Glad you asked. He is not in the manufacturing business, but he manufactures a few select pieces by client request. He’s not in the furniture business, but will sell a chair off the floor of this studio if someone wants it in his or her living room. He coordinated a dinner party for a client and sold the shrimp bowl to a guest who fell in love with it, shrimp and all. (He’s not in the party planning business either, by the way.)
So, who is Colin Fisher? Aside from being one captivating and warm-hearted individual, he’s a lifelong art collector turned dealer who for three years saw word-of-mouth clients by appointment only at his Rancho Mirage home. Several months ago, he opened a gallery to the public on Perez Road at the newly renamed Perez Art and Design Center. He reps not a single artist, opting instead to own every painting, drawing, and sculpture and buy only what he likes and can live with, knowing full well he’ll “have to look at it for the next 50 years if it doesn’t sell.”
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He purchased 90 percent of his collection at auction, though not even a third fits in his showroom. Not that he needs to spell it out, but it’s pretty obvious he’s “not an El Paseo type.” In fact, he’s not really a type at all. Maybe that’s why people love him — and his time-honed aesthetics. Because he doesn’t represent the artists, he says, he takes nothing personally and answers to no one. “If you like it, take it home. Enjoy it. If you still like it, then keep it. If not, bring it back,” Fisher says. That’s pretty much how it works — and works well.
“People that I just cannot believe have come through that door,” he marvels. “Many come through their decorators. They believe in me and trust me.” They also find the selectively furnished setting — so nontraditional for a gallery with its oversized chandeliers, travertine-topped table, working kitchen (hence the dinner parties), and quaint showpiece of an office — a fine place to see art as it would appear in a real home. Bentleys pull up here to find artists spanning genres and generations.
If you want to know who Colin Fisher is, go see for yourself. Colin Fisher Studios, 68929 Perez Road, Suite M, Cathedral City, (760) 324-7300.
Specialty Services Resources All area codes 760 unless otherwise noted
Air Conditioning & Heating
Cavanaugh Electric & Air Conditioning, Indio, 347-3608 EMR Services, Palm Springs, 323-8786 Esser Air Conditioning & Heating, Cathedral City, 324-0550 General Air Conditioning & Heating, Thousand Palms, 343-7488 Hyde’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Palm Desert, 360-2202 Indio Cooling & Heating Supply Indio, 342-4005 J. Anthony Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Cathedral City, 328-8096; Palm Desert, 342-1335 Kennedy Brothers Refrigeration, Indio, 347-5417 Maple Leaf Plumbing, Heating, and A/C, Palm Desert, 346-6758 Palm Desert Air Conditioning Co., Palm Desert, 346-0677 Paloma Air Conditioning, Indio, 347-1212 Roman’s Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., Indio, 347-6253 Service Experts of Palm Springs, Palm Springs, 323-9210 Williams Mechanical Inc., Palm Desert, 341-0557
Building Materials
