The Wiseman Group
The Wiseman Group is an American interior design firm founded in 1980 by Paul Vincent Wiseman. Wiseman is the company's lead designer, Kevin Peters is President and CEO/CFO, and its San Francisco-based offices has a staff of 30 with 23 designers.
The company has completed over 130 projects around the United States and internationally, both residential and commercial.[citation needed]
"The Wiseman Group’s philosophy of comfort is classically Californian; even luxurious traditional interiors, such as chintz-bedecked parlors dotted with important antiques, manage to be accessible. Especially significant to the firm is appropriateness, with the decoration of a room intended to complement the building around it as well as the landscape beyond," wrote Architectural Digest of their work.[1]
Contents
Design
The Wiseman Group style has been noted for its use of a home's history while modernizing it.[2] Their work consider's a property's outdoor environment when designing a home's interiors.[3] Much of their interior design work collaborates with architects.
“I am always looking for those things that will anchor the story,” Wiseman told Interiors magazine.[4]
Interior designers
The Wiseman Group founder Paul Wiseman grew up in the agricultural community of the Sacramento Delta. While his rural hometown only had 800 residents, Wiseman was intrigued by the two houses there that were built by the Bay Area modernist William Wurster. At University of California, both the Davis and Berkeley campuses, Wiseman studied political science. While a student, he traveled to Athens, Greece, and spent a semester in Tasmania, and decided to continue his travels around Europe as an academic alternative.
In 1980, after working for San Francisco antiques dealers and at fabric showrooms where he “learned the business from the ground up,” he started The Wiseman Group, his own interior design firm.[5]
"I am a history buff and I was fascinated how history is often manifested through objects. For example, the neoclassicism of the late 18th century was directly connected with the discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum. There are many other examples such as the Napoleonic campaign furniture. Once I became an interior designer, I loved using antiques to give people a more in-depth reflection of time and space.[6]
The other design directors at The Wiseman Group are James Hunter,[7] Brenda Mickel,[1] and Mauricio Munoz.[8]
Books
- Paul Vincent Wiseman The Wiseman Group Inner Spaces
- Legorreta Arquitectura/Architecture 2003-2010
- Legorreta + Legorreta New Buildings & Projects 1997-2003
- West Coast Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design
- San Francisco Interiors
- Tropical Experience: Architecture + Design
- The New Shingled House: Ike Kligerman Barkley
- New Tropical Classics Hawaiian Homes
- California Country Style
- Fortuny Interiors
- The Country Houses of John F. Staub (Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities)
- Interior Visions Great American Designers and the Showcase House
- Peter Pennoyer Architects: Apartments, Townhouses, Country Houses
- San Francisco Style: Design, Decor, and Architecture
- Fireplaces by Cookie Kinkead (1992-09-01)
Recognition and Awards
| Year | Honor | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Luxe Gold List | Luxe |
| 2018 | Luxe Gold List | Luxe |
| 2017 | Design Icon | California Home + Design Awards |
| Luxe Gold List | Luxe | |
| 2016 | Luxe Gold List | Luxe |
| Residential: Bespoke Detail Tudor Revival | Julia Morgan Award | |
| 2014 | For Excellence in Classical Tradition | Julia Morgan Award |
| 2013 | Designer of Distinction Award | San Francisco Design Center |
| 2012 | 100 Best Designers | Architectural Digest |
| 2011 | Designer of Distinction Award | San Francisco Design Center |
| 2007 | 100 Best Designers | Architectural Digest |
| 2005 | Interior Design Award Nominee | Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum |
| 2004 | Judge | Houston Apex Award |
| Board of Directors | Institute of Classical Architecture & Art | |
| 100 Best Designers | Architectural Digest | |
| 2003 | Honorary Doctorate | Academy of Art |
| 2002 | Advisory Board of Interior Design Schools | Academy of Art |
| 100 Best Designers | Architectural Digest | |
| 2001 | Secrets from America's Top 100 Designers, Award Mention | House Beautiful |
| 2000 | Designer of Distinction Award Winner | American Society of Interior Designers |
| America's Most Brilliant Decorations | House Beautiful | |
| Advisory Board of Interior Design Schools | University of California Berkeley | |
| 1999 | 100 Years of Design Award Mention | Architectural Digest |
| Tips from the 128 Top Designers Awards Mention | House Beautiful | |
| 1998 | 100 Years of Style, 101 Style Makers | House Beautiful |
| 1997 | Tips from the 101 Top Designers | House Beautiful |
| 1995 | 100 Best Designers | Architectural Digest |
Selected projects
Residential
| Year | Project | Associates |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nouveau Modern 2019 | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Richard Landry/architect[9] |
| 2019 | Historically Iconic | Paul Wiseman, Jessica Redondo/interior designer, Richard Landry/architect[2] |
| Carmel Getaway | Paul Wiseman, Luis Alves/interior designers[3] | |
