THE FALL OF BEIGE

“My design friends around Europe used to refer to California design as simply ‘beige’—a desert land, they called it,” recalls Baradaran. “But now everything has changed, and today’s design places much more focus on materiality and color.” In this 1929 Spanish Revival home in Brentwood, a layered, neutral palette serves as a splendid stage for vibrant hues: in original hand-painted tilework, vivid art (left, a Robert Minervini acrylic; right, a David Korty silkscreen), and an aubergine velvet sofa.