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Let's Get Personal Cliff's Notes

Elle Decor

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April 2022

From vintage furniture to a koi pond and orchid garden, designer Cliff Fong's Los Angeles home checks all the boxes.

- CAMILLE OKHIO

Let's Get Personal Cliff's Notes

In the dining area of designer Cliff Fong's Los Angeles home, the table is by Charlotte Perriand, the chairs are by Faye Toogood (left) and Pierre Guariche, and the vintage cabinet and sconce are by Jean Prouvé. Turn the page for more, and for details see Resources.

Designer Cliff Fong's Great Dane, Magpie, naps on a vintage Charlotte Perriand bench in the dining room of his restored 1953 ranch-style house in Los Angeles.

OPPOSITE: In the living room, the vintage chair and bench are by Jean Royère, and the dog is Fong's rescue pet, Monkey. For details, see Resources

ABOVE: A room divider by Jean Prouvé separates the living and dining areas. Sofa by Børge Mogensen; pendant by Serge Mouille; console by Charlotte Perriand; rug, Woven; artwork over console by Darren Bader.

RIGHT: Vintage pieces by Jean Royère, George Nakashima, and Isamu Noguchi mix in the living room. Artwork (right) by Vern Blosum.

OPPOSITE: In Fong's son's room, the 19th-century secretary is a family heirloom. Chair, Babacar Niang; leather bag, Hermès; artworks by Mark Roeder (left) and Gina Beavers (over door).

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