American Designers
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There’s a democracy to clothes that favor modern shape and an edited palette. Wearable and stylish, they are neither flashy nor flash in the pan. Gugu Mbatha-Raw makes the...
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Indian Summer
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Renowned for its iconic midcentury architecture and legendary celebrity habitués—Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Bob Hope, and Elizabeth Taylor among them—the Southern California desert, with its dry air and dramatic...
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View Finder
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Marjorie Rice, who worked for NBC News in London before moving to Los Angeles, tackled house hunting with a professional’s intensity. “I was look- ing at about 40 places...
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A Geometric Desert Home in Phoenix
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Dwell Magazine
At the base of Echo Mountain in Phoenix, a geometric home by Wendell Burnette opens up to the surrounding desert landscape.
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A Minimalist Duplex in Venice
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Dwell Magazine
Architect Don Dimster celebrates the concept of communal family space with a pair of homes in Venice, California, for himself and his brother.
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Meridith Baer, Home Stager
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Her screenwriting career fizzled. Then she lost her house. That was the start of Meridith Baer’s home-staging business.
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Kendall Conrad
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Mother of invention: When Kendall Conrad was pregnant with her first daughter, she knit nonstop. With daughter number two she turned to working with leather.
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Second Acts: Designing a New Life
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Dwell Magazine
Karina Gentinetta spent 13 years as a lawyer, but antiques were her true love. Now she’s turned her eye for quality into a business.
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