Elle Decoration April 2004
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bookstore, designed by Philippe Starck (who also designed Taschen's outpost in Paris),with gtossy walnut wood, cast bronze, purple mirrors and handmade glass walls. FAR LEFT: the Brewery Arts Complex, home to the Super Happy Bunny design collective. LEFT: designer Melanie Miller's shop, Yolk - a showcase for emerging local design talents. RIGHT: setting the tables for dinner in the grand Art Deco interior of the Campanile. FAR RIGHT: pool with a view - The Downtown Standard Rooftop Bar. BELOW: Larry Schaffer's treasure trove, OK.
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composed of sleek concrete and geometric forms, harks back to the LA of yesteryear, although the foot traffic on Sunset Boulevard might suggest otherwise. 8358 Sunset Boulevard. J PAUL GETTY MUSEUM This amazing art museum, designed by Richard Meier, follows the natural ridge of its hillside location - five two-storey pavilions around a central courtyard, all in beige travertine, which catches the southern California light. It is linked further to the hillside by artist Robert Irwin's dramatic Central Garden. The
TROOP This Brit keeps his hands full, juggling a handsome indoor-outdoor furniture line, commissions for commercial and residential interiors, and a successful shop, which carries vintage pieces by Edward Wormley and Paul McCobb. 8111 Beverly Boulevard (00 1 323 653 9763). PEARCE Pop into this Venice Beach
boutique for artist Alma Allen's sensual sculptures and stools, handcarved from wood, shell, bone and horn collected on treks in the desert and on local beaches. Also find hand-felted pieces by local artist Kelly Mulloy, plus vintage curiosities.
EMMERSON
Herman Yu, with its watercolourinspired graphics. 250 South
Asch offers customers treats from a local bakery. 611 South La Brea
Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive (00 1 3104407300).
Grand Avenue (OO 1 213 621 1710; www.moca.org/store). BLACKMAN CRUZ David Cruz
and Adam Blackman are often credited with reviving laCienega Boulevard: once a musty strip of antiquities; now a contemporary design hub. Specialising in anthropomorphic treasures and eclectic 18th to mid-20th century finds, such as a Gio Ponti sofa and chairs, this shop is a must-visit for stylists, interior designers, or collectors. 800 North La Cienega Baulevard
Avenue (00 1 323 931 8148; www. diamondfoamandfabrics.com). YOLK Designer Melanie
Miller's shop showcases emerging and local designers. Highlights are unusual hand-blown glass pieces by Orfeo Quagliata, and 'Ioloh' mouldedwood furniture, crafted by a former team of Canadian yacht-builders.
SHOPPING
TASCHEN Admirers can peruse the late, great Helmut Newton's Sumo
or any number of design and art books omid computer-generated collage pieces by artist Albert Oehlen, who spawned 20 of them expressly for the shop. 354 North Beverly
1225 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice (00 1 310 399 0040; www.aJlenpearce.com). OK A slew of Hollywood regulars count on owner larry Schaffer's exquisitely well-edited stash, which includes the rustic jewellery of Pippa Small, candy-coloured Comme des Gorcons pouches, and the recently revived, 50-year-old ceramics line by Edith Heath. 8303 West Third Street (00 1 323 653 3501). MOCA STORE An extension of the
Museum of Contemporary Art, this store is as revered far its cool, artinspired gifts as New York's MOMA store. look for the range of paper goods by LA-based textiles artist
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1626 Silver Lake Boulevard (00 I 323 660 4315; www.yalk-Ia.com).
Drive (00 1 310 www.taschen.com). SUPER
274 4300;
RESTAURANTS & BARS
AOC The newer and now equally in.cJemand sibling of much-loved LA
institution lucques. This wonderfully modern, golden-hued space is the ideal place to sample chef Suzanne Goin's delicious dishes (Iamb skewers and carrot puree, or black cod and Brussels sprouts). 8022 West'
HAPPY BUNNY An industrial design collective that has gained notoriety for its futuristic polycarbonate tables and neoAmish wood furniture, crafted in a design studio in a historic brewery. Studio 105, 620 Moulton Avenue (00 1 323 2276423).
(00 1 3106579228). DIAMOND FOAM AND FABRIC
This fabric phenomenon stocks a dizzying array of designs from world-renowned mills at a fraction of showroom prices. You can even cut your own swatch. Owner Jason
Third Street (00 1 323653 6359).
