Ron Mann’s Terre Bleue project

TERRE BLEUE

RON’S CURRENT STUDIO IS HOUSED IN A SERIES
OF BUILDINGS HE HAS NAMED IL PARAGUAS
[SPANISH FOR UMBRELLA].
THE PARAGUAS ARE LARGE OPEN AIR STRUCTURES
HE UTILIZES TO DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT
WITH NEW BUILDING TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS.
THEY FUNCTION AS A WORK AREA FREE OF WALLS,
FOR FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE PARAGUAS ARE ALSO A SPACE FOR
ENTERTAINING CLIENTS. CONSTRUCTED
FROM RECYCLED WOOD AND LOCAL STONE,
THEY MERGE VISUALLY WITH THE RUSTIC TERRAIN
IN A SPECTACULAR WAY, REFLECTING THE COLORS
OF SONOMA’S WINE COUNTRY.