A new film will be coming out about the life of Julius Schulman, who was a legendary architectural photographer.  Best known for his photograph of the Case Study House, the Stahl House, his pictures helped to spread architectural modernism throughout California and then around the world.  Before he passed away at the age of 98, he [...]

    I was in LA for a few days last week and stumbled across furniture by a company called Shine Home.  I thought alot of their pieces were AMAZING.  They had some really unique products and pieces that are hard to find in Vancouver unless you get it custom made.  Thought I would share a few [...]

Any architecture/ design buffs in LA on Sunday October 4?  If so, I would recommend that you sign up for the AIA’s (American Institute of Architects) Los Angeles Fall Home Tour!  You get to visit 4 amazing contemporary homes in the LA Manhattan Beach area.  The architects will even be around to answer questions about [...]

  Am finally back from our whirlwind 1 week trip to San Diego, LA and San Francisco with my hubby!  This time our trip to LA was a little different from the last ones.  We decided to try to find “different” things to see instead of the usual touristy stops.  One of the things that [...]

Hubby and I are in LA, San Diego and San Francisco this week.  One of my favorite parts about travelling to the big US cities is checking out the great trendy places to hang out or to eat at.  I came across this restaurant called Katsuya by Starck in my research of places to go.  Looks like [...]