A system of curtains divides areas filled with collectible furniture within this compact office, which LA-based Public Art Company has designed for its own team.
Public Art Company's studio on Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles provides the design agency a colourful environment in which to devise and curate large-scale artworks for campuses, developments and public spaces.
Founder Raffi Lehrer and his colleagues renovated the space and filled it with contemporary artworks and collectible furniture to create a bold, eclectic environment.
"A friend once called it 'muppets on acid'," said Lehrer, who set up the company in 2020.
Drop-ceiling panels were replaced with polycarbonate sheets to reveal the structure above, while cork tiles provide a soft, acoustically optimised floor.
A raised platform was added at the back of the space, and a curtain system by Carlos Medellin allows the room to be reconfigured for meetings, parties or open studio use as required.
These translucent drapes in white, blue, grey and orange are mounted on ceiling tracks that cut diagonally across the room, curve around corners and wrap its perimeter.
In the centre, a chunky blue table and chair set by Matt Nichols offers a space for casual meetings and conversation.
A large humanoid sofa named Pepita the Couch and a small pink lamp, both by Katie Stout, occupy one side of the back platform along with a NeuroWeave carpet by Güvenç Özel.
Green chairs by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels for Fritz Hansen are positioned beside a window, which is adorned with text graphics by Ben Klevay.
More of Klevay's colourful, paper typographic signage works cover another wall, while sculptures by Misha Kahn further enliven the space.
Artworks by Julieta Gil, Kumkum Fernando and Philip Mueller also decorate the studio, along with furniture pieces including a desk and a green candelabra that Lehrer built himself.
The variety of design and creative agencies in Los Angeles means that the city is full of eclectic workspaces.
Charlap Hyman & Herrero recently added custom workstations to a futuristic office, West of West placed a sculptural wood staircase at the heart of Puma Studios and 22RE created a "distinctly Californian" workspace in the former studio of artist Ed Ruscha.
The photography is by Lance Gerber.