Art is not separate from life and life is not separate from Architecture.

- GULLA JÓNSDÓTTIR

GULLA JÓNSDÓTTIR

Gulla Jonsdottir, a groundbreaking architect and designer, is known for her work exemplified by its dynamic use of curved forms and sensuality. Her iconic style focuses on bringing unique spatial experiences that respond to nature and the surrounding site, always echoing the integration of organic beauty and function. Unlocking a visual landscape that is both futuristic and a warm evocation of yesterday’s world of tomorrow.

Establishing her own practice based in Los Angeles in 2009, Gulla is able to pursue her ambition of altering the contours of modern design and progressive architectural vision. Her atelier is a team of international designers, working across fields of hospitality, commercial & residential design, museums and wellness projects worldwide.

Gulla thrives to transform the way we think about design and the language of architecture. The artist within has sought to question everything taken for granted and as a result, created spectacular and unique spaces. The genesis of Gulla’s design begins in her sketchbook with superfluid drawings, that reflect her belief in the connection between, art, architecture and nature.

Gulla studied mathematics before moving to Los Angeles to study architecture at Sci-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture). Before starting her own firm in 2009, she worked for Richard Meier on renowned projects such as the Getty Center Museum and Gagosian Gallery, at Walt Disney Imagineering she worked on Tokyo Disney Seas, and she led the hospitality design firm Dodd Mitchell design for 9 years.

Gulla has in her career of architecture and design received several awards. The most recent being “Best International Restaurant Design” (2021) for Esperanza and honored by West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for Leading in Women in Design (2022).