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Welcome to the premiere issue of Angeleno Interiors. Home design has been my passion for many years, even before I started working in publishing. And what better place in the world to appreciate great design and architecture than Los Angeles? Th is is a singular land when it comes to how people approach the concept of home. L.A. is not only where some of the world’s most seminal architecture has existed—Neutra, Schindler and Wright all come to mind—but it’s also a place where Hollywood can’t help but enter the equation at some point. Just look at some of the city’s most over-the-top chateaux, towering mansions and mile-long driveways. Th is is living larger than life, an art form created and

perfected here in Los Angeles, and seen no more dramatically than the houses in which we all live. So why launch another home design magazine in a market saturated with such publications? Simply put, we did so because we knew there was a place for an L.A.-centric take on the ground-breaking design, architecture and décor that exists nowhere else in the world. So many of the magazines we read are produced in New York, and when it comes to showcasing Southern California homes remotely from the East Coast, so much gets lost in translation. Namely, the exceptional variety of architectural styles to be found here, from traditional to modern, over-the-top to understated, energy-guzzling to eco-savvy. We here at Modern Luxury see it as our mission to bring you the absolute best in a city that is not only geographically sprawling but also notoriously private. Yes, even in this fl aunt-it-all culture, L.A.’s best homes often remain fi rmly behind locked double doors. We’re opening those doors to deliver a whole new world of design, and access to the city’s very best designers, shops and resources. Call it the ultimate guide for everything you need to build your very own, one-of-a-kind home base. [email protected] P

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Don’t think I can’t hear you. “Are they certifi able?” Another magazine dedicated to home design in this housing market??? Believe me, I get it. I’ve spent my own fair share of nights staring at the ceiling, wondering if we’ve all lost our minds. Th e fi nancial news is grim and getting grimmer. Is this really the time to be touting the fabulousity of a fi ve-fi gure armchair or the fi rst coming of the next darling of interior design?

Strangely, yes. Your house is the one thing that may keep you grounded as the rest of the world seems to have embarked on a roller coaster to nowhere. Home is sanctuary and sanity and

safety and inspiration. Home is the one place, unlike the market or the freeway or the offi ce, where you at least have a fi ghting chance at keeping chaos at bay. And if you’re holding the premiere issue of Angeleno Interiors in your hands right now, I hope that you’ll feel our collective passion for all things home. We mean it. And that’s where the certifi able part comes into play again. All of us—the writers, the photographers, the interns, the featured architects and designers and colorists and landscape designers—are obsessed with the process and products that go into making a great home.

When our ace reporter, Meghan McEwen, went to Holland this summer to dig up the latest in over-the-top, wacked-out design, she was not only pregnant, but she also left her 2-year-old son, Cass, at home with the grandparents, the freer to turn onto every last street to get the very latest on the amazing world of Dutch décor. And she’s not the only one with the disorder. Th ere’s L.A. designer Gary Gibson, who once described to me how he meticulously adjusts all of his dimmer switches before leaving the house every morning so that he comes home to a perfectly lit, inviting environment every night. Or Mary MacDonald, one of the most glamorous designers I’ve ever met, who stores her vitamins on a 19th-century silver cake stand. Or decorator Stephanie Lake, who says the time and place to get really dressed up—as in full makeup and heels—is when you’re staying in for the night. Th ese people, along with everyone else covered in this issue, know the value of home, regardless of what the fi nancial markets are doing. And every last one of these experts knows all about transforming houses into something much more than just a real-estate statistic.

Me in a nutshell: Santa Monica High, class of ’85; UCLA, ’90; University of Good Times/European Campus, ’94–’98; married, 2000; house, 2001; kids, 2006. Happily ever after. Th e 2001 part means that our house is still worth more than when we bought it—today at least. Tomorrow could be another story. In the meantime, I plan to make my small plot of Earth the best it can be. [email protected] P

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Writer ANDREW MYERS (1) travels to the ends of the Earth when it comes to covering the world of interior design. Literally. He routinely hits design fairs from Paris to Shanghai, as well as all manners of U.S. events. For this issue, Myers catches us with another globetrotting designophile, Marc Newson, the London-based whiz whose creations—everything from Champagne buckets to jet planes—are suddenly everywhere. Myers also writes for the Los Angeles Times and Robb Report.

Writer PETER FRANK (2) is a man of many talents. Th e senior curator at the Riverside Art Museum and frequent contributor to LA Weekly is also a contributing editor at Art Ltd. Between it all, however, Frank found time to write “Form Foils Function,” in which he explores the blurring line between furniture, fi ne art, galleries, homes, and how the whole melting pot is a win-win for design-savvy home lovers.

Writer WENDY WONG (3) makes it her mission to fi nd the very hottest new products each season, whether they’re high-tech or handmade. In this issue, Wong unearths the latest in branch-inspired furniture, as well as a revival in that craft fabric of yore: felt—just in time for cozying up next to the fi replace. Wong has contributed to Angeleno and Men’s Book L.A., and is currently living in Manhattan, N.Y., where she is working for Women’s Wear Daily.

Th e photography duo PEDEN+MUNK (4), Taylor Peden and Jen Munkvold, contributed their picture-snapping talent to many of this issue’s stories, but “Absolutely Rehabulous,” about design maven Sasha Emerson, stands out as a favorite. “It was fun to hang out with the Samuels children and, of course, a full house livened up the shoot for sure!” Peden and Munk’s work can be see in Japanese Vogue, Los Angeles Times Magazine and Food & Wine magazine.

In this month’s Weekender, “Ojai and Rising,” fi lm producer CATHLEEN SUMMERS (5) takes a maiden voyage into the world of magazine writing, inspired by a lifelong love aff air with the tiny town of Ojai. Summers captures the aura of the down-to-earth haven that’s been attracting Hollywood insiders since the beginning. “Ojai is California, as the plein air artists captured it with its peaceful, joyful beauty,” says Summers.

Contributing shutterbug MICHAEL WELLS

(6) knew just the angle he wanted to catch when he received his assignment to shoot fashion designer Yael Afl alo’s Hollywood Hills spread. “Anytime I go to her house, I’m happy. Yael has such great taste and amazing furniture that I really don’t want to leave,” says the photographer, who recently completed not one but two books, Municipal de Futbol and Denim Legends. Wells also photographs for Textfi eld Magazine and WeAr Magazine.

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TABLE TALK Italian architect Raniero Aureli was known for his design savvy and work on Bulgari showrooms (including New York’s 5th Avenue location and the

Rodeo Drive redux). But few knew about Aureli’s furniture collection, which debuted at the 2006 Salone dei Mobile in Milan. Reviews in Europe and the U.S. raved about the Soqquadro collection’s starkly sinuous lines. But last summer, the architect was tragically killed while riding his bicycle in Rome. Kathleen White and Maurizio Almanza of Eccola counted themselves as both friends and fans of the architect, and this fall, their showroom will carry the full collection of tables, chairs and sofas that the late Aureli designed. “We’ve been

fortunate to have been friends with Raniero and we hope to do him proud,” says White. Available at Eccola, PDC or 326 N. La Brea Ave., L.A., 323.932.9922, www.eccolaimports.com.

SUPPORT STAFF: Interlocking shapes create innovative table bases at Eccola.

TOOLING TREND Forget wallowing in the depths of Home Depot. Th is month, Design Within Reach launches a brand spanking new spin-off , Tools for Living, that opens its doors within the Santa Monica DWR outpost. Th ey’ve left no inch of planet Earth unscoured in the quest for the ultimate of ultimates. Th e goods? Ergonomic screwdriver sets ($98), aluminum scoops from Germany ($65), and high-concept picnic “trunks” that will have heads turning at the Bowl ($200). Prices range from the reasonable (nine bucks for adhesive notes designed by ex-Wallpaper wunderkind Tyler Brûlé) to the bigger ticket, like a canvas teepee for $2,200. In between there’s all manner ofdesign goods for the kitchen, offi ce and garden. 332 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.458.0543.

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FACE TIMEForget graphic prints and fancy fl orals. How about some stony stares from your furniture? Photography/furniture designer Lisa Pearl’s series of seriously in-your-face ottomans ($1,000–$2,400) sold out at Barneys New York, and now the 39-year-old Angeleno is adding a collection of throw pillows ($130-$250) to the mix. Using images from her photography work, Pearl transfers dramatic still lifes onto poly suede, and stretches the material around foam durable enough to make double-timing ottoman/coff ee tables. But what’s with the vacant gaze? Th e images are all of mannequins. “Th is kind of furniture really functions as a conversation piece,” says Pearl. “And the best part about shooting mannequins: Th ey don’t have bad hair days and never show up late.” Available at Barneys New York and Fred Segal, Melrose. –A.A.M.

GET YOUR GOAT! Solar panels? So last year. If you’re hungry for the ultimate eco home accessory, look no further than the humble goat. But where to get the goat goods? We’ve got the answers. THE GET: Craigslist was the go-to goat source for Malibu resident Susan Tellem, whose newly-adopted goats munch down weeds on her 1.5-acre Malibu spread to prevent brushfi res. THE GRUB: “Everything. Th ese guys can do about an

acre a day and they’re organic, not mechanical. Th ey’re like sharks, they can eat 24 hours a day,” notes Hugh Bunten, who was the resident goat herder at the Getty last May. THE GO-TO WHISPERER: Kathy Voth, a proponent of the weed-by-goat trend and trainer of goats, cattle, and bison. Tough love is the recipe for unruly goats, she says: “Once a goat is escaping, he’ll do it again and again—you need to get rid of it.” Voth recently taught 38 bison to eat unwanted thistle on Ted Turner’s Snowcrest Ranch. THE

BOTTOM LINE: If you’re renting, $1 a day per goat, depending on the project. Looking to buy? We’ve scouted some on Craigslist for $75. –Amanda Gordon

HOME TOMESLooking for the latest in coff ee-table bling? Check out the recent batch of books dedicated to L.A. houses, from beyond-modern spreads to acreage-devouring estates.

Want to know your Green Acres from your Fleur de Lys? Th e Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills(Rizzoli, $250) is an A-to-Z of the city’s most knock-out villas, mansions and chateaux, written by someone who should know: Jeff rey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland real estate. Warning: Estate envy may occur.

Gerard Colcord may not have the name recognition of Paul Williams, but the architect built more than 400 homes for Hollywood A-listers throughout his career. In Colcord—Home (Angel City Press, $40), author Bret Parsons details his life and traditional-with-a-twist style.

Gregory Ain worshippers are in no short supply in Los Angeles, where his indoor-outdoor homes have skyrocketed in value during the past decade. In Gregory Ain: Th e Modern Home as Social Commentary (Rizzoli, $65), architect and writer Anthony Denzer talks about how the mid-century legend was one of the fi rst to meld low-slung and low-income housing into one singular, single-family housing concept.

Call it eye candy for house junkies. In L.A. Modern (Rizzoli, $75), local photographer Tim Street-Porter and New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff document some of the city’s most drop-dead spreads, including those by Frank Gehry, John Lautner and Craig Ellwood.L

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No, you haven’t been smoking the green stuff if it looks like Los Angeles walls are growing right before your eyes. Th ose are plants—grass and herbs and fl owers—sprouting on vertical surfaces throughout the city, from hipper-than-thou SipTea House located on South Broadway in Downtown L.A., which reuses waste tea water to feed the plants, to Ortolan on 3rd Street, where chef Christophe Émé picks his own herbs—rosemary, basil, mint and oregano—right from his in-restaurant wall garden. And it’s not just a trend for Silver Lake types like architect Fritz Lang, who installed a wall terrarium for one of his most recent projects. It’s also going fi ve-star, to places like the Peninsula Hotel in Bev Hills where its recent $4 million, Cheryl Rowley-powered renovation included—what else?—a jasmine-packed “living wall.” We’ll sniff to that. –Julie A. Feuerhelm

FOCUS GROUPIE Hollywood hairstylist turned hot-shot photographer? No, it’s not another case of misguided moonlighting. Burton Machen, ace stylist at Bev Hills salon Maxime, has been quietly honing his shutterbug skills for years, and now his images—which range from soothing close-ups of swaying sea grass and crashing waves to hard-edged, in-your-face urban street scenes—are suddenly on a growing number of designers’ “It” lists. And lately, his work is hard to miss. Just walk into L.A. showrooms like B&B Italia, Twentieth, Cassina and Harbinger, and you’ll fi nd Machen’s large-format, moody

work that designers like Joe Lucas are snapping up. Machen’s latest pieces are displayed at Twentieth. Called Urban Evolution, these graphic photos are making their mark. Limited editions from $650–$3,500. –Jennifer Croslow

MERCURY RISING! Th e hot wait-list item of the season, London-based designer Ross Lovegrove’s new Mercury series for Artemide, was the talk of Milan last year. And the buzz is traveling lightning fast: Local design afi cionados have been frantically ordering for a late fall delivery, sight unseen. Like all good design, hype can’t do the real deal justice. Hanging from barely-there cables, pebble-like clusters appear to fl oat in midair like droplets of liquid mercury. Turn the light on, and the light bounces back and forth between the shiny objects. Just as stunning during the day, the Mercury is illuminated by natural light, refl ecting its environment on its surface and running up the style temps to the highest degree. –Meghan McEwen B

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HOT SHOP!One of the latest hotspots on the home store front is Almont Yard, a handy nexus of “It” decorator shops clustered around one elegant, design star-throbbed courtyard (Hamish Bowles,Sa l ly Perrin and Waldo Fernandez). And Harbinger, a brand-new jewel box of a shop that injects cutting-edge cool into a classic cottage environment, is the latest to join the ranks of shops like Nathan Turner, Claremont and Peter Dunham’s Hollywood at Home. Owner/designers Joe Lucas and Parrish Chilcoat take trend-resistant fi nds like slipper chairs, pedestal tables, gilded frames and throw pillows, and give them just enough of a twist with graphic fabrics and unexpected touches to transform them from granny to fab. 636-A Almont Dr., West Hollywood, 310.858.6884. –A.A.M.

MOBILE HOME-SCHOOL Get décor to-go with Designers Call’s straight-to-your-door design service. Santa Monica-based Storm Interiors’ Lara Fishman’s newest design foray goes mobile via her four-wheeled studio, dubbed the DesignWagen. But it’s what’s on the inside that counts: A designer’s library fi lled fl oor-to-vinyl-ceiling with tile, textile, paint, and wallpaper swatches, and Fishman

ready to help “curate” your décor. Th e on-the-go design offi ce features an exterior swathed in houndstooth print and an interior of wall-to-wall seagrass rug. Initial consultation starts at

$250. www.designerscall.com or 310.295.1191.

Why a design library on wheels? I think of Designers Call as being what Mary Kay and Avon are to cosmetics. We go through a plethora of design products and come to you. It’s great for people who need help but don’t necessarily want that interior design relationship. Can you do

a house head-to-toe in an afternoon? It depends on how custom you want to go. Th e DesignWagen is more for decorating than interior design so Designers Call is more for smaller projects, and Storm Interiors is more for tailor-making things for the entire house. What’s the general design mistake people make in their homes? Cohesiveness. People don’t understand that they need diversity and unity. Th at way, everything fl ows together in order for you to get a subliminal message that’s the same whether you’re in the kitchen or the master bedroom. And what about your DesignWagen—is it a Mercedes or a Dodge? It’s really a Mercedes but it’s a popular hybrid that they have in Europe. We just covered the exterior in a fun houndstooth print to make it pop. –Wendy Wong

BE SQUARESnaidero has one word for your overstuff ed, appliance-ridden kitchen: simplify. Th e line’s Kube makes it easy —the ultra-streamlined kitchen boasts linear elements and purely functional space. Th ink a central island kitted out with inlaid chopping boards that can transition to an eating space on one side, and customized strip lighting in the food preparation area. Talk about clean-cut. Material choices range from warm elm wood doors to marble and quartz countertops. Th e Kube is (almost) too good to eat on. –Heather Rabkin

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DEN MOTHER Designer chicklings are hatching onto the L.A. décor scene with the help of mother hen Vanessa De Vargas. In addition to running an A-list décor company and blogging the local scene on Apartment Th erapy, De Vargas also hosts monthly networking events with a cross-pollinating guest list that features graphic artists, product designers and showroom managers who come with business cards in hand and ice breakers at the ready. Held the last Th ursday of each month, the networking parties “bring in people who’ve had business for 20 years or are just starting out,” says the designer, who wears numerous hats from invitation designer to the ‘Q’ in the Q+A section of each event. With 10 events already under her belt, the success stories have already started rolling in. Newbie Cory Pernicano debuted an eco-friendly bedroom installation at the PDC Young Hollywood Home event last fall after exchanging business cards at a networking night. And to think, none of this would be possible if De Vargas hadn’t gone full-throttle from sporadic fi ve-person get-togethers to 40-people events hosted by design heavy-hitters like Gary Gibson and Nathan Turner. Want in on the action? Email [email protected]. –W.W.

WINE AND DINE?OK, so we’ve all heard about the bevy of wine cellars, wine coolers and even dining tables with built-in wine buckets. But how’s this for a new reason to swill the good stuff : Montanari Group has just introduced its latest “It” kitchen from Ernestomeda. Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, the kitchen is available in—get this—red or white! Opt for Merlot fi nishes with ruby-colored glass doors, walnut wood doors and red Levanto marble counters. In the mood for something lighter? Try their white wine-inspired version, Pinot with amber-colored glass, walnut or lacquer wood and white-and-gray-veined Calacatta marble. At Montanari Group, 8687 Melrose Ave., G281, West Hollywood, 310.659.5348.

