“Gary Hutton is the most famous, unfamous designer in America today. Every editor, writer, and good interior designer in our industry knows him and his work. Gary’s interiors and furniture are inspired: nothing superfluous.” Thomas Lavin, Thomas Lavin Showroom, Los Angeles, CA

Gary was raised in the desolate landscape of his grandparents 30 acre apple between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the California coast. As a young child, fortune had Gary stumble into sight of Kim Novak shooting a scene from Vertigo with Alfred Hitchcock. It was a transformational moment that changed the course of his life.

Gary’s interests led him to the University of California Davis where a rebirth of the contemporary arts was taking shape in the 1960’s. An important faculty of Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson, and Manuel Neri contributed to his education as a sculptor. Hands-on-interaction with these artists was a game changer, and introduced Gary to the principles of materiality that drive his design work today.

Upon graduation, Gary quickly shifted gears into the medium of interior design moving to San Francisco. His first project, a restaurant called Todays on Stockton Street, was published in Interior Design Magazine in 1979, and quickly attracted an elite list of the San Francisco glitterati. Unveiled in 1986, the Gary Hutton Furniture line pushed boundaries and quickly gained traction. A verifiable trendsetter, his signature piece, the Ciao Table was copied and reproduced by some of the biggest home retailers in America.

Gary’s art and aesthetic principles provide a rare skill-set for interiors work. The process by which the GHD Team integrates unconventional design elements is telling of a rare engagement in process. From the seismic USGS map translated into a monochromatic grey wall for Modern by Design, to the giant hand-cut steel entry leading into his client’s Venice loft, we see the conceptual work that commands Gary an unprecedented level of admiration from his colleagues.

Gary Hutton’s twenty-twelve program includes designing the new home of the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design at the American Industrial Center on 3rd Street.

He is actively lecturing at museums and showrooms across the country, and continues his support for arts-education at the California College of the Arts and other social causes. Gary was the 2011 Chairman of DIFFA’s Dine by Design, and has won too many awards and recognitions to list here.