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As a gifted fifth-generation exterior and interior designer, Amit Apel arrived on the sunny shores of Southern California in 1999 after having been raised in Africa, Israel and throughout Europe. Upon his arrival, Amit purchased a modest Honda Magnum motorcycle to travel across the USA for three months. After his adventurous, cross-country tour and with little means, he opened a humble, 100 sq. ft. art studio within a locksmith shop on the beaches of Malibu, California and instantly became a local, buzz-worthy artist. Amit's acrylic and oil paintings that were showcased in this very small shop quickly catapulted into high demand by local, celebrity clients who still treasure his paintings and collect his growing body of art design works ranging from paintings, sculptures, jewelry, apparel and home and outdoor décor and furnishings. With his savvy entrepreneurial determination inspired by his passionate drive to design and produce as a way of life, Amit founded Amit Apel Design, Inc.® in 2000. This boutique, custom design firm now based in Malibu, California has a well-established, stellar reputation that has been built over the years on a vast array of award-winning commercial and residential and interior designs that now span across Europe, Asia, South America as well as across the US.

Apel Design: an ink illustration of a photographer composing a portrait of seated figures
  • Amit Apel, Founder, Creative Director, Apel Design

    Amit Apel

    Founder, Creative Director

  • Vittal Apel, C.E.O, Apel Design

    Vittal Apel

    C.E.O

  • Elchin Sadigov, CFO, Lawyer, Apel Design

    Elchin Sadigov

    CFO, Lawyer

  • Evan Johnson

    Property Director

  • Luke Tarr, Architectural Director, Apel Design

    Luke Tarr

    Architectural Director

  • Ben Bedoni, Project Director, Apel Design

    Ben Bedoni

    Project Director

  • Michael Maclaren, Architect, Apel Design

    Michael Maclaren

    Architect

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August 2026

A house is a slow conversation. Stone answers light, timber answers weather, and the room keeps a record of both: a dialogue between material and meaning, held in place long enough to live inside.

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