A look at the top interior and exterior design trends, interviews with top designers and stagers who share what got them started, where they think design is going, and case studies of their best works.
For the English-born Los Angeles-based designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, with the celebrity following, deep seating is one of the keys to achieving that level of comfort, as demonstrated through his new MLB collection created in collaboration with Australian luxury home furnishings brand Harbour 1976.
For lifestyle designer and founder of the casually luxe, Los Angeles-born lifestyle brand Jenni Kayne, the natural world is a touchstone.
So starts Los Angeles-based designer Jeff Andrews new book, The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality, just released by Rizzoli.
Many partners are coupling interests and combining talents as seamlessly as a signature indoor-outdoor living space in Los Angeles. Not unlike the minds behind burgeoning L.A. design brand Hammer and Spear, spouses Scott Jarrell and Kristan Cunningham.
Janik Roskovani and Mia Trudeau’s new Plank & Stone showroom will invite clients to dream, design and build their home, office, store or restaurant as either a new build or a remodeling project, complete with space to work together to price their projects, as well as a vast selection of flooring, tile, stone, wall art and other finishes.
Started in the early 1950s by two Danish cabinetmakers, BoConcept has grown to nearly 300 stores internationally, with consumer demand, says Stephanie Duval, driven by the love of the brand’s “functionality, design, and quality.” Cost is another.
A product of this rich heritage of craftsmanship, the Neverending Collection is, much like LASVIT itself, a bridge between Old World and New.
From a decades-old VW van, aspiring actor Spencer Falls pulled up curbside on Abbott Kinney to sell a few flowers. More impulse than business at the time, “The whole idea was a bit of a laugh, really,” he says, confessing no real intention to start a brand.
Always striving to create spaces with soul that feel collected over time, Jay Jeffers and his team worked hard to help the owners of this Portola Valley, California, dwelling to make their dream home.
Jeff Stimpfig of JDS Outdoor Designs discusses inspiration around pool and spa builds, irrigation, potting and lighting installations, outdoor kitchens and dining areas, larges pergolas and fire pit lounges, as well as rooftop decks and full exterior makeovers, among other projects.
Since 2002, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the duo behind Roman and Williams, have designed restaurants, hotels, shops and furniture all over the country. At the end of 2017, they took a new step with the launch of their flagship store.
