Purcell Living
Purcell Living, the home furnishings line by designer Alexander Purcell Rodrigues, is setting up shop in an interesting spot: the first floor of the designer’s private residence in Hollywood, open by appointment only. Cuscino chairs show well on the patio of the home. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Purcell Rodrigues’ U lamp, a hand-blown glass ball with colored rubber bands, and “The Elements of Euclid” by Oliver Byrne, on display in the home that Purcell Rodrigues shares with his wife and business partner, Stephanie. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Purcell Rodrigues is photographed in front of his personal art collection. Other parts of the home have been converted to a showroom for his work. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The dining room is a showcase for the Stephanie collection, Purcell Rodrigues’ table and chairs in Europly wood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Congo warrior sticks are hung next to a bookshelf. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A Machine Histories wall sculpture from the series titled “Taxidermy Heads, Bob” has the imagery of a jaguar with Eames chairs around it. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Stephanie Purcell Rodrigues, wife and business partner of designer Alexander Purcell Rodrigues, is photographed in the Bias hooded arm chair. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Purcell Rodrigues’ Bias collection includes an angular sofa and ottoman. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Living room as showroom: more of Alexander Purcell Rodrigues’ designs, including the Stingray chaise, far left, and Logpile coffee table, far right. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Purcell Rodrigues, the designer behind the Purcell Living collection, photographed with his wife and business partner, Stephanie. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)