Tropical Inspiration: Jonathan King’s Venice House
Karine Monié
The beginning of the Venice House adventure dates back to 2015 when Jonathan King purchased two adjacent properties in the walk street neighborhood.
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: Exploring Film
From its inception in 1927, the Academy has had the ambition to create a museum to tell the story of cinema. Starting with just 36 members, the organization today comprises more than 10,000 accomplished individuals working in the industry.
Mar Monte Hotel: Beleco Reviving a Santa Barbara Icon
Los Angeles-based interior design firm Beleco recently revealed the result of an ambitious task consisting of remodeling a Spanish revival beachfront hotel, which opened its doors along the coast in 1931.
Marion Sims Wyeth: The Pride of Palm Beach
Jenn Thornton
Many of these projects are highlighted in the forthcoming book From Palm Beach to Shangri La: The Architecture of Marion Sims Wyeth (Rizzoli) by Jane S. Day. The exuberant tome, a paean to Marion Sims Wyeth and historic preservation, gives overdue recognition to an architect who is too little considered in contemporary times.
Alison Clay-Duboff of RE/MAX Estate Properties
Constance Dunn
For the world traveler, a Beverly Hills-born Los Angeles native who lived in Paris and the Middle East along the way, coming home to the Beach Cities and digging into real estate meant doing it her way.
The Cavalli Penthouse: Italian Sense of Style
Situated two floors below Matthew Perry’s former apartment, Penthouse 38A has what it takes to amaze anyone. Offered fully furnished for $21,000,000, the half-floor penthouse is the first Cavalli-designed residence in the United States.
Vincenzo De Cotiis: Rebellion in the Raw
Where does the story for a centuries-old building truly begin? As it pertains to Italian artist and architect Vincenzo De Cotiis, the question is not nearly as interesting as to how the story ends, particularly in the case of the austerely done residence he designed inside a badly neglected palazzo near central Milan.
Modern Aesthetic of Tadao Ando: Wrightwood 659
Wrightwood 659 exudes a beautiful simplicity results from what is in reality a complex architectural calculus by Osaka-based architect Tadao Ando.
A Bit of Naples, South Bay Style
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Stylish pizza eatery Locale90 opens a second location in downtown Hermosa Beach Written by Constance Dunn | Photography…
Italian art, architecture and ambiance
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From ancient structures to sumptuous meals, Italy awakens all the senses in two of its finest cities Written…