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A DESIGN LOVER’S CITY GUIDE: LOS ANGELES (& surrounds)

I tend to favour a trip back to California more so than any other destination. It draws me in time and time again - for it’s jaw-dropping national parks, it’s burgeoning design & art scene, and its ability to surprise you with new places to discover and explore around every corner. Every visit leaves me feeling endlessly inspired, igniting an overwhelming sense of curiosity in art, history, people and nature.   

Having visited the city of Los Angeles a few times, it has become somewhat of a marker of significance in my career journey for the aforementioned reasons, ever encouraging of turning dreams into a reality, and with it the reminder that echoes through the Hollywood streets that ‘no dream is too big’. A great little piece of advice to keep tucked into your back pocket. Ahh Los Angeles, I love you.

In the spirit of my love affair with a city I can’t be in (for a few more weeks yet), I’ve decided to share with you a few stunning spots to sleep, eat, drink, visit.

Read on for more!

EAT/DRINK

Bar Cou Cou

Juliet

Gjelina

Élephante

Great White

Community Goods

SLEEP

Agave House

Hotel June

Santa Monica Proper

The Surfrider Malibu

Cara Hotel

Hotel Jaoquin

VISIT

Getty Museum

Francis Gallery

Schindler House

Stahl House

The Broad

Tappan Collective

SHOP

Counter-Space

Galerie Half

Panoplie

Maison Plage

Stahl + Band

General Store