Acclaimed woodworker Sam Maloof, architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg and artist and architectural designer James Hubbell were honored at “An Evening of American Masters”, a benefit Fundraiser held by the Ilan-Lael Foundation. The August 16th event kicked off a major capital campaign to raise $1 million toward the construction of an Archive/ Education building, a caretaker’s…

By a unanimous 5-0 vote, San Diego County’s Historic Site Board granted Ilan-Lael, the Santa Ysabel home and art compound of James and Anne Hubbell and headquarters of the Ilan-Lael Foundation.  Historic Site Board Chair Scott Moomjian called the site “a treasured resource” and “one of the most important historic sites in the county”. Excerpt…

James Hubbell and his one-of-a-kind home, Ilan-Lael, are the are the subject of a feature article in the Home section of the Los Angeles Times, September 6th, 2007. By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 6, 2007   The charred trunk of a tree frames one of the eight structures designed by architect…