76 ELLE DECO APRil
MODERN ELEGA
111
I
I,
'~
ABOVE: the Taschen
--
,
I
tl'lt~
bookstore, designed by Philippe Starck (who also designed Taschen's outpost in Paris),with gtossy walnut wood, cast bronze, purple mirrors and handmade glass walls. FAR LEFT: the Brewery Arts Complex, home to the Super Happy Bunny design collective. LEFT: designer Melanie Miller's shop, Yolk - a showcase for emerging local design talents. RIGHT: setting the tables for dinner in the grand Art Deco interior of the Campanile. FAR RIGHT: pool with a view - The Downtown Standard Rooftop Bar. BELOW: Larry Schaffer's treasure trove, OK.
It~,.~
I
~
II!
composed of sleek concrete and geometric forms, harks back to the LA of yesteryear, although the foot traffic on Sunset Boulevard might suggest otherwise. 8358 Sunset Boulevard. J PAUL GETTY MUSEUM This amazing art museum, designed by Richard Meier, follows the natural ridge of its hillside location - five two-storey pavilions around a central courtyard, all in beige travertine, which catches the southern California light. It is linked further to the hillside by artist Robert Irwin's dramatic Central Garden. The
TROOP This Brit keeps his hands full, juggling a handsome indoor-outdoor furniture line, commissions for commercial and residential interiors, and a successful shop, which carries vintage pieces by Edward Wormley and Paul McCobb. 8111 Beverly Boulevard (00 1 323 653 9763). PEARCE Pop into this Venice Beach
boutique for artist Alma Allen's sensual sculptures and stools, handcarved from wood, shell, bone and horn collected on treks in the desert and on local beaches. Also find hand-felted pieces by local artist Kelly Mulloy, plus vintage curiosities.
EMMERSON
Herman Yu, with its watercolourinspired graphics. 250 South
Asch offers customers treats from a local bakery. 611 South La Brea
Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive (00 1 3104407300).
Grand Avenue (OO 1 213 621 1710; www.moca.org/store). BLACKMAN CRUZ David Cruz
and Adam Blackman are often credited with reviving laCienega Boulevard: once a musty strip of antiquities; now a contemporary design hub. Specialising in anthropomorphic treasures and eclectic 18th to mid-20th century finds, such as a Gio Ponti sofa and chairs, this shop is a must-visit for stylists, interior designers, or collectors. 800 North La Cienega Baulevard
Avenue (00 1 323 931 8148; www. diamondfoamandfabrics.com). YOLK Designer Melanie
Miller's shop showcases emerging and local designers. Highlights are unusual hand-blown glass pieces by Orfeo Quagliata, and 'Ioloh' mouldedwood furniture, crafted by a former team of Canadian yacht-builders.
SHOPPING
TASCHEN Admirers can peruse the late, great Helmut Newton's Sumo
or any number of design and art books omid computer-generated collage pieces by artist Albert Oehlen, who spawned 20 of them expressly for the shop. 354 North Beverly
1225 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice (00 1 310 399 0040; www.aJlenpearce.com). OK A slew of Hollywood regulars count on owner larry Schaffer's exquisitely well-edited stash, which includes the rustic jewellery of Pippa Small, candy-coloured Comme des Gorcons pouches, and the recently revived, 50-year-old ceramics line by Edith Heath. 8303 West Third Street (00 1 323 653 3501). MOCA STORE An extension of the
Museum of Contemporary Art, this store is as revered far its cool, artinspired gifts as New York's MOMA store. look for the range of paper goods by LA-based textiles artist
j~f[l
1626 Silver Lake Boulevard (00 I 323 660 4315; www.yalk-Ia.com).
Drive (00 1 310 www.taschen.com). SUPER
274 4300;
RESTAURANTS & BARS
AOC The newer and now equally in.cJemand sibling of much-loved LA
institution lucques. This wonderfully modern, golden-hued space is the ideal place to sample chef Suzanne Goin's delicious dishes (Iamb skewers and carrot puree, or black cod and Brussels sprouts). 8022 West'
HAPPY BUNNY An industrial design collective that has gained notoriety for its futuristic polycarbonate tables and neoAmish wood furniture, crafted in a design studio in a historic brewery. Studio 105, 620 Moulton Avenue (00 1 323 2276423).
(00 1 3106579228). DIAMOND FOAM AND FABRIC
This fabric phenomenon stocks a dizzying array of designs from world-renowned mills at a fraction of showroom prices. You can even cut your own swatch. Owner Jason
Third Street (00 1 323653 6359).
76 ELLE DECO APRil
