(“I’ve wired millions of dollars to people I’ve never met,” says Pierce. warehouse - from the woman who fiercely guards 10,000 square feet of couches, tables and more in Parma, to the elder Scandinavian couple who used to drive all over to help Pierce source furniture, to his sources in Holland and Belgium. Hands from all over the world help bring this furniture to the L.A. ![]() There’s a life cycle baked into each one of these pieces as well - they come from somewhere else, where they were used and ideally loved, on their way to a new place, where they’ll either be kept in pristine condition to show off or develop condensation rings from too many forgotten coasters. ![]() In Pierce’s experience, furniture is about relationships - his relationship to his business, his relationship to his clients, their relationship to the furniture he sells them. But there’s possibility to be found on the flip side. Image Consider the ceiling! On the possibilities to be found on the flip sideĪ roof might be the first requirement of shelter. These days, Pierce has over 65,000 square feet of storage space between L.A., Sweden, Holland, Belgium and Italy. “Some people might find that offensive and others … you know, I keep it pretty casual.” He was initially drawn to Scandinavian Midcentury furniture because of its equal dedication to form and functionality - what good is a stunning vintage couch if you can only sit on it for five minutes? He came to appreciate more quirky styles of furniture, like Brazilian Midcentury, which incorporates rich colored leathers and unique woods. “I follow my gut on pieces that I like and the aesthetic - I don’t really dive into studying a lot about the designers or where it came from,” he says. The selection relies more on what particular era he’s in, what he’s drawn to in the moment. Pierce, whose early background was in tech, not design, curates furniture based on a feeling more than the scholastic merits of the object or rules of the game. The space is a 12,000-square-foot warehouse of color and texture - in its current state, it is giving a ’70s Italian and French fever dream. (Pierce won’t name-drop his clients, but spend an afternoon scrolling through the store’s 171,000 Instagram followers, and you might be able to hypothesize which rock star fought for a Danish table in their home.) ![]() Co-founded by David Pierce in 2004, the store has become a destination for Midcentury heads, designers, those who obsessively covet online, and celebrities seeking finds from around the globe. MidcenturyLA, the furniture mecca in North Hollywood, is the kind of place made for manifesting. ANYWAY, I now can’t borrow on Covet - not even from my FH.This story is part of “Clearance,” a design issue that peels back the layers of aspirational architecture in L.A., and envisions a more beautiful future that lives a little less on the nose. Yet, I lose to them I dont think the judging is fair. Along with more deep cuts, MidcenturyLA has become known for its it pieces. 99 reviews for Covet Fashion, 1.8 stars: The top fashions are hideous. I was able to change the password etc but basically Facebook is absolute trash and I haven’t been able to get into my account to recover it, and their entire process is ridiculous and non effective. Among the shop’s clients are people in their 20s looking for the hot sofa or families buying a future heirloom. So, I had covet linked to my Facebook for borrowing purposes, but unfortunately my account was hacked last week.
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