My jaw will drop when I scout the design district, awed by the variety of bathroom fixtures, fabrics, antiques, lighting and everything else that goes into your basic Hollywood residence. My eyes will delight at the colors of the landscape, the flowering trees, luscious foliage, cultivated gardens, manicured lawns and hillside vegetation. Obviously, I'll have DSL, Broadband, DVD, a Palm, a G4 and all the other gadgets that make West Coast life worth living. It's not just me who thinks L.A. is where it's at. The Chicago Merchandise Mart has recently taken over the downtown Mart Center.
Nothing is perfect, of course.
And Governor Gray Davis is the villain in paradise. Sad to say he voted down the practice act which California legislators had passed as a result of an initiative by a coalition of interior design professionals. This decision has the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards puffed up with pride and pleasure, since it is of the opinion that interior designers do not substantially impact the health, safety and welfare of the public. The other was the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' evaluation that no public need existed for interior design licensing in the state of Colorado. Take heed, though.