Fashion
: Elbert House
Images By
Mark Kushimi
Styled By
Ara Laylo
Hair + Makeup By
HMB Studios
Modeled By
Tiare Thomas
Text By
Michael Chou & Timothy A. Schuler
Floral By
Mei Day Hawaii &
Paiko Hawaii
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Island Harmony

Designed in 1949 by George “Pete” Wimberly, one of Hawai‘i’s signature architects, the Earle Ernst residence creates a sense of openness and exemplifies Japanese architecture’s emphasis on a balance with nature. In collaboration with Docomomo Hawaii, this editorial is a celebration of island architecture and fashion.
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Appreciation of nature and minimalism, and a focus on function were hallmarks of the midcentury era. Hawai‘i’s modernists were especially influenced by Japanese architecture, reflected in clean, crisp lines softened by natural materials and handcrafted details.
Any distinction between inside and out dissolves as the natural elements of wind, light, and water intermingle with the house’s built aspects, befitting a temperate climate where much social activity is conducted outside.
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If these walls could talk, you would need to be trilingual to hear them. The house was built for Earle Ernst, who is credited with reviving Japanese theater in Hawai‘i, and was later the residence of Samuel Elbert, an ethnographer who with Mary Kawena Pukui authored the Hawaiian Dictionary.
Fashion
: Elbert House
Images By
Mark Kushimi
Styled By
Ara Laylo
Hair + Makeup By
HMB Studios
Modeled By
Tiare Thomas
Floral By
Mei Day Hawaii &
Paiko Hawaii
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Island Harmony

Designed in 1949 by George “Pete” Wimberly, one of Hawai‘i’s signature architects, the Earle Ernst residence creates a sense of openness and exemplifies Japanese architecture’s emphasis on a balance with nature. In collaboration with Docomomo Hawaii, this editorial is a celebration of island architecture and fashion.
Hover/tap an image to shop
Appreciation of nature and minimalism, and a focus on function were hallmarks of the midcentury era. Hawai‘i’s modernists were especially influenced by Japanese architecture, reflected in clean, crisp lines softened by natural materials and handcrafted details.
Any distinction between inside and out dissolves as the natural elements of wind, light, and water intermingle with the house’s built aspects, befitting a temperate climate where much social activity is conducted outside.
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If these walls could talk, you would need to be trilingual to hear them. The house was built for Earle Ernst, who is credited with reviving Japanese theater in Hawai‘i, and was later the residence of Samuel Elbert, an ethnographer who with Mary Kawena Pukui authored the Hawaiian Dictionary.
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