Category Archives: Design

Gift Guide: A Homegrown Toy, Developed in Bernal Heights

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Need a last-minute gift idea for the kids in your life? Neighbor Matt contacted Bernalwood to tell us about the educational toy he created: I live on Anderson Street, 13 years now already. Back then I was making computer games. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Design | 2 Comments

Bernal Artist Transforms Traffic Lights Into Tableware

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Neighbor Lauren Becker has been busy of late, creating industrial-chic tableware from recycled glass. This weekend she’s having an open studio at Recycled Glassworks on Bonview to release some of her new work: Ever wondered why Bernal Heights doesn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Events | 4 Comments

Who Created that Cool Kinetic Sculpture in Holly Park?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

La Principessa Errante, a blog about San Francisco art and architecture, has the answer. The sculpture is called Odonatoa, and it was created by Joyce Hsu: Born in Hong Kong, Joyce Hsu received her BFA from the Mount Allison University in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Interesting Objects, Nature and Wildlife | 6 Comments

Sutro Tower Mini-Model Is Must-Have Decor for Devoted Fans

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Though it’s often the subject of scorn and sanctimonious head-shaking, Sutro Tower is also beloved by an underground army of devoted fans who appreciate it as San Francisco’s second-most iconic piece of landscape architecture. (Number One, of course being that … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Infrastructure | 8 Comments

Our New Top Cop Provides a Bernal Heights Crime Summary

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

While the rest of us were carousing on Cortland Street for the Summer Solstice Stroll, Citizen Sarah attended the San Francisco Police Department community meeting at Ingleside Station on Tuesday evening. Afterward, she did us all the great service of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cortland, Design | 1 Comment

Homegrown “I BART SF” Shirt for Transit Fashionistas

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Here’s a revolutionary-chic fashion statement for Northside commuters and Southside fans of the 30th Street BART station. Creator Jeffrey Doker says: I live in the ‘Wood (Shotwell and Precita). I recently made a BART-themed shirt that I think SF people … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Infrastructure, Transportation, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Artist Creates Travel Accessory for Homesick Bernalians

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Last weekend I found a must-have accessory for high-powered Bernal Heights executives who travel regularly for business. I got it at “Cries of San Francisco,” a pop-up event in Mint Plaza downtown that was organized by the artsy folk at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Interesting Objects, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

There Is a Glamorous New Mini-Park on Bernal Hill

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Contrary to the way it may appear, that spiffy area of freshly landscaped land on the northeast corner of Bernal Hill (on Bernal Heights Boulevard between Carver and Bradford) is NOT part of the new house that sits right behind … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Design, Infrastructure, Nature and Wildlife | 9 Comments

Campos Reveals Details of Plan to Save Bernal’s Coca-Cola Mural AND Historic Signs Throughout San Francisco

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Supervisor David Campos’s office called today to share some very good news: Campos plans to introduce new legislation that will amend the City’s planning code to create a straightforward mechanism for preserving the historic-but-endangered Coca-Cola mural in Bernal Heights — … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Art, Design, History, Politics | 16 Comments

How to Accessorize Your Topiary in the Bernal Heights Style

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

A broken coffee cup, a ceramic figurine, and a shrunken dolly-head. There’s something so quintessentially Bernal about this odd collection of ornaments that decorates a tree in front of a home on the western end of Precita Avenue. Photo: Telstar … Continue reading →

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Supervisor David Campos Unsure If Historic Mural is Worth Saving

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

First, the good news: The effort to save Bernal’s historic Coca-Cola mural is gaining widespread media attention, spreading from this blog, to the SF Examiner, to the San Francisco Chronicle. Now the bad news: Supervisor David Campos is apparently unsure if … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Politics, Rant, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

It’s Really Old, Really: Evidence Proves Historic Provenance of Threatened Coca-Cola Mural

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

So the deadline is fast approaching in the matter of Anonymous NIMBY vs. Historic Coke Mural Beloved by The Neighbors of Bernalwood. As you may recall, after a whinging NIMBY complained to the City about the presence of the vintage Coca-Cola … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Design, History, NIMBY | 47 Comments

Style Network Uses Stylish Bernalwood Home As Location for Stylish TV Show

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Reader Molli Amara submitted some news via the Bernalwood hotline about a camera crew from the Style Network that’s shooting an episode of a TV show in our stylish neighborhood. (Luckily, no one told them about our unstylish dirt-fountain. Shhhhh!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Entertainment | 4 Comments