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Lonny
february • march
2010
Photo courtesy of Mark Edward Harris
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nyone familiar with Kelly Wearstler knows she doesn’t shy away from impact. The designer boldly entered the public décor world in 1999 after applying her unique, masterfully stylized, modernmeets-Hollywood glam aesthetic in the design of California’s Avalon Hotel. A quieter name then, she outfitted the Beverly Hills boutique hotspot with a classically contemporized, mid-century zest, acquiring an instant rise in her reputation. A decade later, she has her hands on the hotel again, instigating a décor facelift to celebrate the tenyear anniversary of her original initiative.