Gemmell Studio

Welcome To The Jungle

By Thomas Shess

There is a pattern of passions in Fred Gemmell. He speaks with the enlightened energy of Julia Child; listen long enough and Gemmell might have you salivating over shapes, colors and exotic materials.

A passionate painter and a nascent gallery owner (his gallery participated in Art San Diego 2011), Gemmell is an engineer by degree, an architect by training, a furniture maker by trade and a legendary commercial and residential interior designer.

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TAILOR MADE

WRITTEN BY IRENE LACHER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREY CRAWFORD

One could sum up this contemporary home with a sweeping view of La Jolla Shores in a single word: Balance. The collaboration between architect William Hayer, of Hayer Architecture in Del Mar, and San Diego-based designer Fred Gemmell, of Matrix Design Studio, accomplishes a delicate dance between opposites: warm and cool materials, blustery nature and the serenity of home, husband and wife.

Indeed, when the couple–the owner of an investment company with offices in San Diego and Greenwich, Connecticute, and his wife, a full-time mother of four–came to the designers with a veritable tabula rasa, a vacant lot overlooking the Pacific Ocean, they presented a seemingly impossible task. The wife loved pure minimalism. “I could live in a cement box,” she jokes, but the husband wanted his living space to feel warm and inviting, not like a museum.

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Preview of the latest collection by Shel. Jewelry, on exhibit at Jett Gallery’s ongoing show, LIFE LINES, featuring the art of Fred Gemmell. 10% of the proceeds will benefit San Diego’s Emilio Nares Foundation.

BODY LINES by Shel. Jewelry| December 15, 2011 6-9pm | JETT GALLERY | 989 West Kalmia St. | San Diego, CA 92101

GEMMELL STUDIO and Shel. Jewelry invite you to an evening with San Diego jewelry designer Shelly Mantler to view the Shel. Jewelry winter collection. Shel. Jewelry will be fusing her sexy, exotic designs with the vivid and gravitating works of Fred Gemmell, Joey Vaiasuso and Susan Venable at Jett Gallery in downtown San Diego. Come enjoy cocktails and confections by San Diego patissiere Rheanna McKinzie.

|All artwork and jewelry will be available for purchase throughout the evening|

|10% of the proceeds from sales on opening night will be donated to San Diego’s Emilio Nares Foundation, helping low income families with children diagnosed with cancer|

Featuring a collection of paintings by Fred Gemmell, standalone pieces by sculptor Joey Vaiasuso and guest artist Susan Venable. 

OPENING RECEPTION NOVEMBER 18th 7:30-9:30pm | JETT GALLERY | 989 West Kalmia St. | San Diego, CA 92101

| MIHO Gastrotruck will be on site with their delicious gourmet street food for sale |

|10% of the proceeds from sales on opening night will be donated to our good friends at the Emilio Nares Foundation|

Gemmell Studio will be participating in ART SAN DIEGO, a contemporary art fair featuring artwork by established and emerging artists from around the world.

ART SAN DIEGO 2011 will be held September 1-4, 2011, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. More than 50 galleries will showcase paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, videos, and cutting-edge multimedia artworks. The Fair includes a VIP Opening Night, distinguished guest speakers, luxury brand displays, city-wide cultural programs, and exclusive wine and food events.

http://www.artsandiego-fair.com