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Jenn Thornton

Writer, Editor, Editorial Consultant

Sessun Alma The Soul of Marseille

Jenn Thornton June 11, 2021
In the lively district of Marseille, there is a shop that contains multitudes. Called Sessun Alma, the concept is sunny, craft-centric, a place for creative flourishing.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Architect, Mary Ann Schicketanz, Studio Schicketanz, architecture

Studio Schicketanz’s Light Box

Jenn Thornton June 9, 2021
The central coast enclave of Carmel-by-the-Sea features an architectural exploration of the interaction with the local landscape by Studio Schicketanz, the project is at once strikingly contemporary while respectful of its age-old oaks and natural character.
Croatia, Arhitecktri, Lopud 1483, castle, waterfront, island

Lopud 1483: Out of the Ruins

Jenn Thornton May 13, 2021
Overlooking the hypnotic depths of the Adriatic, the remnants of an ancient time speak to an ancient place. This is Lopud 1483, a 15th-century Franciscan monastery complex, with its church, Our Lady of the Cave, so named for the fact that the friary was built over a sea cave that was later transformed into an underground passage connecting it with the open ocean.
417 34th Street, Kris Terrill, Manhattan Beach, Strand Hill, Christies International

Kris Terrill on 417 34th Street, Manhattan Beach

Jenn Thornton April 30, 2021
Commanding a prominent view of the Pacific, the immaculately well-cared-for property at 417 34th Street in Manhattan Beach is the definition of rarified air. Not just for its proud verticality, but for its very presence.

Vincenzo De Cotiis: Rebellion in the Raw

Jenn Thornton April 16, 2021
Where does the story for a centuries-old building truly begin? As it pertains to Italian artist and architect Vincenzo De Cotiis, the question is not nearly as interesting as to how the story ends, particularly in the case of the austerely done residence he designed inside a badly neglected palazzo near central Milan.

The Hearst Estate—1101 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills

Jenn Thornton April 14, 2021
Built in 1926 by George Kaufmann, the period’s preeminent architect of lavish architecture that also includes Greystone Mansion, The Hearst Estate—a magnificent Mediterranean at 1011 N. Beverly Drive.
Emma Olbers, The Old Library, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, museum, library,

Emma Olbers on The Old Library of Sweden’s Nationalmuseum

Jenn Thornton April 1, 2021
That Old Library, where material from Nationalmuseum’s Art Library and archives is exhibited, emerges as a highlight of the broader revamp—and standing entirely on its own—speaks to the depth of its exquisitely done interior.
Biscuit Loft, Amanda Gunawan, OWIU, architecture, design, National Biscuit Company, Los Angeles,

Beauty, Is an Understatement: Biscuit Loft

Jenn Thornton March 18, 2021
In 1925, the brick-and-steel headquarters for the National Biscuit Company was built in Los Angeles. Nearly a century on, Nabisco is a household name, and the building with a factory past is a household for many, as the live/work complex Biscuit Company Lofts.