It’s long been easy to knock LA, but a slow bounce-back began with the new millennium. House prices have gone through the roof and tourism is at record post-9/11 levels. The city of Eames, Neutra and ‘Googie’ has always had few equals in its appreciation of challenging design, and it shows in the star status given to the people creating the look of today’s LA, from Kelly Wearstler to Thom Mayne and, of course, Frank Gehry.
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Winners
Best domestic appliance
Best furniture designer
Best new restaurant
Best new hotel
Best new private house
Best new public building
Best city
Best fashion
Best grooming product
Most life-enhancing item
Shortlists
Best domestic appliance
Best furniture designer
Best new restaurant
Best new hotel
Best new private house
Best new public building
Best city
Best fashion
Best grooming product
Most life-enhancing item
Judges Profiles
André Balazs
Patricia Urquiola
Tadao Ando
Wong Kar-wai
Donatella Versace
Langlands & Bell

