From shops and showrooms that spark creative inspiration to dining hotspots and luxe lodgings, these new design-forward destinations are not to be missed.
Shops and Showrooms
Lumens Design Gallery
San Francisco
For more than two decades, Lumens has been a go-to source online for luxury lighting and home decor products, shopped by consumers and industry pros alike. Now the venerable brand has opened the 4,200-square-foot Lumens Design Gallery in San Francisco’s historic Jackson Square neighborhood. The immersive retail environment showcases an everchanging collection of products from Lumens’ extensive catalog of more than 400 global design brands, including Flos, Moooi, Louis Poulsen and BD Barcelona.
The space is designed as a series of curated vignettes, collaborative workspaces, and on-site meeting rooms for private clients and architecture and design professionals. A designer-in-residence program kicks off with a colorful, whimsical installation by New York City-based designer Ghislaine Viñas. The program will feature new installations every six months by top designers, ensuring there’s always a reason to visit the gallery again to discover new inspiration.
724 Battery St., San Francisco; 224.206.3265
Restaurants
Clementine
Yountville
Photos by Elizabeth Warrick
Bringing a welcome dose of laid-back, citrus-infused charm to Napa Valley, Clementine has arrived on the dining scene showcasing California- and Mediterranean-inflected cuisine in a sunny, warm setting. Acclaimed chef Rebecca Weitzman leans in on local, seasonal ingredients, serving up dishes like wood-grilled Tomales Bay oysters with charred clementine-chervil butter and burrata with savory corn pancakes. Dessert offerings include the signature clementine sorbet while golden hour ushers in a menu of Aperol-based cocktails, as well as Napa Valley and Italian wines.
The space is the vision of designers Julie King and Candace Hickman, who left no detail overlooked, down to the custom-upholstered banquettes, olive-pattern lampshades on the wall sconces, hand-illustrated menus and custom and embroidered aprons. On warm evenings, make a beeline to the cozy outdoor patio shaded by olive and citrus trees.
6525 Washington St., Yountville; 707.948.6055
Hotels
La Bahia Hotel & Spa
Santa Cruz
The historic bell tower of what is now the La Bahia Hotel & Spa has stood an iconic symbol on Santa Cruz’s beachfront for nearly a century, dating back to when architect and UC Berkeley professor William C. Hays first conceived the property as an oceanfront apartment and hotel complex. Meticulously restored, the bell tower now blends harmoniously with the new luxury hotel’s Spanish-Mediterranean design by interior design firm ForrestPerkins.
Located mere steps away from the wharf and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the hotel encompasses 155 guestrooms and suites featuring unobstructed ocean views, Nespresso Coffee Machines, Frette bathrobes and hand-painted headboards. Also onsite are four different culinary destinations ranging from fine dining to a poolside lounge and a spa with indoor and outdoor treatment rooms, a sauna overlooking Monterey Bay, two steam rooms and a rooftop deck.
215 Beach St., Santa Cruz; 831.285.1100
Le Petit Pali St. Helena
St. Helena
Palisociety’s expanding bed and breakfast brand, Le Petit Pali, has opened a new location in Napa Valley’s St. Helena. Spread over nearly three acres, the wine country resort encompasses 24 guest rooms, five private guest cottages with fireplaces, a garden bar and a pool deck. The residential-inspired main house includes a sunny breakfast room overlooking the surrounding vineyards, where guests are served a complimentary breakfast with Taittinger champagne.
Like at Paliosociety’s other properties, brand founder Avi Brosh and his design team furnished each space with a bespoke mix of custom, vintage and curated furnishings. Details like decorative Hermès plates, brass lighting, wallpapered ceilings, plaid and striped textiles, and patterned café curtains set against a backdrop of dark green and cream painted walls create a lushly layered aesthetic. Beyond good looks, in-room amenities like warm cookies, Diptyque bath products, hot water bottles and Grind espresso machines provide a touch of luxury.
1152 Lodi Lane, St. Helena; 707.963.7077
Lotus Abrams has covered everything from beauty to business to tech in her editorial career, but it might be writing about her native Bay Area that inspires her most. She lives with her husband and two daughters in the San Francisco Peninsula, where they enjoy spending time outdoors at the area’s many open spaces protected and preserved by her favorite local nonprofit, the Peninsula Open Space Trust.
