The Wiseman Group
| California S Corp | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Interior design |
| Founded 📆 | San Francisco, California |
| Founder 👔 | Paul Vincent Wiseman |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | San Francisco |
Area served 🗺️ | United States |
Key people | Paul Wiseman Kevin Peters James Hunter Brenda Mickel Mauricio Munoz |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
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The Wiseman Group is an American interior design firm based in San Francisco.
It was founded in 1980 by Paul Vincent Wiseman, now the company's lead designer. Kevin Peters is President and CEO/CFO, and it 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]
History
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 two houses built there 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. He then worked for San Francisco antiques dealers and at fabric showrooms where he “learned the business from the ground up,” before starting The Wiseman Group, his own interior design firm in 1980.[1]
"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.[2]
Design work
Wiseman Group designers say their work takes into consideration a home's history, then makes an effort to modernize it.[3] Much of their interior design work is in collaboration with architects.
“I am always looking for those things that will anchor the story,” Wiseman told Interiors magazine.[4]
The other design directors at The Wiseman Group are James Hunter,[5] Brenda Mickel,[6] and Mauricio Munoz.[7]#
Selected projects
| Year | Project | Associates |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chicago Salesforce Tower | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter/interior designers[8] |
| 2019 | Carmel Getaway | Paul Wiseman, Luis Alves/interior designers[9] |
| 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[1] | |
| La Vie En Rose 2018 | Paul Wiseman, James Hunter, Shannon Jue/interior designers[11] | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Salesforce Tower | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Mark Cavagnero Associates/architect[12] |
| Natural Element | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Charlie Barnett Associates/architecture[13] | |
| Tropical Sanctuary | Paul Wiseman/interior designer, Mark de Reus/architect[14] | |
| Casa Kea | Paul Wiseman, Joseph Matzo, James Hunter/interior designers[15] | |
| 2015 | Tranquility in Marin | Paul Wiseman/interior designer[1] |
Books
- Shingled house: Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects Author: John Ike, Thomas A Kligerman, Joel Barkley. Publisher: New York The Monacelli Press (2015)
- Inner spaces: Paul Vincent Wiseman & the Wiseman Group Author: Brian D Coleman, Matthew Millman, Wiseman Group. Publisher: Layton, Utah Gibbs Smith, (2014)
- West Coast modern: architecture, interiors & design Author: Zahid Sardar, Matthew Millman. Publisher: Layton, Utah Gibbs Smith (2012)
- Fortuny Interiors Author: Brian Coleman. Publisher: Newburyport Gibbs Smith (2012)
- New tropical classics: Hawaiian homes by Shay Zak Author: Shay Zak, Erika Heet, Paul J. Karlstrom, Carolyn Horwitz, Matthew Millman. Publisher: Los Angeles, CA Architecture/Interiors Press (2011)
- Tropical Experience: Architecture + Design Author: Joseph Giovanni, Bruce Carpenter, Gordon Goff. Publisher: Novato ORO editions (2011)
- Legorreta: arquitectura ; architecture 2003-2010 Author: Ricardo Legorreta, Victor Legorreta. Publisher: México, DF Area Editores (2010)
- Peter Pennoyer Architects: apartments, townhouses, country houses Author: Anne Walker, Robert A.M. Stern. Publisher: New York The Vendome Press, cop. (2010)
- The country houses of John F. Staub Author: Stephen Fox, Richard Cheek. Publisher: College Station Texas A & M University Press (2007)
- California country style Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks, David Duncan Livingston. Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle Books (2006)
- San Francisco style: design, decor, and architecture Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks. Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle Books (2004)
- Legorreta + Legorreta: new buildings & projects, 1997-2003 Author: Ricardo Legorreta, Richard Rogers, Laura Laviada Checa, Carlos Méndez, Víctor Legorreta, others. Publisher: New York, NY Rizzoli International Publications (2004)
- San Francisco interiors Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks, Alan Weintraub. Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle Books (1995)
- Fireplaces Author: Cookie Kinkead, Alexandra Edwards. Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle Books (1992)
- Interior visions: great american designers and the showcase house Author: Chris Casson Madden. Publisher: New York Stewart, Tabori & Chang (1988)
Selected recognition and awards
| Year | Honor | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Design Icon | California Home + Design Awards[16] |
| 2016 | Julia Morgan Award For Residential: Bespoke Detail Tudor Revival | Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art[17] |
| 2014 | Julia Morgan Award For Excellence in the Classical Tradition | Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art[18] |
| 2000 | Designer of Distinction Award Winner | American Society of Interior Designers[19] |
| 2021 | Commercial Office Design, Best Transformation | California Home + Design Awards[20][21] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Viladas, Pilar (March 26, 2018). "Paul Wiseman on Designing for a Tech Giant and with Frank Gehry". Introspective Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Interview with Paul Wiseman". sffallshow.org. September 17, 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Pantiel, Mindy (September 2019). "Repeating History". luxe. interiors+design. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Lydia (July 2018). "Le Vie En Rose". Interiors. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Haute Bohemian Hideaway: A Tribune to Connoisseurship". Gentry Home. September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "2012 AD100: The Wiseman Group". Architectural Digest. January 1, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Thank you to our 2019 Showcase Designers". decoratorshowcase.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Rice, Mae (August 9, 2019). "Salesforce's Chicago Office Has Mindfulness Zones and an 'Ohana' Floor". Built in Chicago. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Buotell, Kendra (January 2019). "Carmel Getaway". California Homes. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Arango, Jorge (January 2018). "The Lighter Side". luxe.interiors+design. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Boutell, Kendra (Spring 2017). "CLASSIC SYMMETRY". California Homes. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Kawamoto, Dawn (May 20, 2019). "10 Salesforce towers sprouting up across the globe". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ↑ Dorrans Saeks, Diane (Spring 2017). "NATURAL ELEMENT". C Home. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Portfolio: Paul Wiseman". Robb Report. September 1, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Bissell, Therese (July 11, 2017). "Ricardo and Victor Legorreta Design a Contemporary Home in Hawaii". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Shook, Lindsey (March 1, 2017). "OUT ON THE TOWN: THE 2017 CALIFORNIA HOME + DESIGN AWARDS DINNER IN SAN FRANCISCO". California Home Design. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Bigelow, Catherine (July 12, 2016). "Here's to Diva Thyme as Symphony gears up for opener". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "3052 Pacific Ave, Pacific Heights". San Francisco Daily Photo. April 21, 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Designer of Distinction". asid.org. American Society of Interior Designers. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "2021 DESIGN AWARDS: COMMERCIAL OFFICE DESIGN BY MARK CAVAGNERO ASSOCIATES AND THE WISEMAN GROUP". California Home Design. March 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "2021 PRESERVATION AWARDS: BEST TRANSFORMATION BY THE WISEMAN GROUP". California Home Design. March 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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