A Tête à Tête with Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck
Indisputably the most famed designer of our time, French born Philippe Starck recently declared, “Design is dead.” Perhaps his era of designing toothbrushes, juicers and thousand-dollar Louis chairs is no longer but Starck design is definitely not extinct. Rather, it is exploding to a higher consciousness. [...]

Leather Bound Volume is Love Letter to An American Legend.
How do you commemorate the life’s work of a craftsman who is considered both a legend and a national treasure?
For Gene Sasse, author of Maloof Beyond 90 - An American Woodworker, a typical hardcover or paperback just wouldn’t do. That’s why his book is a beautifully [...]

Sam Nazarian’s newest Los Angeles venture, the SLS Hotel (which stands for Style Luxury Service), is the first hotel where Philippe Starck’s design is omnipresent in every detail. The Bazaar, the public open space lobby, offers shopping in the Moss gift shop, dining at Jose Andres’ four-star restaurant, socializing with friends in Bar Centro or [...]

Alexandra Becket
Textile designer Alexandra Becket creates one-of-a-kind prints for the home décor and fashion industries. Her wall hangings, paintings and limited edition home décor accessories have been featured in many Los Angeles showrooms. She has also exhibited her hand-painted dividing screens at Molly Barnes’ Gallery in Santa Monica. Recently, she launched a collection inspired [...]

The Design Divo Cuts Deep then Goes Soft for the Kress
Kress, HollywoodYou’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 [...]