L.A.'s Habité showroom has a 20th century feel

L.A.’s Habité showroom has a 20th century feel

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A favorite of residential decorators, including Madeline Stuart and Joe Nye, the San Francisco antique atelier Habité has opened a Los Angeles showroom at 145 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 692-0023; www.habite.com.

“It’s a little more 20th century French and Continental design,” says Kimberly Denman, partner in the venture with Habité founder Laurent Rebuffel. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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There is a large selection of white bisque porcelain items at Habité, including a lamp by Kaiser that has a fossilized appearance, $2,600 for a pair, and a 1960s Kaiser vase with a petrified wood pattern, $375. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Habité represents the work of sculptor Adam P. Gale, who creates mirrored bronze pieces such as this $3,750 piece with a steel base. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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The inventory at Habité covers a range of styles, including sleek leather and rosewood lounge chairs by Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues. Pictured: 1960s neo-Baroque bronze dining chairs. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Kimberly Denman, a co-owner of Habité, demonstrates the mechanism on a 1940s French cocktail cabinet made from mahogany and bronze, which is priced at $16,500. The Solomonic pillar nearby is a 17th century Continental piece, priced at $18,500 a pair. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Nov. 29, 2008 12 AM PT

A favorite of residential decorators, including Madeline Stuart and Joe Nye, the San Francisco antique atelier Habité has opened a Los Angeles showroom. “It’s a little more 20th century French and Continental design,” says Kimberly Denman, partner in the venture with Habité founder Laurent Rebuffel. The inventory covers a range of styles, including sleek leather and rosewood lounge chairs by Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s neo-Baroque bronze dining chairs, 17th century pillars and mirrored bronze horns and jawbones by contemporary sculptor Adam P. Gale. 145 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 692-0023; www.habite.com. For a photo gallery of the store, click here.

-- David A. Keeps