Freunde von Freunden

Sick and tired of not being able to grasp anything real these days? American musician Weyes Blood is here to help.

In a Nutshell: Keegan Fong on the five flavors at the heart of his Chinese restaurant

Andrea Lenardin and her transatlantic research into the shifting meaning of things

After a book tour, the desert calls. In conversation with iO Tillett Wright

Leslie Williamson captures homes as physical manifestations of people’s lives

The photographer’s third book translates homes of influential creatives into visual biographies

Creating an illusion of space, Urban Cabins reshape the city dwelling for this year’s L.A. Design Festival

With the Urban Cabin Tour, MINI LIVING and FreelandBuck merge revolutionary small-space living with depth-defying architectural vision at ROW DTLA

Infradisciplinary artist Pinar Yoldas is advocating a good Anthropocene with the help of speculative biology

Non-human governance and the design of new life forms let us glimpse beyond humanity’s timeline

Quentin de Coster on the importance of design as a meeting of functionality and aesthetics

The product designer recommends finding inspiration in the materials

The American Southwest Road Trip Pt. 2: Falling for Twentynine Palms and meditating in the middle of the Mojave Desert

Kaitlin Ardnt and Lonnie Webb journey across America’s arid borderlands in a 1999 VW Eurovan

The American Southwest Road Trip Pt. 1: Red Rock Country, desert campsites, and saguaros for days

Kaitlin Ardnt and Lonnie Webb journey across America’s arid borderlands in a 1999 VW Eurovan

Encountering the other mind: How AI will shift our design process, and in turn, our cities

Benjamin Bratton explores the future of urbanism through non-human thinking

The Merchants of Venice: Hannah Henderson and John Moore’s bohemian response to urban L.A.

The co-owners of General Store on luck, Los Angeles and their retail love story

How the Parton Brothers have Created a Global Community from the Heart of Southern California

The founders behind Apolis share a commitment to advocacy and empowering craftspeople from around the world

American Director Claire Cottrell Reveals the Roots Connecting Femininity and Space

Claire Cottrell's photographs peer into the imtimate spaces which women occupy and pass through

California Dreaming: Interactive Art Director Stefan Schuster and his new reality

Swapping Berlin for Silicon Valley, the designer shares the scenes that shape local life

Capturing the fascinating bleakness of an abandoned Californian resort town

Photographer Kate Ballis’ images portray the post-apocalyptic life of Bombay Beach

Surfer Nole Cossart reveals Southern California's oldest ranches

Why nature, family, and an independent brewing venture had a greater pull than a pro-surfing career

Peaceful Coexistence: Scarlett & Nevin Pontious

Raising a family in a rural oasis, Topanga Canyon

Fletcher Tucker & Noël Vietor

Record Label Founder & Farm and Garden Education Coordinator, House

Lauren Geremia

Interior Designer & Artist, House, Emeryville

Modern Globetrotters

Exploring the Great Outdoors in Style

Genevieve Dellinger & Martha Mulholland

Photographer & Interior Designer, Home, Echo Park

FvF Explores: Californian Wilderness with Sean Woolsey

Sean Woolsey takes us on a road trip

Raan Parton

Creative Director, Workplace & Neighborhood

Sean Woolsey

Artist & Furniture Maker, House & Studio, Costa Mesa, California

Nicole Hollis

Interior Designer, Office/Studio, San Francisco, CA

Iris Alonzo

Creative Director, Apartment, Los Angeles, California

Jesse Kamm

An Unflinching Belief In Simplicity: Jesse Kamm

Bill McMullen & Yuki Iwashiro

Artist & Art Director, Apartment, Soho, New York

Nir Stern

Interface Designer and Architect, Apartment, Noe Valley, San Francisco

Claire Cottrell

Creative Director and Filmmaker, House, Mount Washington, Los Angeles

Sharlene Garcia

Visual Artist, Home, La Libertad, Tijuana

Ed & Deanna Templeton

Artists and Photographers, Apartment, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles