This week on "Sunday Morning: By Design" (August 28)
Jane Pauley hosts our annual design show, presented from Santa Barbara, a California town known as the American Riviera.
For more info:
- Lotusland, Montecito, Calif.
- Big Picture Locations, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Nicole Samara Beauty, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- FM Grip & Lighting, San Fernando, Calif.
BY DESIGN: Montecito's El Fureidis, a Gilded Age treasure in Santa Barbara | Watch Video
Built in 1906 in the Montecito Hills above Santa Barbara, Calif., El Fureidis, the Mediterranean-inspired home of real estate tycoon James Waldron Gillespie, is an oasis of tranquility and class, in a lush 10-acre property. Jane Pauley takes us inside.
For more info:
- El Fureidis, Montecito, Calif. (Riskin Partners Estate Group)
COVER STORY: Self-tracking your health data | Watch Video
Experts say devices like smartwatches that continually monitor your health data can also give you early warning about medical problems before a doctor might. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how self-tracking data may one day help detect conditions like infectious diseases, type II diabetes, heart conditions or even cancer.
For more info:
- Gina Neff, University of Cambridge
- "Self-Tracking" by Gina Neff and Dawn Nafus (MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series), in Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
- Dr. Sumbul Desai, Stanford Medicine
- Stanford School of Medicine professor Michael Snyder
- Participate in Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab's Infectious Disease and COVID-19 Wearables Study
BY DESIGN: A history of Santa Barbara | Watch Video
The city on California's southern coast would evolve dramatically over the course of four centuries, from the home of Chumash Indians to a Spanish settlement and mission, to an oceanfront jewel whose architecture and lifestyle have become the epitome of the California Dream. Jane Pauley takes a walk through the history of the "American Riviera."
For more info:
- Old Mission Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Historical Museum
- El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Park
- Visit Santa Barbara
ART: Land artist Jon Foreman, whose canvas is a beach (Video)
Artist Jon Foreman finds inspiration in nature and a receding tide, using rocks that he finds or raking and combing the beaches of Wales into spectacular designs that are destined to be washed away. Correspondent Seth Doane reports on the stunning art that is hardly timeless.
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TRIPTYCH OF HOUSEHOLD DESIGN #1: The one tool your kitchen can't do without | Watch Video
Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with Epicurious senior editor Emily Johnson about the history of the kitchen gadget that is indispensable – the can opener.
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INTERIOR DESIGN: Designing plant walls for home and office | Watch Video
"Green walls" are alive with plants that bring color and oxygen indoors. Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talks with Stacy Coleman, owner of Plant Wall Design, the New York-based company that builds and maintains living walls.
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AGRICULTURE: Vertical farms: A rising form of agriculture | Watch Video
In downtown Jackson, Wyoming, a small plot of land, 30 by 150 feet, produces 100,000 pounds of produce a year, thanks to a farm that soars in the air. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the growing industry of locally-sourced vertical farms for urban communities.
For more info:
- Vertical Harvest
- "The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century" by Dr. Dickson Despommier (Thomas Dunne Books), in Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
- Nona Yehia, Gilday Yehia Architects
- Jennifer Tennican's documentary "Hearts of Glass," courtesy of JenTen Productions
SPORT DESIGN: The evolution of surfboards | Watch Video
Originally a sport of Hawaiian royalty, surfing was taken to the next level once surfboard designers started making boards shorter and lighter. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at how design, paired with the perfect wave, propelled the sport into the popular culture.
For more info:
- Surfing Heritage & Culture Center, San Clemente, Calif.
- Hobie Surfboards
- Hobie Surf Shop, Dana Point, Calif.
BY DESIGN: Inside Bellosguardo, a reclusive heiress' historic home | Watch Video
Built in the 1930s, high above the Santa Barbara coast, the mansion known as Bellosguardo was the summer home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who instructed her staff to never change a thing – and they didn't. Jane Pauley pays a visit to a fabled home constructed from a Gilded Age fortune, which will open its doors to public tours for the first time later this year.
For more info:
- Bellosguardo, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune" by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
"Huguette Marcelle Clark: A Portrait of the Artist" at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum (exhibition closed)
INTERIOR DESIGN: The art of wallpaper (Video)
Heidi and Christian Batteau are the husband-and-wife duo behind Assemblage, which creates bespoke, handmade wallpaper using ancient Italian techniques. Correspondent Nancy Giles looks into the history of wallpaper, and talks with interior designer Sheila Bridges about bringing more diversity to the walls – and ceilings – of a 21st century home.
For more info:
- Assemblage, Witter, Ark.
- Gill Saunders, senior curator of prints, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Interior designer Sheila Bridges
- Phillip Jeffries
- Clare V. Wallpaper at Wallshoppe
MUSIC: Kenny Loggins on savoring the moments | Watch Video
Even at 74, Kenny Loggins' voice sounds as youthful as his songs, which have a habit of making us feel young, too. The singer talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about touring; the mudslides that struck his neighborhood in Montecito, Calif.; his new memoir, "Still Alright"; his songwriting collaborations with artists like Michael McDonald; and how being a father affected his music.
For more info:
- kennyloggins.com | Tour info
- "Still Alright: A Memoir" by Kenny Loggins with Jason Turbow (Hachette), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
WORK FROM HOME: Martha Stewart on spring cleaning your home office space | Watch Video
After two-and-a-half years of working from home, your office-away-from-office can do with some refreshing. Multimedia lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart offers some organizing tips.
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TRIPTYCH OF HOUSEHOLD DESIGN #2: The beauty that is the paper clip | Watch Video
Collector and author James Ward is obsessed about one of the most utilitarian devices we know: the humble paper clip. But paper clips are more than just tiny wire sculptures that stick papers together; they are, Ward tells correspondent Susan Spencer, miniature pieces of art.
For more info:
- "The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession" by James Ward (Atria Books), in Trade Paperback and eBook formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
FASHION: Thrift shopping: Making fashion more sustainable (Video)
Secondhand shopping, also known as upcycling, is one of fashion's fastest-growing trends. Correspondent Serena Altschul looks at how getting new use from unwanted clothes is becoming a $35 billion market.
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ARCHITECTURE: Home sweet home, made from shipping containers | Watch Video
In 2016 Zack and Brie Smithey built their dream home in St. Charles, Missouri: a three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, 3,000 sq. ft., two-story structure made out of eight shipping containers. Now, they're helping other people build container homes. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with homeowners who refuse to be boxed into traditional notions of home construction.
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TRIPTYCH OF HOUSEHOLD DESIGN #3: The scoop on ice cream | Watch Video
Correspondent Susan Spencer visits the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City to find out why a perfectly-shaped ball of ice cream is the best way to enjoy the treat, thanks to the invention of the ice cream scoop, dreamed up by African-American businessman and inventor Alfred Cralle back in 1897.
For more info:
- Museum of Ice Cream, New York City
NATURE: California Coast (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us along the California coast, where birds – and not just surfers – enjoy the waves. Videographer: Luke Thomas.
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