ROCKIN’ THE BIG BOX Can personality and perspective bring big profi ts to super-sized retailers, making quaint or quirky the new XX-large? Th at seems to be runway reasoning these days. Recent ly, über-

retailers J. Crew, the Gap and Bloomingdale’s have made similarly decorous liaisons with in-the-know (but not widely known) style stars such as Andy Spade (husband of Kate, he “curated” J. Crew’s fi rst men’s-only shop, which opened August 21 in downtown Manhattan) and Nicky Kinnaird (Bloomingdale’s is currently installing the English beauty guru’s Space NK in its 59th Street headquarters). But as fashion goes, will home furnishings follow? Nobody could call Omnimedia Martha small, but it’s noteworthy that last July the Kmart girl crossed the parking lot to Wal-Mart with the launch of Martha Stewart Create and Martha Stewart Celebrate (lines dedicated to crafts and events/parties). And Sarah Lerfel (the gamine garmento and creative director of always cutting-edge Paris boutique Colette) is currently kitting out a pop-up storefront for the Gap next to its 5th Avenue fl agship this fall. Look for home items like candles, wall stickers and notebooks. And this just in: Local hero Barclay Butera has just inked a tabletop deal with Crate & Barrel. But Target is still the Big Box to beat. Th is fall, the Bullseye focuses on an exclusive stationery and home décor collection from decoupage king John Derian. Which makes one wonder: Has thinking out of the box come to mean thinking out of the Big Box? –Andrew Myers VA

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MARINA’S ECO-CHIC L.A.’s Westside is a hotbed of environmentalists and designophiles. Why, then, when it comes to homes, are their choices often limited to retro technology and so much stucco? Th at’s the question that spawned Element lofts, in the new Marina Arts District. Element may be California’s only residential building formed from pre-cast concrete. Besides being the sturdiest material possible (100-year lifespan), it provides energy conservation, soundproofi ng and reduced mold and termites. Plus, it just looks cool with pre-cast planks that span 50 feet—indoor tennis, anyone? Best of all, concrete buildings require less AC and heating by storing the sun’s rays throughout the day and releasing them in the cool of the evening. And when the sun is beaming down, interiors don’t heat up as much as in a traditional wood frame, requiring much less air-conditioning. Like we said: Cool. –Jack Skelley

ON YOUR MARC… Question: Who more completely embodies the disappearing distinction between industrial design and decorative and fi ne art than—drum roll, please—Marc Newson, the half-Greek, London-based designer of concept cars, bikes, jets and even space planes? And let’s not forget about his manufactured furniture and lighting for Flos, Cappellini and Moroso (among others), apparel (the Zvezdochka shoe for Nike and entire clothing collections for G-Star) and limited-edition furniture exhibited at galleries such as Galerie Kreo in Paris and Gagosian in New York. Newson’s now at it again. Last October, the 44-year-old’s Lockheed Lounge, which he made in 1986 (only a few years after graduating from Sydney College of the Arts, where he focused on sculpture and jewelry), sold at Christie’s for $1,515,713, an auction record for a living designer. Th is October, the Qantas Airbus A380—a new double-deck super jumbo jet with Newson-designed interiors—begins regular commercial fl ights between Australia and the U.S. With beige for fi rst class and earthy shades of red, orange and green for business and steerage (accented by honeycomb mesh patterns on carpets and seatbacks), the through line is what Newson calls the old airline aesthetic of the 1960s, a brave-new-world perspective applied to everything from doorknobs to dining trays.And should a globetrotter or design denizen want a new Newson to take home, there’s the just-launched aluminum Magnum Cooler for Dom Pérignon, a signed, limited-edition, $1,000 piece with a neon-green, brand-bearing escutcheon. Available exclusively at Moss in New York and L.A. –A.M.

DEAR DIARY CrackBerry addicts take note and rest those typing digits. Th is month, British leather goods purveyor Smythson debuts its limited-edition Art Diary for those in La-La land willing to put down the keypad for a hands-on approach to writing. Th e series of 200 notebooks come designed by two artists each, from L.A. and across the pond in London, who created their own designs from the cover down to the interior lining and ribbons. Each diary comes complete with Th e Art Newspaper for what, where, and when deets on international art exhibits, fairs, and auctions. So take a page from the Brits and write on! 2 Rodeo, Beverly Hills, 310.550.1901 or www. smythson. com. –W.W.

DESIGNER TO WATCH:Marc Newson and hisMoss Champagne bucket.

PAPER CHASED:Smythson’s new line of artist-approved notebooks.

CONCRETE JUNGLE! Pre-cast concrete chic.



Skulls, chains and Harleys. Who needs ‘em? We’ll get our rock ‘n’ roll fi x with a hit of can’t-miss glam. And this season, there’s no better way to get a hunk of the chunk than with these knock-out, rockin’ accessories. Designing diva Kelly Wearstler hammers out a just-launched collection of one-of-a-kind bejeweled boxes starring a variety of stones including amethyst, jade and malachite. And if you prefer a bigger temple to stones, opt for Marie Christophe’s scene-stealing chandeliers, bedecked with enough semi-precious eye candy to keep you rocking out until the sun comes up.

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Clockwise from top: Marjorie Skouras’ rock drawer pulls, $75 each, at www. vivre. com. Marie Christophe’s chandeliers, price upon request, at www. lisafontanarosa. com. Kelly Wearstler’s pyrite and silver Bauble Box, $4,950, at 800.558.1855. Krislyn Design’s Quartz Tree, $200–$250, at www. krislyndesign. com. Eduardo Garza’s Lucite tray with tiger’s eye stones, $650, at www. vivre. com.

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(including handmade Italian pewter tableware, planters and pots in cast stone and faux lead, and gardening implements from Paris-based Le Prince Jardinier). Th ere’s also unique vintage garden pieces and a selection of fi ne and decorative art provided by Deborah Page Gallery several doors up the street. It’s clear that siblings and business partners Blake and Laura Bachman have not only atrium and ventricle aplenty but soul, too.

Fresh fl owers, “major” orchids and potted arrangements come in containers likely to become keepsakes. “Our mother is more Martha, our grandma more Zsa Zsa. It was always a fun mix,” says 30-year-old Blake, whose design background includes interiors, graphics, product development and luxury branding, and who considers the colorful combo familial terrain. And as for the hoot? “Th at’s the owl that lived near our family farm outside Camarillo in Ventura County, who watched over us,” says Laura. “Hoot is also the

BLOCK STARS A new crop of shops puts Montana Ave. back on the map as a home addict’s paradise

Th ings are a-changing on Montana Avenue. Longtime staple Room With a View is gone, as is relative newcomer Luxe Home and old standby Dan Marty, which closed its doors last month. But a new breed of design and decorative dandies is now making its presence known on the block, where cool design is just shy of cutting-edge, and traditional gets a dose of mod magic. So ready, set, shop. Montana is where it’s at.

HOOT & HEARTFocused on local, sustainable, organically grown fl eurs and foliage (herbs, too), Hoot & Heart, which opened last February, might sound too constrictive to have suffi cient heart to belt out much hoot—let alone a holler. But such is far from the fl ower case.

Consider the shop’s pale Parisian-gray/blue walls, antiqued-mirror panels, contemporary pendant lights and carefully culled accessories

MÉNAGE À MONTANA: A George Nakashima chaise and bench, and shelves of ceramics and lacquerware at Sabi.

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fun we have crafting fl owers.” 1016 Montana Ave., 310.319.9700, www. hootandheart. com.

BALDWIN & COMPANY/POT-TEDWhat evokes easy livin’ and California cool morethan a pre-World War II beach cottage—especially one paired with vintage-looking surf and beach signs (the kind that can be customized), and kitted out with one-of-a-kind vintage and antique furniture? Add to that decorative objects with a seaside aesthetic that would be twee if they weren’t so attractive and well-made. Such is the store and stock of Baldwin & Company.

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in Culver City and a showroom on Montana Avenue, Nadeau is now open to the public. Running the gamut from benches for the loggia to bookcases and armoires for the boudoir (and everything in between), pieces might be antique or new, in styles traditional or classically clean-lined to outdoor or country-cum-cottage casual. Old woods and metals, local paintings and symbols are also often incorporated, making for furniture unique, distinctive and worlds away from the cookie-cutter uniformity of the big box national chains. What unites more than 6,000 pieces in Nadeau’s continually rotating inventory is the materials—wood, from the respective country of origin, often exotic varieties such as teak, sheesham and mahogany—as well as their hand-crafted manufacture and wholesale prices, achieved through longstanding relationships with their suppliers and by various economies of scale. 1626 Montana Ave., 310.828.5460, www. furniturewithsoul. com.

SABITh e aesthetic (and philosophical) worldview of wabi-sabi centers on the acceptance of transience, and, according to Leonard Koren, author of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers, occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of beauty that Greek ideals of perfection occupy in the West.

Sabi, wabi-sabi’s mercantile manifestation on Montana Avenue since 2001, celebrates this appreciation of things imperfect and impermanent, modest and humble, incomplete and unconventional. Not that owner Sawako

eponymous emporium marches to its own punchy beat with even more: antique barware, books on design and the history of Santa Monica, and fi ne and decorative art by noted locals (paintings by Riley, beach signs by Julio Wahl, photographs by Sarah Murdoch, hand-embroidered tea towels by Rosalia Sinner, even pieces made from stained glass and found object art pieces by Rita Obemeyer). And that’s not all. Last spring, Pot-ted bloomed. Th is second outgrowth of Mary Gray’s and Annette Gutierrez’s Atwater Village destination garden shop is a haven for fl ora, fountains, furniture (bona fi de mid-century pieces, their own designs and lines such as Fermob from France), and functional yet fun accessories, such as Allsop Solar Soji Lanterns, outdoor carpets made from recycled milk cartons and soda bottles in Th ailand (they look great), and cast concrete “fi re bowls” in two sizes, each guaranteed to warm the coolest coastal eves. Balwin & Company, 1021 Montana Ave., 310.899.0655, www. baldwinandco. com; Pot-ted, 310.395.7687, www. pot-ted. com.

NADEAUAn importer and wholesale distributor of furniture from China, Indonesia and India for the past 16 years, with a warehouse location

Nakamura’s selection of ceramics, lacquerware (Sabi is the exclusive U.S. distributor of lacquerware by Yamada Heiando, purveyor to the Japanese Imperial Household), glassware, home furnishings, a limited selection of furniture and books (including Koren’s) doesn’t represent a unifi ed vision, it just isn’t encyclopedic—and that’s exactly the point, because here the beauty is in the journey, the evolution, the increased understanding and refi nement. 1609B Montana Ave., 310.451.7280, www. sabistyle. com.

WILLIAMS-SONOMAChains, as in stores, don’t necessarily mean shackled creativity or insensitivity to location. For the Style Jury’s Consideration: Williams-Sonoma and its new 5,800-square-foot Santa Monica mother ship, which landed on Montana Avenue this month in what was once the much-loved Room With a View. Designed in collaboration with the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board, the storefront is intended to blend with the neighborhood’s scale and complement the streetscape. Unique to this location? A demonstration cooking stage with a permanent resident chef conducting daily classes, a built-in demonstration coff ee bar, a paper line designed by L.A. interior designer Charles Fradin and chocolates from Valerie Confections. Th at’s in addition to the company’s new 500-plus products rolling out this fall. Th ere’s All-Clad’s new Electric Griddle, Le Creuset cookware in slate (a WS exclusive), pots and pans by Lagostina (Italy’s premier cookware manufacture, and another WS exclusive), Apilco French porcelain (exclusive número tres), and yes, cooks’ tools such as the suggestive Angled Dripless Bulb Baster and cutting-edge Japanese Shun knives. Th e list goes on and on. 1600 Montana Ave., www. williams-sonoma. com.

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Ready to go out on a limb with this fall’s twig-inspired décor? First Alexander McQueen planted the seed with his branch-like headdresses that strutted down this season’s runways, and now, a veritable forest of tree-channeling furniture is taking root. So whether your taste runs toward a silver-plated table made of reclaimed wood, or to designer Dylan Gold’s weirdly named Stink table that comes with a tree-shaped crevice down the center, right now there’s a twig for all. And if you really want to go under the radar, opt for the Lunuganga shelf, a spindling catch-all inspired by partially submerged trees in Sri Lanka. Perfect for hanging your hat, or holding your most treasured tomes.

ADVANCED TWIG-ONOMETRY

Clockwise from above : One & Co.’s Periodic Table, $42,000, at www.councildesign.com.Janus et Cie’s Forest chair, $760, atwww.janusetcie.com. Dylan Gold’s walnut Stink coffee table, $2,500, at www.linkstudios.net. Janus et Cie’s Twig candlesticks, $291 each, at www.janusetcie.com. Wok Media’s Lunuganga shelf, $571, at www.wokmedia.com for more information. Interior Adventure ForReal’s Deadtree cabinet, at www.iafr.nlfor more information.

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BLACK IN ACTION!Ready for the latest in noir chic? Decorators do it in the dark

COFFIN COOLGo from postmodern to postmortem with décor that’ll be sure to give you a rise. Mortician-cum-designer Vidal Herrera believes in going green, which is why he’s turning damaged, defective, and even, errr, slightly used—say, what?—coffi ns into luxe sofas. Vidal’s already sold a dozen coffi n couches ($3,500 each) to the likes of Monster Garage’s Jesse James and LA Ink’s Kat Von D, whose hot pink version sits inside her La Brea outpost. Get ready to rest in peace. www.coffi ncouches.com.

TUFT LOVE: A coffi n-cum-sofa?

LIGHTS OUT!If the land of eternal sunshine has you hankering for the dark side, don’t pussyfoot around with one coat of black. Instead, go whole hog like Mary Ta, president of Minotti, Los Angeles, who took the plunge into near-total darkness in her media room. Starting with seven layers of black lacquer spray paint on the wood panels, Ta then added Minotti’s Jagger chenille sectional and Minotti’s Beat rug that commands visitors to “Just sit back, let the music play, and chill out with me.” “Th is room has an escapist feeling and it’s kind of neat because L.A. is so bright and sunny. Th is is like entering another world.” –Amanda Gordon

LACQUER THIS! Mary Ta’s media room.


THE BLACK MARKET If boring, off -white décor is keeping you in a deep sleep, jar yourself awake with the latest in macabre chic that’s giving fl air to the dark side. Forget Philippe Starck’s clear Louis Ghost Chair and go for its black tinted version (Kartell, 313 N. Robertson Blvd., L.A., 310.271.0178) for a stylish dark addition that’ll give you a taste before you bury yourself six feet under in goth wares. But if you’re ready to dig your own grave, dive into the trend and paint your walls black. Start with one wall for a sleek focal point because all four walls might just be on the cusp of Marilyn Manson-esque décor. If you dig, try out Farrow & Ball’s newest shade of Pitch Black ($6.50 for a sample pot, 8475 Melrose Ave., L.A., 323.655.4499) that’s billed as “a truer, more intense black than off -black,” which begs the question of what slightly not black looks like. Uh, gray perhaps?

GLOSS AND FOUND Philippe Starck’s Louis Ghost Chair shines on.

HOMEFRONTSTYLE BY WENDY WONG

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Th e new wave of thrones is here, and you can check that gilt Louis at the door. Instead, this season’s regal seating is all about out-there materials and insider-designers who are helping the throne ascend new home turf. So whether you’re looking to crown your keister on a platform of wenge wood, imported wool, or glammed-up plastic, we’ve got the cutting-edge seats of honor. Call them the perfect perches from which to rule a corporate kingdom—or just the roost.

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HOMEFRONTSTYLESTYLE BY ALEXANDRIA ABRAMIAN-MOTT

CHAIR APPARENT Royals and plebes alike will feel the love in Gaetano Pesce’s Feltri chair. Designed in 1986, it’s back in a big way, with high sides, a low seat, and all-around quilted felt wool and down padding to cradle you like a king—or queen. $5,170–$5,570, at Cassina, 8815 Beverly Blvd., L.A., 310.278.3292.

QUEEN BEEA blooming bouquet of fabric squares resting on a thin chrome metal support? How very noble. Tokujin Yoshioka’s Bouquet chair has an egg-shaped base that cradles your body as if it were as delicate as a royal rose. $11,651, at Jules Seltzer, 8833 Beverly Blvd., L.A., 310.274.7243.

CROWN GOLDKeep those feet off common ground. For lounging lords and ladies, there’s London-based designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien’s Beautiful Backside chair, with pebble-shaped pillows aplenty. Starting at $16,000, at www.doshilevien.com.

ROYAL HIGH-NESSBoasting high sides and overhead protection to keep the glare at bay, this is the ultimate perch for avoiding the masses. Or think of the Canopy Chair, with a hand-carved, custom-lacquered alder frame, as an indoor cabana for one. $5,995, at www.downtown20.net.

FIBER CLASSWho said thrones had to be warm and cuddly? Marco Zanini’s streamlined fi berglass Roma armchair, originally produced by the Memphis design collective in 1986, is now being reissued by Moss. $7,500, at www.mossonline.com.

THRONE TO GOA folding throne? Yep. The slatted, beech-framed Clip Chair, designed by Blasius Osko and Oliver Deichman for Moooi, not only pairs just-so doses of unexpected, sculptural lines with supreme functionality, it also folds fl at for easy storage. $1,139, at www.unicahome.com.


