For the contemporary tastemakers of today, to-the-max is more of a fine eye than a riotous palette. Through different stylistic endeavors, each vibrant and distinct, design stars Alexandra Loew, Tara Shaw and contemporary brand CB2 look to the past to animate space with a fresh, sumptuous feeling.
India-born Sashya Thind was raised around strong female role models—her mother and grandmother are both architects—and a pilot father whose work took her all over the world as a child.
The digital, always-on, connected economy we live in today is littered with marketing tactics designed to “beat the system.” The first question one might be curious to ask is…what “system” are you referring to exactly?
When leaving Manhattan Beach and heading south towards Hermosa Beach, there’s a distinctive four-corner crossroads—it’s sprinkled with shops and neatly equidistant, about a mile each way from the lively downtowns and piers of each beach town.
The past months redefined our idea of home. Now, more than just a respite from the activities of modern life, or a showcase for our accomplishments, home is a refuge from the chaos of the outside world and a place to rejuvenate both body and soul.
With his hand-honed designs upending conventional notions of craft, contemporary artist-craftsman Taylor Donsker works wonders in California timber.
Laura Aviva’s New York City design studio L’Aviva Home combines luxury and savoir-faire through handmade objects with soul.
Beijing-born and New York-based Sean Zhang, who leads Ocrùm, creates furniture, lighting, mirror and decorative accessories collections with a high level of precision
ON THE COVER Strand by Design: A new Louie Tomaro design satisfies the desire for ample, freshly elegant living spaces, with a seamless connection to the beach offered by Shawn Dugan of Strand Hill | Christie’s International Real Estate.
ON THE COVER the Jewel on the Sand: Tucked away in one of Malibu’s hidden coves, this intimate beach getaway is plush with luxurious amenities and buoyed by the enchantment of its ocean setting
offered by Chris Cortazzo of Compass.
Dawnridge, a house with a slow, transcendent dimension to counterbalance the bustle of Silicon Valley, and utterly suspicious of ornament, is rewilded to the environment by Field Architecture.
2331 Chislehurst Drive hearkening back to the days of Old Hollywood glamour is this contemporary estate, thoughtfully designed and built by L.A.-based Elite Remodeling & Construction in 2020.
