This holiday season also brings feast for the eyes! The Insta-famous Saguaro hotel in Palm Springs just got a fresh coat of paint - and we've got all the deets. READ FULL BLOG
Read MoreNew Interior Define Guideshop Opens In Los Angeles
The "Bonobos" concept for furniture opens its first outpost in Los Angeles. Come along as I show you through the grand opening. READ FULL BLOG
Read MoreFascist-Built, Modernist African Building Seeks UNESCO Distinction
Asmara, Eritrea, a city in the Horn of Africa, is an unlikely city filled with streamline moderne and rationalist buildings. The city was developed by Fascists -- no, not Il Duce 2016 Donald Trump -- but those other Italian Fascists. Now one such structure in Asmara, the Fiat Tagliero, a striking 1930s gas station is seeking UNESCO World Heritage Site status, notes Curbed.
UNESCO's aim is cultural conservation through the recognition and preservation of buildings, cities, forests, monuments, and other world sites. If made a World Heritage Site, Fiat Tagliero, will become an interest of the international community. The site will be preserved and protected with the help of funds from the World Heritage Fund. And the city of Asmara, by way of its Fiat Tagiliero, will be recognized as a fundamental piece of the 20th century movement of Modernist architecture.
Ridiculous Los Angeles John Lautner Home Becomes LACMA's First Piece of Architecture
Earlier this week the Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquired its first-ever piece of architecture: the John Lauren-designed Sheats-Goldstein House. The house, located in the hills of Beverly Crest, features an iconic cantilevered concrete triangle roofline. And it is the near definition of mid-century minimalistic design. Curbed LA notes the home features transparent sinks, built-in furniture, windows that look into the pool, and striking and seamless views of Los Angeles . Oh - and we couldn't forget the nightclub (dubbed 'Club James' after the home's owner, James Goldstein).
NPR recently aired a great interview with the home's current owner, eccentric real estate tycoon, James Goldstein. It's definitely worth the listen.