Although Vladimir Ossipoff passed away in 1998, his vision for Hawaii endures as a timeless legacy. With a profound respect for nature and a devotion to modern design, Ossipoff forever changed the landscape of the Hawaiian Islands, leaving an enduring architectural imprint that continues to inspire and captivate to this day.
Nestled amidst the mesmerizing landscape of Kona, Hawaii, lies an architectural marvel that transcends time and leaves visitors in awe. Designed by the visionary architect, Hagy Belzberg, of the esteemed Belzberg Architects, this 8,000-square-foot residence stands as a testament to ingenuity and forward-thinking design.
VS is to German design what architect Richard J. Neutra is to L.A.—fundamental to its identity. Ours is a city of Neutra’s elegant, clear-eyed modernism; those enormous glass walls, that startling seamlessness between indoor and outdoor space.
Sweet Laurel: Cake, Coffee and Tea is owned by brand founder Lauren Gallucci, who turned to savory whole-foods baking after suffering an autoimmune disorder, and her creative partner, Kitchy Kitchen food blogger Claire Thomas.
Logistically, a high-quality, pre-fab greenhouse as the infrastructure of a restaurant set on the second level of a hotel—as cool as it sounds—seems problematic. The acoustics alone. But this is Los Angeles, nothing is impossible—not a conservatory in the sky, not a homegrown kid turned restaurant impresario.
Now California’s largest operator of new and used books, along with vinyl records, the Last Bookstore runs a brisk but selective buy-sell-trade business.
The opening of the city’s design debutante marks new territory for Knoll, which comes to L.A. by way of New York City and has only two direct-to-consumer retail locations—our local outpost the sequel to its longer-running show in NYC. Coveted for its modern designs—those geometrized, cleaned-lined things from Mid-century Modern masters like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and current L.A. legend Frank Gehry—the au courant emporium is meant to connect two of the city’s more prolific communities: residential design professionals and consumers.
Architects M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp are the quintessential team—reciprocal thinkers, simpatico in intelligences and appreciations, and nothing if not prolific, having completed more than 350 residential and commercial projects nationwide since launching their eponymous L.A. practice Tichenor & Thorp in 1990.
Hi-Lo Liquor is a credit to its co-owners Chris Harris and Talmadge Lowe (founder of L.A.’s custom cocktail catering service Pharmacie).