Becca Loves Stella!!

Becca Straus has created a new line of jewelry for people and their pets: Becca Loves Stella. The line, named after Becca's Brussels Gryphon, Stella, features hand stamped dog tags with name and phone number along side of silver buddhist bracelets and hand stamped medallions for humans. Those of you who know Leah and Brian's dogs Dude and The Boo will appreciate their modeling skills below; they have been proudly wearing B ♥ S since Decemeber. The most stylish pugs in the neighborhood!












Contact Becca Straus for details: becca@beccastraus.com

Bottega Louie In today's LA Times

Go Louie! Read the full article here.

P.S. That is our beloved stylist and florist David Diaz holding a tray of Tamara Davis's macarons on both the cover and the inside article!!

Bottega Louie Branding

I've been designing for the most creative restaurant group in the US for the past year and a half and I am proud to show a few select pieces of the Bottega Louie brand. This project is nothing short of my best work, thanks to the unbelievably cool taste and tact of Keat Bollenbach and Daniel Flores, the inspiring cuisine of Chefs Sam Marvin, Chris Goossen and Tamara Davis, the stunning market directed by Lesley Kadin. The space is grand, the hospitality is warm and you can get your fix of LAMILL coffee for $1.





I will let the press speak for it's self for now, but expect more in depth look at the Louie brand over the next few weeks.

LA Times
Blog Downtown
Eater LA
LA Weekly
Thrillist
NBC
Downtown News

Meet me at 7th and Grand!

Love,
Leah

Wholly Dazed

Venture down to 7th and Grand Downtown Los Angeles to see Bottega Louie's windows wrapped tight as they complete finishing touches for opening. The funky “Sauce” pattern paper designed by Leah caught a little mention in Eater LA last week.



In other news, Nugget dropped by with a new commission, which she later delivered to Mark Mothersbaugh's studio. Mark gave her a Devo BRUSH IT! Toothbrush. This is what memories are made of, folks.



An update to the bulletin board, miss you Jess!!

Nancy Silverton / Lunchbox Auction Design

We worked with Nancy Silverton and Sigalle Feig from La Brea Bakery to design this decoupage lunchbox, fashioned from Nancy's vintage bread label collection. Matt Armendariz shot the photos we used to cut and collage onto this fun piece. If you love it, you can bid on it at the Lunchbox Auction, Dec. 11th in NYC, and help out some hungry kids this holiday season.

Nugget Rock

Those of you who hang around with us in Los Angeles have probably met Nugget a.k.a. Lyndsey Lesh, who has been causing a general ruckus at Faust Haus and 21st Century Filth.

I am pleased to tell you that Nug immortalized our demented family in a portrait titled Rock n Roll Culture:



L to R: The Boo, Niko, Pixel, Leah, Brian, Jess, Ben, Laura, and Nugget herself.

Big ups to Nug!

Becca Straus Lookbook

Leah shot the captivating April Wilkner (they met at The Aegean Center back in 2001) for Becca Straus this past August in NYC. The result, paired with photos by Laura Narikawa and jewelry stills by Leah Faust capture Becca Straus new work...STUNNING. Becca's website will soon show even more new jewelry, keep an eye out ladies and gentlemen.