Kim Gordon is an American artist, architectural designer and interior designer, and the founder of Kim Gordon Designs, a design firm based in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.^[1] She has been noted for her use of space, lighting, color, and texture in residential architecture and interior design in Southern California.^[3]

Gordon was born in Long Island and grew up in New Jersey and Puerto Rico.^[1]

Gordon began her career building art installations, installing faux finishings, and completing art and design projects.^[1][4][5] In 2009, she began renovating and reselling residential properties along with her partner, Mauricio Suarez, leading to the foundation of Kim Gordon Designs in 2012.^[1] The firm's storefront is located on Santa Monica's Montana Avenue.^[6] She worked with designers Kerry Joyce and Mary McDonald (of Million Dollar Decorators) before opening her own practice.^[7][8]

In recent years, her clients have included a number of high profile and high net worth individuals.^[3][9]

Gordon's work is known for open floor plans, emphasis on the use of natural light, and large, signature steel-framed glass walls.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]} She is also known for using aged materials^[1][17] and integrating indoor and outdoor spaces.^[18] Her work has also been noted for its balance of practicality and aesthetics^[19] and appeal to women.^[2]

Her design style is influenced by her experiences traveling, including time spent living in a 16th-century building in Puerto Rico.^[1] After her diagnosis with cancer in 2018 and subsequent recovery, her work became more health-conscious and incorporated more natural materials.^[4][7][20] Since the COVID-19 lockdowns. she has been noted for designs facilitating work from home.^[12][21]

• Millwood One. A four-bedroom home noted for its layered use of stone textures, privacy, and efficient use of space on a small lot in crowded Venice Beach.^[22][23]
• Laurel Canyon. A 1960's Hollywood Hills home restored with modern design elements while retaining a style evocative of the 1960's counterculture movement.^[12][24]
• Superior Avenue. A new construction on Venice's Superior Avenue praised by critics for its kitchen design, which includes a kitchen island with a built-in hydroponic herb garden.^[17][25]
• Nowita One. A Belgian-inspired farmhouse described as exemplar of Gordon's use of natural lighting, indoor/outdoor integration, and balance of practicality and aesthetics.^[8]
• Kingman. A Santa Monica mid-century remodel praised for its use of walnut wood paneling, sky-lit hallways, and outdoor master bathroom.^[26]

Gordon lives with her partner, Mauricio Suarez and two sons.^[1][2]