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1. GRASS OTTOMANby Nancy Favier (of GH Design)JOSHUA ROSE AND RAFAEL KALICHSTEIN: It would be ideal as an ottoman/coff ee table on a covered patio, in an open fl oor plan loft, in a hotel lobby or for additional seating in a kid’s room. RON WOODSON: Sitting on something with the thought of insects crawling around makes my skin crawl.JAIME RUMMERFIELD: I could totally see eco fanatics using this based on principle alone.

2. TROPHY HANGERS by Phil CuttanceNATHAN TURNER: Th e giraff e head and tails are cheeky and could be implemented anywhere.JAIME RUMMERFIELD: I love creepy and curious objects, but that giraff e cut into two is appalling! Anything that hints of animal cruelty is wrong!JR & RK: Lacks the whimsy and proportions to be anything more than bad wall art at Cost Plus World Market.

3. HIM & HER CHAIR by Fabio NovembreJOSHUA ROSE: I do believe that the bastardization of iconic design can at times be fabulous, but this chair fails to be anything but ugly. It’s not even erotic. RW: It’s the proper balance of form and function with a bit of whimsy. I could see it used as the one piece in a room for shock value.

4. AQUA CHAIR by KravetRW: I would use the Lucite chairs around an 18th-century dining table in a breakfast area. Th e mix of very old and really future-forward is sexy and now, but also tasteful.JR & RK: Th ey’re just the right blend of fairy tale and sci-fi . We’d way sooner use one of these than the ever-popular Ghost chair by Kartell.

5. THEME AND VARIATIONS PLATE NO. 82by Piero FornasettiRW: You can’t go wrong with Fornasetti’s vintage art. His sense of humor makes me smile and his art would be a welcome relief to the mundane symmetry of my household collection. JR & RK: Fornasetti’s work has always been a favorite but this image is just OK.

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TASTE TEST!Fab? Bad? Or just plain ugly? L.A. designers sound off on this season’s design hits and misses

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Who wants to plant their tush on cold plastic seatage when the newest in snug felt décor is all the rage? Shield yourself from the winter blahs with Fernando and Humberto Campana’s spliced sushi roll-esque chair or Fredrik Färg’s almost-felt chaise lounge made of plane-pressed moldable plastic. And for the tabletop? Th ere’s Josh Jakus’ highfalutin egg carton-cum-fruit bowl, dubbed the Eggfl at, made of eco-industrial wool felt, and a snuggly tea cozy that takes you right back to the farm. So whether you’re opting for rich fall tones or punchy brights, we grant you offi cial permission to get felt up.

Fredrik Färg’s prototype for the Coat chair, at www.fredrikfarg.com.

Die-cut felt trivets, $20 each, at www.bookhou.com.

Hut Up’s hand-felted tea glass cozy, $39, atwww.roseandradish.com.

Anne Kyyro Quinn’s Tulip cushion, $360, at www.roseandradish.com.

Josh Jakus’ Eggfl at fruit bowl, $55, at www.joshjakus.com.

FELT ME UP! HOMEFRONTTRENDS! BY WENDY WONG

Hut Up’s handmade felt bottle covers, $107 each, at www.roseandradish.com.

Fernando and Humberto Campana’s Sushi III chair, price upon request,www.mossonline.com.

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ABSOLUTELY REHABULOUSDesigner Sasha Emerson gets crazy color and personality-disordered patterns back on the road to recovery

When Dr. C. Howard Samuels, the executive director of the Wonderland Treatment Center and an expert in alcoholism and addiction, and his wife Gabrielle, the yummy mummy of their three young children who is equally committed to promoting sane sobriety, tell a designer to: (1) fi nish their Hancock Park house in three months; (2) make it family-friendly but sophisticated; (3,4…10) combine East and Left Coast sensibilities, new and old, their respective family memorabilia, and generally To Bring It On, do they risk undercutting their cause by pushing said decorative arts doctor over the brink? Beyond the banquette? Under the fl oorboards? Do they risk causing a car wreck of a house that looks like a Rorschach?

Not if the designer has her marbles—and swatches and sangfroid—as together as Sasha Emerson, an eagle and blue-eyed aesthete and visual adventurer with a highly developed sense of humor and mise-en-scène (she holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama), whose nerves are Industry tried and tested (she was an exec at CBS, HBO and New Line Cinema), with mucho design experience (she’s done residential projects coast to coast, West Hollywood to Westport) and boundless energy. Get this: In 1998, the year she transitioned—eff ortlessly—to full-time design with a roster of private clients, she also

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co-founded the dec-arts-destination store Orange. And had her third child, Isabel.

But this story really starts in 1914, the year the house, an Italianate Craftsman, was built in what is now Koreatown, and then jumps to 1927, when it was moved to its Hancock Park address. Its latest chapter began not in May, 2007, when the couple bought the house, but several years earlier. “Let’s just say that we were aware of the house,” says Dr. Samuels, who owns both a hand-in-the-cookie-jar grin and, along with Gabrielle and three additional partners, the Wonderland Treatment Center. Let’s just also say that Dr. and Mrs. Samuels were house stalkers (which, as we all know, is a condition far more advanced than the merely covetous diagnosis of Lookie-Loo-I-Tis). Th ey drove by the house “not infrequently, offi cer,” where they kept their eyes peeled on the sweep of lawn, looking for the punctuation of a For Sale sign.

But Hancock Park is tight; when word came that the previous owners were moving, it came through the grapevine, and the Samuels snatched up the 3,800-square-footer before it hit the market. Less a value play than a lifestyle investment, the purchase was, Dr. Samuels concedes, emotional. “It’s not a big house, although it looks it from the street. Th ere’s just something about it.”

One thing about it was its decoration. According to Emerson, it was

“I’VE NEVER WORKED WITH AN INTERIOR DESIGNER BEFORE, BUT I KNOW THIS ISN’T TYPICAL,” SAYS THE CLIENT,

GABRIELLE SAMUELS, OF THE HOUSE’S HIGH-LOW PROFUSION OF COLOR, TEXTURE, PATTERN AND GOOD OLD WACKINESS.

...continued “an eclectic mix of modern and antiques, luxe and vibrant textiles, family-friendly, unpretentiously elegant, with a sense of playfulness, whimsy and ‘fantasia’ as opposed to more staid Hancock Park.” Emerson should know: Th e previous owners were (and continue to be) her clients, too, and they gladly passed on her contact info to the besotted Samuelses. But while the duo liked the interior’s general direction—the colorful art and walls, bold wallpapers and rugs, “they ended up going a lot further in terms of wackiness,” says Emerson.

Wacky, in this case, is synonymous with wonderful. Take the smorgasbord of styles in the dining room: Windsor chairs, their bold cushions, French 1940s buff et and hanging light fi xture, geometric rug, fl owering quince light and window shades and wallpaper, and high wood picture rail painted a vivid blue. Th ere are even two black and white photographs of New York by artist Bruce Davidson, part of the Samuels’ growing collection, one showing Central Park, the other 110th Street (Dr. Samuels hails from New York, where his father started Off -Track Betting and was active politically, a gubernatorial candidate as well as Under Secretary of Commerce in the Johnson administration). “I don’t know where in my imagination this came from,” says Emerson, sharing blame and credit with colorist Philippa Radon, whom Emerson considers to be a premier colorist in the country, and with whom she collaborates on all her projects, before adding, “I really look at it



with a kind of cowed awe. Could I really have imposed this on people?” Of course it’s the Samuels’ favorite room.

Emerson’s fave, however, is the living room, its indigo and purple scheme coming from the inherited window shades, left behind because of their odd size by the previous owners. Variations on that theme? Th e Rug Company rug, the comfy upholstered pieces in solids and patterns, the Murano glass sconces (which, like all the Venetian glass lighting throughout the house, were made by Emerson from odds and ends found around and about town) fl anking the original fi replace. “I’m very high-low,” she says. Complements to that theme? Th e parchment-covered console behind the sofa and the Giacometti-inspired table beneath the front yard-facing windows, the green coff ee table made from an engineered stone, Gabrielle’s grandmother’s wooden chair, and the Samuels’ wedding photo, taken on the beach and hung over the mantel, much to Emerson’s chagrin. “Decoration is about compromise; I’m almost used to it,” she says, her clouded expression suddenly cleared by a smile, “But actually it’s perfect, because the Samuels are so devoted to each other and their kids, to the family.”

A family, according to Gabrielle, that has in many respects come to include Emerson. “We call her ‘Salsa,’ because one of my kids, when telling me who was at the door, sorta slurred her name. And it stuck.” Besides being an inveterate “mother hen,” a strong-armed plumber of pillows and reorganizer of accessories, Emerson also shows up at family events (the kind usually eschewed by aunts and uncles), such as an auction fundraiser at the Samuels’ eldest’s magnet school. Emerson is now the possessor of the second grade’s class collage. “She bid a lot of money,” says Gabrielle. “I’ve never worked with an interior designer before, but I know that isn’t typical.” Gabrielle also notes that Emerson’s bold aesthetic sense has brought out and nurtured similar strains in herself. “I used to wear a lot of black, dark colors, and yet on the day of the photo shoot for this story? A bright green dress made from vintage 1970s fabrics.”

Character, individuation, what Emerson calls “historicity,” a layered

Clockwise from left: Emerson designed the exterior spaces with succulents, bamboo, ironwork and 1940s curves. Part of the Samuels’ brood on the living room sofa.The Italianate Craftsman’s facade.

sense of place, perspective and people—it all goes through what can only be called the “Sasha Blender” (which describes both Emerson’s process and how she refers to her own gray matter). “We were done fast, fast, fast,” says Emerson, noting that she’ll have to “rethink” the girls’ room once the youngest is out of her crib. But there’s time for that, because what matters most is the Samuels family has the house they most wanted. “Th e house is really an expression of their inner lives, their pasts, their desire to create a warm, loving home for their children,” Emerson says.

What’s so crazy about that?

Sasha Emerson Design Studio, 310.230.9948 and www.sashaemerson.com.Philippa Radon, Creative Paint Technologies, 310.560.8181.



Clockwise from top: Comic appetizer plates, $3 each, at www.cb2.com. Scribble on Walls’ Fwoosh, Dude and Pow wall decals, $40, at www.scribbleonwalls.com. Augusto Ghibelli’s Book of Chess board game, $33, at www.artecnicainc.com.

HOMEFRONTTRENDS! BY WENDY WONG

Take a comic page from the fashion set’s latest obsession for all things in tights and capes as fall home décor turns to cartoon superheroes and villains for inspiration. Graphic wall decals like Bam!, Pow!, Ooh! and Yum! defi nitely make walls talk, while a 3D chess set begs to be played. And did we mention eating your words? Th ere’s no better way than with CB2’s just-launched line of comic appetizer plates.

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BIRDS ON A WIRE: Designers pin their talent on the clothing line.

HOMEFRONTGREEN BY HEATHER RABKIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEDEN + MUNK


HANG TIME Drawing the lines in Hancock Park.

HANG TIME!Doing (clothes) lines in L.A. might not always be legal. Eco-warriors—and plenty o’ celebs—unite!

Nope, it’s not a ’40s-era fl ashback. Th ose are clotheslines peeking out from behind Bev Hills and Bel-Air mansions. Eco-warriors and celebs alike (Rachel Bilson and chanteuse-cum-greenster Olivia Newton-John) are ditching electricity-guzzling dryers and opting for old-school clotheslines with a new design twist. Australia-based company Hills launched its Quatro 4 ($96 at www.linedryit.com) concept, a clever upgrade to the permanent line with up to four lines that stretch 20 feet and retract into a barely-there box. If you typically tumble and dry for a large brood, pick up its Rotary 450 option ($252). Th e over 5-foot-plus post on the Rotary is equipped with four outstretched arms and, yes, even spins in the wind. Worried about the neighbors catching a glimpse of the lingerie goods? Opt for the Conran Shop’s Seletti Underwear Dryer ($24). Th e expandable pine wood contraption can hang from just about anything and is replete with 18 clothing pins, ideal for unmentionables.

PIN UPSSimple no more, clothespins have suddenly snapped into position as the designer-darling object of choice. Take Bodie and Fou’s black lacquered bird clothes pegs ($16, www.bodieandfou.com) which have literally sold out. Looking to hang your designer threads with something equally in vogue? Opt for translucent Lucite clothespins ($59)—decked out with gold- or silver-toned metal—by Belgian design icon Martin Margiela. Or go back to basics with Netherlands-based designer Anneke Jakobs’ recycled wood and metal “pinchers” (price upon request)—they’re hand-carved, making each piece thoroughly unique. Up next for clothespins are tech-savvy pegs crafted by Brit Oliver MacCarthy. Th e pins are weather-predicting—when rain is forecast, they lock themselves shut so you’ll never get hung out to dry.

LINE DANCINGTo line dry, or not to line dry? Th at is the question for many people, especially those in newer, gated communities where it’s often outlawed by homeowners’ associations. But that may change if Alexander Lee, founder of Project Laundry List (www.laundrylist.org), has anything to do with it. With a resolution passed last year that amended the California Civil Code to include passive solar energy devices—clotheslines—in the same protections granted to active solar devices, and a bill in the works, Lee is ready to take it outside. Why did you choose to begin a national campaign to pass “Right to Dry” bills? If we all hung out our clothes, we could shut down the nuclear energy industry. People want to be able to use their own property to solve the climate change. So what’s your organization doing to make line drying the norm? We’re working with design-build communities and the Green Building Council to try and get this on people’s radar screens as a way to save money and energy. How does this country’s use of clotheslines compare to other countries? In Southern Europe the dryer saturation rate is four percent. Here in the U.S., it’s 80 percent.

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Time for some serious pillow talk. Nothing changes up the look of a room faster than a bundle of puff . Warm hues, punchy patterns and must-touch textures dominate this fall’s harvest. Groovy guru Paul Smith gets in on the puff y stuff with a new collection for the Rug Company, as does Alice Temperley, while Dan Marty raises a big design fl ag with a just-unfurled collection of Union Jack, ensign and signal fl ag pillows. Fling a few about or pile ‘em high, these fl uff y numbers are anything but lightweights on the fashion front.

THE RIGHT STUFFED

Black pleated cushion with gray embroidery, $99, at Bo Concept, 328 Santa Monica Blvd., S.M., 310.401.2266.

Alice Temperley’s Peony pillow, $895, at The Rug Company, 8202 Melrose Ave., L.A., 323.653.0303.

Paul Smith’s Birdie Blossom pillow, $450, at The Rug Company, 323.653.0303.

Dan Marty’s British fl ag pillows, $425–725, at www. danmartydesign. com.

Not Neutral’s Triton 1 pillow, $80, at 639

N. Larchmont, L.A., 800.270.6511.

Isola Bella’s pillow, $58, at Anthropologie, The Grove.

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WE’RE LOOKING FOR L.A.’S BEST NEW MODERNAND CONTEMPORARY DESIGNERS.

There will be four winning Modern Luxury/ASID designers from this competition. Each of these four designers will be featured on a quarterly basis in 2009, in Angeleno/Angeleno Interiors and the ASID newsletter.

WHO ASID Los Angeles chapter members are invited to

share their residential design work with Angeleno Interiorseditor-in-chief Alexandria Abramian-Mott, and the ASID

Review Committee. A “Call for Entry” for the Modern Luxury

Design Competition will be held at the Pacifi c Design Center

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• Homes that have not been published before

• Homes not under consideration at any other publication

• Provide design statement which consists of the purpose

of the spaces and designs

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DOMESTIC ARTS: Cheryl Ekstrom’s mid-century riffs. Andrea Zittel’s A–Z Homestead Unit from A–Z West (2001–04).

HOMEFRONTART BY PETER FRANK

FORM FOILS FUNCTIONDesign as art? Artists as designers? You be the judge

Th ese days, it seems pretty much any artist worth his or her auction price makes furniture, does interior design, and is ready to tackle all those art-for-living kinds

of things. Where, after all, does “fi ne” art stop and “applied” art begin? For most of human existence the line was never too fi rmly drawn; it was only when the academies

took over in the 17th century that painters were segregated from sculptors, sculptors from silversmiths and chairmakers, and so on. But with the academies now teaching

everything from illustration to car design, artists doing everything from architecture to video art, and museums and galleries showing everything from graffi ti to anime collectibles,

nobody bats an eye when an assemblagist or installation artist comes up with something you sit on or eat off of or cover the walls with or wear. We take it in stride—or break stride,

in order to sit down and eat. No surprise, furthermore, that nobody makes furnish-art with greater gusto than

artists in Southern California. Out here on the edge we’ve never been terribly academic in our thinking; compartmentalization is for bureaucrats, not artists. Besides, our artists have always tended to be rather handy, whether fashioning stools and

dressers for people’s custom-made houses or concocting fi nish/fetish-light and space objects, some of which look downright utilitarian (until you reach for them and they kinda disappear). In the 1970s artfolks such as Robert Wilhite and the late Ali Acerol were making handmade furniture as performance-art props—and then showing the props as artworks themselves.

Now, however, furniture-as-art—or, if you will, art-as-furniture—is de rigueur, at once an established idiom and a hip modality. Many diff erent

artists wielding various skills and attitudes exercise their creative juices on the old problems of What to sit on, What to sleep on, What to eat on, What to eat with, What does (or can) a table or a sofa look like, and How useful is useful?

