Design
Printed Matter
A library of design surprises awaits at vintage-furniture emporium Reform.
Image: Unzipped The New Red Carpet
We take a crack at dressing six of the Oscar nominees in the winning but risk-taking designer looks we wish they would wear.
The New New York
With recent developments in everything from architecture to hotels to retail, there’s still no place like Gotham.
Image: The XY Factor A Brilliant Disguise
With a place for everything and everything in its place, one coat wins the carry-on game.
Image: Unzipped Resolutionary Ideas
The promises of New Year’s past come back to haunt, as one writer faces the hard facts hiding in her closet.
Image: Appearances Working Theory
Olivier Theyskens’ new Theory collection lends a dark glamour to the stalwart of office-appropriate chic
Culture(d)—December 2010
Los Angeles Times critics, writers and contributors share their 2010 moment of transcendence.
Singular Sensation
The new Leica M9 honors the mythic strengths of the Titans—in pristine form.
Intrepid Traveler London Calling, Again
London’s design scene flourishes anew in endless hotels, restaurants, galleries and shops, from the toniest stretches of Mayfair to the recently fashionable Shoreditch.
Culture(d)—November 2010
This month, an eclectic sampling of the Los Angeles art scene, including a Michael Kohn retrospective, Raphael’s Madonna and Andy Warhol camos.
Tesla Takes Shape
Already avant-garde, the car company endeavors to be the EV player that values adventurous design as much as long-range, gas-free mobility.
Retail Therapy Group Dynamics
Reza Feiz’s cutting-edge Phase Design collections have found a new home—together in an outpost at Twentieth
A New Leaf
For photographer Emily Shur, the eerie wonder of cell phone towers have become the new classic landscape.
Tastemakers Sonia Eram
Sonia Eram never advertises her Bev Hills store, Mameg, and still she has become L.A.’s most highly educated, under-the-radar fashion arbiter.
Tastemakers Frederick + Laurie Samitaur-Smith
Can real-estate development be a path to progressive social action? Frederick and Laurie Samitaur-Smith believe so and are proving it in Culver City.
Tastemakers Jeffrey Deitch
After 30 years as a curator and gallerist, Deitch signs on at MOCA to continue his constantly evolving dialogue about art, life and the cultural landscape.
The Mayor of Melrose
Sophistication and sensitivity aren’t traits generally associated with developers, but Ben Soleimani proves the exception.
VW in the Driver’s Seat
Volkswagen design maestro Walter de’Silva bucks the car-industry cult to design vehicles that suit the unique tastes of regional markets.
Culture(d)—June 2010
The latest in art and architecture, with a celebrity flourish, including a Michael Jackson collection and 5 questions for Hollywood It gal Betty White.
Seoul Mate
Pierre Koenig’s modern-architecture masterpiece Case Study House No. 21 exhibits global balance with an owner who showcases Eastern art through a series of visiting installations.
All That Glitters
Robert Stone sets his sights on the stories buildings tell, the personal and cultural iconography they manifest—and even the feelings they evoke.
Video Fountain Head
Mark Fuller’s WET has revolutionized the world of fountaineering—see how
True to Form Artigas/Curtin
With their slyly named collaborative Artless, two designers turn out exactly the opposite—truly artful furniture that will outlive us all.
True to Form Eddy Sykes
Owner of ChersonProm, Sykes dreams of design that is moving in every sense of the word—and everything he turns out proves it.
True to Form Meier/Ferrer
Proof that two halves do make a whole, especially when it comes to designing spectacular elemental furniture.
True to Form David Wiseman
One designer whose love of all things in nature shines through in his functional-art pieces.
Culture(d)—May 2010
The latest in art and architecture, from Thomas Hayes to the Griffith Observatory to the Huntington Library and more.
The Style List—May 2010
This month, we look at Chrissie Morris’ metal-studded lace-up sandals and Frédérique Constant Junior watches from Polacheck’s.
50: Tokyo Taxi Tops
They're the true lights of the city—see how this Japanese metropolis makes the most of its mobility.
The Style List—April 2010
This month's look includes Essence of IX fragrance and design-your-own board shorts from a local Santa Monica company.
Culture(d)—September 2009
Douglas Aitken at Regen Projects, Ruven Afanador's homage to Andalusian music and a new Ralph Pucci collection by L.A.-based William Emmerson.
Culture(d)—August 2009
Matthew Specktor's That Summertime Sound, Paula Froelich's Mercury in Retrograde, La Brea's best furniture and Feathered Edge at MOCA PDC.
Tastemakers 2009 Sally McQuillan
Ask any number of decorating heavyweights, and they’ll tell you fiercely inventive fabric designer Sally McQuillan, known for setting trends in color and pattern, is a home-furnishings sensation.
Tastemakers 2009 Arianne Phillips
Known for her fluency in both costume design and print-editorial styling, Arianne Phillips has an aesthetic that consistently defies the safe and expected, including a 12-year collaboration with Madonna.
Tastemakers 2009 Liseanne Frankfurt
The people who frequent Liseanne Frankfurt's Venice boutique, LFrank, on Abbot Kinney “are looking for significance and quality—not for something trendy or mass produced.” And they find it.
Tastemakers 2009 Commune
The founding of Commune—the West Hollywood design firm that, in five years, has built a portfolio that includes residential interiors, shops, a restaurant, a hotel and sundry “branding” strategies—could make a good setup for a movie.
Tastemakers 2009 Geoff McFetridge
Graphic artist Geoff McFetridge favors softly contoured animalistic characters and line-drawn, Sgt. Pepper’s– reminiscent figures—a style that's well suited to clients of every ilk.
Richard ShapiroGrand Tour
Richard Shapiro’s Holmby Hills manse delivers an object lesson in the masterful pairing of art and design.
culture(d)—July 2009
Arts and Culture Editor Mayer Rus highlights and latest art and design of Erika Brunson, Martin Brudnizki, Trina Turk and Larry Johnson.
The Style List—July 2009
Must-haves for summer, including spray-on makeup, T-shirts and totes for good causes, Kiehl's sunflower recovery pak and shopping for high-end vintage dresses.
The Style List—February 2009
Intérieurs home and garden shop in WeHo, Sally Sohn baubles, French design firm Baccarat, Don Freeman's portrait of Ted Muehling, the new Andaz West Hollywood on Sunset and more.
The Style List—November 2008
Georg Jensen reintroduces master craftsman Henning Koppel, Taschen reprints groundbreaking magazine Arts & Architecture, Solange Azagury-Partridge's jewelry and more.
J Mays Auto Didact
The visionary car designer's innovative legacy of prototypes and concept cars continues with his radical new direction at Ford, based on an aesthetic called Kinetic Design.
Design Notebook—October 2008
On Mayer Rus' list this month: Cedar garden benches from Studiolo, Tortoise General Store on Abbot Kinney, Bisazza's glass mosaic tile and a trip to Kidrobot on Melrose.
Elements of Style
The Brentwood home of Nancy Heller and Fred Specktor is a kaleidoscope of aesthetic tastes and personal passions.
Cliffhanger: Lautner’s Garcia House
See photos of the refurbished Garcia House, one of John Lautner's midcentury gifts to L.A. in addition to his landmark projects like the Chemosphere and the Elrod houses.
The Style List—October 2008
The Supper Club L.A., Catherine Malandrino, black diamonds, the Rose Tarlow Melrose House, the Shaolin Wushu Center in Santa Monica and more.