| 2018 | The Lighter Side | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter, Shannon Jue, Samantha Beren, Mauricio Munoz, Megan Munoz, Larah Sifuentes-Winter/interior designers[10] |
| Midcentury Modern | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Richard Beard/architect[5] | |
| La Vie En Rose 2018 | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter, Shannon Jue/interior designers[11] | |
| 2017 | Artful Living | Paul Wiseman, Jessica Redondo/interior designers |
| Natural Element | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Charlie Barnett Associates/architecture[12] | |
| Tropical Sanctuary | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Mark de Reus/architect[13] | |
| Casa Kea | Paul Wiseman, Joseph Matzo, James Hunter/interior designers[14] | |
| 2015 | Tranquility in Marin | Paul Wiseman/interior designer[5] |
Miscellaneous
| Year | Project | Associates |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 200-foot Dutch Naval pilot ship (yacht) | Paul Wiseman, Brenda Mickel/interior designers |
Commercial
| Year | Project | Associates |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York's Salesforce Tower | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter/interior designers[15] |
| 2018 | San Francisco's Salesforce Tower | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter/interior designers |
Showcases
| Year | Event | Project | Associates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42nd San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Le Petit Trianon Dining Room, 3800 Washington Street, SF | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter/interior designers[16] |
| 2000 | 23rd San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Bedroom at 2601 Broadway, SF | Paul Wiseman/interior designer |
| 1996 | 19th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Living Room at 250 Sea Cliff, SF | |
| 1991 | 14th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Bedroom Suite at 202 Jackson Street, SF | |
| 1988 | 11th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Living Room at 3701 Washington Street, SF | |
| 1984 | 7th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Landing Library at 2724 Pacific Avenue, SF | |
| 1983 | 6th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Dressing Room at 2960 Broadway, SF | |
| 1982 | 5th San Francisco Decorator Showcase | Le Petit Trianon Linen Closet, 3800 Washing Street, SF | Paul Wiseman, Sue Fisher King/interior designers |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2012 AD100: The Wiseman Group". Architectural Digest. January 1, 2012. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/wiseman-group-ad100-profile. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pantiel, Mindy (September 2019). "Repeating History". luxe. interiors+design. https://luxesource.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Buotell, Kendra (January 2019). "Carmel Getaway". California Homes. http://calhomesmagazine.com/. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Lydia (July 2018). "Le Vie En Rose". Interiors. https://interiorsmagazine.com/. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Viladas, Pilar (March 26, 2018). "Paul Wiseman on Designing for a Tech Giant and with Frank Gehry". Introspective Magazine. https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/paul-wiseman/. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Interview with Paul Wiseman". https://sffallshow.org/interview-with-paul-wiseman/. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Haute Bohemian Hideaway: A Tribune to Connoisseurship". Gentry Home. September 2019. https://gentry-home.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Thank you to our 2019 Showcase Designers". https://decoratorshowcase.org/designers. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Le, Anh-Minh (Winter 2019). "Collective Thinking". California Home Design. https://www.californiahomedesign.com/. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ↑ Arango, Jorge (January 2018). "The Lighter Side". luxe.interiors+design. https://luxesource.com/. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Boutell, Kendra (Spring 2017). "CLASSIC SYMMETRY". California Homes. http://calhomesmagazine.com/. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Dorrans Saeks, Diane (Spring 2017). "NATURAL ELEMENT". C Home. https://magazinec.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Portfolio: Paul Wiseman". Robb Report. September 1, 2013. https://robbreport.com/shelter/home-design/gallery/portfolio-paul-wiseman-249078/a-home-in-hawaii-that-wiseman-worked-on-with-the-architect-mark-de-reus/. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Bissell, Therese (July 11, 2017). "Ricardo and Victor Legorreta Design a Contemporary Home in Hawaii". Architectural Digest. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/wiseman-article-052008. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Rice, Mae (August 9, 2019). "Salesforce's Chicago Office Has Mindfulness Zones and an 'Ohana' Floor". Built in Chicago. https://www.builtinchicago.org/2019/08/09/salesforce-chicago-office. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Nash, David (April 25, 2019). "Tour the 2019 San Francisco Decorator Showcase". ADPro. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/adpro. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
