Christiansen discovered the property through a friend who lived nearby, and befriended its eccentric owner, ultimately acquiring the property in 2008. Over the years it’s been an artists’ commune and a studio for pornographic films, and legend has it that debauched (yet discreet) parties were held there for stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Built in the 1940s, it comes with a lively history. Spread across 7 acres, it’s hard to understate the enchanting spell the property casts. It’s a garden and farm that serves as the spiritual North Star for his brand, a compound that helps connect him directly to the capricious beauty of the land (he loves the “radical inconsistency” of farming, how one crop can taste vastly different a season later), with some of what he grows there ending up alongside produce from other local farms as the basis for an array of his many products. In short, over the course of a few short years, in the midst of a global pandemic, Christiansen launched into a second act - he’s a lifestyle brand.įlamingo Estate has become more than just Christiansen’s home. There are also candles, olive oil, vinegar, and other pantry essentials. Now, just a year or so later, Flamingo Estate is well known for its assortment of luxurious lifestyle products that leverage natural ingredients - soaps, lotions, body oils, scrubs, body wash, shampoos, and conditioners. Candles and soaps instantly came to mind. ![]() He started to wonder how he could turn all the raw produce from those farms into something more than food, specifically non-perishable items. ![]() It was born in the depths of the pandemic when Christiansen, who ran the successful advertising agency Chandelier Creative, let local farmers use his office’s parking lot to sell their goods they were in survival mode after business from restaurants and grocers had dried up virtually overnight due to the coronavirus pandemic, and they were desperate for revenue streams. Whether that’s food or friends or whatever, that just seemed so joyful.”įlamingo Estate, the brand, did not blossom from such a fruitful, optimistic place. It sits atop a hill in Eagle Rock, the stylishly laid-back residential neighborhood on the eastside of Los Angeles. “The one word that consistently comes up is abundance,” says Richard Christiansen, owner of Flamingo Estate, which is not just a brand that sells body-care products and pantry items, but is also the name of his jewel box of a home, farm, and garden.
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