Pictorials
Love Shack
Just a little old place in Los Feliz for a designing couple to transform into a home.
Best Suited
Amber Heard is in the driver’s seat onscreen and off, defying expectations at every turn.
Goddess of Chocolate
Valerie Gordon is L.A.’s high priestess of confections—step inside her world.
Meet the Archers
A trio of Los Angeles designers that defies categorization and eschews trends duly rises from under the radar.
Scene Stealers
Four female faces of film most likely to succeed: Jessica Chastain, Deborah Ann Woll, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Imogen Poots.
IMAGE: Appearances Bohemian Wrapsody
Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo spent decades turning fashion into fine art; now he gets feted.
Material Witness
Azadeh Shladovsky came to furniture design through a quite unexpected route.
Meal Ticket
A guide to the restaurants that built Southern California’s reputation for global breadth.
Designs on Dining
No restaurant’s four walls can contain Roberto Cortez’s culinary explorations.
Cool Factor
Nothing’s better in August than a tall, cold one—see how bartenders across the U.S. take the pause that refreshes.
Bay Watch Restaurants
by MARCIA GAGLIARDI and LORA ZARUBIN Saison / saisonsf.com Hidden off a desolate street in...
Bay Watch Bars
by CAMPER ENGLISH Comstock Saloon / comstocksaloon.com This bar pays tribute to the turn-of-the-century Barbary...
Bay Watch Art + Architecture
by MAYER RUS San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / sfmoma.org The museum’s big expansion—designed...
Bay Watch Retail
by ELIZABETH HUGHES My Dutch Bike / mydutchbike.com Owners Oscar Mulder—whose great-grandfather hailed from the...
A Cut Above
Hairstylist Chris McMillan partners with designer Trip Haenisch to create his eclectic WeHo redoubt.
A Foot in Two Worlds
For Olivia Wilde, Hollywood glam is a productive means to a philanthropic end.
Ready to Pop
Six indie bands that are beyond breakout but not quite household names—complete with audio of each.
High and Mighty
The new bridge over the river Colorado wasn’t designed as a work of art, but necessity became the mother to grandeur.
Starship Enterprise
Windowless, wrapped in a skin of panels and holding the collection of world’s richest man Carlos Slim Helú, Soumaya Museum brings a new kind of attraction to Mexico City.
Broken Promise
Gold fever grips the mountains of Peru...but some pay the ultimate price for a dream that may never come to fruition.
Evan Rachel Wood Nobody’s Baby
The actress defies Hollywood expectations as a young ingenue through seasoned poise and an almost uncanny range.
The Kings Play the Youth Card
Marquee players cut no ice with GM Dean Lombardi, who says he has just the players he needs for a rally with Sir Stanley.
Printed Matter
A library of design surprises awaits at vintage-furniture emporium Reform.
The Next Factor
Move over, Ryan and Jake—make way for Hollywood’s leading men to-be. The It factor is pulsating in these guys.
Some Like It Op
Everything old is new again in spring fashion, as striking graphic patterns emerge anew in a deluge of prints.
Sherry Reconsidered
It’s long been revered as a spirit—now today’s cocktalians are giving the libation a second go-round in eight delectable recipes.
Rule Britannia!
Never underestimate the allure of the English costume drama—a lesson mainstream Hollywood has learned time and again.
MILA KUNIS Range Finder
With a scope that extends from dark fantasy to tender rom-com, a ravishing ingenue blossoms before our eyes into a leading lady.
RICHARD HAWKINS The Beautiful and the Damned
Turning out works that meditate on desire and celebrity allows this artist to embrace his twisted, tortured side.
Intrepid Traveler Big Night Out
For an over-the-top New Year’s Eve, there is still one go-to destination: Vegas, baby...Vegas.
Balancing Act Troupe Vertigo
A new kind of circus is upon us. Gone is the grandiose showmanship, and in its place is one that’s more accessible—more “street,” if you will.
Social Engineering
One idiosyncratic getaway takes mechanics to new heights in its aim to be a home where bonding with your loved ones and your surroundings is paramount.
No Boundaries Kerry Washington
Already front and center herself on the big screen, the actress shares her true passion: the transformative power of the arts on young people.
Veni, Vidi, Vici!
Los Angeles has always had Italian restaurants, but after these paisans hit town, everything changed.
Cognac Cocktails
It's better late than never, as the venerable spirit makes is reinvigorated in cocktails by the Roger Room’s Damian Windsor.
Wedded in Wonderland
A farm-to-table reception strikes the perfect notes of abundance, beauty and life, even when the nuptials are in a gay bar turned antiques bazaar.
Jersey Boy
On HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Michael Pitt is the consummate damaged soul, but his own wide-eyed ambition that fuels the persona.
The Shining
Four extraordinary women’s watches that elevate the craft of the timepiece into artful expression.
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.
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.
The Long Run
Overcoming bullet wounds to his legs was a must-race for track star Bryshon Nellum—and he would not settle for second place.
Where the Wild Things Are
With African tribal artifacts and homegrown L.A. pieces, Ernie and Diane Wolfe’s wonderfully eccentric house suits the idiosyncratic couple to a T.
Bare Maximum
In a revealing Q&A, Tamara Drewe’s British stunner Gemma Arterton shares that she’s ready to take center stage—and isn't afraid to do it decidedly dowdy.
Back/Story What Lies Beneath
The harrowing true-life account of a CIA deep-sea search for Soviet nuclear warheads off the U.S. coast—and the role L.A. played
Q + LA Michael C. Hall
The star of Dexter opens wide on his cancer battle, his Lebowski love and his character’s decidedly feline prowess.
