Studio

Lakes is a design studio based in Los Angeles, California LEAD BY PRESTON ALBA. THE STUDIO AIMS TO develop people, products, and places. As we work our way up in scale, we define our vocabulary through products for our future stories of place.

Lakes is searching for universality through specificity. Programs and systems OF OBJECTS are developed through curious and rigorous studies of material, connection, form, scale, rhythm, and space.

Lakes is searching for the emotional historical. Style and period are transcended through meditation on past, present, future, remembered, and imagined.

ordering

Please send all orders to hello@lakes.studio. While limited inventory is typically in stock, most items are made to order with an estimated production lead time of 6-8 weeks.

Customizations and rush orders are available upon request and typically incur an additional fee and extended lead time.

Due to the nature of specialty handmade products, Lakes does not honor any exchanges or returns. 

Shipping and Receiving 

Orders are shipped via UPS and are fully insured for the full purchase value. Tracking information is provided once available.

Damages must be reported within 5 business days of receipt of shipment. Written and photographic records of the damaged packaging and product must be submitted to hello@lakes.studio.

Made in California

Lakes products are designed and developed with a considered approach to craft, utilizing both primitive and modern methods where best suited. Our fabricators are masters of their trade and work within a 50-mile radius of our studio in Los Angeles.

Our glass blowing takes place in Culver City, our machining takes place in Santa Paula, and our laser cutting and forming takes place in Ontario. Each piece is then inspected, finished, assembled, and packaged one at a time by Lakes.

collaboration

Lakes is building upon a decade of experience in design and production across an array of fields: fashion, product, industrial, and interior architecture. Lakes aims to make the most of this past experience while bringing new experiences into the world.

lakes works with select studios, brands and labels to develop products and spaces. from concept, design, development and production lakes aims to help other like-minded entities bring their visions to fruition. if there is an opportunity for collaboration, please reach out.