Less=More: Architect Leo Marmol Shares his Thoughtful Optimism on Density, Modernism and Green Design.
Leo Marmol, FAIA, is Managing Principal of Marmol Radziner. Since establishing the Los Angeles-based design firm in 1989 with Ron Radziner, FAIA, they have designed and built some of the most elegant and coveted modern homes in Los Angeles. Celebrity clients are naturally among those discerning individuals drawn to the ‘less is more’ aesthetic of Marmol Radziner’s residential projects, which are lauded for innovatively redefining the quintessential indoor-outdoor lifestyle most possible in California. The firm also encompasses considerable range as a leader in meticulous restorations of historic homes designed by many of the mid-century masters.
In 1998, the firm completed restoration of the Kaufman House in Palm Springs, which was originally designed by Richard Neutra in 1946. In 2000, the firm completed restoration of two other Neutra houses, the Lew and the Brown house, and restored the Elliot House, which was originally designed by R.M. Schindler in 1930. Recently, Marmol Radziner finished restoration of two Cliff May houses as well as John Lautner’s Garcia House.
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Fabrik: Tell me about your paintings. I know your inspired by nature and that you [...]
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Hat Designs by Louise Green
Words by Jacki Apple
Photography by Alyssa Lavine
Lisa Marie • Dress: Vintage Sonia RykielThere was a time, way back in the 20th century, when a hat was de rigueur for any cosmopolitan woman or man, not merely for special occasions, but as an essential part of one’s wardrobe. In recent decades, real [...]
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Sheldon FigotenIt is certainly pleasant to step into Sheldon Figoten’s 1920’s upstairs studio in Mid-Wilshire and be bathed in light flooding in through windows on two sides, but it’s more than exciting to view paintings which emit a powerful light of their own—paintings using pure color and forms created by oil paint poured on stretched [...]
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