High Style with Less: Living a Stone's Throw from the Shop - Remodelista
Photography by Mimi Giboin for Remodelista. Susan Kim, owner of San Francisco-based Workshop (which Julie and I have been frequenting forever), has a great eye both for clothing and design. Susan’s small galley kitchen houses all the essentials, including a collection of pottery and tableware. Susan recovered the 1952 Florence Knoll sofa, picked up in a local vintage store, with fabric by Alexander Girard. A 1952 George Nelson cupboard holds Susan’s son’s lunch box essentials. A Mexican bag atop a grass Guatemalan stool that doubles as a side table. Storage drawers and units designed by LA architect Lindon Schultz house bedding, clothing, books, photo albums, and CDs. Embroidered Dosa poufs, made by Susan’s sister, designer Christina Kim (unfortunately, the poufs are hard to come by–there’s a waiting list). Another of the George Nelson pieces that doubles as a pantry and is used for cutlery, napkins, and Susan’s son’s candy drawer. Susan at her dining table. She credits her grandmother (who raised her and her sisters in Korea) for instilling in her a sense of aesthetics. The small courtyard with lilac bushes in front of Susan’s house.