Pirelli 2.0

Last year, C&C touched on the Pirelli Calendar (Nudes & A New Year), and well, it's that time of year again. We'll let the above image do the talking, but we do suggest conducting further diligence here. (If you ask me, I'm rather fond of last year's 1986 throwback with Helmut Newton). Ahoy!

Green Eyes: Treillage in Lyford Cay

I'm quite mad for trelliswork in general, I love how it can exude such sophistication in spectacular gardens and facades on grand buildings, yet it can stand alone casually and timelessly in a beach home like the above retreat in Lyford Cay. At the request of interior designer Amanda Lindroth, the elaborate design, featured in House Beautiful, was commissioned by Philippe Le Manach from Accents of France. Based in California, Accents of France specializes in custom and decorative treillage inspired by 18th century French Designs. The company has worked on projects around the globe and aside from breathtaking work with custom interior and exterior spaces, the group also designs custom planters, jardiniéres, obelisks, vases, urns, lighting and furniture (see portfolio here). Below, a note from Accents of France's site that speaks to the history of treillage:

It wasn’t until the 17th century, under the reign of Louis XIV, that the art of treillage would rise to unseen heights. The King hired emerging landscape architect André Le Notre to design his garden at Versailles; an elaborate design that would soon become the most impressive formal French garden the world had ever known.

Le Notre and other landscape architects like him, relied heavily on forced perspective to bring a sense of grandeur to the garden. While it would have taken years for hedges and topiaries to grow to full maturity, treillage brought instant architecture, impressive scale and elegant formality to a newly built landscape.

Sea Captain & Sag Harbor

The above home in the village of Sag Harbor was mostly a renovation project, however it remains to be one of my favorite projects by interior designer Steven Gambrel. Built in 1835, the home is just one of Gambrel's country portfolio projects. (My other favorite is Red Craft, a 19th century estate in Southampton). You could lock me in that wine cellar and throw away the key as far as I'm concerned, that room is a thing of genius design.

West Coast Wine & Cheese in Cow Hollow

This week, I had such a pleasurable experience at Union Street's finest addition, West Coast Wine (and Cheese). The new post, brings the experiential elements of wine & cheese to our neighborhood in a modest manner, but with the utmost integrity (just one glance at their wine offerings will have you dreaming of the alluring hue of a central coast pinot noir). Inside, you'll find an impressive floor to ceiling display of wines to peruse and take home, sommeliers behind a chic slab of marble counter delivering informative notes on their favorite pairings, and patrons cozied up after a work day with lovers and friends in a nook by the front windows. Above, C&C has noted our most favorite wine and cheese offerings, however to get the full scoop and see the menu in its entirety, visit here. Cheers!