This free-thinking creative agency, run collectively by partners Pamela Shamshiri, Ramin Shamshiri, Roman Alonso, and Steven Johanknecht, directs its creativity towards enhancing life through design. Commune approaches clients’ needs from many angles to arrive at holistic solutions. Noted for thinking unconventionally and being highly collaborative, Commune customizes commercial spaces, retail environments, restaurants, residences, packaging, [...]

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The man at the wheel of Atwater Pottery studied architecture, art and design at RISD before heading west. After a short stint as an architect, he co-founded Xlarge. The ultra-trendy streetwear company blends skateboarding, hip-hop, art culture and was mentored by Beastie Boys’ Mike D. in its early days. After twenty-five years of making [...]

As founder of design studio Champion Graphics, ‘visual auteur’ Geoff McFetridge’s award-winning designs have appeared on magazines, posters, t-shirts, textiles, skateboards, toys, shoes, motion graphics, advertising, films and now wallpaper. In addition to projects for Nike, Pepsi, MTV, Stüssy, Burton Snowboards, Girl Skateboards and Patagonia, the tireless McFettridge also designed a series of t-shirts [...]

Translating objects into stories and experiences has been good for ‘environmental architect’ Sami Hayek, who runs his own multidisciplinary design practice. If the Hayek surname sounds familiar, it is hardly because his sister is actress Salma Hayek. His early bentwood furniture’s fluid speech is what first intrigued design aficionados.
A recent exclusive limited edition collection, [...]

Award-winning furniture designer Reza Feiz is self-taught, which is unusual in the world of high-end design. Nonetheless, Feiz and his Phase brand have been resoundingly embraced. His work, which began with the signature minimalist cork covered cube chairs called bbc ($2300-2700 at Twentieth on Beverly), has been shown worldwide garnering international accolades [...]