With existing stores in the United States doing so well in recent years, The Porsche Design Group, based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, has decided to open a store in San Francisco. Shoppers looking for sporty but luxurious items should look for Porsche Design to open its doors at 100 Grant Avenue on February 28!

Interior decor site One Kings Lane hosted a select group of friends Thursday night at New York’s famed Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory, followed by a dinner at New York’s chic Monkey Bar restaurant.

Meeting the needs of the wealthy traveler who wants a luxurious second-home experience but only plans to occupy the home for approximately a month a year, The Elan Collection has secured homes in luxury destinations around the country that can be jointly owned by up to 10 individuals.

As one of the most highly esteemed interior designers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Claudia Juestel is routinely in the best homes from Napa to San Francisco to Atherton. Today we find out some of her favorite things to do in San Francisco during those rare times when she’s not busy designing fabulous rooms for her clients.

Esteemed fine jewelry designer, Kimberly McDonald, whose work is deeply influenced by nature, recently created a limited edition bracelet collection to raise money for the National Wildlife Federation’s efforts in rescuing the animals of the Gulf.

This September an exciting event will take place at the penthouse level of the new SOMA Grand high rise — a special selection of penthouse residences will be open for an invitation-only evening, showcasing the design talents of Sophisticate Interiors, and the showroom offerings of Ochi & Company, Fabricut, The Sherill Collection, and DJ Mehler, among others based in the San Francisco Design Center.

San Francisco 20th Century Modernism Show & Sale (SF20) will return on September 16-19, 2010, to Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center.

Susan Feldman, the co-founder of San Francisco-based One Kings Lane, along with Juliet de Baubigny, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, hosted an intimate luncheon at the 2010 Hampton Designer Showhouse in Sag Harbor this summer for the benefit of Southampton Hospital.

A reader sent us this photo of Natalie Cole shopping at the Bacca Da Silva boutique in San Francisco this weekend. The style savvy songstress looks like she has fallen in love with this custom made coat and embroidered gray wool pants.