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Commune’s third collaboration with Exquisite Surfaces.

Centrally located in the MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Commune’s new studio resides in a historic 1924 Spanish Colonial building. Designing our first new studio in over a decade provided an incredible opportunity to reimagine our environment to best facilitate our workflow and is designed with a focus on function and process in every detail. The Studio features a limited palette of hardwearing surfaces such oak floors, Douglas fir millwork and canvas pinup walls. The entrance area is hung with Commune designed mailers and posters from over the years as well as a large original painting by artist A. Kori Girard done specifically for Commune. Other artisans and Commune collaborators are throughout the studio, including hand sewn drapery by Adam Pogue, Commune-designed lighting by Remains, a large custom rug by Christopher Farr, and a custom claro walnut daybed with pillows in Commune designed fabrics. The bathrooms and kitchen feature tile designed for Exquisite Surfaces… and a focal point at the far end of the studio is a round stained glass window that was created by Steve Halterman for Commune’s previous office and relocated to this new space. Programming of the studio was critical to its success. Reception includes a guest bathroom, wet bar and serving area, and access to two fully equipped conference rooms. The main studio space features floor to ceiling materials library, breakout meeting tables, and consecutive rows of workstations keeping rhythm with the windows on the east side of the building. Offices for the partners and smaller conference rooms flank the west side, illuminated with skylights and are able to be made private with sliding shoji-inspired canvas pinup screens. Additional storage features include a vast book and periodicals library and overhead cubbies for our growing shop inventory while a fully equipped kitchen enables easy meals for both our clients and our team.

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Record bar and sushi restaurant inspired by Japanese jazz kissas in downtown Nashville owned and operated by Turnberry. Traditionally kissas are intimate places where people get together to drink and listen to records, with very personal spaces rooted in a DIY, cobbled together design tradition. The challenge was to take this very esoteric concept and adapt it to a commercial space at the base of the JW Marriott hotel tower. It was important that the interiors feel authentic and celebrate the spirit of kissas and our love of Japanese culture and design. To capture the spirit, we focused on using humble materials like construction grade plywood, recycled gym floors, cardboard Sonotubes, linoleum flooring and recycled denim batting in unexpected and imaginative ways; and we recruited a number of Japanese artists and artisans to create bespoke elements including a lighting installation above the bar designed by Yusuke Nagai in washi paper made from pulped record covers by Senda Takanori, and upholstery fabrics by Akira Minagawa for Mina Perhonen. We also collaborated with Devon Turnbull on custom speakers, Adam Pogue on patchwork light fixtures and Sofia Londono on a monumental sushi bar and DJ stand wrapped in custom tiles.

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At the center of Breadblok is the story of the product –– gluten-free bread, born of tradition. It’s the story of a French family that has been adapting recipes to accommodate allergies for generations. With that in mind, we wanted the design to convey quality, authenticity and a sense of place. We’ve selected materials that can be left in their raw state and will age beautifully – warm alder wood for shelves and millwork, terracotta floors, plaster walls and textured limestone counters – equal parts Southern California and the client’s native Provence. Like the product, the materials are timeless but the details are modern. The counter floats on stone plinths and the walls are treated with a patchwork of tonal plasters. As we developed the concept for the bakery, we were asked to translate it into a bespoke farmers market stand that would introduce the Breadblok brand to LA. For the structure, we looked to the simple wood and canvas stands that have been used in European outdoor markets for centuries. Saw horses support a long table and anchor the framework for a canopy above. We worked with Rojas Fabrication to adapt the design to the realities of LA. The structure would need to be packed in a van and assembled in 20 minutes. Efficiencies aside, we wanted to fill the stand with thoughtful handmade elements that reference craft traditions. The plaster wall treatment from our bakery concept became the inspiration for a canvas and linen patchwork tablecloth by Adam Pogue. And for displaying the loaves, Dax Savage made handwoven rope baskets – a technique passed down from his mother.

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The Serra design brief was centered on bringing and adapting the Portland based cannabis brand to Los Angeles. The brand is established in its home city through its highly designed, high end dispensaries. The Los Angeles location offered the opportunity of expanding on the name, Serra, which means greenhouse in Italian and bringing in the light. The client purchased a car garage which was stripped to the studs and repurposed. Capitalizing on natural light and the exterior of the building to bring in landscaping was key. We designed an exterior mesh trellis that wraps the façade of the building and worked with Terremoto Landscape to wrap the building in vines and greenery. The interior is meant to say jewelry store rather than dispensary. We maintained the restrained material palette of the Portland locations (cement tile floors, white oak, Carrara marble and brass) and added a white oak tambor detail to all cabinetry and turned up things a notch elevating design details on all the casework and fixtures. The store is laid out like a mini specialty store with areas for topicals, edibles, vapes, clothing and accessories with a central racetrack shaped “flower bar” showcasing the brand’s extensive strain offerings. The result is light, airy and luxurious, yet casual…like Los Angeles.

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Concept and interior design for the bakery’s first manufactory restaurant and bar concept located in Heath’s factory building in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood. The design concept came from Tartine’s famous bread: of the highest quality and honestly handcrafted in California. Free of conventional ‘decor’, the simplicity and high level of detail in the space reflect a new type of luxury, inspired by references that include Alpine lodges, Danish cafes, Stickley furniture and Japanese teahouses.

Design of three retail locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles for iconic California ceramics and tile manufacturer. Heath’s original Sausalito factory, built in 1948, provided the initial inspiration for the brand’s retail concept which we originally created in 2007 with the design of the Los Angeles store. Since then we have designed two additional stores for them in San Francisco and collaborated with the brand on multiple product collaborations.