Remembering one of our most favorite projects.
02.24.2024
A visit to the Japanese home goods company, Gungendo.
On the natural and timeless forms of the Swiss designer’s handmade furniture.
On arranging and foraging flowers.
Talking shop in Frogtown with an LA maker.
A chat with ceramicist Whitman Shenk
12.23.2023
A look at the fabulous costume balls of a bygone era
On the intuitive design objects of Gaetano Pesce
We chat with Commune's Josie Ford in Hollywood Heights
12.21.2023
We chat with Commune's Ashley Takacs on a Friday evening
11.22.2023
The drawings of Lawrence Halprin.
11.21.2023
A chat with sculptor Bruce Mitchell about his practice.
On painterly abstract textiles.
Celebrating 15 Years of Friendship and Collaboration
07.8.2023
We spend a morning with Roman Alonso at his apartment in Los Feliz.
A chat with Commune alumnus Carlos Morera about all things cactus.
A beautifully made two-book volume of Karl Lagerfeld's architectural photography
A look into the past and present posts of Ed Fella.
03.11.2023
Nature finds form in glass.
We talk with weaver Marina Contro in her San Francisco studio.
Preservation of India's rich heritage of traditional craft.
The Life and Work of a Benedictine Monk and Architect.
03.1.2023
Visual Meditations on Modernist Architecture.
12.20.2022
A chat about the restoration of a home in Hudson.
A fabulous approach to holiday decoration.
On our collaboration with Exquisite Surfaces.
The seaside life of an artist, farmer, and fisherman.
Simplicity and permanence in modern architecture.
09.2.2022
Exploring the pioneering and collaborative spirit of American designer Russel Wright’s home and studio.
Inside Gerhard Richter artist's books and Capitalistic Realism.
A new shopping experience
09.1.2022
Bridging the life and work of an enigmatic artist.
The other-worldly garden of Charles Jencks.
04.8.2022
A chat about woodworking in Northern California.
Studying the work of the master in and out of Chicago.
An inspiring study on branding.
A great book about the life and work of French furniture designer and craftsman Pierre Chapo.
A guided tour of one of Mexico’s architectural treasures.
01.28.2022
Body and sculpture interact.
A beautiful book and object.
A glimpse into the studio of one of our collaborators.
An Inspiring Day at the Gamble House.
01.17.2022
A practical manual for the lay student of color by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel.
10.19.2021
A world class collection of bonsai specimens in our own backyard
On the soulful interiors of artist spaces.
Exploring the artist studio of the late Swedish sculptor, Carl Eldh
A rare combination of tradition and modernity.
Graphic design as art.
09.3.2021
Letterpress Printing with a Los Angeles Landmark.
A collection of photos shines a spotlight on a special moment in LA history.
Our field visit to the Raymond Farm in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
On a group of rugs that eventually became paintings.
06.23.2021
A meditation on sustainable architecture.
Film inspires architecture, architecture inspires film. These are our favourite cases.
Sister Corita Kent’s legacy lives on.
06.9.2021
Exploring the familiar and the foreign in neo-concrete art.
05.12.2021
There is a lot to unpack about an absurdist film following a man on a psychedelic path to enlightenment.
A conversation about the connection between music and architecture.
Finding inspiration in process.
Following an iconic design born from a single thread.
04.1.2021
Exploring a radical vision for the fusion of architecture and art.
How the set for a film becomes its main character.
“There should be no such thing as art divorced from life, with beautiful things to look at and hideous things to use.”
Theirs was a love story that began at the Bauhaus school. It was fated to be iconic.
02.25.2021
We chat with ceramicist Logan Wannamaker about his life and work in Taos.
We look beyond the iconic furnishings and into the distinct world of an elusive hero.
A timely exploration of one of LA’s artistic historians.
On the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena lies one of our favorite museums of art.
01.21.2021
The contrasting beauty of a Glaswegian architect.
A comprehensive photographic record of a prolific metal workshop and design house.
An explanation for our annual new year's poster led us to an exploration of paintings by one of our own.
In the Field: Salk Institute
Examining the origins of a radical laboratory in a California beach town offers insight into architecture’s role in scientific discovery.
12.24.2020
Leïla Menchari, 1927-2020
On the same Parisian street, inside the same empty glass box, an artist manifested dreams; we’re happy to immerse ourselves.
We chat with Josie Ford about our collaboration and her inspiration.
Imagine being a photographer in 1969 in Hollywood. These are the photos you would take, and the story you would tell.
Uncovering the history of a minimalist Ashram in India helps us explore how a building can inspire spirituality within.
10.20.2020
A founding member of the Memphis Group cleverly translates sculpture into painting.
The Southland by Matt Tyrnauer
An excerpt from our new book "Design Commune"
We chat with Adam Pogue about his work and LA.
From the Library: Rock Punk Disco
Escaping our bubbles through Watanabe Katsumi’s striking images of Japanese nightlife.
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