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Gilda Bruno

"LA Is a Place to Take Risks" — Where Design Superstar Kelly Wearstler Finds Inspiration in the City of Angels

A young woman dressed in a textured black coat with white detailing and a silver brooch and tortoise sunglasses stands with a grey bag in her hands in a furniture showroom filled with vintage items.

What better way to see the world than through the eyes of our favorite tastemakers? In Hidden Trails, we look at the places that feel most like home to our community of design insiders — wherever those might be — to help you uncover what their cities have in store for you.

If there's a designer who has successfully made of California's sun-bathed palette and textural earthiness her signature trademark, it's Kelly Wearstler. Originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ever since launching her eponymous studio in Los Angeles in 1995, the prolific interiors superstar has been continuously searching for ways to translate the city's dramatic nature, laid-back cool, and warmth into experiential as well as collectible designs that honor its cultural legacy while always looking forward.

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