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A Louisiana native, Vaccari became interested in design while working for a Los Angeles advertising firm in the 1980s. After outgrowing a smaller Magazine Street space, he decided to open a new studio that would serve as an office and showcase his own furniture designs as well as the pieces that he buys abroad — all in a home-like setting...READ MORE. - GAMBIT MAGAZINE |
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| As a former resident of Los Angeles, Vaccari knows
a thing or two about glitz and glam. Nine years ago, he left the
hustle and bustle of his advertising career in California and retreated
to The Big Easy. Raised in Morgan City, Louisiana, he is no stranger
to the South and is keen to the New Orleans vibe. "People think
that New Orleans runs at a slower pace, but that's because it's
a personable city - more social and always involved. It's easy to
enjoy life here," says Vaccari. His design studio helps make that good life possible. The space is organized into what he calls a "home flow," with a pair of '30s Deco club chairs in the living area, an Italian dining suite in the dining room, and two '40s glass lamps that tower over a study desk.As a result, the store looks lived-in. Ironically, at one time it was...READ MORE. - GAMBIT MAGAZINE |
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| Every piece of Jon and Steve's home reflects a piece
of their lives, from the time Jon spends in France visiting his
sister, Nori, to hints of the years he spent living and working
in Miami and Los Angeles.
"I like the glamour from L.A., the funkiness of Miami," as well as the Moroccan touches from his travels with Steve. Although many of Louisiana's native children travel or move to
those places and don't come back, for Jon, that wasn't an option.
"We wanted to be really a part of something quirky and special,"
he says. "I always dreamed of living in the French Quarter.
I was fortunate: my dream came true." |
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L-shaped structure clocked in at a diminutive 1,700 square feet,
had low ceilings, tiny rooms and no air conditioning. And, the vinyl
floor of the outdated kitchen proved that it hadn't been redecorated
or renovated since the 1950s.
But for local designer Jon Vaccari, the challenge of turning a circa-1829 slave quarters into a comfortable, spacious home with plenty of room for entertaining, as well as easy access to an outdoor oasis, was irresistible. "Everyone thought I was crazy when I bought it," Jon
says, "even my mom." Even he wasn't really sure that
this would be his future home the first time he laid eyes on it.
"It had good bones," Jon says, "but no frills."... |
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| Jon Vaccari is a typical New Orleans native in that he's always looking for a good excuse to throw a party. And like so many of the denizens of the lush, tropical city, his heart belongs to the mistier precincts of the past. For a time, French rule prevailed, forever lacing this corner of the United States with Gallic language, law, food, architecture, manners, and other fine points of an old and glamorous civilization. - MARTHA STEWART LIVING (July 2002) | ||
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