BUNGALUX

February 14, 2013

Hollywood Royalty

I've Already Had My Close-Up

We love sharing long lost secrets around these parts, so we'll let you in on one. There's a little pocket of Hollywood that we've long adored. (In fact, one or two of us used to live there.) For those of you out there who hike Runyon Canyon, you've probably seen the area we're talking about; That great pocket north of Hollywood Boulevard and east of Fairfax where old, glamorous mansions ... Read More

February 10, 2013

Falling in Love

Beverly Hills Trophy Estate

So there's this guy. You glance at him from across the room, you think he's kind of cute. And then you get to know him. Gradually. And "cute" turns into, "Oh my gosh, I think he's hot." You like his smile, his blue eyes, the way he seems to surreptitiously look at you too. He's funny, certainly, but his jokes are always funnier to you than they are to everyone else ... Read More

February 7, 2013

The Coolest VDay Event

Palm Springs Modernism Week

Multiple choice: Where are you going to spend Valentine's Day? A. At home, eating Pinkberry and Netflixing Downtown Abbey reruns. B. At Il Mulino in Aspen with that VC guy you met at the Four Seasons Jackson Hole a few weeks ago. C. At Palm Springs Modernism Week. After all, you just bought a Neutra that needs a facelift. If you answered "A" to this question, well, never mind. If you answered "B", just ... Read More

February 5, 2013

Accessorize Chicly

Cavalier by Jay Jeffers

We like to think of ourselves as having pretty good taste. But since we're also modest, we admit there are a handful of people who manage to have better taste than we have. Jay Jeffers is most definitely one of those guys. The San Francisco-based designer has a whimsical style that manages to be both high-style and fun ... in other words, it doesn't take itself too seriously. We were thrilled when we stumbled ... Read More

February 3, 2013

The "Art" of Real Estate

Frank Lloyd Wright's La Miniatura

A client asked us the other day about Frank Lloyd Wright places for sale in Los Angeles, and it got us thinking again about the masterpiece Millard House, aka La Miniatura. We realized we hadn't covered it for Bungalux, so we decided post-Super Bowl was the perfect time to cover a Super House. La Miniatura, or "this little house" as Frank Lloyd Wright used to call it, is a misnomer. The Pasadena house seems ... Read More

January 31, 2013

The US's Most Expensive House Sale?

Silicon Valley's $177 Million Non-Public Offering

Poor Silicon Valley. Over the past years we've been witnessing a gradual migration of some of Silicon Valley's most eligible bachelors and young marrieds to Los Angeles. PayPal co-founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk each bought mega-property in Los Angeles. Ooma founder Andrew Frame did too. According to the WALL STREET JOURNAL, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison owns no fewer than 27 Malibu residences. And if that's not enough ... Then there's the ... Read More

January 28, 2013

Picture Perfect in NYC

Instaglam

Long before there were iPhone photos, Flickr, Instagram, Facebook photo tagging and even the digital camera there were … the photographers. And by photographers we’re not talking about your friends who Samsung Galaxy-shoot grainy pics of late nights out for their blogs. (That’s the subject of a future editorial piece.) Instead, by “photographers” we’re referring to the big boys who sat in the studio with actresses and supermodels and carried around heavy cameras ... Read More