Liz Craft’s “furniture” isn’t useful at all. Craft produces sculptures that often resemble furnishings and home décor, but these objects—a cast-bronze love seat, a chandelier made of bones, a white-painted aluminum structure with frames and windows and even a fi replace-like recession—suggest the familiar domesticity only as part of a larger, stranger vision. Th e crafty Craft is no craftswoman, but a prestidigitatrix conjuring a Grand Guignol surrealism fi lled with contemporary nightmare scenarios. Th at bronze love seat not only refuses to yield to the body, but bristles with baroque elaborations that are creepy at best, painful to sit on at worst. Given that Craft’s best-known

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sculptures feature skeletons riding motorcycles and the like, we can understand her work as anti-domestic.

When his sculpture takes the form of furniture, Robert Th errien also makes sure he leaves reality far behind. You could put your butt down harmlessly on a Th errien chair, but as the chair stands about 10 feet high, its seat at the level of your nose, you’ll be hard pressed to get your butt up there in the fi rst place. Th errien’s pièces de résistance in the furnish-art idiom are looming table-and-chair sets—a kitchen set, a folding set—built along these Brobdingnagian proportions, oversize apparitions that plunge you into an Alice-in-Wonderland world of complete scalar distortion.

On the other hand, you can fi t quite snugly into Cheryl Ekstrom’s seats. Indeed, Ekstrom’s sculptures mimic various classic mid-century chair designs—the Eames chair with ottoman, the George Nelson “marshmallow couch,” the beanbag chair—to the letter (with the blessing of the designers’ offi ces). However, even while lovingly replicating the beanbag folds and the cracks in the Eames chair’s aged leather, Ekstrom fashions her cozy re-fashionings out of stainless steel. Th ey are, fi nally, as rigid and unforgiving as Craft’s. You can settle into Ekstrom’s ghostly Bizarro chairs without much discomfort (if the steel isn’t too cold); just don’t expect to sit long.

And don’t expect to cook up much of a meal in Liza Lou’s kitchen. It’s a real kitchen Lou’s assembled—or re-assembled—for presentation. But, as she has with pretty much everything she touches, from presidential portraits to prison cells to other swaths of domesticity (such as a whole backyard), Lou has rendered her otherwise unremarkable kitchen a strange parody of itself by covering every inch of it—every bit of sink, counter, wallpaper, towel, and box of cereal or detergent—in glass beads. Singlehandedly keeping Swarovski in business, Lou marries Ekstrom’s lifesize hyperrealist cloning to Craft’s acid-trip peculiareality.

Like Craft, Jane Tsong is not preoccupied with furniture per se; but like Ekstrom, when she does produce something to sit on, Tsong wants to make it durable—because she wants to put it in public spaces. Tsong is one of a growing army of younger Los Angeles artists who gently intervene in the natural and social landscape, in order to stabilize local natural phenomena and improve social conditions, or at least point out the lack

of such intervention. However noble or futile these eff orts, Tsong goes the extra mile to do things like plant fl owers in once-barren median strips or construct rudimentary (but comfortable) places for anyone and everyone to sit, artfully updating the traditional park bench in a town woefully short on parks. Tsong, working with partner Robert Powers and Shannon Hoff , practices a kind of guerrilla urbanism, working on a small scale to make various corners of her and other hoods that much more livable and sustainable.

Andrea Zittel’s social thinking is more ambitious, and more stylish. Known internationally for her compact, emphatically sculptural live-work units, inspired reconceptualizations of the old Airstream trailer, Zittel also creates her own food containers and clothes—not just couture, but the cloth for it—and, ultimately, proposes an entirely new mindset that marries contemporary DIY thinking to the forms and ideals of post-revolutionary Russian art and design. Desert-dweller Zittel has developed this hippie constructivism—which she practices under the rubric “A-Z: An Institute of Investigative Living”—almost as a matter of necessity, but its self-sustaining hardiness readily adapts to urban realities. (She previously lived in a Brooklyn storefront.)

Zittel’s art is barely a step removed from quotidian application; it’s a wonder Target isn’t already marketing her designs. But for complete integration of art and function, no one beats Jorge Pardo. Lauded for his lamps, tables, and other objects based on the genial excesses of mid-century modernism, Pardo has always presented his objects as useful artworks rather than artful furnishings. Steeped in retro mannerisms, Pardo seeks less a distinct style than a distinct concept. But his designs have themselves become more and more fl amboyant and unpredictable, even as they retain the workability of his decade-old house. Cuban-born Pardo designed the recently opened reinstallation of LACMA’s pre-Columbian collection, setting off the earthen fi gurines and elaborate adornments in a quirky, multimaterial sequence of displays at once streamlined and eccentric. Some visitors fi nd Pardo’s design a bit too eccentric, nearly overwhelming both the indigenous objects and the curatorial concept. But it goes overboard not out of ego but out of almost worshipful admiration. If Pardo gilds the lily, it’s clearly out of love.

CONTEXT IS ANYTHING: Jorge Pardo’s installation of LACMA’s pre-Columbian collection. Left: Artist Jane Tsong’s public displays of accessorization.


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OJAI AND RISING An Industry insider dishes on Hollywood’s latest (hostile) takeover

I started coming to Ojai after days spent hiking in the Santa Paula Canyon. Driving the back road through orange groves to the Ojai valley off ered up a view to the Shangri-La Frank Capra used for his earthly paradise in Lost Horizon. Back then, I was living amid the cement and asphalt near downtown L.A. while attending USC Cinema, and I loved the remote feeling of this charming rural valley only 80 miles from Los Angeles, yet light years away in feeling.

Cut to the present: Reese Witherspoon just bought a 3-acre spread from designer Kathryn Ireland for $6.9 million (furniture included), Arnold

and Maria are reportedly grading a building site in upper Ojai, and Ellen and Portia are house-hunting a return to the quaint little town.

But wait—don’t start crying “Montecito!” just yet. Ojai hasn’t been ruined by any invasion of movie stars. (News fl ash: Th ey’ve been here since Loretta Young and June Allyson discovered it way back when, as did spiritualist groups and artists such as Beatrice Wood, “the Mama of Dada,” and the inspiration for Rose in Jim Cameron’s Titanic.) And while some may worry that with each new infl ux of celebrity residents, its rustic roots are in jeopardy, forget about it: Ojai has always been a tony town. Howard Hughes even attended Th atcher, Ojai’s horse-loving private boarding school.

Instead, I think of it as an orange blossom-infused melting pot: the kind of place where movie stars blend in with ranchers and masseuses, tile makers and authors, horse breeders and rodeo and penning champs, tennis stars and coaches. Th ere are inns and spas and olive and avocado groves, galleries, bookstores, charming little shops, respected wineries, foodies and restaurants to match.

And, yes, there’s also plenty of Hollywood folk walking amid these fragrant lands: Jerry Bruckheimer, Lolita Davidovich, Carolyn Murphy, Malcolm McDowell, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Julie Christie, Peter Strauss and Bill Paxton all call the valley home—or

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Clockwise from above: Bill Courturie’s Myron Hunt-designed house. Ojai Valley

Museum. Couturie’s house. Bart’s Bookstore. Wachter Hay & Grain.

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at least second home. Larry Hagman built his own ecologically sensitive Xanadu at the top of an East End peak. Many of the bold-facers are Industry players of the unrecognizable-to-most variety: Judy Ovitz breeds magnifi cent horses in Ojai (and sold the impressive Onyx to Kathy Kennedy and Frank Marshall for their ribbon-winning daughters, Lily and Meaghan, to ride). Th e guy regaling friends with great stories at local pizza hangout Boccali’s may well be Bull Durham writer-director Ron Shelton. Screenwriter-director-producer-novelist Peter Farrelly has lived in both the East End and on Foothill Road, near adventure fi lmmaker Rick Ridgeway and photo editor Jennifer Ridgeway; manager Steve Dontanville hosts soirees at his stunning home, mixing guests from old and new Ojai; Mary Goldberg juggles a thriving actor management career while running Treasure Beach Café; writer Caroline Th ompson owns a ranch. Paradigm senior executive Stephen Rose and Rob Johnson, producer Arnie Schmidt and his (Azu) restaurateur wife Laurel, media executive Lloyd Braun, screenwriter J.B. White, John Langley, creator of Cops (who at least twice has successfully bought beautiful properties a day before I fi nally decide to make an off er), and production designer turned artist Richard Amend, whom I worked with on DOA, have established roots in town. Th e list goes on and on. But don’t go looking for these people behind the monster Versace shades or with bodyguards. Ojai is still all about the lowest of low key.

Maybe even too low for some. Local lore has it that residents were so respectful of Anthony Hopkins’ privacy when he moved to the area, he left and went to Malibu. But he remains in spirit: Hopkins still exhibits his paintings at a local gallery.

Th e fact celebrities have been fl ocking to Ojai may be its least interesting feature. Don’t get me wrong: I love actors, but when I’m in Ojai, I’m less interested in Hollywood, and more captivated by this tiny town’s history. Where else in the world could residents have convinced Cal-Trans not to build a roundabout since T-crossings are safer for horses crossing the street?

And then there’s Ojai’s design roots that have been there from the beginning, and continue to thrive today with artisans like Richard Keit and Mary Kennedy, who design and make tile in the tradition of Malibu and Catalina tiles at their RTK Studios. Private commissions for George Lucas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joan Kroc, the Royal Family of Jordan, Jane Fonda, William Wrigley III, Phil Collins, John Goldwyn, Larry Hagman Public commissions for Malibu, Catalina, Ojai, Paramount, Warners Bros. and Disney Studios, colleges, hotels, and a mission, may have been interrupted by Richard’s modeling as John the Baptist for renowned fi gurative painter John Nava, who used the faces of many of his Ojai friends and neighbors for his paintings turned tapestries that hang in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Arts and crafts collector Bill Moses carefully restored his Pratt and Pratt designed estate, establishing his organic Casa Barranca Winery. Bill Courturie (an Oscar- and Emmy-award winning documentary fi lmmaker) and his production manager wife, Kathy, restored one of Ojai’s most treasured homes, the Myron Hunt-designed Libbey Estate, to perfection, using tiles from local artisans. Plein air painters Bert Collins, Jennifer Moses, Carol Clarke and Cullen Roberston all capture the beauty of the region.

So will the rich and famous ruin Ojai? Hardly. Don’t worry about passing Reese on the street. Instead, focus on this quaint little town where the Garden Society puts up a pot of fresh fl owers to greet you on the road in, and where Bart’s Books trusts you to toss payment over the door if you pull a book off the outdoor shelves in the middle of the night. And if you’re still looking for magic, just take in “the Pink,” the evening moment when the setting sun sets the Topa Topa mountains aglow.

But maybe I’m looking through too much of that pink glow—of great friends in a beautiful valley—myself. Some of the locals would like you to know that there are also bears, rattlesnakes, bobcats, tarantulas, hawks, turkey vultures and noisy screech owls. Oh, yes, and that it’s hot.

Clockwise from above: Ojai’s Art Center. RTK Studio tile showroom. Ojai’s downtown arches. Writer/producer Cathleen Summers. Vesta Home and Hearth. Ojai’s main shopping drag.

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WHITE SPACEBLAST OFF THIS SEASON WITH HOME ACCESSORIES THAT ARE TRULY OUT OF THIS WORLDBY D. GRAHAM KOSTIC

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNA KNOTT

Abyss table lamp, $370, by Kundalini, available by special order at Light and www.kundalini.it. Black quartz and platinum-coated Capella ring, $600, and natural quartz and platinum-coated Everest ring, $450, both by One of One Jewelry at www.oneofonejewelry.com.


From left: Coral lamp, $896, by Ted Muehling for Nymphenburg at Moss. Misia vase, $98, and Gala vase, $250, both at Jonathan Adler. Black quartz and platinum-coated Apollo ring, $600, by One of One Jewelry at www.oneofonejewelry.com. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Large lace platter, $695, by ZenZulu at Amaridian, New York, 917.463.3719. Palais black Champagne fl ute, $26.50, by Noritake at Macy’s. Small lace platter, $95, by ZenZulu at Amaridian, New York. Equus teapot $500, by Bodo Sperlein for Lladro at Macy’s. Cohncave bowl, $183, at Alessi. Organic clutch, $1,890, at Chanel, Beverly Hills.




From left: Gli Imperfetti large glass bowl, $684, by Dovetusai at Minotti. Zoom! Bang! Straight to the Moon! lamp, $795, and The Orb II lamp, $895, both by Dylan Kehde Roelofs at www.incandescentsculpture.com.


Atomium fl oor lamp, $487, by Kundalini, available by special order at Light. Shoe lamp, $4,500, available by special order at Lightology, Chicago. Opposite page: Mr. Impossible chair, $490, by Philippe Starck for Kartell at B&B Italia.


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Th e architectural term “contemporary transitional”exudes all the personality of milk toast. And in the case of this fi ve-bedroom, seven-bath spread of a home perched atop a mini-mountain in Benedict Canyon, the diagnosis was simple: a serious case of the blahs. Th ere were no hand-carved crown moldings, no warbling paned windows, and no vintage fi xtures to melt a designer’s heart. Instead, most of the eye candy came in the form of drop-deadviews: fl oor-to-ceiling windows that look onto rolling vistas of sage-colored oak trees, soaring hawks and moody clouds without another house in sight. Who could tell Beverly Hills bustled just fi ve minutes away?

But if the knock-out surroundings were the selling point for the Rosenbergs—a young, just-married couple who love to travel, but have yet to amass on-the-road collections—the task of sassing up the insides fell to Josh and Ryan Brown, the Los Angeles-based brother decorating duo of Brown Design. Th eir mission:To create some defi nition for the focal-

BEIGE BEFORE BEAUTY: In the living room/bar area, designers Josh and Ryan Brown used the Italian limestone fi replace as a launching point for a soothing palette of soft textiles. A B&B Italia Metropolitan chair from Diva hips up the bar area, while a pair of vintage chairs from Lawson-Fenning in the living area are designed for kicking back.

GROOVE-IN CONDITION Two designers turn a blah Bev Hills house into the coolest spread on the block—in record time

BY ALEXANDRIA ABRAMIAN-MOTTPHOTOGRAPHY BY PEDEN + MUNK




Clockwise from top left: Josh and Ryan Brown relax poolside. In the guest room, a Lawson-Fenning-designed patchwork credenza plays off the can’t-miss Mandara Series wallpaper from Osborne & Little. In the downstairs guest bathroom, Osborne & Little’s Quinta wallpaper is paired with vintage Italian lighting purchased through Paul Marra. Opposite page: In the guest room, a Brown Design custom four-poster bed is fl anked by a pair of lamps from Mecox Gardens.

challenged fl oor plan, to liven up the palette, and to bring some fun into the mix.

Oh, and make it snappy. “Th is was their fi rst house together as a

married couple and they wanted to move in pretty quickly,” says Ryan, who has appeared in the TV show Flipping Out. “So we had to get through the fi rst phase and at least furnish it so they could move in after their honeymoon. Th at was the concept.”

Th e kicker was that neither of the Rosenbergs wanted to bring any furniture from their previous incarnations with them. So the Browns took the blank slate and, in their own words, “ran with it. We had to buy everything, including the art,” says Ryan. “A lot of it was about fi nding great vintage pieces and reupholstering them, and then mixing that in

with new pieces and great art so it looked like something that could have come together over the course of years, not months.”

Phase one involved creating a look that wouldn’t compete with the natural setting of the house. Neither Josh nor Ryan wanted to “out-pop” the outdoors with an in-your-face approach to scene-stealing décor. Instead, they took the natural palette as their starting point, and kept the open-plan rooms stylishly muted in the common areas with soft-toned furniture and lots of natural wood and stone. Case in point: the living room, where a limestone fi replace sets the tone with a series of pale-hued textiles that upholster new and vintage pieces. Or the upstairs master bedroom, which the brothers say is “Visually, the quietest in the house,” with just a whisper of plush, cream-colored bedding,



rugs and drapery. “Th is really had to be both a physical and visual retreat from the rest of the house,” says Ryan.

When it came to distinguishing the house’s separate spaces, the Browns thought way outside of the home-builder box. “When you fi rst walk into the house, there’s one great big room,” says Ryan. “What we needed to do was defi ne some sense of an entryway, so you don’t just walk into the entire house.” Th e solution came in the form of a massive sculpture made from reclaimed house beams found on the Borneo Islands. It’s

a series of soaring trunks that eff ectively create apost-modern foyer.

Th e Browns successfully completed phaseone in f ive months, and the Rosenbergs comfortably settled into their new home.

And then came the hookah. After traveling to Jordan, the Rosenbergs

brought a water tobacco hookah back home with them. Th e Browns saw the brass contraption with its snaking coils and burnished beauty, and the inspiration for phase two was born.

What was once the poolroom became the

What was once the poolroom became thehookah room, complete with a daybed and a yurt’s worth

of Moroccan-inspired throw pillows.



hookah room, complete with a daybed, dreamy wallpaper, and a yurt’s worth of Moroccan-inspired throw pillows. “We based all the colors on that room on the hookah,” says Josh. “And then we put various patterned wallpapers in seven other rooms including the media room, two bathrooms and the upstairs guest room, in some cases even extending wallpaper onto the ceiling. It adds a level of depth that you don’t necessarily get from paint.”

