Los Angeles studio Ome Dezin has partnered with design platform Lumens to renovate and furnish a 1990s home in the Hollywood Hills, adding iconic furniture and lighting from Frank Gehry, Ingo Maurer and more.
Situated in middle of a mature forest on over an acre of land, the house was originally designed by architect Jeff Mills in a style that blends mid-century modern and brutalism.
The residence was once home to an A-list actor, then later converted into an art gallery, leaving white-washed walls, tall ceilings, exposed beams and expansive spaces for Ome Dezin founders Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner to build upon.
"It was stripped of all personality," the duo told Dezeen. "There were no doors, bedrooms, full bathrooms, etc. It was hard for some to envision this house as a home."
They restored the original architecture, making minor alterations like adding a gym, converting an upstairs guest bedroom into the primary bathroom and erecting an exterior sauna and full bathroom.
Limestone flooring in some of the rooms was saved, while all the other surfaces were altered or added to in order to transform the property into a livable home.
"The space felt sterile when we got into it, and our goal was to bring depth, layers, and warmth to the home," the pair said.
With the surrounding forested landscape in mind, Rudolph and Kutner used wood to clad entire walls in the main living spaces and bathrooms.
They also introduced atypically tall wood baseboards to create a sense of continuity throughout the home, while stone such as richly veined marble in the bathrooms was also employed to embellish the natural aesthetic.
The kitchen is enveloped in a distinctive blue stone, while the island is clad in a rust-toned variation with an aged, tactile finish.
"Throughout the home, these earthy materials are punctuated by glimmers of jewel tones, silver, and gold — appearing in the lighting, decorative details, and custom stained-glass windows and doors we designed specifically for the space," said the team.
When it came to furnishing the residence, Ome Dezin teamed up with Lumens – a platform they already used frequently to source furniture and lighting – to choose distinctive pieces to complete the spaces.
They began with lighting, selecting favourites such as gold Ingo Maurer pendants for the kitchen, along with pieces from Foscarini and In Common With.
"Lighting is so important to us as we think of it as functional art," said Rudolph and Kutner. "It adds warmth, character, depth and shadows into a space for layer and movement."
Furniture was then layered in, from Gubi dining chairs to statement pieces like a striped Up chair by Gaetano Pesce and Frank Gehry's Wiggle Chair.
"What I love about the result is that you feel the individuality of each piece, but nothing feels overly coordinated," Lumens chief marketing officer Dana Gers told Dezeen. "There's a sense of discovery to it. It feels collected, personal and entirely at home within the architecture."
As an interior design and development studio, Ome Dezin reimagined, renovated and sold multiple properties across the greater Los Angeles area.
These include a 1960s A Quincy Jones house in Brentwood and a mid-century Laurel Hills residence for which they collaborated with furniture designer Willet.
The photography is by William Jess Laird.