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Icing on the Cake

17 March 2007

The Austrian modernist architect Andrea Lenardin Madden might have seemed an odd choice as the design force behind the fast-expanding Sprinkles cupcake empire – not least to herself – but, like one of their sweetest prod…

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Going east

17 May 2019

LA’s Eastside is proving fertile ground for designers who are refining Californian style.

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Dough with the flow

21 March 2019

US baking powerhouse The Manufactory is rising to the occasion with the opening of its vast new LA kitchen and restaurant.

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Simple but effective

18 October 2018

A childhood LA home, designed by maverick architect RM Schindler, has been brought back to its modernist glory.

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Back to the future

20 September 2018

There’s more to the City of Angels than dive joints and cocktail clubs. The 1933 Group is safeguarding the future of Los Angeles’ bar scene by preserving its past, all while calling attention to the city’s forgotten arch…

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Rest easy

21 April 2022

Downtown LA Proper has been three years in the making. We take a tour of the revamped 1920s building that’s luring the overnight crowd back to the area.

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Top of the shops

18 April 2019

A tour of Row DTLA reveals a walkable side to shopping in the City of Angels plus plenty of divine takehomes.

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Counter culture

20 September 2018

LA’s diners serve a healthy dollop of nostalgia but their architecture has modern relevance.

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Walk of fame

22 June 2017

LA’s renaissance mayor and Democrat rising star is taking on homelessness, transport and Trump.

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Rhythm king

23 March 2023

The Uruguayan musician on dancing with the devil and why it’s never too late to dedicate yourself to a passion.

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Picture perfect

22 February 2024

In Los Angeles, the hill has eyes. Meet the team that keeps its most iconic landmark camera-ready.

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Shared Vision

19 January 2023

Artists thrive on community. And that’s exactly what Mohilef Studios has created in the City of Angels.

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Bank on it

22 February 2018

Sydell Group’s loving renovation of this former Bank of Italy building has brought elegant European poise to the cheeky hubbub of LA.

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Monocle on Design - Los Angeles special

3 December 2019

This special edition of the programme is hosted by Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo in Los Angeles. She reports on what defines the Southern California aesthetic, a new streetlight competition and textiles from BlockShop.

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Janice Min

17 August 2017

In LA, the hills have eyes – your restaurant choice and who you dine with make a big impression. For the editor and co-owner of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, a hunger for getting to the heart of the story is matched by a pas…

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Little wonder

14 May 2015

Even amid LA’s bright lights and big ideas, the compact concept and pared-down simplicity of the compact home is proving popular.