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Celebration Weekend is proud to present the following speakers on the Modern Cottage Idea House stage.

Saturday and Sunday 
 11:00 am     Alison Arieff, Sunset magazine
 Sustainability through community: saving the planet one house, one block, at a time

11:45 am     Flora Grubb, Flora Grubb Gardens
Succulents and air plants: Eco-friendly living art

12:30 pm     Nick Damner and Casper Mork-Ulnes, Modern Cabana
Prefab: Making good design simple, sustainable, and attainable

1:15 pm     Sarah Gaffney and Miranda Jones, Sunset magazine
Materials and décor ideas from the Modern Cottage

2:00 pm     Matt Golden, Sustainable Spaces
The simple, smart ways to an energy-saving home


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  • Modern Cabana

    Modern Cabana


    Nick Damner
    Founder and Director of Building

    Nick Damner is a Contractor, tinkerer and avid cyclist who hopes to be the first man to carry his home on the back of his bike. A respected Bay Area Carpenter, Nick has been managing complex commercial and residential building projects for many years. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Nick is a licensed contractor in the State of California. At Modern Cabana, Nick oversees all sourcing, manufacturing and project management activities, including working hand-in-hand with clients to ensure Modern Cabana produces each Cabana exactly as requested. Casper Mork-Ulnes
    Founder and Director of Design Casper Mork-Ulnes Norwegian born, Casper was raised in Norway, Italy, and the United Kingdom. His design philosophy is rooted in this international background and is reflected in his geographically varied portfolio. A profound interest in place and the peculiarities of each site, combined with the use of technologies and materials that are of the moment generate varied and unique designs. In addition to his responsibilities at Modern Cabana, Casper is also a Founder of MU/D, also in San Francisco. For nearly 10 years, Casper was a Senior Designer at Pfau Architecture. He holds a Masters degree in Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California College of Art. His designs have been built on three continents. In his 10+ years of design work, Casper has worked on projects for clients including: BMW, Swatch, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dominican University, University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law and multiple private developers.

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  • Matt Golden

    Matt Golden

    President, Founder & Chief Building Scientist
    Sustainable Spaces, San Francisco, California Matt Golden is the co-founder and president of Sustainable Spaces. Prior to founding the company in 2004, Matt worked as an energy consultant helping homeowners and businesses develop solar power systems. He soon realized he was offering only a point solution and established his own company to address most homeowners’ desire to make their homes and lives more sustainable. Matt developed the concept for Sustainable Spaces to meet this market demand by providing a single full-service resource and a brand homeowners can trust to help them improve the comfort, health, and efficiency of their home. Matt speaks extensively on building science and integrated green design to groups such as the AIA (American Institute of Architects), West Coast Green, Build it Green and others. Matt has authored a number of articles for Home Energy Magazine, and has been featured in the USA Today, SF Chronicle, KQED Radio, and the Ellen Degeneres Show. He currently resides on the following boards: Department of Energy (DOE) Home Performance Council, Building Performance Institute (BPI), California Building Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA), Build It Green, and Fine Home Building Magazine Green Building Advisory Board.

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  • Flora Grubb

    Flora Grubb

    Owner
    Flora Grubb Gardens, San Francisco, California Flora Grubb started growing plants at age five in Austin, Texas. After 20 years of Texas gardening, she saw the dazzling bloom of a Puya alpestris in Golden Gate Park and soon moved to San Francisco to delve into a horticultural wonderland. In 2001 she started a landscaping company and in 2003 opened a small nursery with her business partner, Saul Nadler, in the city’s Mission District. Distinguished by her selection of exceptional plants suited to an unusual climate, Flora’s neighborhood nursery soon became a source of design inspiration for gardeners and landscape designers. In 2007 they expanded the nursery into a new facility in the city’s Bayview District, attracting wide recognition as a design-driven gardener’s destination. Here they showcase durable, lush plants in concert with garden furnishings, books, and art, and hosts garden- and art-related events. Flora was named a “Tastemaker” by House and Garden magazine in 2007, and by 7x7 as one of the “Hot 20 Under 40” in 2008. Flora Grubb Gardens has been profiled in Sunset, Garden Design, Travel & Leisure, Domino and Dwell magazines. A vertical garden Flora designed was recently featured in the New York Times.

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