STUDIO STORIES | Moon House Update: Coming Home
Last August we introduced you to Sarah Carter's Moon House project, a thoughtful restoration of architect Kipp Stewart's 1952 mid-century home in Laurel Canyon. Sarah visited our studio on a golden summer afternoon, choosing pieces that would honor the home's craft legacy.
The pair of Ash Lamps that Sarah selected, created by Mexican potter Eligio Zárate Blanco and palm weaver Belén Perez Garcia, have arrived in their new home in the canyon.
The lamps flank Sarah's bed, the Oaxacan clay bases bringing richness and depth with their organic texture by day, and Belén's finely woven palm shades creating a warm glow by night.
We're delighted to see how naturally these pieces inhabit the space. They seem to engage in the home's quiet dialogue between past and present, between Stewart's original vision and Sarah's contemporary interpretation. And the lamps themselves offer a dialogue of their own: the clay bases solid and present, while the woven shades seem to dissolve into the light they create, offering warmth without opacity.
Sarah documented the unwrapping, placement, and first evening glow of these pieces, capturing something we believe deeply: craft objects don't truly come alive until they're in use, until they're part of daily rituals and shifting light.
These lamps now connect Moon House to generations of Mexican artisans, to volcanic clay and harvested palm, to traditional techniques passed through families. They bring Eligio's and Belén's hands into Sarah's space, a tangible reminder that choosing handmade means inviting stories and humanity across your threshold.