An artist’s eye.
A coastal soul.

Amit Apel works across painting, sculpture, furniture, interiors and the design of buildings. The connecting thread is an instinct to make an idea tangible.

Raised across Africa, Israel and Europe, Amit settled in Malibu in 1999. His artistic practice grew into Apel Design, a studio where a broad creative life meets the disciplines that turn drawings into places people can inhabit.

At Surfside, that sensibility takes a quieter coastal form. White siding and deep blue-green accents meet timber, stone, planting and water. Courtyards and terraces bring the life of the house outside; inside, texture and natural light carry the same relaxed character.

The artistic work lives in those relationships: the sequence of arrival, a room opening toward the pool, the proportions of an outdoor canopy, and the transition from a shared space to a private one.

Apel Design brings artistic direction, architectural thinking, interiors and building knowledge into one connected practice.

For Surfside, design-build means carrying the coastal idea through the real decisions of sitework, foundations, structure, openings and material detail. The work is in construction; the studio’s project record follows its progress from excavation to the foundation walls above the shoreline.

Creative direction is led by Amit Apel. Architectural services are performed in association with Michael B. Maclaren, AIA. How the studio delivers design-build is explained at ApelDesign.com (opens in a new tab).

The ambition is a complete living environment, with the same attention given to a courtyard, a kitchen and the way one material meets another.

Connecting People to the Art of Living.