Though they arrived in Los Angeles from Belgium only eight years ago, the husband-and-wife team of Jon and Maša Kleinhample behind Klein Agency has more than made its presence known in the city’s architecture and furniture design scene.
It helps that their work often balances material honesty with playful minimalism, allowing details to shine without breaking the bank. “Early on, we realized how inflated construction costs can be in California,” Maša told AN Interior. They began pricing out their own millwork and consistently came in under typical market rates—and with better results. This technique, which includes working with local fabricators in Boyle Heights and Sun Valley, has been their routine for years.
It also helps that they work from two of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods, with a street-facing office and gallery space in Silver Lake and a home store within a 40,000-square-foot courtyard building of their own design in the Arts District. Having worked on the latter project for over four years, the Kleinhamples came to know the developer well. “Our languages, designwise, just clicked,” Maša recalled. “He was open, supportive, and trusted us to do it right. He knew what we could do.”
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