2024 Sustainable Design Award: Alkemis
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. In the case of Alkemis, it was the quest for a paint whose smell wouldn’t disturb her neighbors in lockdown that galvanized cofounder Maya Crowne to search for an alternative. What she discovered—that latex and acrylic paints are akin to covering wall
2024 Emerging Designer Award: Studio Muka
Studio Muka, which unites the shared vision of licensed architects and designers Zabie Mustafa and Neda Kakhsaz, is anchored by an enviable pedigree. After meeting at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, Mustafa came to Los Angeles to work for The Archers, with curatorial duties at the Guggenheim and the Whi
Jae Omar’s Dragon, A Livable Work Of Art, $22M
Meandering along an elevated site high above Pacific Palisades, celebrity designer Jae Omar’s latest luxury dwelling—dubbed ‘Dragon’—is a breathtaking and deeply spiritual 11,500-sq-ft composition of Japanese-inspired charred shou sugi ban wood and black steel cladding. The 7-bed, 9-bath home, creat
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