Shell shock: Andrew Fisher, a San Francisco decorator and a Faberge with a hot glue gun, lives with an aesthetic he describes as "Martha Stewart on LSD."(Cover Story)

Interior Design | July 1, 1997| | Copyright

Andrew Fisher's San Francisco apartment is a place to discover, not to describe. Fisher, a longtime partner in the traditional San Francisco decorating firm of John G. Hallock Interiors, also works wonders as a decorative artist, turning his visions into reality with a hot glue gun, a treasure trove of fabulous trinkets acquired on his travels, and the remarkable wizardry of his hands. The story of this apartment is, more than usual, his story, because he made virtually everything in it. As he says, "I've always done things with my hands. My mother taught me to knit when I was ...

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