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While exploring Studio City—known
more for its quiet, residential appeal among
entertainment executives than for its vibrant
nightlife—Jonsdottir discovered charming
coffee shops and small boutiques, realizing
Girasol’s boldness meshed well with the
neighborhood’s hip new inclinations. At the
same time, she was conscious of keeping
the space warm and familiar, so locals who
might want to dine here every day would feel
right at home. So she weaved in comfortable,
honest materials, like the raw wood floors,
white plaster walls, and casual, durable
striped fabric seating. A wall of folding glass
doors makes the transition to the lounge and
patio a seamless one.
“Because of the organic nature of the
food and the environment, we wanted to
use some recycled items—items that we
generally use in alternative ways versus
their common placement, such as a rebar
wine cellar and black burnt wood walls on
the exterior and entry foyer,” Jonsdottir says.
The restaurant’s emblematic girasol was
at the forefront of Jonsdottir’s vision. Walls,
graced with dark, gray stone, represent the
leaves of the stem, she says, while those
waves of plaster are also an ode to the
towering sunflower: “They undulate in and
out, like a flower blowing in the wind.” hd
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Girasol Restaurant
Studio City, California
Owner and Purchasing
Roman Gofman
Interior Design Firm
G+ Gulla Jonsdottir Design, Los
Angeles
Interior Design Project Team
Gulla Jonsdottir, Erni Taslim,
and Thu Ngo
Contractor
Countrywide Development and
Contracting, Inc
Lighting Consultants
The Ruzika Company
Dining Chairs and Barstools
G.R. Manufacturing
Tables
Gulla Luxury Furnishings
Banquette and Bar
Design by G+ Gulla Jonsdottir
Design; manufactured by RMD Inc.
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Hospitality Design - October 2013 - Intro
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