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A Taste of Giorgio di Sant’Angelo’s Visual Feast

The designer Giorgio di Sant’Angelo’s undeniable talents and creativity, and his trust in his own vision steered him through a dazzling array of opportunities in the arts throughout his life.

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35 Years - A Look Back

Looking through our design archives at the number of projects and the terrific clients we’ve enjoyed serving, three and a half decades has added up to a body of work we are excited to celebrate and share with you, along with commentary from principal architect Marc Whipple.

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David Hockney - Art on Stage

David Hockney emerged from the British 'Pop’ movement at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s.

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The Powder Room

The name originally arose in the 18th century for a small closet-like space in the house where guests could go to have their wigs re-powdered, containing essentially a chair, mirror and perhaps a vanity.

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Designing for Art Collections

Many of our clients are passionate about art and have collections they wish to bring to their new home. These collections include paintings, photographs, sculpture, pottery, rugs, and mixed-media, and are important reflections of their personal aesthetic and history.

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Tour Dalí’s Home - Surreal!

The 1931 painting, The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí is the one most of us can identify as Surrealist. And we might remember his startling spider-leg mustache. But who knew that he also designed a sofa inspired by the red lips of 20s film star Mae West?

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Alexander Calder - Living as Art

Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976) changed the art world by introducing movement into sculpture.

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Modern Home Outdoor Living

A house open to the outdoors is now a staple of modern residential design and is a defining hallmark of Whipple Russell’s design for a West Coast lifestyle.

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The Modern Swimming Pool

Pools, as seen from the air, miles of cool blue dots, glittering diamonds of leisure and communion, became a central modern character in many of David Hockney’s 1960’s and ‘70s paintings.

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Richard Erdman – The Liveliness of Stone

We are very pleased to be working again with renowned sculptor Richard Erdman. Our first partnership was for our Trousdale project, where his Serenade presides over the entrance.

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Creating Los Tilos in the Hollywood Hills

It is always our ambition for our clients to experience an emotional and sensory reaction upon entering a house of our design. “Ahh” and “Wow,” mean we’ve succeeded.