California
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in California - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to California.
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A stunning house for sale above Ventura Beach showcases late-period Californian modernismArchitect Carl Maston’s 1984 Ventura Beach house hits the market for the very first time, offering panoramic views of one of the Pacific’s historic surf spots
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Eichler X-100, the ‘house of the future’, is seeking a new buyerJoseph Eichler’s iconic mid-century experimental steel house – Eichler X-100 – in Northern California is back on the market as it turns 70
By Camille Tenneson Published
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At El Roblar hotel, Ojai’s bohemian spirit finds a new homeA century-old Spanish Revival hotel returns to Ojai, bringing an eccentric collection of art, antiques and Californian character
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Inside a 1960s Cerritos Circle unit for sale in Long Beach, CaliforniaListed for $1.45m, this four-bedroom garden house in Long Beach's Los Cerritos neighbourhood forms part of Clifton Jones Jr’s midcentury modernist duplex series
By Camille Tenneson Published
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Dreaming of the desert? This book has you covered, from modernist to adobe architecture'Desert Dreaming: Design in the Southwest and Beyond', a new book by Jessica Ritz, is an immersive journey across America's arid landscapes and the amazing homes within them
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in October 2026Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from photography of Chicano/a communities in Los Angeles to Democracy Sessions at MOCA
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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Barbarella meets Polly Pocket in this fantasy Palm Springs houseLA-based interior designer Jessica Ayromloo combined cinematic sci-fi references and playful desaturated pastels while renovating this giant midcentury California abode
By Dan Howarth Published
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The Kip House, a classic piece of post-war American Modernism is up for sale in BerkeleyDonald Olsen’s Kip House is a modest masterpiece of West Coast residential design, built in 1952 for a pioneering physicist and Bauhaus enthusiast
By Jonathan Bell Published
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We report from the world’s most moneyed automotive event, Monterey Car Week 2026MCW 2026 was all about the big numbers. Across The Quail, Pebble Beach Concours and numerous other events, some of the world’s most storied automobiles were assembled in Northern California to be shown off, scrutinised, and occasionally sold
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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Tucked among old-growth oaks in Mendocino, this fire-resistant home is a whisper on the landSan Francisco firm Jensen Architects crafts a light-filled family retreat that prioritises views, sustainability and resiliency
By David Nash Published
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
By Anna Solomon Published
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour a reborn midcentury Pierre Koenig house in coastal CaliforniaDesigner Jamie Bush reimagined a house by the Case Study architect; the 1966 work now effortlessly blends interiors and architecture, and 'reads as one language'
By Jessica Ritz Published
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A redwood-clad Kendrick Bangs Kellogg remodel brings 1970s organic modernism to marketThe Chapman Residence in California – a standard suburban house totally transformed by Kellogg and the artist couple who lived in it – has been listed for the first time
By Anna Solomon Published
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A Mickey Muennig house enters a new life chapter in CaliforniaNicole Hollis' clarifying renovation of a Mickey Muennig house on California's Monterey Peninsula creates a playful weekend retreat
By Shonquis Moreno Published
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A rare Kendrick Bangs Kellogg-designed organic masterpiece comes to market in La JollaFor the first time in three decades, the Thomas C Kravis, MD Residence – a striking composition of textured concrete and stacked wood – offers an opportunity to own an early work by Kellogg
By Anna Solomon Published
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This traditional adobe home survived a fire – and found a new life as a midcentury-inspired California haciendaDesigner Kirsten Blazek rebuilt around a single surviving wall, blending Native American-influenced objects, midcentury furniture and a palette drawn straight from the San Gabriel Mountains
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour John Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein Residence, an LA legendA John Lautner-designed midcentury gem in the Beverly Crest neighbourhood of Los Angeles makes an appropriately angular backdrop to the July 2026 issue's fashion story; here we explore its architecture, refreshed by Conner + Perry
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Explore Los Angeles in 16 Rudolph Schindler homesAn important California modernist, Rudolph Schindler, pioneered an architecture and way of living that resonates to this day; curator, historian and writer Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of the master's residential work in Los Angeles
By Adam Štěch Published
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Take in the wild American West from this Linda Taalman house, now on the marketA Linda Taalman house in Lone Pine, CA, is currently on the market, an opportunity to acquire a sustainably minded base in the wilderness of the American West
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Tour a breathtaking Napa Valley winery where even the architecture has a sense of 'terroir'San Francisco practice Aidlin Darling Design ushers Robert Mondavi Winery, one of California's most storied wine producers, into a glorious new age.
By Beth Broome Published
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Sabine Marcelis designs an inflatable sunset-coloured maze at CoachellaThe surreal installation was designed to be a place of refuge and wonder for festival-goers
By Lina Abascal Published
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This Japanese-inspired Californian garden studio is full of personalityDesigned for a multitasking creative, this garden studio in California by ONO is titled Two-Fold, as it combines a ceramics workshop and a Pilates studio
By Léa Teuscher Published
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A California hilltop residence flaunts its modernist origins, and a quiet 21st-century revampHilltop Residence is the newest Californian home by Michael Hennessey Architecture – a low, linear structure that expands with the horizon
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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New Rivian R2 sees the Californian brand downsize the scale but upgrade the techThe production version of Rivian’s second model, the R2 makes its global debut at SXSW, offering fresh thinking on interiors and interfaces
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A piece of Joseph Eichler’s 1960s vision of Californian suburbia is on the marketDeveloped in collaboration with A Quincy Jones and listed at $2.4 million, this home and its neighbours are among Eichler’s final projects, offering a glimpse into the ideals that defined post-war Californian living
By Anna Solomon Published
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This 1960s mobile home in ‘America’s most glamorous trailer park’ went from outdated to adorableA dilapidated unit in the bohemian Malibu Beach Trailer Park has been transformed by Alana Marie Interiors into an enviable oceanfront retreat
By Anna Solomon Published


