PlayLab Inc creates "surreal" pyramidal skate ramp for LA art week
Californian design studio PlayLab Inc has constructed a massive skateable pyramid in Downtown Los Angeles in collaboration with footwear brand Vans. More
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Black cars surround furniture by Willo Perron and USM in Sized Selects exhibition
American design studio Sized has arranged black cars around furniture for an exhibition in Los Angeles that aims to embody the city's "intrinsic" relationship with automobiles. More
Design Miami announces Los Angeles edition for May 2024
International design platform and fair Design Miami has announced the first edition of Design Miami/ Los Angeles, which will take place from 16 to 20 May at a private estate in the northwest of the city. More
Gallery Fumi combines "refined with the quirky" for US debut exhibition in Los Angeles
Cardboard furniture by Max Lamb and an oversized screen in the shape of "a curled up woman" by artist Saelia Aparicio are among the works displayed at a Gallery Fumi exhibition that coincides with the Frieze LA art fair. More
NBBJ creates interactive forest display at California children's hospital
American architecture studio NBBJ has created a series of interactive media displays in a California children's hospital to ease young patients' anxiety. More
SAOTA lines Los Angeles house with white metal screen
South African architecture studio SAOTA has completed an angular residence in the Los Angeles hills meant to provide privacy while drawing in the "calmness and serenity" of the surrounding landscape. More
Standard Architecture refreshes interiors of pink Paul Smith store in LA
British fashion label Paul Smith's iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover from Standard Architecture. More
Lovers Unite revives interiors of mid-century Silver Lake home
California design studio Lovers Unite has reinvigorated a 1950s home with sweeping views of the Los Angeles hills, turning an unused balcony into an extension of the indoor social space. More
Café Kitsuné Los Angeles features Parisian-style interiors with "Japanese twist"
Paris-based lifestyle brand Kitsuné has opened a cafe next to its boutique in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, both with minimalist interiors featuring white oak and stainless steel. More
Jialun Xiong highlights "intricacies and textures" at Sichuanese restaurant in LA
Subtle nods to traditional Chinese architecture can be found throughout this restaurant in California, designed by LA-based Jialun Xiong. More
PlayLab Inc centres "space for conversation" in Los Angeles retail store
LA studio PlayLab Inc has created a flagship store that contains a sky blue conversation pit at its centre for local clothing brand Madhappy. More
Luna Luna installs "forgotten" art theme park exhibition in Los Angeles movie studio
Creative team Luna Luna has re-installed a "forgotten" art theme park in a Los Angeles production studio that includes a Ferris wheel by Jean-Michel Basquiat, a carousel by Keith Haring and work by artists David Hockney, Kenny Scharf and more. More
Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster
Local studio Formation Association has completed a renovation project in Los Angeles, placing asymmetrical volumes clad in plaster in the shell of a masonry building to create a dramatic "canyon-like" interior passage. More
Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard
Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. More
Eric Owen Moss describes design approach to (W)rapper high-rise in exclusive film
Architect Eric Owen Moss describes the design and engineering approach to constructing the (W)rapper office building in Los Angeles in this exclusive film produced by Dezeen in collaboration with MATT Construction. More
Ten architecture projects by students at UCLA
Dezeen School Shows: a furniture factory that promotes the principles of reuse, recycling and sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at UCLA. More
Kelly Wearstler designs Ulla Johnson store to capture the "spirit of southern California"
American interior designer Kelly Wearstler has paired a towering tree with speckled wood panelling and vintage furniture by Carlo Scarpa at the Ulla Johnson flagship store in West Hollywood. More
Wildfires diverting resources from earthquake-proofing buildings in California warns John Lesak
Climate change is making it harder to prioritise retrofitting buildings to withstand earthquakes, architect John Lesak tells Dezeen in this interview for our Designing for Disaster series. More
Fredrik Nilsson clads his Los Angeles house in oiled cedar
Sweden-born architect Fredrik Nilsson has completed a wood-clad residence for his family that incorporates Scandinavian modernism and the "bohemian experimentalism of the LA Eastside". More
Adi Goodrich and Sam Klemick among exhibitors at INTRO/LA
Curated by design consultancy Small Office, this year's INTRO/LA features sculptural furniture from local designers such as Adi Goodrich, Sam Klemick and Jialun Xiong. More