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Meet Steve Elton, the Chief Brand Curator of ICONIC outdoor furniture brand Brown Jordan. I am so honored to have Brown Jordan as the presenting sponsor of ICONIC HAUS 2020. Steve Elton, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Outdoor Furnishings Industry in 2018, shares with us the incredibly inspiring story of how he fulfilled his dream of working with Brown Jordan.

So how did Elton get to changing the world of design from where he got started? Elton was hired as a sales rep for Brown Jordan in 1990, but it wasn’t really the position he was looking for. “I wanted to get into the creative end of things,” he admits. “When I was in my 20s, I went to design school and took a class on branding. Architectural Digest came up in discussion and it brought back memories of perusing the pages in the copies my parents always had on hand. I kept seeing the Brown Jordan ads, and they just inspired me.” From then on, he made it his mission to work for the firm.

Today, 29 years later he is just as full of passion and excitement for Brown Jordan! We talk about the history of Brown Jordan and its progression into modern-day design, and how the company honors its history while keeping up with the times. Steve has become a friend and mentor to me, and I always feel so lucky when I get time to chat with this industry giant.

BROWN JORDAN CHIEF BRAND CURATOR STEVE ELTON SHARES WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE ICONIC BRAND

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Meet Mark Candelaria, AIA, Founding Partner/Principal of Candelaria Design. With nearly 40 years of experience in designing custom luxury homes, renovations, restaurants and resorts, Mark believes in enhancing your lifestyle through his creative ideas, visionary architecture and award-winning designs. Mark is a dear friend of mine and is a regular contributor to ICONIC LIFE with his regular column MARK-itecture, where he shares his global travels through the eyes of an architect.

Candelaria Design Associates was formed in 1999 with the simple belief that the architectural design process should always be fun, creative, collaborative and rewarding. His architecture career began under the tutelage of George W. Christensen, FAIA in 1982. After an 18-year career heading the residential branch of the Phoenix-based firm, CCBG Architects, whereby the firm grew to the fifth largest architectural practice in Phoenix, he opened Candelaria Design to be able to direct his time and talents towards working one-on-one with his residential clients. 

Mark has the unique ability to see the inherent possibilities of custom home designs, both new and remodeled. He can sketch and create the spaces that his clients envision during a single meeting. He also is a firm believer in doing all of his renderings by hand and combining art with technology to create soulful designs. Mark loves to travel and cook, and spends time with his wife, Isabel, who shares this same passion, preparing fabulous meals for their clients and friends. Mark just completed his 19th Candelaria Design Tour, and in 2020 will take travelers to Italy, Spain and Napa. Mark is currently working on two books, and he loves to paint and draw. Mark launched his podcast Inspiring Living last fall to great reviews, and if you love this interview, you should check out his weekly podcast, too. He interviewed me on this same day, and we jointly launched what we are calling our POD-SWAP on the same day. You can check it out at on Inspiring Living.

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The excitement of this fabulous New Year is on my mind, and I am feeling the mojo of 2020 big time. I’ve talked to many of you who are feeling the same way; I love the promise of opportunity and all the creativity it bubbles up for me. Publishing ICONIC LIFE is my first love. I am also classically trained as an executive coach, which comes in handy when I need a coaching moment for my team or myself. Throughout my life I’ve leaned on this training, and I am going to share one of my favorite processes with you to inspire you to live the beautiful life you imagine beginning with this new year.

I’m not a believer in resolutions; they can be forgotten before the end of January. In fact, 25 percent of people who declare resolutions in the New Year give up by the end of the first week. I am a believer in shifting your mindset, creating new habits and embracing a new approach. These are long and lasting lifestyle shifts that can create the change you want. There are simple and effective goal-setting strategies you can take yourself through if you want to start making a plan for an even better 2020. I have been doing this for 24 years and reveal my personal practice. You may know it as the “MORE OF/LESS OF” coaching process. I explain my process here, plus remind all of us what it means to set S.M.A.R.T. goals. In the end, the listeners who follow this process, write down their goals and share them with others will be the ones who achieve what they want in 2020.

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After years of regular visits to Napa, Julio and Amalia Palmaz purchased an old estate in Coombsville (in Napa’s southern reaches) and set down roots—in the form of vineyards—to create Palmaz Vineyards. While the estate’s 600 picturesque acres gracefully drape over Mt. George, only 60 are suited for the cultivation of grapes (particularly Cabernet Sauvignon). However, Julio and Amalia embraced the challenge of building a new winery from the ground up—and then some—with many of the winemaking facilities getting built in to the mountain.

There was also an understanding among all members of the Palmaz family—which includes daughter Florencia, son Christian, daughter-in-law Jessica and, by extension, head winemaker Tina Mitchell, son and assistant winemaker Doug Mitchell, and consulting winemaker Mia Klein—that even if the scale of production was small and carefully planned (given the area‘s geological idiosyncrasies), the effort to create premium wines would be all encompassing, collaborative, and greater than the sum of its proverbial parts.

In our interview with Christian Palmaz, he shares stories of the daily life of a family business in an idealic location and details how the fermentation tanks are uniquely engineered and paired with each parcel in the vineyard, adding it’s an approach that has not surprisingly inspired other wineries to inquire about implementing the breakthrough research in viticulture and enology into their operations. You’ll be running to your nearest wine shop to enjoy a bottle of Palmaz Vineyards wines once you learn about the love, labor and inspiration that goes into every wine.

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Welcome to ICONIC HOUR hosted by Renee Dee, Publisher of ICONIC LIFE, a digital luxury lifestyle magazine that celebrates the art of "Living Beautifully" with features on exceptional design, architecture, style, cuisine, luxury travel, wellness and living your best life. ICONIC HOUR showcases the vibrant people behind the products, the dreams behind the designs and the innovation behind inspiring ideas. Our mission is to be the storytellers behind the stuff and curators of the iconic. Beautiful design alongside compelling stories keeps our readers engaged and coming back for more. Each week, Renee interviews awesome and inspiring guests in the world of luxury and making the world beautiful. Join us on our journey to live beautifully. Be ICONIC. Grab your coffee or a glass of wine because it’s ICONIC HOUR!

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