VISIONARY PROFILE
From The Apple Farm Of His Childhood To The Big City Today, This Designer Crosses All Of California's Borders
Text by Vanessa Brunner
Portrait by David Wilson
Images courtesy of Gary Hutton Design
Gary Hutton is a designer whose work represents the essence of California. With a grasp of California’s relaxed sophistication, and his own sleek definition of design, Hutton's furniture and interiors have a style unlike any other.
Raised on a coastal apple farm, Hutton is a third generation Californian, and understands the state's unique culture. “There's a California mystique,” he says. “You really only notice it when you leave here, but there's an openness, a playfulness, and a sense of freedom in our culture that so much of our design is grounded in.”
Hutton's California birthright combined with a fascination for pop culture and automobiles creates a striking contrast in his design. Working in both furniture and interiors through his firm, Gary Hutton Design, he enjoys the freedom of being able to use a different type of creativity in each area.
“Interior design is about giving clients their dream,” he says. “But furniture is more about my dream. It's about how I see it happening.”
Recently, two of Hutton's pieces, the Mount Tib Table and the Ver Mirror, were exhibited at the 2009 Metropolitan Homes Show House. Currently, he is working on the Four Seasons Residences in San Francisco, which is scheduled to open in the spring of next year.
