LA Designer: Scout Regalia

Makoto Mizutani and Benjamin Luddy are the two halves of Scout Regalia, a young design firm that is building itself a reputation for hardy, locally crafted furniture and products that support an outside life. Alissa Walker met the duo in their Echo Park studio and home, furnished with some of their products: a powder coated steel and white oak hardwood junior ranger stool, a teepee with one of their picnic tables underneath, and a brightly colored bike; and a DIY garden box, where they make the brackets and give buyers instructions on how to complete. Alissa learned about transitioning from buildings to products and back again, and what it means to be working and living together, 24/7.