. I’ve been fascinated by Kelly Wearstler ever since I stayed at one of her first high profile design jobs, the Avalon Palm Springs hotel, over 10 years ago. Her aesthetic was like no one else’s at the time and still retains a distinct decorative modernism. Interiors were just the beginning. Her website offers everything from high-end furniture and objet d’art to lighting, sheets and bars of chocolate. . . The checkerboard motif has been a favorite of Ms. Wearstler’s for awhile. See it above in a desk and sculpture, and below in her fashion line (as worn by Gwen Stefani!). …