What also added depth, and plenty of personality, was vintage lighting that the Browns

installed throughout the house during phase two. Gone is the soulless recessed wattage; in its place are über-groovy Italian pieces from the ‘60s and ‘70s that give the square-edged house a subtle feel of funk. “We really focused on using a lot of great lighting to bring a sense of texture and personality throughout the house,” says Josh. “It’s something we extended to every room in the house.”

Add to that a knock-out art collection that the Browns and Rosenbergs have steadily built, and what was once a property that only sang the blahs, is suddenly taking center stage.

Above: In the erstwhile poolroom, the mood is set by Osborne & Little Summer Palace wallpaper. The daybed is custom designed by Brown Design. Opposite page, bottom: In the dining room, a vintage Saarinen table is surrounded by vintage dining chairs from Empiric covered in F. Schumacher fabric. Vintage chandelier from Downtown. Art by Brian Wills. Opposite page, top: In the stairwell, Bocci lights are from Interior Illusions, Los Angeles.



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GRAND GLAM!Designers Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfi eld engineer huge doses of cool into a jewel box of a house

BY ANDREW MYERS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE SILVY

“L.A. is our muse,” says Jaime Rummerfi eld, one half of the decorating juggernaut Woodson & Rummerfi eld, which burst onto the city’s design scene in 2004 with a shop and interiors practice on the toniest part of La Cienega Boulevard, and which has been full speed ahead ever since. (Th eir book, High Style, comes out this fall, and their furniture line launches this month at Highpoint, North Carolina.) “Th ink of the design wonders and innovations that have happened here: Th e Craftsmen, the mid-century, the Case Studies! Th e whole realization, not just the idea, of indoor-outdoor living. Th en there are the mixes and spins, like Hollywood Regency,” continues Jaime, a fourth-generation Angeleno who grew up in Long Beach and now lives in up-and-coming Highland Park (which not coincidentally is chockablock with historical and architecturally signifi cant houses). “Lots of people mimic these styles and looks, but if you’re not from here, you didn’t grow up surrounded by it.”

Th e other half of the equation, Ron Woodson, grew up not only amid the architectural and design panoply of a city undergoing rapid growth and transformation, but with a unique window to a specifi c, rarifi ed and, as it would turn out, personally signifi cant subset of post-war design particular to L.A.—part Louis XV and XVI, part Louis B. Mayer, part “Louie Louie,” and all big bucks and sky-high glam. “My dad was a jazz musician, a bass player. I’d go with him when he played at the most amazing estates around town,” says Woodson, whose list of house visits includes the homes of bold-facers such as Ella Fitzgerald (“A French-style house fi lled with antiques”); George Hamilton when he was married to Alana (“Insane—Hollywood Regency, with 12-foot

doors, a long central hallway, a dramatic circular driveway and mature grounds”); and Doris Duke (yes, the legendary Falcon Lair, built in 1924 for Rudolph Valentino. Enough said).

All of this might merely have been the backdrop for a pretty-picture childhood and adolescent memories, but Woodson and Rummerfi eld are not mere civilians. Rather, they’re design professionals, with long, even photographic recall, and they use this knowledge not so much to revive or reinterpret these or other periods and styles, but to, as Rummerfi eld says, double their bandwidth: “We have a passion for combining the old and the new at extreme levels.”

Taking It to yet another level still was the reason the two joined forces in 2004—after only having met the previous year. “We had mutual friends and fi nally crossed paths at a dinner party,” says Rummerfi eld, noting that although each had a full slate of projects, talk of a partnership happened very quickly. “Right out of the gate, I knew it was right. He brings the masculine, I bring the feminine; with us, one and one makes three,” Woodson adds: “We have the same work ethic, drive and aesthetic. But I can assure clients that not everything will turn out pink.”

True to his word, pink is found in moderation

SATURATED FAB: Woodson and Rummerfi eld designed the majority of the living room

furniture, including the black and white cabinet, a pair of glam arm chairs covered in Maharam velvet and the white coffee table. Circles and

Squares wallpaper by Florence Broadhurst.



in the just-completed Laurel Canyon house of married thirty-somethings Robert Dourisboure, a TV producer, and Suzanne Marques, a reporter for Fox’s Good Day LA. But while the project’s conceptual stage was short—“Suzanne and Robert were very well-prepared with a thick look book,” says Rummerfi eld—the house itself was not without problems. Built in the 1970s on a busy street, the three-level structure was an assemblage of smallish rooms with nary an architectural detail or right angle among them.

Woodson and Rummerfi eld’s solution? Let there be space, color, texture and proportion. Gone went partitions separating the kitchen, dining and living areas, the resulting light-fi lled space neither great-room cavernous nor uncomfortable, but a true nerve center of the house: functional for entertaining yet cozy enough that the couple and their cat, Simba, wouldn’t feel the slightest bit strange hanging alone. In addition to careful space planning and comfortable upholstered pieces (most designed by Woodson and Rummerfi eld), such versatility was achieved through color and pattern—and then more pattern. Using green, white and black as a base for neutrals and vibrantly colored accessories, Woodson and Rummerfi eld melded it all together with an abundance of mattes and lacquers—all juxtaposed with the curtain and upholstery fabrics and wall color, which along with the dark fl oor create expanses of solids that allow the eye to rest.

Or are they solids? On closer inspection the sage curtains reveal a subtle brown stripe and metallic

Left: Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfi eld in the hallway painted in Sherwin Williams Spa (top color) and Rainstorm (bottom). Below: A vintage ceramic bird and Harry Allen’s My Brothers Frame. Opposite page: In the dining area, a Saarinen Tulip table rests on a Jonathan Adler rug. Vintage chairs from Empiric; lighting by Moooi.





thread, a skillful optical manipulation that—like the veins in the marble top of the Saarinen dining room table and the speckled variations in the kitchen counters—provides harmony from afar, and variation and interest up close.

As does the couple’s extensive, highly personal art collection. Th ey have an Edward Gorey limited-edition print in the kitchen, two paint-on-wood works by Audrey Kawasaki, and a work by screen-print artist Rolo Castillo and photographer David LaChapelle in the living area. Th e latter is part of an ensemble that includes works by Annie Liebovitz, Shag, David Lynch, Tim Burton, Andy Warhol, Botero, Howard Finister and Ken Guardino, as well as pieces found at garage sales and fl ea markets that caught Dourisboure’s and Marques’ eye. “Th e range of pieces refl ected Suzanne’s and Robert’s interests, sensibilities and curiosity,” says Woodson, who framed or reframed 90 percent of the pieces,

highlighting pieces such as a Lynch photograph with a platinum frame.

And while there was little the designers could do structurally to compensate for a lack of interior architecture, perspective and paint were used to create a dramatic harmony. For example, curtains in the guest bedroom create the appearance of symmetry (while also muffl ing sound from the street), and in the hallway leading to the main living area—too narrow for so much as a console—the designers painted a Tiff any blue dado, a faux architectural embellishment that also colorfully connects the stairway and main room.

Tricks of the eye? Tricks of the trade? Not so much making something out of nothing as more out of less? All part of a great theatrical L.A. design tradition (think Tony Duquette and the 1940s work of Elsie de Wolfe)—in which Woodson and Rummerfi eld now play a featured part.

Above: In the master bedroom, Robert Allen’s Odyssey fabric is used for the curtains and headboard. Frette linens and custom lampshades with Florence Broadhurst fabric complete the scene. Opposite page: A collection of vintage art and photographyin the stairway.

“We have a passion for combining the old and the new at extreme levels,” says Jaime Rummerfi eld, who’s known for piling pattern on pattern on personality.



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THE GREENSTER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Th ere’s no shortage of eco-speaking designers,but few walk the walk like Ryann Davis, an interior decorator and co-founder of company Succulent L.A. Th e 29-year-old uses wheat paste instead of toxic glues, prefers vintage to Made in China, and counts VOCs as public enemy number one. Hey, even her business cards are made from repurposed cotton. But if visions of granola-strewn hippie-digs come to mind, forget about it. Davis is all about making that light carbon footprint luxurious. “Green isn’t about hemp anymore,” says Davis, who counts PR powerhouse Mary Wagstaff and C&C designer Claire Stansfi eld as clients. “Doing interiors green can still be about making homes incredibly luxurious.” Drop-dead rooms without the fumes? “It’s a new industry,” says Davis. At home in her 1920s bungalow in Hancock Park, Davis practices what she preaches in the form of linoleum fl ooring (“It’s all natural without chemicals”), cork tabletops and lots of organic textiles. And in the process, yet another business has been born: next year Davis will launch her fi rst collection of 100 percent organic fabrics. So what’s left for a greenster who seems to have it all? “I still haven’t found eco lacquer. Th at’s my fantasy item.” www.ryanndavis.com.

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It may be impossible to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, but designer Jill Crawford knows a lot about making much from less. Take the kitchen in her Sherman Oaks mid-century, which she and husband Andrew bought from the original owner in 2004. It’s form and function at their fi nest—high-end brands complementing high-end materials, the overall eff ect spelling b-a-n-k. But not so fast. “Th e cabinets are Ikea with thick, custom, walnut fronts, the lower components then topped with marble, and the Miele oven was half-price on eBay,” says Crawford, 40, adding that following her winning bid she called the Miele showroom and ordered the most current handle. And the cabinetry? “It’s either Ikea or Bulthaup—they both use pressboard for the frames.” Whatever it is, it’s fantastic. As is her master bedroom’s closet, which could be custom but is actually also standard Ikea. It should come as no surprise that Crawford has no shortage of innovative strategies up her sleeve, nor that she has the derring-do to think outside the

Pacifi c Design Center. Raised in Cincinnati, the daughter of an antiquarian who “never willingly passed an auction, antiques store or fl ea market without at least a look-see,” this Barnard grad was, at the time, the youngest National Public Radio producer in its history (Crawford produced Marketplace for more than fi ve years) before “going visual” in a big way—designing sets and scenery for fi lms and television, interiors for nightclubs such as Deep in Manhattan and high-end hotel projects in the U.S. and China, as well as serving as the lead designer for three seasons on the cable home makeover show Guess Who’s Coming to Decorate. Clients also include other designers who commission Crawford to paint large-scale graphic wall murals “that often play with scale or have an edge”—such as one design featuring birds on telephone wires with a vaguely ominous helicopter hovering overhead. One aspect all seem to appreciate is her pricing. “I don’t mark up what I sell,” she says. We’ll drink to that kind of decorating. www.jillcrawford.com.

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THE WUNDER-STUDY >>>>>>>>>>>>

“Are you ready to go on Th e Journey with me?”Th at is the question frequently posed to prospective clients by erudite wunderkind Oliver M. Furth. It’s an invitation and inquiry from a 27-year-old designer who has amassed a resume that would do a venerable (and exhausted) retiree proud: He studied design at Art Center College in Pasadena, architecture at the University of Colorado, worked for Christie’s in the decorative arts department as well as for architects and designers such as Marc Appleton, Michael Smith, Trip Haenisch, Greg Jordan, Judy Wilder-Briskin and Martyn Lawrence Bullard, all before starting his own fi rm in 2005.

And journey it is, because while Furth recognizes the value of the decorative—be it contemporary furniture made in concrete or plastic,or a pastiche of Louis, Georges and their Chinese contemporaries alongside pointillism or Pop Art—he’s equally interested in the principles on which thepieces are based, how they’re made, and that they refl ect the passions and personalities of his clients.

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but (seemingly) casually contrived complements and contrasts, bringing to mind iconic mix master and Furth fave Henri Samuel, who combined styles, centuries, cultures and price points with aplomb—much like Furth does in his own WeHo home. It’s here in a 1940s French chateau-style building where it all comes together: a 1970s Paul Evans table, two 18th-century Italian neo-classical chairs, étagères from Pottery Barn and heavily lacquered by Furth, all surrounded by the art—a signed Calder lithograph, ink on paper pictures by S. Lee Robinson, a poster of a Christo project, and Che, a portrait of the revolutionary composed of corporate logos by Patrick Th omas. Furth found it in Spain last summer.

“I’m process oriented, and I want that to lead to interiors that serve as visual biographies for my clients—and of course to leave room for how they change and grow,” he says. “It’s my job to help defi ne and refi ne my clients’ taste, not impose my own. I’d hate for anybody to come into a house and say, ‘Th is is an Oliver.’” Not so much a signature style, but an approach. Th e journey. Contact 323.654.4290. P

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Coco Iverson and Erin Dallesandro may have learned all about off beat décor from the master—together the two made Jonathan Adler’s fi rst L.A. showroom the talk of the town—but it wasn’t until earlier this year that they offi cially put their own take on playful sophistication on the map. Th eir company, Little Bird, is already juggling multiple gigs that include everything from Industry mega-spreads to an assisted living project that involved reducing the contents of an entire Beverly Hills home into a single room at a Cheviot Hills senior residence. But whether they’re playing in the Hollywood sandbox or not, it’s Iverson and Dallesandro’s singular send-up of high-low, whimsically wacky design that seems to fulfi ll a universal need for fun. “You want to smile when you walk into a room,” says Dallesandro, who views her design strength as bringing a sense

of luxury to projects, while Iverson is an ace with color and playfulness. Together, the two are busy putting their smile-inducing stamp on homes with out-of-the-box design solutions—they created an insta collection for one client by buying “a ton of cheap trophies that were actually horrible, but we painted them all white and suddenly they became chic and interesting,” says Iverson. Or how about the enlarging and colorizing of a series of black and white family photos, another Little Bird coup? “It becomes something like Pop Art,” says Dallesandro. www.littlebirdla.com.

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PLUSH STUFF: 1. & 2. Two takes on master bedroom chic 3. A

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THE BRED WINNER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Call it a case of classic style coursing through the blood. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Carla Lane can’t help but create timeless rooms that leave the trends at the door. Since founding her eponymous fi rm two years ago, she has carved out a niche as the go-to whiz for Hollywood writers looking to nest in style. Her specialty? Classic interiors that manage to retain a subtle sense of the cutting edge. So whether she’s putting funky wallpaper behind a quiet bed, popping a series of staid dining chairs with a coat of cherry red, or surrounding a coff ee table with a row of orange and gold Moroccan poufs, Lane is gaining a rep as the classic glamour girl to call. Not that it’s all about picture-perfect rooms. “Most of my clients have dogs and kids, so things are designed to take a beating,” says Lane, whose signature looks involve punchy prints, big color and unexpected details that have clients clamoring for more. www.carlalaneinteriors.com.

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In a town of second careers built on necessity, Adam Hunter and Spencer Barnes are designers by demand. Each transitioned from success in Career 1 (Hunter was a Broadway singer; Barnes a makeup magician to A-list red-carpet walkers) before progressing to Career 2: design.

How was this second profession sparked? At a dinner party where an inquiring actor pondered the gamut of design services. (Which celeb? Let’s just say that Napoleon Dynamite’s Jon Heder now counts himself as a client of the buzzed-about design duo.)

Although the two had been decorating since childhood—as an 11-year-old Hunter bleached his bedroom’s wood fl oors and imposed a teal, charcoal and white palette while his parents were out of town, and at 17 Barnes redid the family house to ready it for sale—they didn’t work together until last year. Each was doing work on the same project for architectural designer Robert Zamora, and in no time at all decided to start a partnership. “Who has more fun and eff ect working together than

we, we asked ourselves,” says Hunter, who studied design at Parsons in between evening and matinee performances.

Th e pair proved its mettle with their fi rst project: 5,000 square feet of reception, offi ce and treatment rooms for Kate Somerville at the skincare guru’s Melrose Place mother ship. Everything had to be fi nished in 12 weeks, and with the inspiration of Old Hollywood, up to 40 workers onsite at a time, and Hunter and Barnes nearly living there as well, it was. Somerville has called her hiring of the design duo one of the smartest business decisions she ever made.

Hunter-Barnes has since gone into overdrive, with fi ve projects currently under way, each a diff erent style—Cape Cod, French Country, a push-the-envelope Hollywood Hills bachelor pad. All have what Barnes calls a “contemporary sensibility, with clean lines and warmth.” Hunter adds: “And not minimal. We’re as interested in texture as color, but above all comfort. We want you to want to stay in the rooms.” www.hunter-barnes.com.

