Need some inspiration? A look at top interior design trends, interviews with top interior designers who share what got them started, where they think design is going, and case studies of their best works.
Noelle Park of Noelle Interiors located on Manhattan Avenue, since starting her design business in 2005, has been called on to bring her creative acumen to a slew of South Bay homes that range in style from wood-filled French Country and sleek Mid-Century Modern to crisp, colorful Beach Cottage and Plantation-style homes.
Leura Fine’s online design platform, Laurel & Wolf, is banking on to revolutionize the design industry—a realm she knows well.
Now in its third year, WestEdge Design Fair is a mecca for home furnishings, and the source for inspiring designs and bespoke pieces. Occupying Santa Monica’s expansive Barker Hanger, WestEdge brings the best in modern design to the heart of Los Angeles’ Silicon Beach with innovative designers, manufacturers and architects worldwide, all showcasing their custom creations in an array of inspirational displays.
Branded after their children’s middle names, marlowe+jay the growing art and design business uses all-natural, non-toxic and recycled materials, expanding beyond teepees to make block-printed tea towels and tablecloths, indigo-dyed throws, hanging driftwood mobiles, succulent planters and hand-screen printed wall art.
Decorative-art titan Tony Duquette was an unabashed maximalist who applied his from-the-gut touch to everything from rapturous interiors for billionaire clients such as Doris Duke, J. Paul Getty, and David O. Selznick, to bold jewelry, to museum exhibitions at the likes of the Louvre.
Trevor Traina has always lived an artistic life, born into both a creative clan and an “obsession” for collecting art.
If you’re addicted to HGTV like we are, you’ve probably seen “Home Stager to the Stars” Meridith Baer on the show, “Selling LA,” and on the network’s documentary series, “Staged to Perfection.” Baer is the namesake behind her company, Meridith Baer Home, the largest home staging company in the country.
