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    Kress

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    The Design Divo Cuts Deep then Goes Soft for the Kress

    Kress, Hollywood
    Kress, Hollywood
    You’d think the Fredericks of Hollywood’s garish lavender and purple ‘makeover’ to this 1935 masterpiece of American Moderne architecture was enough design atrocity for one building to take. Like a former beauty queen with a botched face-lift, the punishment continues with the new restaurant, lounge, and nightclub concept of the Kress (named after the original owner who operated a clothing manufacturing company here).

    On the street level of this monstrous 38,000 square foot four story space is their Asian fusion restaurant doused with gold pleather booths, plastic orchids, pseudo sexy prints of opium-den girls and to complete the look of cheap Chinese: a glowing red Lucite chandelier reminiscent of the 80’s neon light craze we’d rather forget. The only elements with genuine soul are two imposing Chinese dragon statues peering down on the room that were discovered hidden in the basement during renovation. Although, I must say, one person might feel simpatico with the interior decorating. I expected Bruce Lee to walk in any minute and reenact the scene before the tournament in his famous “Enter the Dragon” movie.

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