A.C. Houston Lumber Co., Indio, 347-3692 Builders Supply, Palm Springs, 323-1926 C&M Building Materials, Cathedral City, 328-6543 The Home Depot, Rancho Mirage, 324-0100; La Quinta, 347-8722 Lowe’s Home Improvement, Palm Springs, 866-1901; La Quinta, 771-5566; Palm Desert, 341-5439 True Value Hardware, Palm Springs, 322-1951
Cleaning
Adobe Cleaning Co., Palm Desert, 341-0827 Boylan Bros. Window Cleaning, Palm Springs, 322-1495 Exquisite Professional Window Cleaning, La Quinta, 772-1356 Home Cleaning Centers of America, Palm Springs, 416-4446 Moore Maintenance & Janitorial Services Inc., Rancho Mirage, 321-5555 On-Site Drapery & Blind Cleaning, Desert Hot Springs, 322-7222 Servicemaster at Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, 568-1227 Servicemaster of the Desert, Palm Desert, 341-1183 Tip Top Cleaning, Palm Springs, 408-8441 We’ve Got It Maid Cleaning Service, Palm Desert, 773-0079
Closet Organization
Canyon Closet Co., Cathedral City, 321-8555 Closets by Design, Rancho Mirage, 202-6844 Garage & Closet Kingdom, Indio, 342-2221
Doors & Hardware
California Window & Door, Palm Desert, 773-1053 D.H. Olen Corp., Morongo Valley, 251-8999 Door Service Co., Palm Springs, 320-0788 Guy Evans Inc., Indio, 262-6300 JB Finish, Indio, 342-6300 Marvin Windows & Doors, (800) 817-5518 Phantom Screens, Palm Springs, 320-1985 Superior Sliding Doors, Palm Springs, 322-3030 Truman Door Systems, Indio, 347-8000 Vintage Door & Hardware, Palm Desert, 346-2740
Flowers
A Floral Eye for Design, Palm Desert, 773-9700 Keith Laverty Design, Palm Springs, (714) 396-0302 Madison Workshop West, Palm Desert, 770-7265
Garage Doors
Aladdin Overhead Door& Gate Co., Indio, 347-8403 Door Service Co., Palm Springs, 320-0788 Garage & Closet Butler, Palm Desert, 773-9686 Truman Door Systems, Indio, 347-8000 Windsor Republic-Rescom, Palm Desert, 772-6489
General Contractors & Construction Companies
A & M Construction, La Quinta, 564-4832 Affiliated Construction, Palm Desert, 345-2626 Clint Pittsley Installations, Palm Springs, 275-0404 DCD Development Inc., La Quinta, 771-3345 David L. Page General Contracting, Cathedral City, 323-1597 G.O. Langlois Construction, Palm Desert, 772-2333 Granite Construction Co., Indio, 775-7500 Ignacio Sanchez Inc., Palm Desert, 346-9435 J.N. Hayden Co., Palm Desert, 341-8222 Jacobsson Engineering, Palm Desert, 340-0194 James E. Simon Co., Indio, 347-5399 Kenison Certified Home Inspections, Palm Desert, 568-9056 Negria Construction, Cathedral City, 770-2895 Orr Builders, Palm Desert, 360-6632 Paul Allen Smith, Palm Springs, 325-1977 Portolesi Construction, Palm Desert, 340-0205 ROEL Construction, La Quinta, 564-0322 Spectrum Custom Design, Desert Hot Springs, 251-6138 Total Construction, La Quinta, 777-9994 V.P. Specialists Inc., Palm Desert, 773-3411 Wallace & Associates, Palm Springs, 416-9909
Handyman
All American Handyman, Palm Desert, 837-9570 American Lock & Key, Palm Springs, 324-5533 A.S.A.P. Dump Trailer Service, Coachella Valley, 408-2331 Honest & Fair Home Repair, Palm Springs, 218-8280 One Handyman Can, Indio, 347-3993
Home Appliance Repair
1 on 1 Appliance, Thousand Palms, 343-2294 A-1 Restoration and Repair Co., Desert Hot Springs, 329-0473 California Appliance Service, Cathedral City, 324-6171 Desertech Appliance Services, La Quinta, 564-5024
Interior Designers
