MARCH 2018 VOLUME 14 | ISSUE 2 26 34 46 Q+A: STYLE SETTER | 26 Los Angeles designer Gulla Jónsdóttir throws some curves into the sensory interiors she's shaped from Macau to her birthplace, Reykjavík, and her adopted home in LA. Here she details how she balances organic influences and art to forge destinations that are heating up design maps worldwide. EAT.PLAY.LIVE | 34 In the midst of LA's development boom, there's a street-level design revolution calling for hospitality projects that embrace the less-angelic aspects of the city, from rough edges to tough competition. Just ask the trendsetting designers behind some of the city's latest under-the-radar hotspots: Poppy nightclub in West Hollywood, Dialogue restaurant in Santa Monica and Hotel: Kim Sing in Chinatown. DEPARTMENTS FROM THE EDITOR | 6 IN THIS ISSUE | 8 CHECK OUT BOUTIQUEDESIGN.COM | 10 THE BUZZ | 12 PRODUCTS: FABRICS | 62 PRODUCTS: MADE IN CALIFORNIA | 74 EXIT INTERVIEW | 80 PLAYING THE ANGLES | 46 Talk about a positive slant. LAVA and Wenzel+Wenzel's vision for the Sports Youth Hostel in Bayreuth, Germany, caters to Gen Y (and Z) travelers with an inventive Y-shaped layout and high-energy color palette designed to ramp up guest interaction. BDWEST PREVIEW: WOW FACTORY | 58 Boutique Design's West Coast trade fair and conference puts the hospitality community at the heart of the action in the ultimate global hotbed for hotel and restaurant development: LA. Max out your conceptual creativity and business performance with a playground of products and a roster of educational sessions at the industry's buzziest event, set for April 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 4 boutiquedesign.com MARCH 2018 ON THE COVER Gulla Jónsdóttir, Gulla Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design Photo: Erez Sabaghttp://www.BOUTIQUEDESIGN.COM http://www.boutiquedesign.com