Laura Wasser, Top LA Attorney On Designing Her New Office With Sayre Ziskin

Los Angeles-based Attorney Laura Wasser has handled some of the most high-profile dissolutions in the Entertainment industry. Having represented the likes of Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, Robyn Moore, Maria Shriver and Kim Kardashian (in, yes, the on going divorce from Kris Humphries) — it is no surprise that she has been called one of the Queens of Los Angeles law. And as fairytales go, every queen must have her castle. Wasser wanted her Century City office space to be fresh, professional and chic but not intimidating. Up to the task was fellow Angeleno and interior designer, Sayre V. Ziskin. “She …

Yahoo Travel: Best Bars in the U.S.

The masterminds behind some of America’s best bars have been busy. Outstanding new places to party have popped up all across the country, including a fun and friendly Tiki spot in Louisville, and a coastal Spanish tapas bar in the East Village of New York City. We can’t get enough of Portland’s new whiskey library, and you can now get premium bottle service in Miami for only $130! Cheers to 2013 and our favorite, must-visit spots for the start of 2014. Patpong Road – Miami Tucked away above the mammoth Khong River House restaurant is itty-bitty, super-awesome Patpong Road. The …

California Home and Design: Brass Tacks

First Course: Brass Tacks is SF’s New Industrial-Chic Watering Hole Interior designer Sayre Ziskin’s latest commercial project is Brass Tacks, a Hayes Valley neighborhood bar located on Hayes and Octavia in the afterglow of much-adored gay bar, Marlena’s. The design aesthetic of Brass Tacks comes down to three key concepts: symmetry, simplicity, and warmth. The owners, Anthony Healy-London of Churchill, Matt Conway of Comstock, Absinthe, and Nopa (and also the head bartender at Brass Tacks) and Joshua McAdam (a childhood friend of Healy-London) requested these touchstones that Ziskin brought to life by fusing brass fixtures with basic geometry tenants. She …

One Kings Lane – Tastemaker Tag Sale

West Coast Wizard Venice, CA-based Sayre Victoria Ziskin has designed everything from chic pubs to Hollywood Hills mansions. Her style is a mix of unexpected colors and shapes, old and new, quirkiness and elegance—quintessentially Californian. svzinteriordesign.com https://www.onekingslane.com/sales/26538

Urban Daddy: Tacks Bracket: Scotch and Bourbon-y Nuts in Hayes Valley

Today is not the day for abstract thinking. It’s not the day for thinking at all. You’re probably still wearing a robe. Knocking sand out of your ears. Trying to get Kenny Chesney songs out of your head. No. Today is simply the day you learn of the humble new bar that’ll be waiting for you at the end of it… It’s called Brass Tacks, and it’s a come-as-you-damn-well-please watering hole with just enough bourbon-spiced almonds and cold beer to make it all okay again, now open in Hayes Valley. You don’t need a reason to come here. It’s just …

Laura Wasser, Top LA Attorney On Designing Her New Office With Sayre Ziskin

Los Angeles-based Attorney Laura Wasser has handled some of the most high-profile dissolutions in the Entertainment industry. Having represented the likes of Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, Robyn Moore, Maria Shriver and Kim Kardashian (in, yes, the on going divorce from Kris Humphries) — it is no surprise that she has been called one of the Queens of Los Angeles law. And as fairytales go, every queen must have her castle. Wasser wanted her Century City office space to be fresh, professional and chic but not intimidating. Up to the task was fellow Angeleno and interior designer, Sayre V. Ziskin. “She …

Design Stiles: I Like Your stILe: Sayre Victoria Ziskin

I’ve had this picture pinned to Pinterest for a long ole time now and I now I know who designed it. PS – you can follow me on Pinterest here. SVZ Design. You’re so cool. I’m really enjoying the retro vibe in this room, and you all know I love me some color. Flamestitch wallpaper, you’re so cool too. I’m looking at you, hot pink frames and huge, oversized jacks. Lacquered green cabinet and textural-looking wall. Now for something a little more subdued. And for my next act, something to make you hungry – a restaurant. The Churchill is here in LA. …

Churchill Ups: Third Street’s Rustic New Gastropub

Churchill Ups Third Street’s Rustic New Gastropub England. It’s brought you great things in the past. Shakespeare. Monty Python. The girls of Page 3. And now it’s bringing you breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And post-dinner. Let us explain… Feast your eyes on The Churchill, a gastropub designed like a turn-of-the-century English country house (and named after Sir Winston), opening Friday on Third Street. This comes to you from the guys behind the Hudson, and you’ll want to think of it as the Hudson’s handsomer, larger, more well-rounded brother. There’s lots of woodsy dining room space, a photo booth, a …

LA Times: The Churchill is set to open Friday

On Friday, West 3rd Street’s already vibrant shopping and dining district will get a welcome addition in the Churchill, a new restaurant at the Orlando Hotel with an American menu by chef Jason Tuley of Santa Barbara’s respected Square One. Open seven days a week for breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch, dinner and late-night dining, the Churchill will focus on cured meats, fish, fresh pasta, pickled vegetables, breads and desserts made with local, sustainable ingredients. There also will be a take-away window on 3rd Street offering Intelligentsia coffee, breakfast, sandwiches, pizza by the slice and house-made ice cream.. The restaurant, which …

Apartment Therapy: Before & After(s): Mark’s Opulent Bachelor Pad

When designer Sayre Ziskin called me up to shoot some portfolio work for them I was excited to see their take on a masculine opulent bachelor pad. Mark has lived in his 1 bedroom loft for just over a year, but has never had the time to really delve into design. He hired Younger & Ziskin to help him create a lavish, dark and sophisticated home. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/before-after/before-after-marks-masculine-opulance-at-home-155295