Southern Guild – the Cape Town gallery that has catalysed the African collectible design and art scene and showcased it at fairs across the world – has opened an outpost in Los Angeles this month, just in time for Frieze.
The gallery has taken up residence in a 5,000 sq ft former laundrette converted by Evan Raabe Architecture Studio as part of developers Zach Lasry and Creative Space’s new cluster of bluechip galleries and restaurants in the once faded neighbourhood of Melrose Hill. It joins David Zwirner, Morán Morán and Clearing in the revamped area, soon to be given extra vim by Color Club, a Giorgio’s-inspired nightclub designed by the Haas Brothers.
