Jean Larette
Jean Larette Interior Design
Since establishing Larette Design in the San Francisco Bay Area Jean Larette has been included in the House Beautiful list of the Top Designers in America multiple times. Her project was chosen by Architectural Digest as the winner in the California Open Audition. She was chosen as a finalist in the Benjamin Moore Hue Awards. Jean was selected to the House Beautiful list of the 25 Top Young Designers in America.
Her work has been published in House Beautiful, Luxe Magazine, Elle Décor, California Home & Design, C Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Decorating Spaces, European Home & Gardens, Paper City, 7x7 and The San Francisco Chronicle among other prestigious publications.
Jean has spoken on the topic of design at the San Francisco Design Center, The Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, Canada College, the CCA, the San Francisco Mart, at Citi Bank Smith Barney. She was the featured speaker at the FTSE conference, at Bernhardt Furniture and at the Michael Taylor showroom during the House Beautiful Color Institute.
After teaching a class for the UC Berkeley interior design program entitled “Layers of Luxury - Creating your own Style" she was invited to become a member of the UC Berkeley design advisory council.
Jean was the featured design and color consultant for the Pottery Barn coffee table book entitled “Home.” Her work is included in the design books “Choosing Blue” and “The Neutral Palette.”
Jean's projects include a number of residential developments for Related properties including The Paramount in San Francisco and The Westminster in New York. Her current projects include The Parkmerced, The Cove and Serenity. Her recent residential projects include homes in Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, SOMA, Hillsborough, Napa, St. Helena, Pacific Palisades, Lake Tahoe and Jackson, Wyoming, Pebble Beach and at the Mauna Kea in Kamuela, Hawaii.
THE COCKTAIL COLLECTION
THE COCKTAIL COLLECTION WAS INSPIRED BY THE SENSUOUS LINES AND CURVES FOUND IN ART DECO ERA JEWELRY BOXES, THE CHIC COCKTAIL COLLECTION IS WELL SUITED FOR CLIENTS WITH SOPHISTICATED RESIDENCES, PENTHOUSES AND LOFT SPACES THAT LEND THEMSELVES TO STYLISH ENTERTAINING. THE COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE IS CUSTOM COLORS - CONTACT US FOR DETAILS.
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THE CITY COLLECTION
THE CITY COLLECTION, A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF CONTEMPORARY RUGS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY GATES AND SCREENS JEAN LARETTE DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING TO VARIOUS CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE WOOL AND SILK RUGS AVAILABLE IN AN ARRAY OF CUSTOM SIZES AND COLORS ARE HAND-LOOMED BY SKILLED ARTISANS IN NEPAL. THE COLLECTION FEATURES FIVE DESIGNS: BRUSSELS, CAPE TOWN, ST. GERMAIN, SHANGHAI, AND PACIFIC HEIGHTS. “CHARACTERIZED BY GEOMETRIC LINES IN ARCHITECTURAL PATTERNS, THE RUGS PROVIDE AN ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD A ROOM,” EXPLAINS LARETTE, THE AWARD-WINNING SAN FRANCISCO-BASED DESIGNER.
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THE COASTAL COLLECTION
THE COASTAL COLLECTION IS INSPIRED BY THE REPEATING PATTERNS FOUND IN THE 1960'S CINDER BLOCK WALLS SURROUNDING GARDENS AND DECORATING MID-CENTURY APARTMENT BUILDINGS FROM COAST TO COAST. I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY AND FRESHNESS OF THESE GEOMETRIC PATTERNS. I CHOSE BRIGHT COLORS FOR THE WOOL FIELD AND I FIND THE CONTRAST THESE VIBRANT HUES CREATE WITH THE WHITE SILK PATTERNS AND BOARDERS FEEL BOTH CRISP AND CONTEMPORARY. WE ARE OFFERING THE COASTAL COLLECTION IN EITHER THE FLAT HAND KNOTTED WEAVE OR WITH THE SILK IN THE HIGHER CUT PILE.
THE HANDSOME COLLECTION
THE HANDSOME COLLECTION, A STUNNING LINE OF CONTEMPORARY RUGS INSPIRED BY DISTINGUISHED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS OFTEN FOUND IN TAILORED MENSWEAR. THE FEEL IS POLISHED AND FRESH. THE LINES ARE CRISP WITH COLOR COMBINATIONS THAT ARE REFINED AND MASCULINE.
THE WOOL AND SILK RUGS AVAILABLE IN AN ARRAY OF CUSTOM SIZES AND COLORS ARE HAND-HAND BY SKILLED ARTISANS IN NEPAL. THE COLLECTION FEATURES FIVE PATTERNS WITH NAMES THAT BRING TO MIND JEAN'S FAVORITE HANDSOME MEN: TREVOR, TERRENCE, JULIAN, CONRAD AND PRESTON.
CHARACTERIZED BY GEOMETRIC LINES IN MENSWEAR PATTERNS, THE RUGS PROVIDE AN ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD A ROOM," EXPLAINS LARETTE, THE AWARD-WINNING SAN FRANCISCO-BASED DESIGNER.
