Form + Field

Sharing a wonderful project with my dear friend Shilpa Shah, the cofounder of Cuyana, which was recently featured by Rue.

I am excited to join LuAnn Nigara Live as a panelist alongside a talented group of fellow designers and expert business professionals. If you are planning to up-level your business in 2021, head over to luannlive.com to learn more about panel discussion topics, guest speakers, and everything you need to know about this one of a kind event. LuAnn Nigara

There’s nothing like a great before and after, and our Miraloma Modern project is sure to deliver! Our latest blog post is all about transforming a dated layout into a space fitting for our clients and their unique interests. https://www.formandfield.com//11/before-after-miraloma-mod

Our annual gift guide is here! Since we’ve all spent more time at home, this year’s list of unique picks is an ode to creature comforts. From a hand-crafted food find to a visually stunning quilt, you’re sure to find a gift worth giving for that special someone. https://www.formandfield.com//form-field-holiday-gift-guid

We're the Designer Crush today on California Home + Design! Principal Christine Lin shares about her path to interior design and her inspirations: https://www.californiahomedesign.com//designer-crush-chri/

Who doesn't love a good before + after? At the start of this project, the clients and I had considered the possibility of painting over the existing kitchen cabinets, but unfortunately, they weren't quite worth saving... Another benefit with remodeling the entire kitchen is that we were able to remove the soffit to create more space - with tall family members, this was a priority for the client. For the new kitchen, we designed custom cabinets with a modern take on Shak...er and opened up the space by the sink by flanking it with visually light open shelving. A favorite detail here is the custom countertop edge profile which makes the quartzite counters appear deceptively thin. Design: @formandfield : @rbradleyphoto Featured in @gentry_magazine . . . . . #archdigest #architecturaldigest #modernism #interiorarchitecture #moderninteriors #somewhereiwouldliketolive #kitchens #kitchendesign #kitchenremodel #quartzite #luxeathome #modernkitchen #kitchensofinstagram #kitchenideas #kitchenrenovation @ Los Altos Hills, California See more

The husband and wife clients for our Los Altos Hills project had differing styles - see how we handled it in our latest feature on Gentry magazine! https://gentry.goldenstate.is/inside-the-thoughtful-and-fr/

We're back from hiatus! Besides all that's been going on with the world, we were in the process of moving the past couple weeks. More about that later. For now, I'm going to share a local Bay Area artist named Troy Chew @troylamarr. I first saw Troy's work at @headlandsarts where he recently completed a fellowship program, and it was his work that stayed with me the most because of its power. In Troy's words: My work explores the African Diaspora within the urban cult...ure. I’m interested in comparing and contrasting past African culture and traditions to Black culture through the depiction of black bodies and objects through oil paintings, drawings, and sculptures. I’m interested in dealing with language translation/mistranslation, black/urban life, and ideas of high art and low art. In my series Out the Mud, I plan to reference all African countries involved in the Transatlantic-slave trade. This series speaks to the rip in the cultural fabric of African Americans, and the several negative and positive paths taken to repair and continue the fabric. Slanguage is a reference to the colloquial speech rooted in urban areas. I am painting still lifes that deal with the linguistics of urban vernacular while contrasting my visual language to that used in Dutch and Flemish still lifes. Share here are the following works: - For Free 2018, a response to Freddie Gray's murder - We Can’t Breathe 2018, a response to Eric Garner's murder - Strange Fruit 2016, a reflection on how easily a black life can be lost for simply doing nothing ##defundthepolice #blacklivesmatter #nojusticenopeace #blackcreatives #blackartists #buyblackart #investinblackart #contemporaryart #socialjustice #blackart #modernart #bidnally @ San Francisco, California See more

This year we started a new blog series on the impact of color. Check out our latest post to learn more about the colors green, blue, and violet! https://www.formandfield.com//color-impact-home-green-blue

Form + Field / April 2020 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/222e248/form-field-april-2020-newsletter

Finding inspiration from the beautiful work of Ruth Duckworth (1919-2009), a modernist sculptor who started as a stone mason in Britain. Ruth didn't turn to ceramics until her 40s, and her sculptural work was influenced by Henry Moore, Constantin Brancusi, Isamu Noguchi along with Egyptian, Mexican and Cycladic art. #ruthduckworth #modernism @ San Francisco, California

Now this is indoor/outdoor living! Architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar was inspired by traditional Chinese rooflines for this magical, layered home. Happy Earth Day! Via @kellybehunstudio Design: @ameyzing_architect @ San Francisco, California

Happy Easter to all! The symbolism of eggs - new life and rebirth - applies in this particular case, a newly renovated kitchen. This image from our wonderful clients was one of the inspirations for our #FFMiralomaModern project, the last project we photographed right before shelter-in-place. Swipe left to see a sneak peek of the finished product! #byFormandField Image 1 via: buvetteparis : @andreagentl... Image 2 Design: @formandfield : @johnmerkl

A bathroom from our #FFLakeStreetModernClassic developer project. It was important to our client to have double vanities in the bathrooms despite some tight spaces, but we made it work with a single vanity mirror and hanging pendants taking up minimal space. Design: @formandfield : @rbradleyphoto

Longing for warm tones and subtle, checkerboard rug in this beautiful space by @studiomellone. Goes to show that it's okay to mix wood tones as we always advise our clients! Design: @studiomellone Styling: @colinking : @stephenkentjohnson

We love when clients have art and objects that are meaningful to them and want to bring them into projects. In our #FFMissionVictorian project, a mix of photography and Indian prints express the personality and heritage of our client. Design: @formandfield : @rbradleyphoto Featured in: @ruemagazine

What's so interesting about this space is that it's hard to describe it in one word. Tell us how you'd describe the style! Design: @decus_interiors : @smartanson

Gift shop or the Narrows hike in Zion National Park? The National Museum of Qatar Gift Shop was inspired by the Dahl Al Misfir (Cave of Light), located in the heart of Qatar. Each of the 40,000 wooden pieces were CNC-cut and assembled by hand! Design: @koichitakadaarchitects : @tfadtomferguson Via: @interiordesignmag