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What Do You Know About Beck's Home?

CasaSugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:00:24 -0700

Beck, a musician who defies genres and has been inspiring me since college, has just put another of his California homes on the market. Take a look at my quiz and see if you can figure out some of the details about the home.

Question 1 of 5

Beck's home is located in what tiny Southern California city in northwest Los Angeles county, which has 21 miles of coastline?

This Just In: Beck Wants a (Sea) Change

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:30 -0700

According to Big Time, Beck and his wife Marissa Ribisi have put their 5,718 square-foot, 6-bedroom, 9-bath home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on the market for a mere $9 million. The couple purchased the manse just about a year ago in June 2007 for $6.75 million. The property description reads:

On a beautifully manicured corner lot setting w/ huge mature trees, this handsome estate offers large scale public rooms. Large living room, library, formal din rm plus huge kit/fam rm measures 53' x 26' which serves as lifestyle center of the home. Grand master suite has his & hers baths & walk-in closets. Five family bedrooms w/ en suite baths. Professional recording studio and rehearsal room in guest house, grassy back yard, swim lane pool, privacy & security make this a rare find.

Although the house looks sophisticated, I must say it's kind of underwhelming; I don't see a stitch of color anywhere. The combined kitchen and family room could be great, but it doesn't look comfortable, inviting, or functional. Take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.

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Casa Capsule: The Week That Was

CasaSugar — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:30:58 -0700

Marc Jacobs's Paris apartment is a coveted maison.
Got junk to toss? Freecycle it!
Kyle Schuneman shows you how to make a moss chair.
Beck wants a (sea) change from Hancock Park.
Are you well-read? Get the look of a timeless library.
Up for a swim? Pick up some pool photography.
Pete Sampras scored $23 million - love on his Hills manse.
If the California fires are giving you the creeps, you can still protect your home and family.
I previewed the new CB2 store in San Francisco!
CasaSugar is having a Summer Style Contest! Check it out: you could be a winner!

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Designer Spotlight: Jason Miller

CasaSugar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:53 -0700

Having worked as a studio assistant for Jeff Koons, an art director at Ogilvy and a designer for Karim Rashid between '95 and '01, Jason Miller decided it was time to step up his game and start his own design studio in Brooklyn — and he wasn't getting ahead of himself. Miller has pinned solo exhibitions all over the map, from LA to Tokyo, and everywhere in between, and been applauded with prestigious awards like Bombay Sapphire's "Rising Star" award and Wallpaper's "Best Breakthrough Designer" award, and named a "Tastemaker" by Forbes for his quirky contemporary designs, be it furniture, interiors, or bus stops. If that weren't enough of a pat on the back, his work is in the Permanent Collection of New York's Museum of Arts and Design, and he's got clients like Areaware, Persol, Brookstone, Carlo Rossi, Kikkerland, and Idee at his beck and call.

If you can't place his name, I'll give you a nudge by reminding you of his Ceramic Antler Chandelier, which single-handedly started the hunting trend that The New York Times has so lovingly already pegged "over." A brief glance at his portfolio, marked by low-res photos used as background for projects with titles like "Whatever Flowerpots" and "Dusty Tables," and you'll probably think a: he has no design experience or b: he's got to be joking. Well, that latter is only true, and in truth, the joke's on you; his terracotta flowerpots are shaped, not made, of whatever (beer cans, plastic jugs), and his table doesn't suggest that a neglected furnishing is a design, but the dusty table is coated in a finish making it only appear so — real grime is optional. It's no wonder pubs like Dwell, Domino, Metropolitan Home, and House & Garden have been all over him like, well, dust on a table; he's miraculously made everyday dirt trendy.
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