The evening will be moderated by fellow decorator, Paul Wiseman, head of The Wiseman Group, who will be bringing his own perspective on how classical and modern elements work together — it should be a particularly insightful conversation.

A wine reception and book signing will start at 6pm followed by talk at 7pm. Reserve your place via the ICAA’s Northern California chapter site. With special thanks to The Wiseman Group for underwriting the event.

And, with San Francisco on our minds, we have pulled an old favorite out of the archive– at top, the dramatic living room of a San Francisco apartment we decorated 20 years ago, at the time the highest residential space in the city. The upholstery forms were inspired by the 1960’s architecture, but updated with the palette of the moment — a good representation of how the modern can be inspired by the past, both recent and far ranging.