Winter 2015 |
SF Design Quarterly Magazine of the American Society of Interior Designers California North Chapter |
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We are pleased to announce that two winning projects by Kimball Starr Interior Design from the ASID Design Excellence Awards competition were honored and published in the Winter 2015 edition of the chapter’s SF Design Quarterly Magazine.
Cover of the Winter 2015 “SFDesign Quarterly Magazine”
The awards, produced by the American Society of Interior Designers California North chapter, reflect the highest standards of design excellence for interiors in 21 categories spanning commercial, residential and product design. Kimball Starr defeated competitors in each category to win First Place for “Residential: Best Individual Room – Contemporary” for the Contemporary Guatemalan Living Room and Second Place for “Residential: Modest Budget, Big Impact” for the Moroccan Mid-Century Loft.
Left: Contemporary Guatemalan Living Room Photo by Eric Rorer / Right: Moroccan Midcentury Loft Photo by Joe Fletcher
The judges of the 2014 Design Excellence Awards agree that Kimball Starr fulfills each individual clients requirements brilliantly. One judge’s comment on the Contemporary Guatemalan Living Room was “Fabulous result and spot-on regarding meeting [the] client’s purposes and goals. Creative, appropriate and artfully done!”
Read here for details about the design concepts behind the award-wining design projects.
Kimball Starr Interior Design, Allied ASID, is a San Francisco award winning interior design firm whose interior design has been featured on national television and globally published in a series of hardcover books. Interiors spanning contemporary design to traditional interiors demonstrate the variety of style expertise provided by this San Francisco Bay Area designer.
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Winter 2014-2015 |
California Homes Magazine |
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We are pleased to announce that Kimball Starr Interior Design’s First Place Design Excellence Award winning project was published in the Winter 2014-2015 edition of California Homes Magazine!
Left: Cover of Winter 2014-2015 CALIFORNIA HOMES Magazine / Right: Photo of Kimball Starr’s Winning Entry Contemporary Guatemalan Room by Eric Rorer
The awards, produced by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) California North Chapter, reflect the highest standards of design excellence for interiors in 21 categories spanning commercial, residential and product design. Kimball Starr defeated industry peers in each category to win First Place for “Residential: Best Individual Room – Contemporary” and Second Place for “Residential: Modest Budget, Big Impact”.
This Moroccan Midcentury Loft won Kimball Starr Interior Design 2nd Place in the category Residential: Modest Budget, Big Impact. Photos by Joe Fletcher.
Kimball Starr Interior Design’s First Place winning entry is a Contemporary Guatemalan Living Room, created for a retired couple who spend half their time in a contemporary 2-bedroom condo with views of downtown San Francisco, and the rest of the time in Antigua, Guatemala. Travel is very important to the couple, who wanted to bring back the rich woven textiles and vibrant colors of their South American journeys to their stateside home.
The judges of the 2014 Design Excellence Awards agree that Kimball Starr met the client’s requirements and aesthetic preferences brilliantly. One judge’s comment on the Contemporary Guatemalan Living Room was “Fabulous result and spot-on regarding meeting [the] client’s purposes and goals. Creative, appropriate and artfully done!”
The complete list of winners can be found at ASID Design Excellence Awards 2014.
Kimball Starr Interior Design, Allied ASID, is a San Francisco award winning interior design firm whose interior design has been featured on national television and globally published in a series of hardcover books. Interiors spanning contemporary design to traditional interiors demonstrate the variety of style expertise provided by this San Francisco Bay Area designer.
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July 1, 2013 |
Country-Style |
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Kimball Starr Interior Design, a San Francisco contemporary interior design firm,is celebrated in the newly published Country-Style Residences, a compendium of the finest contemporary work in the country style spanning categories of British, French, American, and Modern design. The featured project, Hillside Retreat, is a colorful and comfortable San Francisco hillside home with a view of downtown. Phoenix Books, the publisher of the collection, selected the project for its artful mix of modern and country interior design styles.
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November 2012 |
Zen Style Residences |
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Kimball Starr, deemed one of the best interior designers in San Francisco, is the only designer from the United States chosen for inclusion in the recently published Zen Style Residences, a celebration of the finest examples of Zen interior design. The San Francisco interior design firm’s featured project is a meditative residential loft design inspired by nature that creates tranquility in the middle of bustling downtown San Francisco. Phoenix Books, the publisher of the collection, celebrates the integration of natural elements, Oriental antiques, and a hint of industrial influence in Starr’s design.
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November 13, 2012 |
PR Web |
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Together with 40 enthusiastic volunteers, San Francisco Bay Area decorator Kimball Starr recently utilized key design elements of paint color, wall stencils, and nature imagery to create a peaceful, soothing environment for women undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the National Maternity Hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The oncology ward remodel—which required extensive structural repairs to crumbling walls and floors—was sponsored by the non-profit organization Basic Health International (BHI), along with generous support from local supporters, foundations, and private businesses.
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October 28, 2011 |
DesignShuffle.com |
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Living in the City by the Bay, San Francisco interior designer Kimball Starr, understands how expensive owning a newly purchased home can be, especially with furnishing one of this size. To keep the design budget friendly, some of the existing furniture was updated and complemented to work into the overall style the homeowners wanted, rather than purchasing all new pieces. Located on a hillside in San Francisco, this 4-story home is a retreat that overlooks downtown and the San Francisco Bay. As a first-time home purchase by young successful newlyweds, this couple wanted a vibrant colorful home to match their outgoing personalities.
Every room in this home has a splurge item and a budget item. The splurge items are pieces that will retain their value and/or have a high quality of craftsmanship to them, and the budget items were pre-existing pieces that were repurposed, or purchased items that were a great value for the look. It keeps the rooms balanced budget-wise, but also produces a more interesting and imaginative space. Kimball calls it “democratization of the space”, where every piece has a say regardless of its background or price tag!
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