Published As: French Twist Interior Design: Adam Hunter Text: Lisa Bingham Dewart Photography: Trevor Tondro “I always tell people, ‘Trust the process,’ whether it’s your life or your home,” says Adam Hunter. His clients, who tapped the Los Angeles designer to bring a California meets Paris in the ’50s vibe to their abode, took his mantra to heart. They gave him free rein to bring a distinctive point of view to the Brentwood dwelling by architect Ken Ungar. For Hunter, this directive was catnip, since midcentury France is one of his favorite eras of design. “I’m particularly obsessed with the ..read more

Published As: All Together Now Text: Lisa Bingham Dewart Photography: Stephen Busken At first glance, dance and interior design might share few parallels. But there is a key similarity for Los Angeles–based Jeff Andrews, who was an in-demand dancer and choreographer before embarking on his next act as an in-demand designer with a star-studded client list. “Much like a choreographer working with dancers, the collaborative aspect of creation is the key to great results in design,” Andrews says. “For me, everything is about collaboration. Whether it’s with design clients, artisans, fabricators ..read more

Text: Erika Heet Photography: Jeremy Bittermann For the interior refresh of a family’s Colonial-style residence in Portland, JHL Design started at the bottom—in the basement, to be exact. “The clients initially contacted us because they wanted to convert the basement from a pass-through space to a destination,” says Holly Freres, president of JHL, a Portland-based firm launched by her mother, Jane. “As we started to design the basement details, the clients got excited about bringing this new layer of sophistication to the rest of the house,” says Freres, whose husband, David Horning, joined t ..read more

Photography: Gigi Aly One chair, 10 designers: Croft House is celebrating 10 years of their iconic Sierra chair by collaborating with 10 interior designers to create unique variations of the classic design. Contributing to Croft House’s first product collaboration are Adair Curtis of JSN Studio, Brooke Wagner of Brooke Wagner Design, Elena Dendiberia and Homan Rajai of Studio Ahead, Emilie Munroe of Studio Munroe, Faith Blakeney of Studio Faith Blakeney, Jeff Andrews of Jeff Andrews Design, Linda Hayslett of LH.Designs, Max Humphrey, Noz Nozawa of Noz Designs, and Tali Roth of Tali Roth Inter ..read more

Aadil Abedi is a fine artist and designer who creates a range of artistic designs connected by the central theme of showcasing the beauty of the Arabic script. Abedi strongly believes such beauty transcends faith, ideology, culture and is not limited to a traditional canvas. He conveys such universality through a unique deconstructed approach in bringing the Arabic script to life. Abedi gave Interiors magazine an exclusive Q&A about his art, his process, and creating his new collection of wallpaper for Area Environments, known for working with independent artists on unique designs ..read more

Interior Design: Martin Brudnizki Text: Abigail Stone Published as: Members Only As gray sweats have given way to polished activewear, so too have dark and drafty gyms yielded to chic athletic centers. Cresting the trend is Heimat, located in Los Angeles, which bills itself as the world’s first fitness and wellness concept club.   The name, plucked from the German word for the feeling of belonging, suggests its 75,000 square feet, which sprawl over five floors of a former General Motors showroom, will be an all-day destination. Certainly its location within the burgeoning Sycamore ..read more

Interior Design: Adam Hunter Text: Arianne Nardo Photography: Trevor Tondro Published as: SINGULAR SENSATION Being ahead of the design curve is usually a private glory, party of one. Adam Hunter was so immersed in the details of the ground-up build of his client’s Nashville estate that he wasn’t focused on conjuring a name for its style. “It truly was ‘modern barn’ before that became a term,” says Hunter. Relying on instinct versus a crystal ball, Hunter had the jump on the look by at least seven years—a lifetime before it would surge into a trend. Given the grounds, an ambling, 350-acre idy ..read more

Photography: Stephen Busken For a well-traveled client, Kara Smith of KES Studio created a soaring, light-filled West Hollywood penthouse she describes as “a space that aesthetically was in line with the Southern California locale while also focusing on the functionality of the spaces. The owner is very sophisticated and has a heightened expectation of living with the best, most luxurious and most comfortable interiors.” One of the challenges, Smith notes, was that she and her team sourced many fabrics and furnishings in Europe, “which was fruitful in that we were able to achieve the level th ..read more

Text: Erika Heet Photography: Meghan Bob It is a gift in the design industry for a designer and client to have a long and trusting relationship, through all that life hands us. For designer Erica Islas and her client Judith Ang, this relationship helped smooth the way for a delicate Los Angeles home renovation that followed the loss of Ang’s husband, Alex. Islas and Ang were already in a good design rhythm, having worked together for a few years already on some updates for the home, and Alex’s passing led Ang to need a healing refresh that she would embark upon with her trusted designer. Thi ..read more

Interior Design: Jeff Andrews Photography: Stephen Busken andGrey Crawford Published as: Star Quality Jeff Andrews is the kind of designer whose work one instantly recognizes, but is unique to each client and project. Some of those clients are high-profile celebrities; some are busy creatives, and one is Jeff Andrews himself—perhaps his most exacting client. Jeff sat down with Interiors for an in-depth Q&A on his journey, his creative process, and designing for celebrities as well as himself.   Tell us about your path as a designer. How did growth happen for you?   My design j ..read more