Here’s an in-depth article plumbing the intellectual depths of architect Barbara Bestor, designer of Yolk’s eye-catching exterior. Check it out after the excerpt.
When the popular Sisters of Los Angeles souvenir line debuted in 2012, the first neighborhood it paid homage to was Silver Lake—and cocreator Barbara Bestor wouldn’t have had it any other way. “The first image we made was an abstract graphic of the sunset over the reservoir; we printed 20,000 copies and they sold out,” says Bestor of the colorful mugs, candles, and totes. “We wanted to use simple graphics as a way of breaking new ground and creating an identity for the city.”
See:
http://la-confidential-magazine.com/barbara-bestor-neighborhood-guide-to-silver-lake