It’s not often a high-end retail store moves from the Bay Area to the Sacramento area. But the village of Fair Oaks is the new home to Terrestra, a destination for handcrafted home accessories.
After establishing locations in San Francisco and Mill Valley, Terrestra co-founders Amy Satran and Ray Kristof decided to downsize and move their gallery closer to the Sacramento home they purchased six years ago.
Satran and Kristof are a tech couple with backgrounds in multi-media. They met decades ago at Apple and started Terrestra in 2003. Today they consider themselves semi-retired in Fair Oaks Village while overseeing the gallery.
“Amy and I have always been collectors, and I grew up in France and enjoyed it from an early age,” Kristof says.
He adds, “Fair Oaks Village has become a standout destination for Sacramento residents, providing a charming, walkable main street with superb restaurants and diverse retail stores. When this large space became available last fall, we knew it was the perfect location for Terrestra.”
Terrestra specializes in handcrafted design objects for home and tabletop, elegant gifts and personal accessories. The store emphasizes simple, modern forms and bold colors.
“Many of the designers and artists we represent have been in our stores since we first opened in 2003,” Kristof says.
The shop features international brands such as Chilewich table and floor coverings, Simon Pearce glassware and pottery, Sugahara barware from Japan, Jars ceramics of Provence, France, and the nation’s largest selection of Mywalit fine leather goods from Lucca, Italy.
“We supplement these global design brands with a curated collection of handcrafted works from celebrated American artists, including the wood studios of John Harden, the fine art glass of Orbix Hot Glass, ceramics from Sunset Canyon Pottery, and a rotating roster of American jewelry designers,” Kristof says.
The owners work with fair trade artisan groups in Central and South America and Africa whose bold, modern designs add a vibrant color dimension to the store.
“We’ve been called ‘a museum store without a museum,’ due to its collection of modern design-centric gifts and accessories,” Kristof says. “Every day our customers tell us they are thrilled that we moved here in Sacramento.”
Terrestra is at 10127 Fair Oaks Blvd. Visit terrestra.com for hours and online gallery.
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