Happy Holidays from the McCullough Team!
Wrapping Up the Year with Design, Community, and Holiday Gifts
Last week, our team had the pleasure of marking the holiday season with a Design Center outing alongside RDC and ULI San Diego-Tijuana — part celebration, part reflection, and all about community.
We kicked off the evening with a tour of Inside the Design Center at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park. The exhibition — on view through April 12, 2026 — brings to life a vignette of mid-twentieth-century interior, lighting, and furniture design based on Ilse Ruocco’s 1950 showroom at the Hillcrest Design Center, a foundational hub for San Diego’s modern design community in the 1950s through the 1970s.
Historic images and over 30 original pieces by notable California designers — including work associated with Ray and Charles Eames, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Edith Heath of Heath Ceramics, and more — offered an immersive look at how post-war modernism shaped the region’s design culture.
It was very exciting to see how our office came to be.
After immersing ourselves in design history, our group continued the celebration at El Prado with a festive happy hour and white elephant gift exchange.
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re incredibly grateful for the trust, collaboration, and shared creativity that have defined the year. Thank you to our clients, partners, and friends for being part of our journey. We wish you a joyful and restful holiday season and look forward to what the new year will bring.
Please note, our offices will be closed December 24–January 1 for the holidays . Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!