Opening in September 2024 in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District, the space will showcase bespoke Cabbonet kitchens and dressing rooms, serving as a destination to experience the European-made product.

Los Angeles, CA [August 14, 2024] - Cabbonet, the highly regarded British design brand by kitchen Industry trailblazer, Andrew Hays, is coming to Los Angeles. Best known for exceptional custom kitchen design, Cabbonet has found a home in the iconic Pacific Design Center, where visitors will be able to experience the brand’s renowned craftsmanship first-hand. Opening on September 27th, 2024, in partnership with Los Angeles-based kitchen design legend, Steven Cooper, the showroom displays interior spaces ranging from kitchens to Cabbonet’s newly-launched dressing rooms, all showcasing the brand’s artistic sensibilities and diverse range of materials and finishes.

Founded in 2019 by Andrew Hays, Co-Founder of the acclaimed London-based design house ARTEIM, Cabbonet is named after a 13th-century Old English term meaning "a chest for safekeeping." The brand was conceived under ARTEIM, the creative studio that operates at the crossroads of design, architecture and performing arts, melding the varied nuances of the disciplines to deliver thoughtful and innovative products and interiors. Its conception was a response to the high demand ARTEIM received from around the world, particularly in the United States, which inspired its expansion into new markets such as New York, Colorado and most recently, Southern California.

With over 35 years of experience in the luxury design space, Steven Cooper heads the Cabbonet Los Angeles team as Principal Designer. The Owner and Creative Director of family business, Cooper Pacific Kitchens, Steven holds a wealth of knowledge and experience that he will bring to his leadership of Cabbonet Los Angeles. Together, Andrew and Steven plan to bring Cabbonet’s highly original aesthetic to the city, embracing an eclectic approach to kitchen furniture that deconstructs the concept of the fitted kitchen, making each component of the space both beautiful and purpose-led; collaboratively pushing the boundaries of luxury design for the home.

The Los Angeles showroom will showcase signature Cabbonet pieces such as the Oil Cloth Island, Stone Sink, Vitrine, Sliding Cabinet, and Apothecary Cabinet, alongside additional kitchen furniture like the Sink Block Cabinet, Floating Island, Two-Way Cabinet, and Cocktail Cabinet. It will also be home to Cabbonet’s brand new dressing room collection, which will feature versatile closet storage solutions, a three-way adjustable vanity mirror, cutting-edge folding and pivoting glass entry doors, and more. Meticulously crafted marrying state-of-the-art technology and traditional craftsmanship, the dressing room further expands Cabbonet’s thoughtful home offering. Hand-crafted in Europe, Cabbonet’s new Los Angeles showroom is a celebration of drama and tactile beauty, seamlessly blending traditional and contemporary finishes.

“We are excited to be joining the burgeoning design community here in LA,” shares Cabbonet Creative Director Andrew Hays “I’m confident that we’ve created an inspiring design experience that will excite and engage homeowners and designers alike, allowing them to immerse themselves in the eclectic materials and expert craftsmanship that Cabbonet is renowned for.”

The Cabbonet Los Angeles showroom will be open from September 27th, 2024, by appointment Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Steven Cooper is a renaissance man. Yes, he grew up in the business – from the days when his father Neil Cooper was a design-build home builder in Minnesota through the family’s move to Los Angeles in 1984, and the subsequent launch of Cooper Pacific Kitchens. But Cooper’s early years with Cooper Pacific were on the business side of things. He studied finance in college and since 1989, he’s helped build Cooper Pacific into a leading design-firm brand in West L.A.

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Cooper Pacific Kitchens

LOS ANGELES

National Winner, Kitchen

We are excited to be selected as the National Winner for Best Kitchen 2018, Luxe Red Awards!   To the esteemed panel of judges - thank you!

KITCHEN DESIGN:   Steven Cooper                          INTERIOR DESIGN:    Pauline Moghavem

The Judges

Kathryn Ireland

Holly Hunt

Ellie Cullman

Tom Kligerman

Paul Wiseman

Pamela Jaccarino

Excited and honored to have been awarded Best Kitchen Design by CA Home & Design.  Designed by Steven Cooper in collaboration with Pauline Moghavem Interiors - this Bel Air kitchen is a wonderful mix of materials and tones.  

