Nestled in Montecito’s historic Hedgerow neighborhood, one of architect Mary McLaughlin Craig’s [1889-1964] finest homes, just hit the market. Craig, a transplant from South Dakota, was married to James Osborne Craig, the Scottish emigre architect who designed Santa Barbara’s El Paseo—an early model

With her unerring eye for color and style, Trina Turk has built a clothing and lifestyle brand unlike any other in Southern California. Founded with her late husband, photographer/stylist/menswear designer Jonathan Skow, their partnership translated a glamorous leisure-centric mid-century aesthetic

Best known for its wide open desert landscape and a high level of off-the-grid casual funk at the entrance to a national park, the town of Joshua Tree has never been a mecca for high design. That’s shifting, and Panorama Valley, a new project by Ewa Marais, president and co-founder of the desert des

It’s an old Spanish proverb, but one that fundamentally rings eternal, especially at Montage Healdsburg, one of the most memorable places to stay in Sonoma. There is that option, however, of never having to leave– by acquiring one of the resort’s signature residential properties. Recently completed

Rufus Wainwright, the prolific, free-spirited singer/songwriter/composer has put his home in Laurel Canyon on the market. And it’s exactly what one might expect—a quirky but classic c.1926 Storybook Style cottage in a gated enclave and containing all the standard Storybook details: the library in a

Joseph Eichler remains a touchstone in the history of California Modernism, as a visionary developer who built thousands of well-designed, essentially modest dwellings for the classic nuclear family of the 1960s. His brand name was so successful, that it long overshadowed the architects that designe

Craig Ellwood [1922-1992] remains one of L.A.’s most charismatic and influential Modernist designers. He was not just an architect, but led a prototypical design/build firm with a team of in-house architects that helped bring his visions to reality. Their firm was at the forefront of Post-war Modern

Now legendary in the architectural folklore of L.A., the Crestwood Hills community was developed shortly after WWII as a cooperative development for affordable housing with a Modernist approach. Some homes have been lost to fire while others have been remodeled nearly out of existence. But back then

The prolific Bay Area architect Henry Hil [1913-1984] is best known for his beautifully crafted homes, working in what’s usually referred to as the Second Bay Tradition. Like two of the notable San Francisco architects he worked closely with in the 1940s—John Dinwiddie and the esteemed emigre archit

Laurel Canyon is the legendary corner of the Hollywood Hills that is a secluded, woodsy neighborhood retreat for film stars and musicians, writers and dreamers since the 1960s. Quantifying a deeply casual style, Laurel Canyon is ground zero for boho chic and the location of some of L.A.’s most wonde

Originally built in 1938 for actress and singer Virginia Bruce, a classic blonde film stars of the 1930s, this Pacific Palisades estate is an equally classic version of California’s iconic Colonial Revival style—bringing a nostalgia for a traditional East Coast aesthetic to the West. With exceptiona

This compact but exquisite Venice residence was designed and built for architect Leo Marmol (FAIA by his firm) Marmol Radziner as an early exploration into luxury prefabricated homes in the early-2000s, just closed on the last day of 2025 after barely a month on the market (in an all-cash deal) for

Taking the concept of a chic Modern Farmhouse one step further, Villa Verde is an exceptional new offering on Sonoma’s Eastside. The work of Ridge Design + Build—a firm with deep roots in Wine Country and a reputation for impeccable quality—designed this private gated compound, clad in spruce and st

Much coveted by the serious architecture collectors of Los Angeles, the Mid-century homes of architect John Lautner [1911-1994] are both bold and experimental. Even his most modest projects possess a restless, sweeping energy much like the work of his mentor—Frank Lloyd Wright. Lautner spent much of

Attention architecture collectors, the legendary Stahl House (AKA Case Study House No. 22) has come on the market after 65 years of one-family ownership and care. Conceived by its visionary owners Bud and Carlotta Stahl for an “unbuildable” lot overlooking L.A., it was designed and engineered in 195

Angelo Sangiacomo—born in San Francisco’s Richmond District and the son of Italian immigrants—rose to become one the City’s largest landlords, developing dozens of rental properties during his long (and occasionally contentious) career. When it came time to build a home for his family, he had the vi