L.A. Lofts

Los Angeles' growing loft phenomenon adds a unique twist to traditional urban loft design. Barbara Thornburg, senior editor at the Los Angeles Times magazine, tells the stories of 20 creative loft spaces and their unexpected owners.

These spaces range from traditional converted warehouse spaces to luxurious new constructions outside the city center, including lofts that resemble a Shaker farmhouse with concrete floors and fluted columns, a black-and-white modernist loft complemented by African masks, and the home of a furniture designer couple with a 9-meter purple vinyl bar, which they use as a testing lab and showroom.

Over 200 breathtaking photographs by Dominique Vorillon reveal the high ceilings and captivating details of this new generation of lofts. As colorful and creative as Los Angeles itself, L.A. Lofts is an inspiring portrait of this growing movement.