Established Los Angeles · Est. 1987
Luxury Residential & Hospitality Design
Los Angeles · New York · International
A studio of twenty designers crafting bespoke interiors that balance architectural gravity with enduring human warmth.
Selected Work
Beverly Hills, California
French Trust · Beverly Hills
New York City
Hudson Yards · New York
Malibu, California
Malibu Beach Residence
Beverly Hills, CA
Roxbury Residence
Pebble Beach, CA
Pebble Beach · Mile Drive
Boston, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill · Boston
40+
Completed Projects
8
Countries
35+
Years in Practice
20
Studio Designers
In-House Design
Furniture and lighting conceived in our Los Angeles studio — each piece named, each piece made.
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Lighting
Tables
Tables
Lighting
Objects with intention. Furniture with memory.
80+ pieces available for commission and purchase
Our Approach
At Joan Behnke & Associates, we believe that great interiors are not decorated — they are composed. Every project begins with a deep understanding of how our clients inhabit space: their rituals, their collections, their histories, and their aspirations.
We are equally at home designing a Provençal estate in Montecito, a penthouse in Hudson Yards, or a hospitality project on the shores of Sardinia. What unifies our work is not a signature aesthetic but a consistent standard: that each space should feel entirely inevitable — as though it could only have been this way.
"Architecture sets the stage. We write the story."
Approach
Bespoke process tailored to each client's singular vision and way of living
Craft
Furniture and objects designed in-house, made by hand, finished to last a century
Reach
Projects spanning Beverly Hills, New York, Boston, Tuscany, and Sardinia
The Studio
Twenty designers. One creative vision. Thirty-five years of practice.
Principal & Founder
With over three decades leading one of Los Angeles's most distinguished design practices, Joan Behnke has built a reputation for interiors that are as emotionally resonant as they are architecturally rigorous. Her work spans private estates, hospitality commissions, and charitable showhouses across five continents.
Education
UCLA School of Arts & Architecture
Specialization
Luxury Residential & Hospitality
Recognition
Hollywood Reporter, AD, Veranda
Nina Augustin-Lewis
Senior Designer
Dub Behnke
Project Director
Diana Choi
Senior Associate
Marcus del Valle
Design Associate
Elise Hartmann
Project Manager
Begin a Conversation
Whether you are embarking on a primary residence, a vacation estate, or a hospitality commission — we welcome the conversation. Our process begins with listening.
Los Angeles Studio
8800 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
New Business
studio@joanbehnke.com · +1 (310) 271-8800
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