Clockwise, from top left: Paul Laufer, Claire; Maya Lin, Iceberg (2006); Ian Cottrell, Barbara and Yogi Bear; Berlingen, Switzerland; liivian talossa, Bread; Luigi Ghirri, Capri; Bruno Munari; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 6 Nocturnas; Bruno Munari, Machina Inutile (1949); Out of Africa, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford; John Pawson, Pawson House, London; kioskkiosk, Yves Lambau Bowl, Villars, France.

Prized possession...
my photographs.

In an alternate universe, I...
would be French. And, wear my hair in a perfect messy braid all the time.

Breakfast...
St. Benoit plain yoghurt and grapefruit.

Lunch...
Poached salmon, quinoa, some sort of cookie and an arnold palmer.

Dinner...
avocado on toast with Meyer lemon and pink sea salt.

Morning...
fog.

Noon...
sunshine.

Night...
reading.

Work...
beautiful.

Our time...
changing.

The past...
different.

The present...
important.

The future...
different from the past.

The everyday...
sublime.

Extravagance...
time.

Inspiration...
the everyday.

An artistic life...
complicated.

Stores...
Arcana in Santa Monica, bazaar on Abbot Kinney in Venice, Isabel Marant in Paris

Places...
the courtyard at the Chateau Marmont at night, the Rose Bowl Flea Market, Chino Farms and the Wild Flour Bread Bakery on the Bohemian Highway

Websites...
finelittleday, liivian talossa, remodelista

Photo that I've taken...
two glass doors painted with 'Save Me'.

Favorite photo that someone else has taken...
a picture that my Dad took of my Mom down Baja. She's on the beach with our Old English Sheepdog, Yogi Bear. She's got these really long, slender legs, and she's wearing white shorts and her Bernardo sandals. She's cut off at the top, so all you see are the shorts, sandals and Yogi. You can just make out the shadow of my Dad taking the photo.

Favorite work of art...
anything by Maya Lin or Luigi Ghirri

Favorite activity as a child...
treasure hunts.

What catches your eye?
colors, lines and shapes.

Most interesting thing in your wallet...
money.

If I could live anywhere, it would be...
France.

Because...
of the details.

Animal, vegetable, mineral...
Mineral, a black diamond.

Words to live by...
Life is what you make it. Design matters. Age means nothing.

Lucky charm...
I don't have one.

When I was little I dreamed of being...
an astrophysicist. I wanted to study the stars.

First travel memory...
driving through the Yorkshire Dales to visit my grandparents. Then, a visit to Betty's for tea. And finally, before bed, my grandmother's fairy cakes - white with a little red cherry on top.

Best travel memory...
a summer tour of Scottish castles. We slept in four poster beds, played croquet and got lost in overgrown gardens.

Best childhood memory...
exploring the caves beneath a friend's 500 year old Swiss farmhouse.

Ideal dinner party guests...
Bruno Munari, John Pawson, Karen Blixen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alvar Aalto, Edith Piaf, Alice Waters, Queen Elizabeth and Robert Redford.