Normally we would say that an office doesn’t have any business looking this good. But Ceremony of Roses — whose new offices were designed by Dean Levin of the LA studio 22RE in collaboration with Madeline Denley of Never Far Studios — is the merch and branding arm of Sony Music, and as such has a constant stream of global talents coming through, from Adele to Olivia Rodrigo (whose merch, we would argue, is impeccable.) The office is housed in a former 1950s factory in Culver City, and it bears several signatures we’ve come to associate with Levin’s up-and-coming studio: a 1970s-influenced aesthetic that preferences elements like wall-to-wall carpeting in lush tones, beautifully monolithic metal expanses, and hits of coolly minimalist vintage furniture.

In the center of the beamed space is a concrete-footed communal workroom, studded with custom aluminum desks and Eames office chairs and encircled by custom oak and walnut shelving that recalls the French and Italian modernists. Each space along the perimeter, however, has its own identity: There’s the huddle room, all pale greens and grays, that’s meant to recall a sunken conversation pit (Levin was also inspired here by Oscar Niemeyer’s French Communist Party Headquarters in Paris); a blue-tiled bathroom for a pop of color; and a listening room, lined with records, boasting wall-to-wall chocolate carpeting, walnut paneling, and a custom velvet sofa where artists and execs can stretch, gaze through the glazed skylight, and let the music wash over them. Paper lights throughout — from Noguchi Akari pendants to Ingo Maurer’s Lampampe light on the reception desk — further work to soften the space.

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