Kara Mann’s new collection for San Francisco’s McGuire reinvents classic 1970s California style
By Linda O’Keeffe / Henry Magazine
Image: Kara Mann, creative director of her eponymous firm.
“My mom has reupholstered them many, many times,” says Kara Mann, referring to a pair of McGuire side chairs she grew up with in her family home. Just as life tends to come full circle, a modified detail from the chairs found its way into the inaugural furniture collection the in-demand interior designer created for San Francisco-founded McGuire. Comprising 24 pieces, the line is Mann’s distilled take on 1970s California design. “I was combing through vintage magazines, and that era’s chill, indoor-outdoor look resonated,” she says. “When I was drawing, I envisioned a woman wearing faded, flared jeans, a white T-shirt, and a funky necklace, sitting on a chaise or sofa. That earthy kind of glamor felt so current.”