HOT STUFF! Adam Hunter (left) and Spencer Barnes in front of the fi replace at the Kate

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Kelly Schandel has made it a mission to inject big energy into less-is-more mythology. And if minimalism is her offi cial beat, her career is all about giving new life to a look that’s plagued with a bad rap. Since 2003, when she founded her company, Th inkPure, Schandel has proven that streamlined looks don’t have to run cold to the touch. “Minimalism can be too strict,” says Schandel, who designed the Bev Hills Monique Lhuillier boutique as well as Santa Monica’s Aqua Day Spa. “I want people to love modern. But homes need to feel homey.” Th e h-word from a woman who routinely retails at the likes of Minotti, B&B Italia and Modern Living? Th at’s right. Schandel, who has worked under the king of uncluttered, Calvin Klein, is making her case for pared-down spaces, one project at a time. By combining architectural know-how with an ace design eye, the Newport Beach-raised decorator softens up stark with big-impact lighting, soft linen Roman shades and—ready for this?—even indoor plants. “Th ings like olive trees in old stone pots bring in this organic quality that I love,” says Schandel. “Th e trick is to keep homes accessible. Th e whole idea is to make home a sanctuary so that you walk in an immediately feel ‘Ahhhh.’” www.thinkpure.com. P

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THE GLAM BUILDER>>>>>>>>>>>>>

In a profession where calling-card projects are everything, Mae Brunken has already arrived in the form of her super-sexy take on Seven. Th e downtown nightclub has the kind of glam-slamming details that not only make everyone contained within its bronze, tufted walls look like someone, it also showcases Brunken’s sultry style to a T. Cue the mood lighting, the can’t-miss color combinations and the play on graphic patterns that place it fi rmly in the now. In addition to the nightclub, Brunken has had no shortage of residential projects spanning L.A. lofts to Santa Monica cottages. But her latest project may end up being closest to her heart: It’s her own house perched high in the hills, and one that comes loaded with enough Hollywood history—it was Barbara Stanwyck’s spread in Double Indemnity—to scare a lesser decorator into pure homage. Not Brunken. Instead, she’s taking the slow and steady approach to carefully updating and honoring the 3,000-square-foot, 1920s Spanish-style house. So far, she’s into year eight of the project, and still making design decisions that involve everything from wall color to drapery to, yes, undoing some not-so-stylish

renovations made by previous owners. “I’ve had to peel back some stuff from the 1970s, but this house has such good bones, it’s mostly been about fi guring out ways to make them stand out,” says Brunken. And while the designer admits to falling for too much of what she sees (“I let too many products into my house”), she always steers clear of the trends. “You don’t want to carbon-date a house so that it looks like it was done in 2008. If you’ve got to have something like pink and chocolate, stick to smaller elements like pillows,” opines the designer. And with drop-dead projects like hers, who are we to argue? www.maebrunkendesign.com.

GILDED STAGE: 1. Lightbox art by Jordan Carlyle at Seven nightclub 2. An L.A. loft project

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THE GLAMOUR GIRL>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yael Afl alo’s Hollywood Hills house may not exactly qualify as a bachelorette pad for a young fashion designer on the go. Indeed, the sprawling fi ve-bedroom with a swimming pool, screening room and gala-sized gravel carport all seems to scream for more than one lithe 31-year-old inhabitant. But Afl alo didn’t let a little detail like tons of square footage get in her way when it came to designing the two-story New England spread. Instead, the Beverly Hills-born designer executed a head-to-garden statue redo of the property. “I wanted to keep the silhouettes traditional, but not the materials of the color,” says Afl alo, whose fashion line, Yaya, is carried at Madison, Ron Herman and Planet Blue. Hence she fl ipped the black-on-white exterior (making the trim white and the walls a “black that eventually settles into an amazing charcoal,”) and glammed up the insides (mirrored bathroom walls and silver-foiled dining room, anyone?) so that what was once a family home now reads more like a sophisticated salon for fashionistas and friends alike. Call it

a case of “build it and they will come.” Afl alo admits that near-constant parties have made her slightly less than popular among neighbors, but what better way to put that Dior gray bar area, that super-sized brown leather Chesterfi eld sofa, or that endless staircase with the patchworked Kilim rugs to great use than with the help of a few of her friends?

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SWING TIME! Clockwise from top: Yael Afl alo takes a swing in the backyard of her Hollywood Hills home. Yaya 2008 collection. An upstairs room devoted to Afl alo’s record collection.

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THE MOD SQUATTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Who says tree house living has to read like Swiss Family Robinson? Designer Pamella Protzel of the fl irty-casual Ella Moss brand just proved the opposite when she unearthed a mini tree house manse atop Bronson Canyon and rehabbed it from bare plywood to Hollywood glam. “Th e fi rst thing I thought was that the steps were rickety and it was barren since the owners before didn’t have drapes or curtains,” says the 33-year-old designer. But taking a page from her whimsical line, the stylista went to work in creating an abode fi t for the Ella Moss girl.

Protzel mixed Bohemian and feminine touches in a mod way by pairing vintageFrench chandeliers with lithographs of KateMoss’ backside done in can’t-miss fl uorescentshades of orange, pink and purple. Known for her signature striped frocks and laid-backluxurious fabrics, Protzel extends the same

punchy colored, soft-to-the-touch comforts toher house: Every space from bedroom toMoroccan-inspired patio is polished off withbright stripes and textures from Missoni Home. So is a home collection in Protzel’s future? “It’s something I aspire to do. Our dresses are so soft that our clients say they want to sleep in them, so I’d love to do sheets or bedding,”says Protzel. But in the meantime she’s enjoying the traffi c-less and silent abode (“It’s like I bought myself a piece of sanity!”) that comes with a small price to pay: Sixty-fi ve steps from the street to her front door! “You learn to carry all your groceries at once,” says Protzel. “You don’t forget anything.”

PERCH AND STATE From top: Pamella Protzel in her Bronson Canyon tree-house like home. Vintage fashion illustrations in the entryway.

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PLEIN-AIR PLUSH Top: Melody Kulp in front of her cabana fi replace wearing her Sweetees collection’s Amerigo dress. 1. The dining room window features fi nds from Indonesia.2. The just-fi nished outdoor cabana.

THE BO-HOMEMAKER>>>>>>>>>>>

Melody Kulp’s cult-fave line of just-so dresses and tops, Sweetees, hits that L.A. hotspot to a T. Dress up her designs with a pair of Manolos, or just throw on a pair of fl ip-fl ops. Either way, you get the same eff ect: laid-back sophistication. And the same recipe applies to her two-story Mediterranean in the Pacifi c Palisades, where an open-plan design, and one seriously tricked-out poolside cabana, can play it high or low, depending on the mood—or the number of votives fl ickering on every surface. “I wanted to integrate diff erent aspects of my life in this house,” says the 33-year-old, Malibu-rasied designer, who makes a case for Morocco, Spain and Bali under one roof. “Out by the pool, I wanted it to feel really tropical, so I’ve got all of these plants and the salt water rainfall, and this great feeling. Inside, I wanted it to feel much more Moroccan, so there are the arches in the house and the lighting. Mostly, I wanted it to feel relaxed and comfortable.” Kulp passed on hiring an interior designer,

and instead did the leg work herself. “I’m around fabric stores all the time, so I know what I love.” When it came to buying the furniture, however, she had to stray a bit further. “We went to Bali and bought almost a container-full of teak furniture including the day bed in the living room, chairs, a coff ee table and the kitchen table.” So where does the designer do all of her hanging out? “Not in the living room,” she says. “It’s my favorite room in the house, but let’s face it, the den has the TV.”

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(www.sweeteescollection.com), carried at Barneys

New York, Fred Segal and Planet Blue, is a celeb

fave. Sarah Jessica Parker, Beyonce and Jennifer

Aniston are all clients. The secret? “It’s all about

having amazing cottons,” says Kulp. “We use modal/

jersey and Supima cotton. The feel is amazing.”

CABANA-MANIA! Surround-sound, wine

cooler, teak chaises, anyone? Kulp has all the

outdoor basics in her newly completed back-garden

cabana, but then she upped the ante on the area

by adding a fi replace, fl atscreen TV and pizza oven.

Oh, and a fi repit, too. The kicker? Kulp and husband

David Reinstein have yet to use it. “We’ve just had it

built, and we just had our baby,” says Kulp, the proud

(and recent) mother of James. “Eventually we’ll get

out there and enjoy it! ”

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The Netherlands heats up as the global hotspot of über-cool design

FORGET THE CANALS, the fl ower markets,

the painted clogs. All you really need to know

about Dutch design and its out-there innuendo is

right here: Marcel Wanders, Studio Job, Claudy

Jongstra, Richard Hutton, Hella Jongerius,

Maarten Baas, Kiki van Eijk and Weiki Sommers.

Who? Read on for an insider’s A-to-Z cheat sheet

on all things cutting-edge cool, starting with an

out-of-control hotel, the latest canvas for some of

the world’s best design talent.

THE LLOYD HOTEL

Amsterdam’s hands-down hotbed of swish, understated elegance is Th e Dylan Hotel, designed by Dutch restaurant and hospitality hotshots FG Stijl. Nestled along a serene stretch of water in the quaint Western Canal District, it’s the most luxurious hotel of the city’s most recent crop, attracting a laid-back, luxe crowd and the under-the-radar celebrity set. Cushy, colorful rooms overlook a peaceful courtyard, and a stylish late-night lounge with high-back leather chairs and lush green carpet complements one of the city’s top restaurants, Vinkeles, which serves sea bass ceviche with pumpkin and crab croquettes you’ll dream about later. www.dylanamsterdam. com.

KRUISHERENHOTEL Renowned interior designer Henk Vos transformed this 15th-century Gothic monastery in Maastrict into a fl ight of wild fancy, with huge, mural-like digital prints and furniture by Marc Newson, Piet Hein Eek and Philippe Starck. www.chateauhotels.nl.

NL HOTEL Th is new, aff ordable, 10- room design hotel was designed by Dutch lighting wiz Edward van Vliet. www. nl - hotel.com.

STAYOKAY Another Edward van Vliet-designed lodging, this super-young and hip hostel has plans to take over Piet Bom’s groovy Cube Houses in Rotterdam. www.stayokay.com.

CITIZENM Th e new Schiphol Airport location of this budget pod chain is decked out for the laptop generation with Vitra furniture, Philips technology and stuff ed “citizens” by Dutch design team Gewoon. www. citizenm.com.

The Dylan’s peaceful interior courtyard is the perfect place to grab a cocktail or order from the hotel’s famed restaurant menu.

MORE SLEEPING BEAUTIES

REFINED CHIC

SUPER SIZED: This eight-person bed at The Lloyd hotel, designed for rock-’n’-roll slumber parties, is more often used by families.

Designer Richard Hutten and Lloyd creative director Suzanne Oxenaar in the hotel café.

The Lloyd’s music room.

Ranging from one star to fi ve, this beyond-hip, blissfully democratic hotel brings good design to the in-the-know masses. A former WWI emigrant’s hotel (and later, a youth prison) in Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands, the Lloyd—part hotel and part cultural embassy, with its art-house library and live performances—has been brought to life by a talented motley crew of Dutch Designers with capital Ds. MVRDV handled the architecture. Salvage-wood designer Piet Hein Eek contributed furniture. So did up-and-comer Christoph Seyferth. And the details read like a who’s-who of hot Dutch design: wallpaper by Gijs Bakker, a rocking horse by Ineke Hans, a pouf by Cecile van der Heijden, carpets by Claudy Jongstra, and a design bar and specially designed “Lloyd lamp” by Richard Hutten. Turn the corner, and you’ll probably run into the Rag Chair by Tejo Remy. www.lloydhotel.com.

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“We want our customers to be fearless and cunning... Style is for the insecure.” —Marcel Wanders

1. Marcel Wanders’ One Minute Lampshade is a personal edition that was scuplted in one minute. 2. Wanders’ Soapstars tub at the Lute Suites. 3. A Wanders-designed suite outfi tted in Moooi and Wanders furniture, custom wallpaper and textiles.

Marcel Wanders’ famous Knotted Chair for Cappellini.

Man-behind-the-Knotted-Chair Marcel Wanders is practically a national hero in the Netherlands—not to mention an international design giant—with a handful of greatest Droog hits, as well an ever-burgeoning roster of über-respected companies (including Bizazza, Cappellini, Magis, Poliform, Vitra and Moroso) that line up to work with him. Wanders’ designs (the Big Shade Lamp, the Carbon Chair, the Egg vase, the Crochet Table, a crumpled gold dog sculpted in less than a minute) are so varied and prolifi c, it’d be hard to keep track if not for the contradictory aesthetic—kooky but beautiful, serious but playful—lurking beneath every surface.

Marcel Wanders

To stay at the Lute Suites is to get as close to Marcel Wanders’ design psyche as possible. After dining at the famed Lute restaurant (by chef Peter Lute), Wanders was inspired to collaborate with the chef—eat there; you’ll understand—in creating on-site lodging for gourmands who might want to stay in this bucolic village just outside Amsterdam for more than a meal. Th e result: seven over-the-top, newly renovated 18th-century cottages that overlook the Amstel River and are fi lled almost exclusively with Wanders and Moooi furniture and accessories. Breakfast comes from the restaurant, a former gunpowder factory that bears noticeable new traces of the Wanders wand. www.lutesuites.com.

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COMING THIS FALL Wanders’ latest brainchild,

the Westerhuis (a rehabbed former school), is a highly

anticipated cultural center for which more than 30

studios were handpicked by Wanders himself. (He

accepted applications and could have fi lled the building

nine times.) His own studio and offi ces span the

penthouse, while a Moooi showroom fl agship, a gallery

space and a café occupy the ground level. Even the

hallways are shaping up as whimsical showcases for

Wanders’ genius, with just-out, gold-striped Graham &

Brown wallpaper and the swirling pink, black and gray

World Carpets he designed for Colorline.

From top: A Wanders-designed, treehouse-like sleeping loft at the Lute Suites; a view of the Lute Restaurant exterior at night.

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Ineke Hans’ furniture has a chunky, primitive and childlike appeal, but never

at the expense of beauty. Her NeoCountry series for Cappellini—including a bad-

ass rocker—is as chic as it is rustic. www. inekehans.com.

Part science geek and part tree hugger, Jo Meesters makes the design-show rounds with green concepts, high technology and beautiful design: think vases designed with sophisticated rapid-protyping techniques, rugs and poufs made with crocheted black

wool, and a sinister-looking collection of vessels made from recycled paper

pulp and molds from discarded objects. www. jomeesters.nl.

Th e duo behind the rebellious Studio Job—Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel—is responsible for the cheeky Biscuit collection

for Royal Tichelaar Makkum (including the cake stand fl aunting the peace sign), as well as oversized papier-mâché furniture for

Moooi and a giant mosaic tea service for Bisazza. www. studiojob.nl.

Folksy, chic and incredulously hip, Kiki van Eijk dabbles in a little bit of everything: carpets, lamps… porcelain fl atware? Her irresistible line of “soft furniture” is expertly crafted from

surprisingly hard materials like ceramics and birch plywood. www. kikiworld.nl.

His work hasn’t reached the U.S. yet (not to worry; it’s only a matter of time), but in the Netherlands, Piet Hein Eek is famous for a primitive Dutch modern aesthetic and his tongue-and-groove scrapwood series, made entirely from wood scraps lacquered in high gloss. www.pietheineek.nl.

It’s all about materials for Maarten Baas. Picked up early on by stateside pioneers like Murray Moss, this brazen designer has developed a cult following for his surreal Clay series and his Smoke collection, for which he burns existing pieces of furniture.

www.maartenbaas.com.

Th e high preistess of prettifi ed design, Hella Jongerius has done it all: the Polder sofa for Vitra, porcelain for Nymphenburg,

a fl exible sink for Droog, even a sweet vase for IKEA. Her new enameled Shippo Plates for Cibone in Tokyo are pure magic.

www. jongeriuslab. com.

Weiki Somers takes traditional craft to the hilt with industrial techniques that result

in fantastical pieces like quilt-inspired ceramics and sculptural vases morphing

into blossoms. www.wiekisomers.com.

PRIMER TIMETh is handy designer primer reveals who’s who in the right-now world of Dutch design



Above: Previously a ship dock, NDSM has been transformed into an art and design studio. Right:A view of MVRDV’s colorful Silodam housing project.

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Ben Lambers and his wife, Tatjana Quax, have an impressive background in all things design. He was an art director for the international advertising agency Publicis. She hails from Elle Wonen. Th ey’ve both taught at prestigious art and design schools, and even starred in a home-makeover TV show a few years back. Th ese days, they’re mostly known as the creative power couple behind Studio Aandacht, “an agency for commercial culture” that’s been praised for its innovative brand, styling and design work. “We’re really on a mission,” says Quax. “It’s more like a language. I need to think of a new name. It’s not just styling.” Semantics aside, Quax takes credit for most of the styling-related genius. (Cue the uninhibited styling of the fantastical Moooi product magazines.) Most recently, she worked with famed photographer Inga Powilleit on How Th ey Work, a gorgeous and revealing new coff ee-table book that examines the working methods of 17 iconic Dutch designers, from Marcel Wanders to Claudy Jongstra, and the world-famous Dutch approach to design: “a fanatical attitude towards work, a healthy lack of respect for convention, and a determination to go their own way.” But it’s when husband and wife work together on projects that the magic more often happens. When asked to design an exhibit for the Princessehof porcelain museum (with Marcel Schmalgemeijer), they created mountains of shattered white porcelain and green and mirrored glass to stunning eff ect. Th eir secret? “A simple idea, but always revolutionary.”

AMBASSADORS OF DUTCH DESIGN

NOORD STAR

Hop aboard one of the free boat rides that depart from behind the Central train station and cross the IJ River to the up-and-arrived Noord ’hood. A great study in reuse, this still-industrial-feeling hot spot, once riddled with derelict warehouses, has been transformed into a working settlement for artists and designers. Th e gargantuan, hangar-like NDSM center (previously a ship dock), houses art and design studios at aff ordable rents, while the famous Silodam housing project was designed by Dutch starchitecture fi rm MVRDV to look like a container ship. Developed to address a housing shortage in Amsterdam, the contemporary, multicolored, multi-material structure—now one of the area’s most recognizable sights—fi ts 157 spaces into 10 stories. But the real testament to the area’s arrival: MTV has moved in (much to the dismay of resident artists), and trendy cafés and restaurants have spread out in once-abandoned warehouses. Local hot spot Th e Hotel de Goudfazant (www.hoteldegoudfazant.nl), for example, with its industrial garage doors, cement fl oor and massive chandelier, is worth the trip alone.