A.D. 1950 L.L.C. / Bill Wilson, Palm Springs, 202-7565 Acanthus, Palm Springs, 641-6195 Albert Gibboney, Rancho Mirage, 321-1515 Anne Kerpon Interior Design, La Quinta, 771-4267 Bella Interiors, Rancho Mirage, 346-4787 Beth Pachacki, C.K.D., Indian Wells, 340-1291 Bits & Pieces, La Quinta, 771-0626 Bruce Garrick Design Assoc., Palm Desert, 837-3903 C Group Interiors, Palm Springs, 318-7472 Charette Design, Palm Springs, 327-2299 Charles Frederick & Associates, Palm Desert, 779-5304 Christie & Co. Full-service interior design, home accessories store, remodeling, and decorative painting. 664 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262; 327-6073 Christopher Kennedy Design, Palm Springs, 325-5671 Dan Hall Interiors, Palm Springs, 416-1808 Dann Foley, Palm Springs, 322-2268 David Thomas, Rancho Mirage, 340-5300 David W. Reed Interiors, Palm Desert, 674-0151 Dean Kiser Designs, Palm Springs, (323) 466-0291 Dennis Haworth & Assoc., Palm Desert, 321-4978 Desert Art Collection, Palm Desert, 674-9955 Design West Assoc., Palm Desert, 776-8626 Designs by Tricia Walter, La Quinta, 771-9420 Donna Dunn & Associates, Palm Desert, 340-9598 Donna Schuler Design, Indian Wells, 773-9926 Elle Design, La Quinta, 771-5757 Foster Meagher, Palm Springs, 325-7050 Inner Circle Design Assoc., Palm Desert, 837-0137 Insight West, Palm Desert, 568-9089 The Interiors Designer, Palm Desert, 779-0525 James Callahan International Design, Palm Springs, 320-5599 Jeanette Christian Commercial & Residential Design, Palm Desert, 776-8133 Jeffrey Jurasky & Assoc., Palm Springs, 325-1090 Jeffrey Jones, Palm Desert, 568-5201 Josephine & Co. Interior Design, Rancho Mirage, 773-2130 Judith Lynne Interior Design, Palm Springs, 322-4777 Karen Harlow for the Home, Palm Desert, 674-4663 Kathleen Tumpane, Palm Desert, 568-2933 Kristine Schultz Interior Design, Rancho Mirage, 346-1774 LDC Design Studio, Palm Springs, 864-9499 Linda Young Interior Design, Palm Springs, 325-0936 Lori Tiedeman Interiors, Palm Springs, 778-3822 Louise M. Neyer Interiors, Palm Desert, 346-5002 ] Margi's Home & Design, Palm Springs, 327-0930 Marilyn Schwartz, Rancho Mirage, 831-8000 Mark Newman, Palm Springs, 778-6900 Mark Nichols Interiors, Palm Springs, 864-1747 Martin Schultz Designs, Palm Springs, 320-5983 Michael Allen Designs, Rancho Mirage, 324-0032 Michelle Pastor, Palm Springs, (323) 702-9244 Mirada Interiors, Rancho Mirage, 423-0300 Moda Interiors, Palm Springs, 318-0508 Monty Collins, Palm Springs, 325-1355 Natural Instincts, Palm Desert, 861-2762 Patrick Day Interior Design, Rancho Mirage, 202-7434 Peter Taylor Interior Design, Rancho Mirage, 341-6721 R. David Griffith Interiors, Palm Desert, 674-3316 Raate Design Group, Palm Springs, 318-3588 Randall McIlvain Architecture & Interiors, Palm Springs, 327-0621 Rich Young Design, Palm Springs, 861-3814 Richard Joseph Designs, Palm Springs, 408-7183 Richard Squibb, Palm Springs, 325-8081 Roberta Clark Interiors, Indian Wells, 773-5047 Roen Viscovich, Rancho Mirage, 321-1222 Roger Bouvier Reimers, Rancho Mirage, 770-1550 Rosemary Rubenstein Interiors, Palm Desert, 346-3700 Sam Cardella Design, Rancho Mirage, 324-7688 Shannon Martin Design, Palm Desert, 341-9877 Stephanie Jones, Palm Desert, 837-4877 Steven Cheroske Designs, Palm Springs, 320-4020 Steven DeChristopher, Rancho Mirage, 346-3838 Swanson Interior Design Group, Palm Desert, 346-5300 Syncrony Designs, Palm Desert, 776-5060 Town & Country Interior Design, Rancho Mirage, (800) 724-8720 Trinity Bay Interiors, La Quinta, (877) 642-4660 Troy Zimmerman, Palm Springs, 322-9600 Up Your Walls, Cathedral City, 324-8280 Vance Burke & Todd Peter Interior Design, Palm Springs, (323) 654-5602 Vicki McDermott, Indian Wells, 346-0886 Wanda Bogart Interior Design, La Quinta, 323-4680 Wright Design, Palm Springs, 323-7288 Yvonne Lane, Palm Desert, 770-8040
