Names: Bri Emery of Design Love Fest, Brian Morrow + Jonathan Lynch of Sharkpig, Steve Pappin of Son Of A Shark Pig, Max Wanger of Max Wanger Photo, Michael Antonia of The Flashdance & Yeah! Rentals and Emma Robertson of EmmaDime
Location: Atwater Village — Los Angeles, CA
Workspace Type: Loft Studio
Years worked in: 1 year
When you gather up seven awesome creatives to share an office space, you will surely have a colorful, eclectic, fun atmosphere. Bri Emery is best known for her highly popular design blog DesignLoveFest and her art direction with Rue Magazine. A few weeks ago, she had me over to meet her office mates and to see how they've collaborated in this amazing office.
Friends, colleagues and collaborators Bri, Brian, Jonathan, Emma, Steve, Max and Michael have been in their space for a year. Together they have built book shelves and storage options, designed custom artwork, and developed a unique place to call their own. Their nod to Mid Century Modern mixed with warm industrial touches gives a playground feel to their vaulted ceilings and open lofted office.
With a photographer, a couple graphic designers, a dj, and a few videographers in the mix, you're sure to have plenty of options when searching for event and design services, and their office is a working display of how skillfully they all mesh together. I love that they have created several variations of seating areas, including a "conference" table. They were not afraid to unite bright colors and mixed patterns in the overall loft, but each also designed their own work areas with highly personal touches and nostalgia.
A design love fest, indeed!
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our style: Mid century modern meets the desert.
The inspiration for our office space: We wanted the space to feel fun, inspirational, productive, and ultimately collective.
Favorite element in your space: 1953 AMI 45RPM jukebox
Biggest challenge in designing my space: Lack of time!
What friends say about my space: When can I move in?
Area where there is room for improvement/future projects: The upstairs loft!
Proudest DIY (do it yourself) project: The wooden pipe bookshelf.
Biggest indulgence with respect to my space: The custom wall murals.
Best advice about organizing or incorporating tech into the home: Hide the cords as much as possible.
Dream source for stuff: Digs Show Room, Garza Marfa,
Etsy, Three Potato Four, Design Within Reach
Resources:
TECH + HARDWARE
- •1953 AMI 45RPM jukebox
• All Mac computers
APPLIANCES
- • We don't really have any. Well, we have a mini fridge with tecate in it.
FURNITURE
- • CB2 desks
• We built the white community sawhorse table.
• couches & chairs — YEAH rentals
• Lockers — OGT Store
ACCESSORIES
- • Local Flea Markets
• Inspiration boards from CB2
• Glass bottles from flea markets
• Moroccan poufs from YEAH rentals
ART WORK
- • Tape art and crystal installations were made by Bramble Workshop, Max Wanger photos hung on the wall.
LIGHTING
- • We spray painted our pendant lights from home depot a teal color! We also hung bistro lights under the loft that make that area less dark & awesome for late nights in the office.
ORGANIZING TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES
- • White vintage lockers that we all use as storage. Wooden Credenza from craigslist.
Thanks, Bri, Max, Emma, Michael, Brian, Jonathan and Steve!
(Images: Bethany Nauert)
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awesome and inspiring to see where so many talented people come together each day. i imagine they must feed off of each others creativity!
Now THAT is an office I could go to everyday! Awesome.
Yes! This truly is the most amazing office. With so many creative people sharing a space its no wonder. Visiting my hubby at Sharkpig always results in a grand time. Glad they got to share their rad space.
Pink floor... I want it.
Love it! it is an awesome space for sure. I wish everybody had the "outside the box" state of mind to create amazing work spaces like this one.
Beautiful space! The astronomical levels of hipster try-hard is a bit overpowering however. I think they've ticked every box in that famous "hipsters through the years" magazine spread.
Haters gotta hate! Looks good on the cheap! Anyway hipsters are here to stay, so lets all take a deep breath and watch what they make next. I wish I had painted my home depot industrial lights a fun color. Thanks for sharing your spaces!
I'm glad it works for them, and I can appreciate that it's probably a fun place to be for work, but there isn't a distinctive style here. It's a large industrial space, filled with a lot of second hand furniture and quirky (hipster) decor. I think that what some people are finding noteworthy isn't the decor or style, but rather that it's an 'office' that doesn't look like a traditional, corporate office. I think that's pretty typical of this generation's ideas about work environments. I think this particular space looks like the home of a group of college kids who pooled their Craigslist finds. In a good way.
Cool, looks like an Urban Outfitters photo shoot. What exactly do these guys do for a living?
What a cool space!!!
i wish i could move in and illustrate there all day!!
dreamyyy
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are you hiring? love that you have fun with your work space. the two should collide more often.
Those in the "creative" fields have long enjoyed greater latitude in how their offices are furnished. It's been that way since Grandma was a girl. Even earlier than that. So we've come to expect the offices of designers/architects/ad people/etc. not to look like a place you'd do business with an accountant, say, or a lawyer. So in this regard the office is quite "appropriate."
I like it fine. It's fun and whimsical while maintaining the feel of a space where actual work gets done. And it ain't kitschy. But what's the deal with the rows of Eames shell chairs on the upper level? I half expect to see a video projector on the wall behind them and a screen on an opposite wall.
My brother works in an office like this, where they get carried away ("Instead of a chalkboard, let's write our ideas on someone wearing a Tyvek suit!"). The young and hip seem to believe that creativity comes from immersion in a pool of jarring stimuli. Many of my most creative ideas have come to me while I was in the shower or driving through a featureless place such as Indiana. I'm not seeing enough quiet cocoons in this office.
actually, the neon tape drawing WAS inspired by indiana! jk!
The guy with red pants is handsome and elegant. He goes with the office!
THE DOOR...So cute! *swoons*
I love the macrame plant hanger and I wish you would do a tutorial on what looks like string art on the wall. I love everything really.
Um, yes yes YES. Such an incredible space for the most amazing team of vendors and artists!
Love the green stripe socks! Urban Outfitters?