Lambers and Quax’s creative genius is revealed from within via the playfully blurred lines inside the multifunctional studio/live/play space in Amsterdam’s IJburg, where they reside—and often work—with their two young sons.

Marjise Vogelzang can go head-to-head with any designer in the Netherlands —only her medium of choice is food, not furniture. Th e 30-year-old pixie’s innovative culinary designs have spurred a cult following of international foodies and collaborations with design forces like Marcel Wanders and Jurgen Bey, leaving

clients like Hermès and Nike clamoring for a consultation. She once threw a dinner party, in partnership with Droog, that involved baking a tablecloth made of bread atop the dinnerware. Diners had to break away the bread to fi nd their place settings. And it doesn’t stop there: Her over-the-top repertoire of high-concept food projects includes all-white meals, ingredients grown in the dark and guns made of sugar. Most of the conceptual work hails from her Amsterdam studio, but anyone can taste her creations at her Rotterdam café, Proef.

PLASTIC FANTASTIC DINING CHAIR

Coated with rubber, Studio Jasper, www.studiojspr.nl.

HAUTE CONCEPTLeft: Rotterdam’s dreamily designed Proef café uses fresh, local ingredients. Above: Owner/food designer Marjise Vogelzang.

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A CONCRETE MOVE Amsterdam’s super-edgy

contemporary art museum has been showcasing exhibits

at temporary spaces, while the Stedelijk Museum receives

a highly anticipated, top-to-bottom renovation and

addition. Right now, the roaming “Stedelijk in the City:

Construction Cabin on Tour” kicks off the countdown.

In December ’09—after four years of much-ballyhooed

displacement—the $100 millon-plus building reopens,

with architecture by Benthem Crouwel Architects and

interiors by Gilian Schrofer, the genius behind Concrete

(responsible for the design of Supperclub and De

Lairesse pharmacy). www. stedelijk.nl.

FREESTYLE BLOW MOLDING

Ask anyone in Amsterdam: Th e Frozen Fountain is the de facto Holy Grail of Dutch design. At every turn, this 10-plus room gallery/shop reveals inspiring, creatively arranged vignettes and iconic pieces: the Scrapwood series by Piet Hein Eek, the Polder sofa by Hella Jongerious for Vitra, Table Stories by Tord Boontj, quilted ceramic vases by Weiki Somers, Ineke Hans’ Fracture Coatstand, clay chairs by Maarten Baas. Th e gallery component features rotating shows of edgy conceptual works and knockout exhibits—like Morad Bouchakour’s most recent series of bold, color-bleeding photographs—by emerging artists. Upstairs, weave your way through a beautiful labyrinth of wallpaper, rugs and textiles. Th ere’s even a Claudy Jongstra shop-within-a-shop off ering her felt masterpieces—including a rug or wall hanging that resembles a long-haired bison hide. Try not to miss anything: Th e Fountain is legendary for launching the country’s next design stars. Prinsengracht 629, Amsterdam, 31.20.6229375.

Little more than 15 years ago, design critic Renny Ramakers and jewelry designer Gijs Bakker founded Droog—an idea lab and cutting-edge collective now synonymous with the country’s greatest design hits. More edgy museum than mere store, the beyond-cool fl agship is like a virtual tour through the collective id of the country’s most innovative designers. Showing off the cheeky brilliance that put Dutch design on the map in the fi rst place, the rotating installations are an inspired mixed bag of off -the-wall and iconic: Tejo Remy’s tower of drawers tied together like a chest; a slow-glow lamp powered by fat; a long wooden tree trunk punctuated with chair backs; and Rody Graumans’ 85-lightbulb chandelier. For sale in the front, smaller, just-as-innovative take-away items like a roll of tape by Martí Guixé with a gilt frame pattern, foam dish-washing brush, and a tablecloth printed with the silhouette aftermath of a dinner party remind visitors of another important aspect of Dutch design: accessibility. Staalstraat 7b, Amsterdam, www.droog.com.

Jonas Samson’s PVC yellow vases, www. jonassamson.com.

ROYAL CRUSH Earlier this year, a new VIP Centre

and Royal Lounge designed by architecture and design

powerhouse Concrete opened at Schiphol Airport. A clutch of

atmospherically talented—and well-known—Dutch designers

is represented, and cool custom details—like wallpaper made

from miniature reproductions of the national coat of arms—

make a missed fl ight seem almost lucky.

A RETROSPECTIVE: THE FUTURE OF COOL

FOUNTAIN OF COUTH

The sprawling showroom epitomizes all that is vibrant, clever, beautiful and cheeky about the Dutch design aesthetic.

THE IT STORE: Two peeks inside the Droog fl agship.



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1 MENDO: Designed by Concrete, this sleek, black-on-black bookstore gives equal play to its smart interiors and beautiful tomes, which are all dedicated, appropriately, to interiors, architecture, photography and graphic design. Berenstraat 11, Amsterdam.

2 WONDERWOOD: Harboring an esoteric passion for plywood, Hein Stolle stocks his shop with vintage and contemporary chairs, tables, lamps and limited editions by a dizzying roster of designers: Marcel Brauer, Jean Prouve, Richard Hutten, George Nelson and David Trubridge, for starters. Rusland 3, Amsterdam.

3 VIVID: Th is Rotterdam gallery features pieces by Hella Jongerius, Jaime Hayon, Wieki Somers, Tord Boontje and Studio Job, while owners Saskia Copper and Aad Krol curate rare exhibits, like a showing of Vincent de Rijk’s resin collection. William Boothlaan 17a, Rotterdam.

4 SPRMRKT: Dutch style-setters head to this authentic, wickedly hip version of Urban Outfi tters for a well-edited selection of skinny black jeans, art books, wooden penis sculptures and vintage design classics. Rozengracht 191–193, Amsterdam.

5 DESIGNHUIS: Associated with Endhoven’s Academy of Design, the Design Haus acts

as incubator of conceptual ideas, while the design shop carries a robust selection of all the local greats—Pols Potten, Studio Job, Hella Jongerius, Kiki van Eijk and more. Stadhuisplein 3, Eindhoven.

6 DEPOT ROTTERDAM: Wallpapered and well-edited, this “interior studio and advice bureau” mixes modern classics (Eames, Flos,

Mies) with established and emerging Dutch talent. Pannekoekstraat 66a, Rotterdam.

7 POLS POTTEN: Its wildly popular aesthetic—handicraft with a tongue-in-cheek twist—extends to every corner of the home, like a hipper, more unique Crate and Barrel, with glassware, pillows, linens, candles, lighting and its own furniture line, (WOOD). Knsm-Laan 39, Amsterdam.

Newcomer Alexander Pelikan’s new Plastic Nature stool “brings together nature and technology.”

From left: An Ineke Hans exhibit at Vivid; Mendo’s Concrete-designed space; Wonderwood.

EAT, DRINK, BE DARING Stare at it from afar, all

lit up like a boxy spaceship at night. Take a long tour of

the on-site nursery and herb garden, and wander around

Frankendael Park—home to the 1926 greenhouse. Do all

this, but do not leave this picturesque area before eating at

De Kas, Michelin Star-recipient chef Gert Jan Hageman’s

fresh-greens restaurant designed by Piet Boon. Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 31.20.4624562.

Given the shock of Dutch design schools and a government that supports creative industry, there’s always a frenzy of emerging talent on the scene. Standing out from the pack, Alexander Pelikan, a German-born alum of the Maarten Baas design team, recently branched out to focus on his own work. An interlocking system of wood and colorful plastic joints makes his new Plastic Nature furniture line—an eye-catching series of stools, tables and chairs—all about connections. “I want to tell a story about randomness,” Pelikan says. “Th e plastic is going everywhere, fl uid and manufactured, fi lling in holes, while the wood is straight and natural. I am playing with contrasts, and this is where they meet.” His inventive, thoughtful work is catching on. Th e Clicdierchair, for one, was recently commissioned by SoHo’s Trespa showroom as a gift for its top 100 clients during ICFF. www. pelidesign.com.

A trip to Rotterdam is crucial for archi buff s. Start at the NAI (an amazing building by architect Jo Coenen), where expertly curated exhibits range from the off beat architecture of sleep to historic collections of drawings, models and photographs. With your ticket, you can also tour the next-door Sonneveld House—a hypermodern example of 1930s Dutch Functionalism. Hit Piet Blom’s Cube homes, the Kunsthal by Rem Koolhas and the Erasmus Bridge. To explore beyond the obvious, Archiguides off ers tours by bike, foot or bus (www. rotterdam-archiguides.nl). Where to stay: In the center of the Witte de Straat neighborhood, A Small Hotel (www.asmallhotel.nl) is a six-room haven designed by owner Angelique Smol in tasteful Zen and Texan themes.

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FRENCH 50S-60S

Huge collection of mid-century furniture, lighting and accessories. Most are

vintage French pieces that owner Michele Sommerlath brings back from her

frequent trips, but fi nds are made all over the world. Second showroom in Venice.

9608 Venice Blvd. 310.838.0102 or www.french50s60s.com

HOLLYWOOD AT HOME

Owner Peter Dunham has assembled an eclectic assortment of antiques,

furniture, lighting, fl oor coverings and textiles (including his own fabulous lines of

fabric and custom furniture). Dunham also offers interior design services. 636 N.

Almont Dr. 310.273.6200 or www.hollywoodathome.com

J.F. CHEN

J.F. Chen stocks gorgeous antiques, mostly from 19th and 20th century Europe

and Asia. Furniture and decorative items include seating, tables, wall décor,

storage pieces, lighting, garden accessories, sculpture and paintings. 941 N.

Highland Ave. 323.466.9700 or www.jfchen.com

KIPPER

The meticulous art of antique restoration and reproduction is alive and well

at Kipper. All work is done by hand using historic techniques and revealing an

extensive knowledge of the craft of woodworking. In-home maintenance service

also available. 11242 Playa Ct. 310.313.4000 or www.kipper.biz

OBSOLETE

Worlds collide in this haven for the unusual. A blend of many things — European

antiquities, contemporary fi ne art, interesting found objects, lighting, books,

potpourri (featuring vintage scents) and more. 222 Main St. 310.399.0024 or

www.obsoleteinc.com

RICHARD SHAPIRO ANTIQUES

Waking up is hard to do, but with Stephen Tomar’s Judith make-up table

($15,000) mornings are better than ever. Richard Shapiro’s hot yet sophisticated

young line has your mirroring needs refl ected. Studiolo’s Polished Steel Mirror

($9,750), has a slightly rustic look that creates a patchwork refl ection. 8905

Melrose Avenue 310.275.6700

DESIGNERS & DESIGN CENTERS

LDC DESIGN STUDIO

Established in 1997, LDC specializes in personalized glamour, helping clients

balance the cultivation of personal style in a space both vibrant and purposeful.

Browse luxe tufted lounges, proper sitting room sofas, mirrors and imperial

dining tables to channel your unique style. 450 S. La Brea Ave. 323.933.9251 or

www.ldcdesignstudio.com

PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER

The West Coast’s Mecca for designers. 1.2 million square feet of space

housing 130 showrooms featuring a huge array of items for the home. Open

to the trade only, but the Design Services Department refers designers

to accompany non-professionals. 8687 Melrose Ave. 310.657.0800 or

www.pacifi cdesigncenter.com

FURNITURE

A.RUDIN

For four generations, the Rudin family has offered Los Angeles custom-made

furniture. Traditionally handcrafted in their local factory, here you’ll fi nd timeless

ANTIQUES

BOURGEOIS BOHÈME

Eclectic French antiques refl ecting an industrial, masculine aesthetic. While

steeped in tradition, their unique furniture, lighting, art and decorative items

suggest a modern European point of view. Bourgeois Boheme Atelier also

produces handmade custom furniture and lighting. 330 N. La Brea Ave.

323.936.7507 or www.bobo-antiques.com

CONTENTS

An incredible collection of high-end antique and vintage designer furniture and

accessories, mostly focused on the Art Deco to Mid-Century periods. Choose

from furniture that is in pristine condition, as well as sculpture, pottery, fi ne art

and more. 8268 Melrose Ave. 323.655.2700 or www.contentsltd.com

DRAGONETTE LIMITED

A wide variety of pristine vintage furniture and decorative arts that span

the 20th Century. Most items are culled from auctions and estate sales

around the world, but they have recently started to manufacture a small

number of pieces themselves. 711 N. La Cienega Blvd. 310.855.9091 or

www.dragonetteltd.com

ECCOLA

Owners Kathleen and Maurizio Almanza scour European fl ea markets and

estate sales on a regular basis. Expect to fi nd a mix of antiques spanning

centuries and styles, highlighted by their affi nity for everything Italian. Second

location at Pacifi c Design Center. 326 N. La Brea Ave. 323.932.9922 or

www.eccolaimports.com

SEVA HOMEIt’s all about high-style wattage at Seva Home where the Saturina fi xture ($2,020 – $5,440) comes in three different sizes to give you that glowing galaxy feel. Go back to the Victorian era with Met 10 ($4,450), their classy tabletop lamp. Between the two lies Met 4 ($3,635), an update of the 70’s psychedelic trip. Seva’s owner Mark Burkett sheds some light on how to make a room your own. “Accent lighting is a perfect opportunity to express the personality of the room.” 145 N. La Brea Ave – B. L.A. 323.938.5405 or www.sevahome.com. —Alyssa Leland

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pieces that transcend the everyday. Featuring extensive seating collections,

beds, headboards, casegoods and lighting. 8687 Melrose Ave., Ste. G-172

310.659.2388 or www.arudin.com

ARMANI CASA

This sophisticated Italian offshoot of Giorgio Armani’s fashion line features luxe

comfort, bold lines and sharp details. Armani Casa includes decoration, gifts, table

accessories, textiles, furniture and lighting. 157 N. Robertson Blvd. 310.248.2440

or www.armanicasa.com

B&B ITALIA LA

Creative Italian furniture design conveys a warm feel with sofas, armchairs,

beds, low tables, storage systems and home accessories. Keep an eye out for

unusual seating solutions like the Fat Sofa. 8801 Beverly Blvd. 310.278.3191

or www.bebitalia.it

BAKER

Furniture, lighting and accessories ranging from traditional pieces based on

19th century European designs to sophisticated, modern pieces crafted by

contemporary designers. Endless upholstery options and complimentary in-

home design consultant services are available. Showroom at Pacifi c Design

Center. 360 N. La Cienega Blvd. 310.289.0074 or www.bakerfurniture.com

BARCLAY BUTERA

Offering furniture for the entire home from their own line, as well as pieces by

Baker, Henredon and Ralph Lauren Home. Also featuring sumptuous interior

design services. Second showroom in Newport Beach. 169 N. La Brea Ave.

323.634.0200 or www.barclaybutera.com

BLACKMAN CRUZ

A destination known for its quirky and edgy pieces, Blackman Cruz is also

earthy and chic. Distinguished by their tables and lighting, they also stock

interesting mirrors, seating and unique objects d’art. Recently launched own

line of handmade custom furniture. 836 N. Highland Ave. 323.466.8600 or

www.blackmancruz.com

BLUEGRASS HOME

Offering eclectic furniture ranging from traditional to transitional. Antiques and

reproductions are in fi ne supply, as are decorative accessories, lighting and

custom furniture. Expect to fi nd an aesthetic that is refi ned, but still cozy. 5818

W. 3rd St. 323.932.0011 or www.bluegrasshome.com

BOCONCEPT

BoConcept is a Danish brand that offers modern, customized furniture

and fabulous accessories for every room in the home. Complimentary

design service available, as is a website feature that allows customers

to design their furniture online. 328 Santa Monica Blvd. 310.401.2266 or

www.boconcept.us

BONTEMPI CASA

From ornate to sleek, this Italian line of modern furnishings offers gorgeous

pieces for the bedroom, dining and living rooms. Their sister line of kitchens,

Bontempi Cucine, boasts several exceptional designs that are made to fi t any

space. 8919 Beverly Blvd. 310.271.9011 or www.bontempi.it

CANTONI

Boasting a huge collection of contemporary furniture for every room in the

home. The best of modern lighting, rugs, art and accessories also available.

Expert designers are on staff to help customers with selection. 420 N. La

Brea Ave. 323.634.0909 or www.cantoni.com

POLIFORMPoliform has made its name by providing contemporary furnishings for the entire home, from knock-out kitchens to stream-lined sofas. The latest? Poliform takes its design genius to the closet, where its just-unveiled systems come with all manner of luxury details that meld innovative function with top-of-the-line looks. 8818 Beverly Blvd. W. Hollywood 310.271.4328 or www.poliformusa.com. —Amanda Gordon

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CAPPELLINI

Famous for iconic pieces, Cappellini has long tapped famous designers to create

furniture in the form of functional art. Their easily recognized designs are featured

in museums and are a staple in the modern, contemporary scene. 8950 Beverly

Blvd. 310.278.9260 or www.cappellini.it

CASSINA

80 years of manufacturing beds, tables, seating and storage pieces created by

some of the world’s foremost designers. Contemporary, sleek pieces fi ll the

collections and Cassina Quick offers ten day delivery on many of their most

popular items. 8815 Beverly Blvd. 310.278.3292 or www.cassinausa.com

CLIFF SPENCER

Traditional craftsmanship combined with supreme skill make Cliff Spencer’s

custom cabinetry and furniture stand out. Featuring both modern and traditional

designs, Spencer has experience working with traditional and non-traditional

species of wood. Website offers good assortment of samples. 13435 Beach Ave.

