Juice: Recipes for Juicing, Cleansing and Living Well

The trio behind the cult LA-based Pressed Juicery institution offers a sneak peek at their book

Hayden Slater, Carly de Castro and Hedi Gores are the founders of Pressed Juicery, an idea they had in 2010 that was grounded in a simple belief: in order to live well and feel healthy, people need to be armed with a set of tools that are simple, convenient and adaptable to the modern lifestyle. In their case, this set of tools came in the …

Zuzii Rethinks Kids’ Shoes

A family of designers creates American-made, high-quality shoe for tots—and will soon expand their sizing to adults

From fortune cookie booties to crochet loafers, baby shoes incite a lot of cooing and “aww”-ing—but these designs from LA-based Zuzii just might have you turning green with envy and wishing you were a few decades younger. The company is made up of industrial designer Ryan Campbell, her graphic designer sister Alex and their mom Nickie—who has quite a lot to teach her daughters about …

Robert Vargas Paints the Faces of Downtown LA

The mural artist reveals his passion for his neighborhood, painting live portraits and the importance of community

Large almond-shaped eyes peek out from the corner of 9th and Flower in downtown Los Angeles. The big, black and white painting—dotted with a glamorous beaded headpiece—watches over the busy intersection near FIDM. The painter Robert Vargas created this elegant detail of a woman’s face in a matter of hours, with a model he found by chance working in the WaterMarke Tower where the new …