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Editors' Take

The effortless cool of Malibu, where Sarah Solis’s studio is located, pervades each of the designer’s projects. Her work is influenced by wabi-sabi—the Japanese concept of seeing the beauty in imperfection—and this manifests as a rustic elegance in her interiors.

About

Personal taste, background, and unique lifestyles are inherently integrated and considered through every stage of a project with Sarah Solis’s clients. With each project, the studio aims to broaden its range of aesthetics and knowledge with an ever-evolving approach. Solis’s own aesthetic combines a balance of understated luxury and effortless, artful living with a deep attachment to the natural world. Likewise, the design studio carries this ethos through all its projects, delighting in the nuances, knowledge, and fluidity of the design process, marrying Solis’s distinctive approach with each client's sensibilities.

Sarah Solis, founder and principal of Sarah Solis Design Studio, believes that beautiful design is comfortable and personal, and that our environments should reflect the kind of lives we want to lead. Creating thoughtful spaces that invite familiarity and emotion, the essence of Solis’s designs is rooted in wabi-sabi—the Japanese concept of seeing the beauty in imperfection. Coming from a creative family and being the daughter of a contractor, Solis grew up on construction sites, studying interior design before shifting her focus to a degree in fine art and art history and pursuing a 15-year career in fashion styling. Solis's background in art and fashion strongly informs her sensibility and has fundamentally shaped her creative process and appreciation for thoughtful, curated design. Her own aesthetic combines a balance of understated luxury and effortless, artful living with a deep attachment to the natural world.