Olivia at home in Brooklyn.

It’s rare to find Olivia Lopez at home. A short scroll through the author and Bon Weekender founder's Instagram feed will give you a glimpse into her globe-trotting lifestyle. Stylishly bouncing between design hotels like Numeroventi in Florence and Pierre Yovanovitch’s Le Coucou Méribel, she provides her followers with a revolving door of travel and design inspiration. It goes without saying that Olivia is well versed in all things high design, but how does this translate into her own home? 

After nine years in Los Angeles, Olivia was ready to try her hand at life in New York City, a longtime dream of hers. Instead of hitting the pavement on an apartment hunt for any old unit within her budget, Olivia set her sights on a Brooklyn building designed by Dutch architect Piet Boon, whose signature minimal style aligned with her personal aesthetic. Not only does the residence come with amenities like private outdoor space and a pool—a rarity in NYC!—but it also meant her one-bedroom apartment would be outfitted with luxury touches like black marble countertops and floor-to-ceiling windows. 

A Charlotte Perriand for Cassina table anchors the dining area which has doubled as a home office during quarantine. The chairs are by Muuto, and a set of stone shot glasses Olivia picked up in Puebla, Mexico, serve as a centerpiece. 

When it came to furnishing her space, she says, she had one goal in mind: to create a feeling of “coziness,” a respite from the chaos of the city outside. “[Since] I moved to New York from California, I craved a space with natural materials and light colors as a nod to home,” Olivia says.

Olivia kept the bedroom pared-down and focused on earth tones. A Case Study bed from Modernica is paired with Marcel Breuer's Cesca arm chair.

While maintaining a minimal and contemporary aesthetic, Olivia added warmth to her apartment by fusing earth tones and natural fibers with pops of color from art prints by Josef Albers and Henri Matisse. As far as her favorite space to relax, she credits her living room: “It’s a naturally lit nook perfect for spending hours on the sofa with some design books.”

Thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, the apartment is drenched in natural sunlight throughout the day.  

Olivia lounges on her modular sofa by Muuto.  

And while her home certainly feels like a

–not a hotel room–her passion for travel can be seen throughout every corner of the space. “My design inspiration is broad and a direct reflection of my travels: My table is by the French modernist Charlotte Perriand, the sofa is by a Danish brand called Muuto, the bed is from Modernica in Los Angeles, and my homeware objects are sourced from

and markets from Paris, Porto, Marrakech, and the Yucatan,” says Olivia, adding that she sells some of those finds on Bon Weekender.

One major benefit of moving into a building designed by an architect you admire? Getting the kitchen of your dreams. “I love the black marble backsplash and the abundance of shelving, which is an important New York amenity,” says Olivia.

By combining California vibes with her culturally enriched taste in high design and personal objects, Olivia's apartment becomes not only a grounding escape from the hustle and bustle of New York, but an evolving tribute to all the places she’s been. So until borders open up again, she sits cozied up in her Muuto chaise sectional reading design books, dreaming up her future travels with the promise of new inspiration to share with us all.

A marble bowl by Menu and a Contax camera found in Japan sit atop a credenza from All Modern.

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Olivia taking full advantage of her building's amenities, which include an outdoor pool and a private interior courtyard.