We've highlighted 10 independent designers in Los Angeles, USA, as part of our North American Design 2024 series, which showcases inventive and creative design in cities across the continent.
The fifth instalment of our weekly series focuses on the most populous city in the state of California ? Los Angeles, a sprawling metropolis that sits between the mountains and the coast in the south of the state.
Many designers here draw heavily from the styles of American mid-century modern design and from the colourful, psychedelic history of the city.

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But they also reference the city's industrial past and the integrality of the creative culture that has risen around the world-famous film institutions there. The city is known for its innovations in architecture and hosts the prestigious Sci-Arc design school.
Many designers also note an uptick in independent design, as makers move their studios from New York to Los Angeles, leading some creatives to jokingly refer to East LA as "Brooklyn West".
Fantasy and reality
Eastern and southern Los Angeles also has an industrial infrastructure that creates the material and space conditions for design to thrive there.
Los Angeles benefits from its diverse history and temperate climate. Once part of colonial Spain and then Mexico, the city has historically been a place of cultural intersection and has long been an entry p...