Masonry Contractors
Frank Pensanti Masonry, Palm Springs, 272-0554 Ray McBride, Rancho Mirage, 346-2410 Painters, Decorative
Artisan Surfaces, Palm Desert, 779-4806 Beau Caughlan, Palm Springs, 325-0380 Christopher Simon, Yucca Valley, 567-8161 Jack Wheeler, Palm Springs, 325-4163 Jana Design Finishes, Palm Desert, 341-1582 Karen Palmerston, Palm Springs, 202-0906 Lisa Provenza, Cathedral City, 324-8494 Mariana Mendoza, Palm Springs, 318-8358 Painting By Design, Palm Desert, 219-1770 Scott Reuben, Palm Springs, 578-5419
Painting Contractors
5-Star Painting, Cathedral City, 861-0675 Artisan Surfaces, Palm Desert, 779-4806 California Custom Paint, Coachella Valley, 464-4074 Carlos Medina Painting & Drywall, Cathedral City, 409-6676 Christie & Co., Palm Springs, 327-6073 Chuck’s Painting Coachella Valley, Rancho Mirage, 770-1979 Derren O’Brien Painting, La Quinta, 771-9417 Henderson Stone, Palm Springs, 322-1826 K. Hinkle Painting, Bermuda Dunes, 360-2424 La Salle Painting, La Quinta, 285-9554 Milmark Painting, Indio, 775-6750 Painting By Design, Palm Desert, 219-1770 Paul’s Custom Painting, Palm Desert, 568-3872 Re-hue Painting Co., Indio, 342-5582 Sundown Construction Inc., La Quinta, 347-8699 Tom Hill Custom Painting, Palm Springs, 325-2270 Valley Inc., Cathedral City, 321-0830
Pest Control
Acme Bee Removal, Palm Desert, 202-3036 Arnie’s Pest Control, La Quinta, 772-1709 Bio-Tech, Indio, 775-1219 Dragon Exterminator, Indio, 775-6446 Duran’s Termite & Pest Control Inc., Indio, 345-4333 or 347-2066 Killer Bee Swarm Removal Inc., Palm Desert, 346-9542 Responsible Pest Control, Palm Springs, 346-9542 Rudy’s Termite & Pest Control, Indio, 775-7216; Palm Springs, 321-0323 Truly Nolen, Palm Desert, 346-3992 Western Exterminator Co., Palm Springs, 324-9581; Palm Desert, 346-2893; Indio, 347-5443
Roofing Contractors
Above & Beyond Roofing Systems, Palm Desert, 702-5984 Advanced Roofing Systems, Palm Springs, 320-7310 Al Miller & Sons Roofing, Cathedral City, 328-6616 The Dandee Co., Thousand Palms, 343-3385 Desert Roofing Service, Palm Desert, 568-1751 Dew Roofing, Palm Springs, 327-3393 Emerald Roofing, Palm Desert, 347-9869 Petronella Roofing, Cathedral City, 324-5482 R.D. Winkle Co., Palm Desert, 568-1538 Reliable Roofing, Palm Springs, 323-2705 Western Pacific Roofing, Palm Springs, 416-5877
Security Alarms
ADT Security, Cathedral City, 318-4049 Alliance Protection Service, Cathedral City, 324-3557 Colt Security Services, Palm Desert, 346-8033 Command One Security Inc., Palm Desert, 568-0052 Desert Alarm Inc., Palm Springs, 322-1562 Dynamic Security, Palm Springs, 325-0591 Lincoln Security Services Inc., Palm Desert, 779-0728 Premier Security Inc., Palm Springs, 323-7395 SSD Systems Inc., Palm Desert, (951) 246-3948 Torrey Pines Security, Palm Desert, 771-0988 Total Watch Security, Cathedral City, 770-6519 WMA Securities Inc., La Quinta, 360-5703
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