Panafold

thrilled to launch The Panafold, a new quarterly print-only, subscription-only magazine centering around California arts, architecture, design, and culture, in January 2025! Subscribe at thepanafold.com and follow along on IG at @thepanafold ??

a peek inside the Kallis House, a midcentury gem wrapped around a north-facing slope in Studio City, CA with striking views of the San Fernando Valley. Designed by R.M. Schindler & built in 1946 ? many thanks to our friends at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture for a brilliant Summer Architecture Tour! ??

“Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” –Frank Lloyd Wright A few favorite details from various architecture & design studios, art galleries, and private homes we had the chance to explore during LA Design Weekend. Despite the heatwave, we relished the chance to discover the work of so many talented designers & artists (and to meet a few in person)! ??

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting new venture we’ve been brewing behind the scenes ? Amidst a fast-paced digital landscape offering an endless stream of images, information, and advertisements, we’ve found ourselves yearning for a physical object that can be held in the hands and perused at leisure. We know we’re not alone. We’ve long held a reverence for the printed page—we believe that it allows for a heightened and considerably more focused visual and textile experience; one that invites connection and conversation. To that end, our forthcoming print publication, THE PANAFOLD, will explore and celebrate California arts, architecture, design, and culture through a place-based lens. Through interviews, profiles, essays, criticism, literature, photography, and art, THE PANAFOLD will offer a unique and expansive portrait of California’s landscapes—spanning from the tangible to the internal, and encompassing both the natural world and the works of human hands. As we gather stories and build out our very first issue, we are now open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, essays, poetry, visual art, and photography—as well as pitches for interviews, profiles, reviews, and other journalistic pieces. ?? ?? ?? We’re specifically looking for ideas that add to the conversation surrounding California and its vibrant arts and architecture scene—a photo essay that invites us inside an unconventional community in the High Desert, for example, or a profile of a Los Angeles architect, painter, filmmaker, or restauranteur, or a personal essay on generational trauma in the Central Valley that weaves in the history of the place. ?? ?? For more information, and to submit your work or pitches for consideration, head to thepanafold.com ??

Snaps from a few different visits to our client Lisa Staprans of Staprans Design’s stunning Meditation Room of Embedded Intentions, for which our design team provided 3D renderings, up now at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase house in Pacific Heights ?? if you find yourself in the area, we encourage you to drop by before it closes on May 27th. Be sure to visit the ground floor to experience Lisa’s meditation room and its breathtaking view of the Golden Gate Bridge, accompanied by a soothing soundtrack of Tibetan singing bowls and an introduction to music created from the sounds of living plants in real time ???

???? Gratulerer med dagen! ???? in honor of Norway’s national Independence Day, May 17th, we wanted to share a few favorite views from a trip we took there last summer to visit Norwegian friends & clients and enjoy the country’s plentiful (and awe-inspiring) design, nature, food, and art. Swipe to the end for a glimpse of a home sauna designed by our team as an addition to a summer cabin on the island of Kirke?y ????♀? #norway #scandinaviandesign #oslo #kirke?y #operahusetoslo #norwegiandesign

???? Gratulerer med dagen! ???? in honor of Norway’s national Independence Day, May 17th, we wanted to share a few favorite views from a trip we took there last summer to visit Norwegian friends & clients and enjoy the country’s plentiful (and awe-inspiring) design, nature, food, and art. Swipe to the end for a glimpse of a home sauna designed by our team as an addition to a summer cabin on the island of Kirke?y ????♀? #norway #scandinaviandesign #oslo #kirke?y #operahusetoslo #norwegiandesign

over the weekend in Los Angeles, we stopped by the iconic Neutra VDL House overlooking the Silver Lake Reservoir. Originally built in 1932 with a loan from an early patron, the modernist structure housed Richard Neutra, his wife Dione, and their three sons (and also served as Neutra’s studio for a time) until it was destroyed in a fire in 1963. The original footprint of the house was preserved, and Neutra’s son, Dion, rebuilt with his father’s oversight. “One felt a great sense of freedom in the VDL,” said Neutra, “as everything was carefully planned to avoid interference between the various zones of the house, and there were many options for getting off by oneself.” ??

Distinctive details inside the historic Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles, designed by Schultze & Weaver in 1926 ? many thanks to The Aspen Institute for a wonderful luncheon & panel last month!