Meet Our Stylists

 

Linda Criswell Linda Criswell

12 things I love:

  1. People that make me laugh.
  2. A deserted beach – maybe a towel, a friend and a cocktail waiter.
  3. Sandals. I hate socks and the feeling of being confined.
  4. Elephants – I collect them.
  5. Grilled fish, pommes frites and sautéed spinach – the perfect meal.
  6. My own bed.
  7. A vase of colored pencils – like a little bouquet for your desk.
  8. My iPod – the right song is so satisfying – can change my mood and make my day.
  9. Being blonde.
  10. Baker’s nursery – the most inspiring place for live plants and gardening in Arizona.
  11. Red wine – saving the corks in a glass, fly-catcher jar.
  12. Hand-made textiles, preferably vintage from India.

 Len Annesi

12 things I love:

  1. Quiet times with my beautiful wife of 40 years.
  2. Slow-moving, old motorcycles & fast, new cars.
  3. Antique hardwood furniture.
  4. Bold primary colors.
  5. Being creative everyday at bungalow.
  6. Playing my guitar – Jazz, Christian rock & ZZ Top.
  7. Deadliest Catch.
  8. Walls layered with art & objects d’art.
  9. Ecru linen sofas with vintage-denim pillows.
  10. Reading scripture each morning for inspiration.
  11. Any kind of pizza especially cold with coffee in the morning.
  12. Hiking Camelback each week – wonderful for the pizza issue!

David Hecker

12 things I love:

  1. My wife of 23 years and our 2 children.
  2. Playing keyboards in classic rock band.
  3. Dark chocolate, dark beer and red wine.
  4. A crisp white woven with black jeans.
  5. Colorful blown glass and cut crystal acessories.
  6. Fresh-cut red roses.
  7. A baby’s belly laugh.
  8. Neutral upholstery with bright, decorative accent pillows.
  9. Shelby Cobra Mustangs.
  10. Family camping trips to the Arizona rim country.
  11. My Parson terrier, “Ziggy”.
  12. Working with inspiring and creative people.

Harold Faust Harold Faust

12 things I love:

  1. American Express cards.
  2. Mark Cross black leather card case.
  3. My pair of vintage Warren Platner wire chairs.
  4. Richard Serra Lithograph (signed) - a 40th birthday gift.
  5. Paul Smith eye wear – 3 pair and counting…
  6. Art & design books.
  7. Starbucks gift cards – always appreciated.
  8. Breakfast.
  9. Almonds. Roasted & unsalted, tasty and healthy.
  10. Freshly ironed sheets.
  11. Arizona sunsets.
  12. Magazines – design, lifestyles and fashion.

  Jennifer Olson

12 things I love:

  1. My two dogs, Smokey & Bandit.
  2. Made By Girl blog.
  3. Baskin Robbins’ Chocolate Chip.
  4. Pinterest.com.
  5. Shopping at Sephora (even though I’ve plenty of make-up).
  6. Going to the movies
  7. Spray tans from Spray Studio in Phoenix.
  8. Burning CD’s for friends.
  9. Decorating with color.
  10. Finding new magazines in my mailbox.
  11. Drinking wine with my friends.
  12. Ryan Gosling…duh!

   Alicia Flatin

12 things I love:

  1. Grey cashmere sweaters, denim cutoff’s, Love Quotes scarves and Ugg’s…year round!
  2. Black & white photography gallery wall.
  3. Kilian Tempt Me fragrance.
  4. Malibu Lumber Yard for shopping.
  5. Boating.  Big or small, I love them all!
  6. My Cartier Gold Love bracelet – 10 years with the love of my life~
  7. Baking – I bake nearly every weekend!
  8. Our faithful blog followers, thousands and counting…
  9. My Leica.
  10. My mom’s cooking.
  11. Philosophy body wash in FUDGE.
  12. Summers at the lake in Minnesota.

Jeff Furtado Jeff Furtado

12 things I love:

  1. Classic Converse with jeans or a Ralph Lauren suit.
  2. Abercrombie & Fitch #8 Cologne.
  3. My vintage art collection.
  4. Colored ribbon belts from Ralph Lauren & J.Crew for the summer.
  5. Blue & white chinese pottery.
  6. Grey Goose dirty martini – up with 2 olives.
  7. California.
  8. Black & white movies from the 40′s & 50′s.
  9. Home magazines, especially House Beautiful.
  10. My cat Cleo, who is now living in my favorite vintage blue & white jar.
  11. Fresh pink peonies on my coffee table.
  12. McDonald’s coffee.

Sass Buick Sass Buick

12 things I love:

  1. My buckskin Tony Lama boots.
  2. Spring – I fill my house with tulips & daffodils.
  3. My melodic tea kettle, when it steams it plays musical notes.
  4. Roomba, the little vacuum that cleans by itself.
  5. Architectural Digest, no matter what year!
  6. Camelback Inn Spa, they know how to treat me like a million bucks.
  7. My first cup of coffee in the morning, a really good kona blend.
  8. Sushi bars.
  9. My favorite Calvin jeans with a cashmere sweater.
  10. Donna Karan Cashmere Mist body wash.
  11. SK-II facial treatments.
  12. Competition trap & skeet shooting, one of my favorite hobbies.

Ann Rodarte Ann Rodarte

12 things I love:

  1. Long weekends in San Francisco with my husband, Rick.
  2. My mother’s squash-bottom necklace.
  3. Alfresco dining – anytime, anyplace.
  4. Silver jewelry.
  5. Elle Decor.
  6. Happy Hour in our courtyard with lots friends.
  7. Red tulips in Grandmother’s Candlewick vase.
  8. Uno with the grandkids.
  9. Jamocha Almond Fudge served in crystal bowls.
  10. Sunsets at Kaanapali Beach.
  11. A crisp glass of Pinot Grigio.
  12. Sounds of laughter in my home.

Marilyn M. Hayes

12 things I love:

  1. Gardenias collected from my yard.
  2. Mimi e Coco in Rome.
  3. Libraries – a favorite is Library of Congress.
  4. 35mm photography with my Nikon F2.
  5. White walls covered with art.
  6. My signature fragrance since I was 13, Chanel’s Cristalle.
  7. Liberty of London & Lilly Pulitzer
  8. Sailing, the ocean air, & the smell of Coppertone sunscreen.
  9. National Geographic Magazine.
  10. My antique english-arm chair with claw feet.
  11. Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
  12. Listening to Shostakovich & drawing in my sketchbook from Firenze.