310.823.0112 or www.cliffspencer.net

DAVID SUTHERLAND SHOWROOM

With 25 years of experience gathering pieces from the best indoor and outdoor

furniture, fabric and accessory lines, David Sutherland’s showrooms are a

wonderland of transitional and modern home design. Also offering surprising

fi nds, like hide carpets and wallcoverings. 8687 Melrose Ave., Ste. B-182

310.360.1777 or www.davidsutherlandshowroom.com

DKVOGUE

Recent Los Angeles arrival dkVOGUE offers a comprehensive collection of

modern and contemporary Danish designs. Their iconic furniture, lighting and

accessories are manufactured in Denmark and while the store is stocked with

inventory, custom orders are also accepted. 9020 Beverly Blvd. 310.385.8645

or www.dkvogue.com

FENDI CASA

Staying true to its fashion roots, Fendi’s furniture line Fendi Casa uses

only the richest and most exclusive materials available, such as damasks,

hand-made prints enriched with gold powder and silk and the printed

leathers and precious furs for which the collection is known. Fendi Casa’s

collection also offers every piece imaginable to create a complete, couture

home environment, including sofas, armchairs, chaise lounges, beds, dining

and coffee tables, lighting, accessories and more. 308 N. Robertson Blvd.

310.854.1008 or www.fendicasa.com

GARY GIBSON

Simple sophistication pervades owner Gary Gibson’s design aesthetic and his

shop offers his own creations as well as found materials and objects. A mix of

old and new, Gibson pairs unlikely materials to create minimalist masterpieces.

Design services also available. 7350 Beverly Blvd. 323.934.4248 or

www.garygibson.com

GLABMAN HOME

Featuring high-end, classic furniture, from contemporary to traditional. A one-

stop shop for the home - design services are offered, as well as fl ooring, window

treatments, moldings, area rugs, outdoor furniture, lighting, technology solutions

specializing in custom video/audio installations, security and surveillance

systems, lighting automation and more. 10984 Santa Monica Blvd.; 982 Westlake

Village, Ste. 10 310.478.9700 or www.glabman.com

HÄSTENS ON BEVERLY

Since 1852, Hastens beds have all been handmade in Sweden. They use all natural,

eco-friendly materials, including horsehair, wool, cotton fl ax and Swedish pine,

allowing the bed to breathe with you and provide an amazing night of sleep.

8827 Beverly Blvd. 310.858.1204 or www.hastensonbeverly.com

HOLLY HUNT

Founded in Chicago in 1983, Holly Hunt designs, creates and cultivates custom

furniture. Look for indoor and outdoor trappings, lighting, textiles, leathers and

rugs. Rich rugs, striking wallpaper and ambiance enhancing accessories abound.

8687 Melrose Ave 310.659.3776 or www.hollyhunt.com

J. ROBERT SCOTT

Credited with developing “California Design”, the team at J. Robert Scott employs

a neutral color palette and natural materials to fabricate custom home furnishings,

textiles, lighting and accessories. All pieces are handmade in the company’s local

factory. 8737 Melrose Ave. 310.680.4200 or www.jrobertscott.com

JANUS ET CIE

JANUS et Cie offers the best in indoor and outdoor lifestyle furnishings, each

piece a superior example of design and craftsmanship. Their products add a

distinctive look to the world’s fi nest private and public settings. JANUS et Cie

provides more than furniture, their expert staff serves clients with creativity and

effi ciency, offering elegant solutions for any design environment . 8687 Melrose

Ave., Ste. B193 310.652.7090 or www.janusetcie.com

JONATHAN ADLER

Pottery (Jonathan Adler’s fi rst love) is not the only thing you’ll fi nd in this haven

of bold design and cheeky luxury. Offering their own line of furniture, home

accessories and more, they’ve got something for everyone. Design services

available. 8125 Melrose Ave. 323.658.8390 or www.jonathanadler.com

CAESARSTONETake the green design trend over the top with eco-friendly quartz countertops from Caesarstone. The L.A.-based showroom makes-over your kitchen and bathroom sinks with a series of Greenguard-certifi ed hunks of quartz stone that are made through a low energy process that ensures no harmful substances ever touch the recycled surfaces. They come in two different salt and pepper shades of Mosaici Carbone and Mosaici Marrone. Price range $70 – 120 per square foot. www.caesarstoneus.com. —Wendy Wong

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MINOTTI

Minotti compliments their own line of chic, contemporary Italian furniture

with select collections from other designers. Expect to fi nd everything from

chandeliers to paintings to accessories. Complimentary design services available.

8936 Beverly Blvd. 310.278.6851 or www.minotti-la.com

MOSS

Murray Moss opened this Soho based design mecca in 1994 with the vision to

alter public perception of industrial product design. Blurring the line between

industrial use and art, Moss is home to beautiful lighting, zany furniture and off-

the-wall gadgets. 8444 Melsrose Ave . 866.902.3423 or www.mossonline.com

NATHAN TURNER

A bohemian, funky mix of antique furniture and textiles that are sourced all over

the globe. Nathan Turner also designs his own line of furniture and an upholstered

collection for Elite Leather, which are both available at his store. 636 Almont Dr.

310.275.1209 or www.nathanturner.com

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

Offering tables, seating, storage, beds, mirrors and gorgeous tabletop and home

accessories. Featuring three collections - City, Country and Island — which are inspired

by iconic designer Oscar de la Renta’s personal residences in New York, Connecticut

and Punta Cana. 8446 Melrose Pl. 323.653.0200 or www.oscardelarenta.com

PAFID

Skilled craftsmen in South Korea create gorgeous pieces steeped in Korean

tradition. Wooden and lacquered furniture and accessories, some of which are

decorated with inlaid mother-of-pearl and cow’s horn. 8687 Melrose Ave., Ste.

B-408 310.855.9808 or www.pafi d.com

SHABBY CHIC

Designer Rachel Ashwell offers furniture, bedding, lighting and accessories

inspired by vintage pieces and a sense of comfort-as-necessity. No pretense

here — just gorgeous, cozy pieces that are as opulent as they are earthy. 1013

Montana Ave. 310.394.1975 or www.shabbychic.com

TORTOISE

Authentic, one-of-a-kind Japanese furniture (some custom-made), vintage

accessories and art all selected for display with a discerning eye. Tortoise General

Store is right down the street and offers Japanese gifts, accessories and everyday

items. 1342 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd. 310.396.7335 or www.tortoiselife.com

KITCHEN & BATH

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Kitchen and bath focused Blu counts architectural products as a tool for sculpting

intimate spaces into elegant living niches. Peruse the kitchen and bath collections

with themes ranging from organic to futuristic or employ Blu’s design services in your

own home. 8921 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 6281 310.278.0080 or www.blu-la.us

EUROCONCEPTS KITCHENS

Homeowners looking to create breathtaking kitchens can expect to fi nd high-

end cabinetry and appliances at this kitchen design fi rm. A second showroom

at the Pacifi c Design Center features products for bath design (located in B119).

8687 Melrose Ave., Ste. G288 or www.euroconcepts.com

FERGUSON BATH, KITCHEN & LIGHTING GALLERY

Beautiful new Woodland Hills showroom boasts 25,000 square feet of faucets,

fi xtures, lighting and appliances from the world’s leading manufacturers.

HD BUTTERCUPNestled in HD Buttercup’s newly expanded store lies their latest edition, Shine Home, whose goods have been spotted in LA’s S Bar and W Hotels. Its furniture starts vintage and ends retro. “Shine really encompasses the California lifestyle, a little beachy, a little Hollywood,” says Mila Becker of HD Buttercup. The Cary buffet ($2,735) is perfect for tossing your bag on when you walk in the door, or make the room pop with their Morocco side table ($750) available in baby blue, chartreuse, jet black and pure white. 3223 Helms Ave. L.A. 310.558. 8900 or www.hdbuttercup.com. —A.L.

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Additional showrooms in Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica and West

Hollywood. Complimentary one-on-one consultations available. 6416 Variel Ave.

818.593.7220 or www.ferguson.com

KITCHEN BATHROOM LIVING HOME DESIGN

Featuring kitchen and bath design essentials including faucets, kitchen

cabinets, vessel sinks, vanities, toilets and bidets. KBL has a huge selection

to choose from and they offer consultation, design and installation services.

Second showroom in West Covina. 16615 Hawthorne Blvd. 310.542.7974 or

www.kblhomedesign.com

MONTANARI GROUP

Clean and inviting designs offer the perfect solution to entertaining or relaxing in

your own home. Choose from bright white, warm wood, or sexy black schemes

and don’t miss the collections dedicated to the kitchen and closet. 8687 Melrose

Ave., Ste. G281 310.659.5348 or www.montanarigroup.com

POGGENPOHL

110 years of manufacturing gorgeous kitchens has made Poggenpohl’s

designs synonymous with luxury. Kitchens are made in Germany and

feature two basic designs — modern classic and the Bauhaus-inspired

modern purism. 8687 Melrose Ave., Ste. B188 310.289.4901 ext. 11 or

www.poggenpohl-usa.com

SNAIDERO USA

Superior Italian kitchen cabinetry devised by internationally acclaimed artists,

architects and industrial designers. Each detail is painstakingly attended to

during their production process and products come with a ten year guarantee.

372 N. Robertson Blvd. 310.657.5497 or www.snaidero-usa.com

SNYDER DIAMOND

Family run business offering the latest and greatest in built-in appliances,

decorative plumbing and fi ne hardware for the kitchen and bath. Ample

selection of styles ranging from traditional to modern kept in inventory, so

short lead times can be accommodated. 1399 Olympic Blvd. 310.450.1000

or www.snyderdiamond.com

OUTDOOR AND LANDSCAPE

BOTANICAL

Specializing in landscape architecture and horticultural design, Botanical takes

care of every need — from designing and building an entire outdoor landscape to

placing plants indoors to making weekly fl oral deliveries. Their showroom offers

fabulous containers and garden furniture. 8747 Beverly Blvd. 310.275.3372 or

www.botanicalgroup.com

INNER GARDENS

Owner Stephen Block has assembled a dream team of designers, technicians

and installation crews to meet every horticultural need. Specializing in both

interior and exterior plant design, Block also carries a large array of garden

antiques, containers and unusual plants. 6050 W. Jefferson Blvd. 310.838.8378 or

www.innergardens.com

TEXTILES AND UPHOLSTERY

SILK TRADING COMPANY

Gorgeous textiles, drapery, paint, home furnishings and accessories abound.

Select from made-to-order products, or their line of ready made drapes which

are available for immediate purchase. In-house design consultants available. 360

S. La Brea Ave. 323.954.9280 or www.silktrading.com

STONE, TILE, GRANITE & FLOORING

ANN SACKS TILE & STONE

Ann Sacks offers a myriad assortment of all different types of tile, stone and

mosaics, allowing customers the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild.

Projects are enhanced by Ann Sacks’ fi ne selection of plumbing and lighting.

8935 Beverly Blvd. 310.273.0700 or www.annsacks.com

BISAZZA MOSAIC

For over 50 years, this Italian luxury brand has offered interior and exterior glass

mosaics. In addition to breathtaking mosaics, they are now offering a gorgeous

line of home furnishings marked by contemporary design. 8371 Melrose Ave.

323.782.9171 or www.bisazza.com/usa

COMPAS STONE

Mediterranean oriented Compas seamlessly matches antique European

fl oor patterns and ceramic tiles with modern architecture. Tiles are cut in

Europe and may feature antiqued glazes, perfume infusion, and custom

designed limestone fl oor patterns. 843/845 N. La Cienega 310.854.3023 or

www.compasstone.com

WALKON TILE

Design Specialists will work with customers at home or in the showroom to help

plan and execute spectacular kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms and exterior

spaces featuring their huge selection of mosaic, tile, slate, glass and stone. 12353

Wilshire Blvd. 310.442.1008 or www.walkontile.com

GRACE HOMETurquoise is the current shade for Grace Home Furnishings. Feel as if you’re fl oating in a pool, fl ying up high, or submerged in a room fi lled with Tiffany’s boxes. Pull up the Pheasant Chair ($2,290) to the table and dine in style, or throw the Appliquéd Floral Pillow ($75) in a cozy corner with the latest read. And why not add a personal touch to your fl owers with Grace’s dainty Oona Vases ($180 - $280)? The cute but not over-the-top color splashes will brighten any space. 11632 Barrington Ct. L.A. 310.476.7176 or www.gracehomefurnishings.com. —A.L.

LUXURIOUS FURNISHING AT GRACE HOME.


GIFTS AND ACCESSORIES

655 HOME

Unique tabletop accessories and gorgeous objects for the home, as well as a

treasure trove of hard-to-fi nd gift items. Also on the premises are their sister

lines, Phyllis Morris and Circa, which offer high-end custom furniture. 655 N.

Robertson Blvd. 310.289.6868 or www.phyllismorris.com

ALGABAR

On a mission to improve their customers’ wellbeing, Gail Baral and Robb Wain

bring passion for the sublime to their shop. Decorative objects are sourced from

all over the world, as are their selections of teas, fragrances and gourmet foods.

342 S. La Brea Ave. 323.954.9720 or www.algabar.com

CALYPSO HOME

Handpicked treasures culled from destinations near and far. Pieces are

a bohemian mix of many different styles, but luxury is still the name

of the game. Featuring an extensive bedding collection and scores of

decorative pieces for the home. 225 26th St., Ste. 39 310.587.0703 or

www.calypso-celle.com

GEARYS

For 75 years, a Los Angeles mainstay in luxurious items for the home. In addition

to decorative pieces in crystal and silver, Gearys boasts a large collection of fi ne

china, tabletop accessories and barware. Second location on Rodeo Drive. 351

N. Beverly Dr. 310.273.4741 or www.gearys.com

LIGHTING & ACESSORIES

REMAINS LIGHTING

Offering beautifully restored antique lighting fi xtures, as well as an original line

of vintage-inspired fi xtures. All work is performed under the watchful eye of

founder David Calligeros in their New York factory, ensuring that customers

receive meticulously crafted fi xtures. 765 N. La Cienega Blvd. 310.358.9100 or

www.remainslighting.com

UNICI INC.

This modern glass gallery spotlights Italian glass, ceramics and lighting.

Ethereal glass creations complement architectural detail and bright colors

offer solutions to home design. Murano Chandeliers, dinner wares and glass

home accessories reign in this court. 9461 Jefferson Blvd. 310.855.0063 or

www.unici.us

RUGS, CARPET & FLOOR COVERINGS

ATELIER LAPCHI

Historic textile patterns from around the world inspire custom-made

masterpieces. Rugs are hand-woven in Kathmandu using traditional techniques

and Lapchi boasts one of the fastest turnaround times in the business. Their

extensive inventory is also available for immediate purchase. 8687 Melrose Ave.,

Ste. G-176 310.967.0087 or www.lapchi.com

TUFENKIAN CARPETS

Tibetan and Armenian rug designer Tufenkian practices dedication to social

and environmental responsibility. Artisans use a traditional Tibetan style of

fabric weaving and vegetable-based dying to produce carpets that furnish the

offi ces of Morgan Stanley New York Park and Hyatt hotels. 8466 Melrose Ave.

323.653.5405 or www.tufenkian.com

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PRINTS CHARMING: Alejandro Gehry with his work at North Spring Street Gallery.

WALL PLAYER Frank Gehry’s son Alejandro enacts a construction code all his own. The result? Load-bearing art with a soft-core focus

Painter, illustrator and, yes, the son of none other than Frank, Alejandro Gehry creates his very own odes to over-the-top with his signature, large-scale erotic works. Th e paintings—brightly colored, multiview syntheses of safety pin-pierced women—are created from the comfort of his two-story home, a stone’s throw from Venice Beach. Part post-punk, part Jenna Jameson, his current body of work explores sex and sexuality, a topic, he says, that has always been of interest. After high school, the 28-year-old Santa Monica native headed east to Rhode Island School of Design where he studied illustration. Th en in 2002, Gehry designed two enormous, “billboard-esque” murals for the 15,000-square-foot Issey Miyake fl agship in NY. And now he’s involved with decorating interiors again, this time with friend and fellow artist Delia Cabral, owner of DCA Fine Art in Santa Monica.

Th e newly launched, art-cum-décor company DCA Style is reproducing fi ve artists’ works as wallpaper, tiles, pillows, rugs, you name it. Gehry says it was a natural collaboration, since he and Cabral “are always working together.” A few choice pieces of Gehry’s—the less erotic, more punk ones, (i.e. sans crotch shots)—have now become customizable, scalable, non-repeat, limited-edition wall coverings, some of which are already adorning the walls (including a mural in the restaurant/bar) at the newly renovated, Art Deco Shangri-La Hotel on Ocean Avenue. Despite his work aesthetic, as far as the home goes, Gehry favors the clean lines of van der Rohe, Eames and even a little Starck. “I have some designer pieces, and I have some Ikea,” he says of his eclectic live/work space. Along with a few of dad’s chairs (natch), Gehry stocks his place with artwork from diff erent friends. “We trade.”

INTERIORMONOLOGUE BY ALEXIS JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY BETSY WINCHELL

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Thursday and Friday nights, dancing at La Cita in Downtown, a hotdog at Pinks at 3AM NOTS: Waking up after a 3AM hotdog at Pinks, women who

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