Special thanks to our team and everyone at California Home+Design Magazine for all the continued support!

Best Kitchen, 2018 Design Awards, Steven Cooper

Decked Out Deco

GOLD AWARD:     STEVEN COOPER

Cooper Pacific Kitchens, West Hollywood, CA

Kitchen and Bath Design Awards 2017

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Custom products, exquisite finishes and luxury details helped earn this kitchen by Steven Cooper of Cooper Pacific Kitchens in West Hollywood, CA the top honor in this highend category. The 550-sq.-ft. space in Bel Air, CA – which included a kitchen, butler’s pantry and food pantry – required a structural redesign as well as entirely new products and finishes in order to project the French Art Deco-inspired kitchen theme the clients desired.

Deco inspired, brass trimmed openings highlighted with antique mirror

Dividing walls at the islands were removed to give the space a more open, welcoming feel, and differing ceiling heights were adjusted to provide a more cohesive look. Since the ceiling in the adjoining breakfast nook could not be changed due to structural elements, Cooper created a tray ceiling to improve the transition from area to area.

In keeping with the formal and refined elements of the home, Cooper chose a variety of luxury materials for use throughout the space. Transitional custom cabinetry from Premier Custom Built is finished in white along the perimeter, with shagreen leather at the drawer heads and antique mirrored doors on the upper cabinets. Brass trim surrounds the drawers, coordinating with the Shearron custom antique brass knobs and pulls from Wilmette Hardware.

The brass trim continues on the island, providing a dramatic contrast with the cabinets’ rich black finish. Shagreen leather is showcased here at the island posts. The island also sports
a Franke sink and Miele Futura integrated dishwasher, with an integrated refrigerator and freezer from Miele located on the facing wall.

La Cornue Chateau

Brilliant Black with a custom brass trim was the choice for the La Cornue Chateau 165 range, which is backed by a pale stone backsplash that coordinates with the Cristallo natural
quartzite countertops featured throughout. A Wolf microwave oven and Sub-Zero undercounter refrigerator are also included in the design.

Shagreen leather inserts (Edelman)

Tying the classic black and white design together is the diamond- pattern flooring, which features honed Avenza marble as well as polished Calacatta Pacifica marble.

When a Midwestern family design firm moved to Hollywood, it would’ve been easy to become star-struck; instead, the firm honed its luxury design skills, and 30 years later, business is booming with an average project cost of $175,000.

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — For many designers, remodeling a celebrity’s kitchen would be the highlight of their career. For Steven Cooper, owner and principal designer at West Hollywood, CA-based Cooper Pacific Kitchens, designing a famous person’s kitchen is just another day at the office.

“There have been a lot of A-list Hollywood celebrities that we’ve worked with,” says Cooper, “as well as a lot of athletes and a few politicians along the way – certainly names that everyone out there would recognize. That’s kind of part and parcel with being located in Los Angeles.”

JOURNEY OUT WEST
While many people come to Hollywood to chase dreams of movie stardom, Steven Cooper’s father, Neil Cooper, came to California to realize his dreams of kitchen design. The Coopers were living in southern Minnesota, where Neil was a custom home builder. His favorite room in the house was always the kitchen, so he decided that Los Angeles was the place to start a business focusing on luxury high-end kitchen design. Neil, his wife Shirley, and their two sons packed up, went west in 1984, and established their business at the renowned Pacific Design Center in 1986.

The move was well worth it: Today, the cost of Cooper Pacific Kitchens’ average kitchen remodel is between $175,000 and $200,000.

“We operate in one of the best markets in the nation,” states Steven. “It’s a nice place for us to be in – Los Angeles. We have an abundance of amazing properties we’re able to work in.”

FAMILY ENTERPRISE
Since the beginning, Cooper Pacific Kitchens has been a family enterprise. Steven’s mother worked in various managerial positions at the business and was the “glue that held everything together.” His father was owner and principal designer until 18 months ago when he retired. Steven began working for his dad at the age of 15, doing accounting and eventually moving on to design.

The rest of the family also currently works at the firm. Steven’s wife, Giselle, is the showroom concierge and brand curator; Steven’s oldest daughter, Brittanie, manages installations and logistics, while his daughter Natalie assists Steven with client management and showroom resources.

“The current family structure that’s involved is a very important part of our DNA,” adds Steven.

