Los Angeles, California

Jason lai

Born out of a collaboration between interior design star Jason Lai and Area’s design team, Jason worked closely with the team at Area, specifically, in-house designer Ethan Owusu, to share his ideas for this new capsule collection of wallcoverings. Reflecting on art classes in the past, Jason wanted to use his award winning line drawings for the inspiration and vision for this collection. Marrying his Chinese culture and the freestyle curving lines found so frequently in calligraphy and the tens of thousands of complex Chinese characters that are in use today, these designs will invoke energy and calm – a yin and yang to any space.

Jason Lai is the Principal Interior Designer at JL Interiors, with 14 years’ experience in the design industry. He has mastered an array of styles; from contemporary to traditional and anything in between. He had the pleasure to feature his designs on television shows such as, Bravo’s Best Room Wins! where he took the crown for contemporary design, Million-dollar Listing LA, and Open House on NBC showcasing his personal home in Santa Monica, CA. His work has also been published in the Los Angeles Times, Elle Decor, Pasadena Now, The Global Design Post, Locale LA, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and other published magazines.

Website: jlinteriors.design

 

ETHAN OWUSu

Ethan’s creative talent helped bring Jason Lai’s ideas to life. A natural with the pen and sketchbook, Ethan created many versions of his line drawings to present to Jason. Ethan is a rock star here at Area in our normal day-to-day operations and enjoyed being able to work with Jason and bring the 5 design collection to life.

Instagram: @ETHANOWUZU