I went into this "showroom" about 3 months ago and I meant to write a review of my experience because it left me feeling really unwelcome, uncomfortable, and deeply disappointed in the industry I work in. I'm fairly new to Los Angeles, and my background is in Architecture and Interior Design. I have worked in both professions, helped operate many high end showrooms in my younger years (I'm 33), as well as being a rep and a buyer for some major furniture labels and brands here in Los Angeles and Chicago. Let's just say I'm schooled in the industry and it's standards. Now all of that being said, I prefer to support family owned and operated businesses, and I always will. The relationships built in these types of establishments is without parallel. I wondered into the showroom after window browsing for over a year during Covid, and was so excited to explore and finally have a potential "resource" in my new city. I walked in and wandered around for about 15 minutes and was never greeted but ignored by the polished muscle jock who seemed to be the only employee here. I was given a few dirty looks, and felt so uncomfortable. I decided to break the ice since he clearly wanted nothing to do with me or my business. I asked him about a light fixture that I knew was clearly a Bocci (or knock off) light fixture (I knew because I used to spec it all the time) it's also a brand that I introduced to the Chicago market via a showroom that I was a buyer for in college. When I asked about the Bocci fixture I simply said "oh wow, you guys carry Bocci here, such a great company" my comment was responded with "excuse me but we don't disclose our brands to anyone, ever" I said ummm wait what?! He repeated himself in a defensive tone as if I was trying to figure out what brands they carried for malicious purposes. I was thoroughly creeped out at this point but kept walking through the showroom.... And he was now following me through the showroom... not to offer me a bottle of water or to ask me if I was interested in purchasing or needed a tear sheet or a price.. no no. He just followed me around silently making me so unbelievably uncomfortable.. I then proceeded to check out their Gus Modern collection. I was thrilled to see Gus Modern because I used to be a BRAND REP for the company. I own several Gus pieces and really needed to ask about getting a piece I have by Gus reupholstered in the original fabric it came in. I wasn't sure if Gus had started selling their fabric by the yard... My question was replied to with such a demeaning tone that I had had it. Not only did this "sales person" offend me for the last time, but he couldn't even answer my very serious questions about getting services rendered through them. I'm sorry but this place not only has the tackiest, carnival cruise ship-like accessories and furnishings (picture chiseled David torsos, and oversized male hand hooks, black white and red upholstery with crystals bedazzling galore, and artwork that says CHANEL, LV, PRADA tacky) but their staff is actually horrible. I felt like I was being judged during Sunday brunch at a Weho watering hole. I'm sorry but when you have a store like that you promote and talk about the brands you carry.. unless they were carrying knock offs which wouldn't shock me, and to be honest I did some research and they do carry FAKE Bocci light fixtures! Ha! They have a small collection of refined, modern furniture and it's tucked away upstairs hidden. The rest of the place is resin weiner dog statues, and knock off Jeff Koons sculptures covered with crystals, and slapped with offensive price tags. This place doesn't need to have the attitude it carried, or the insane price tags either. I shop for clients at the PDC, and at showrooms like Knoll, and Mass Beverly and I have never gotten the despicable, and truly offensive attitude (with a nose in the air service) that this place provided. You know people remember how you make them feel, and retail used to be an experience.. I guess the experience now is so exclusive that they can't even tell you what brand your buying. It's supposed to be about educating people on brands, and introducing people to the brand. This place is doing it all wrong and to be frank I don't know how they are in business. If you want to have that attitude at least have the level of service and product to back it up. You lost a really great potential customer and I will never forget how unwelcome you made me feel. If you want to pretend to be high end you should at minimum, pretend to be nice to your customers. read more