Although Cooper Pacific Kitchens left full home building behind in Minnesota, the firm still has its contractor’s license and provides its own installation services.

“At the end of the day, a kitchen’s not a kitchen until it is professionally installed,” says Steven. “Otherwise, it’s a pile of cabinets in someone’s garage and you’re left to hope that someone else executes your vision properly. I don’t like leaving things to hope.”

STAND OUT PROJECT
A project that stands out for Steven is a large property he is currently working on in Las Vegas. It is a project that has expanded in size: The scope has moved from one end of the house to the other over a four-year period.

In addition to the 500-sq.-ft kitchen, Cooper Pacific is also doing a 900-sq.-ft. parlor bar and the 2,500-sq.-ft. master suite. The part of the project that is most memorable for Steven is a handmade millwork piece he is fashioning for the parlor bar.

“It’s a combination of a very modern flat-panel island with a hand-carved piece that grows from the end of it,” he describes. “It’s this dysmorphic island piece that goes from French provincial to sleek, modern Italian – all within the same piece.”

STYLE AGNOSTIC
Many firms tout a design specialty. However, Cooper Pacific prides itself on the fact that it offers a wide range of design styles.

“I think where we make a departure from other firms is we are not locked into a particular design scheme or school,” expounds Steven. “Our breadth and width are such that we are doing European modern, American traditional, modern farmhouse, French Deco – you name it, we’re doing it. We’re able to reach into our wheelhouse of resources here and execute any of those visions.”

Another fact that sets Cooper Pacific apart is that about 75% of the firm’s clients tend to be other design professionals who come in looking for collaborative work.

“A designer can come into us and may have a traditional project now, maybe a transitional one in six months, maybe a modern one next year, or all at the same time. They know they can come to us as a resource for any particular style and have consistency in terms of execution,” concludes Steven.

At a Glance

Cooper Pacific Kitchens
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Principals: Steven Cooper, principal designer & owner
Areas Served: Global
Hours of Operation: Pacific Design Center Showroom is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No. of Employees: 16
Major Product Lines Carried: Premier, Cottonwood, Neff, Artcraft, Wood-Mode, La Cornue, Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele
Design Software: AutoCAD
Business Philosophy: “We are hardworking and family-oriented. Our team prides itself on being on the cutting edge of new products, technology and ideas related to the home. We always strive for the highest quality with regard to design and product options.”

We are excited to be headed to press with our new book.   It's been a fun although lengthy process to put this together.   It feels so good to have it wrapped and running through the presses.   To the chagrin of my team, I'm already thinking about the next edition.   Isn't that the life of design though?   We are constantly moving from one project to the next and while the completion feels fantastic, I'm always excited for what's coming up next.

As we edit and assemble the various projects we wished to feature, I'm reminded of each client that we had the pleasure of working with.  It's very rewarding to bring these concepts to life, to create solutions for their lives that make their time at home intrinsically more rewarding.  Thank you to each of you for the trust and enthusiasm you brought to the project.  

And to the team who tirelessly worked with me on this - you are the best.  Love you guys.  

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Approving the Press Run

Working on this beautiful kitchen with Pauline Moghavem and her amazing team at PMI Design was an absolute pleasure. We also want to send a special thank you to Erika Heet at Interiors as well as the wonderful and talented Meghan of Meghan Bob Photography for making this all possible. We look forward to many more beautiful projects in 2017.

For the digital edition, please see: http://interiorsmagazine.com/

Steven Cooper worked with this talented team to bring the outside into this stunning Arizona home. Together, they created an ideal southwestern vibe complete with walnut Cottonwood cabinets and natural stone countertops. See the full story below:

For the digital edition, please see: https://issuu.com/sandow-media/docs/az_lx36_digital

Check out Cooper Pacific Kitchens’ cover and profile in the October 2016 issue of Kitchen & Bath Design News! In the profile Steven Cooper, CEO, talks where the company got its roots, designing for Hollywood’s A-list stars and athletes, operating a true family-run business, his most notable project, the scope of design styles the firm has done and more. Check out the issue for the full profile and images of some of Cooper Pacific Kitchens’ finished projects.

For the digital edition, please see: http://kitchenbathdesign.epubxp.com/i/735090-oct-2016