and I respond accordingly. I have lots of favorite restaurants, and a dear friend who does horseback riding lessons. As a host, I stay very connected to the people who stay here. I do most of the communication with them, to make sure they can have the most special time here possible. There’s something for me in it that really is a give-back, and that give-back is really valuable to me. With clothing, half the conversation I have with myself when I’m making it is, will a woman feel good wearing this? Will this bring her comfort? So creating this space and knowing people are coming into it and getting this really special feeling, it all comes from the same place for me — it’s about the way I care for people, whether I know them or not. I have a lot of caring instincts. That’s really part of it for me. This post was sponsored by Airbnb, but all thoughts and editorial content are our own. Like everything at Sight Unseen, our partner content is carefully curated to make sure it’s of the utmost relevance to our readers. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Sight Unseen.

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FINDING GULO from Wild Confluence on Vimeo.

“The film is something of a marvel, a piece that is worthy of study by documentary filmmakers outside of the nature genre.” - Short of the Week

"Finding Gulo" follows a backcountry ski guide & field biologist who attempt to document an elusive population of wolverines in Washington's Cascade Range. When our government fails to act, can citizen science save endangered wildlife from climate change?

Co-Directors | Colin Arisman & Tyler Wilkinson-Ray Production Companies | Wilder Studio & Wild Confluence Media Featuring | Steph Williams & David Moskowitz Partners | Patagonia, Conservation Northwest and Cascade Wolverine Project Editor | Chris Cresci Cinematography | Colin Arisman & Tyler Wilkinson-Ray Additional footage | Grizzly Creek Films, Jasper Newton & Michael Bird Shaffer Original music | Aled Roberts Motion graphics | Luke Kantola Title design | Anya Miller Colorist | Alice Shcherbak Post Audio | Ridgeline Sound Still Photography | David Moskowitz

Awards & Selections: Short of the Week, Santa Barbara International Film, Banff Mountain Film, Backcountry Film Tour, No Man’s Land Film, Wild & Scenic Film, Environmental Film in the Nation’s Capital, EarthxFilm, Wasatch Mountain Film, International Wildlife Film, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

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Wrought Iron Pendant Lights

In search of wrought iron pendant lights? Each of our exquisite wrought iron pendants is handcrafted by highly skilled artists who pay close attention to historical accuracy. Our pendants can be found in some of the most opulent homes, estates, and public spaces throughout the globe. See below for our collection of wrought iron pendants in the Tuscan, Moroccan, and Spanish designs. If you have any queries, please contact us.

For discerning clients since 1979, Steven Handelman Studios has produced magnificent hand-forged wrought iron lighting, accessories, and home furnishings.

Come Visit Our Showroom

Steven Handelman Studios

716 N. Milpas St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93103

P: (805) 962-5119

F: (805) 966-9529

E: sales@shsdesigns.com

Website: https://www.stevenhandelmanstudios.com/

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Aquazzura white top, 4405 TWD / Short skirt, 350 TWD / Tory burch shoes, 4100 TWD / Verali hand bag, 1165 TWD / Forever 21 pendant necklace, 300 TWD / Tech accessory, 91 TWD / Lapcos facial mask, 180 TWD / Clinique deodorant, 380 TWD / Beauty product, 2600 TWD / Floral wall art, 1490 TWD / Primitives By Kathy wall art, 305 TWD / Surya blanket, 1215 TWD / Santa Barbara Design Studio writing pen, 515 TWD

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Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’s retreat, Santa Barbara, California,

Architect: Backen & Gillam,

Interior designers: Clements Design,

Landscape Architect: RCH Studios