Wagner Creative

Lovely & inspiring evening with celebrating their next chapter in of incredible design, authentic storytelling, and supporting the local design community.

(A bit late with this post, but better late than never!!)

Just published in Milk, this 1,000 SF former seafood spot in San José becomes Voyager Craft Coffee’s newest outpost: a vibrant, maximalist micro-café where the service line reads like a painter’s composition, unfolded into a long section of light, seating, and movement. Echoes of Memphis and Pee-wee’s Playhouse show up in scalloped pendants, wavy trims, powder-coated finishes, and a pink perforated-metal coffee bar that organizes both customer flow and back-of-house work. Two custom murals layer in abstracted topography inspired by Brazil and Ethiopia, tying the space back to Voyager’s sourcing story.

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At Sundial House in Clarendon Heights, light and shadow carry equal weight: one revealing, the other receding, shaping moments of calm, contrast, and ritual.

Designed by Karen Curtiss with close attention to the neighborhood’s sun path and microclimate, the four-story hillside home is organized around a double-height living volume and a reimagined stair at the core, an anchor that functions as a vertical “sundial,” tracing daylight through the heart of the house. A 20-foot expanse of skylights draws top light deep into the section, sharpening the experience of movement between levels.

Set on a through lot overlooking San Francisco, the structure engages a steep slope shaped by historic cut-and-fill. From the street, it reads as a restrained two-story volume; below, descending levels open to a more private living space where the stair balances solidity and air, movement and repose.

Recently published in SHLTR.
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I’m proud to announce that I’ll be joining the Ambassador community again for New York Build 2026!

is where the construction and design industry comes together, and I’m excited to be part of an event that brings together innovation, insight, and meaningful connections. Join me on March 18–19 at the Javits Center for two action-packed days of networking, learning, and industry-led conversations.

Please contact me for additional information or passes to the event.

5th annual holiday hike ✨🎄
Thank you to .ernest for always bringing friends together, new and old, for the most memorable evening in NYC.