Stephen Shubel: Study in Black & White

by studiotullia | Jan 11, 2011 | INTERIOR DESIGNERS THAT INSPIRE

I am starting out the New Year with a fresh visual drink of inspiration from interior designers I have admired over the years.  I am going to seek out the extraordinary this year and try to figure out why some things certain designers do are great.

Stephen Shubel values antiques and the classics yet he finds a way to display these elements in a fresh, modern way.

I have some images of his wonderful black and white rooms, in which he often uses neutral upholstery, linens, black and white prints, photographs.  He loves large-scale busts of great men,  in plaster, carved,  and as silhouettes on paper, framed or on  pillows.

When he uses color it is bold, predominantly sunny yellows, or soft yellows or red, pink or orange, against white or cream. Of course, these observations are based on articles in magazines along with images from his portfolio.  Shubel also creates rooms bathed in a colors of French macaroons; soft pink, pistachio green. As an avid pattern lover, I am oddly drawn to his interiors.

In a recent blog interview with Diane Dorran Saeks, he provides five of his favorite whites by Benjamin Moore:

White Dove
Woodmont Cream
Cloud White
Ivory White
Decorator White

Stephen Shubel has been a San Francisco designer for decades and it looks like he has a new furniture line with SARLO, featuring many of his French finds.

Thanks Stephen Shubel, for your bold and fresh design.

I love the blend of black and white pattern

This settee is featured in his new collection with SARLO in San Francisco.

White room, bold chandeliers (2!) and bold color: yellow and orange

This is a breath of fresh air for any designer after a day of color wrestling.