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OWIU

Architectural Designer
@owiudesign
Only Way Is Up Design Full-service Design and Build firm based in Los Angeles.
  • Home & Decor
  • Following 70
  • Followers 63.2K
  • Engagement 1.15%
  • Avg comments 8

About OWIU

OWIU (@owiudesign) is an Architectural Designer creator on Instagram, also filed under Home & Decor. The account has 63,226 followers and 425 published posts. Recent posts average 838 likes and 8 comments, an engagement rate of 1.15%.

With 63.2K followers, OWIU is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 70 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 903 followers per account OWIU follows. OWIU is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files OWIU under Architectural Designer, with Home & Decor as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for OWIU runs to 14 words across 2 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for OWIU dates from June 2025.

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425 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for OWIU are carousels. 425 published posts give OWIU a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 149 followers for each post published. OWIU also keeps 1 story highlight on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 78 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include design, designed, living, house and angeles. The captions tag #monocledesignawards, #owiudesign, #monoclemagazine and #littletokyotowers.

At Glass Ridge House in La Cañada Flintridge, the kitchen and countertops—custom built by —are designed as functional work and entertaining spaces.

The countertops in both the kitchen and dining room bar are made for communal dining and active kitchen work, while the adjacent spaces use color and compression to transition between them.

The kitchen features a high ceiling with glass windows maximizing natural light and highlighting the light wood lining, contrasted by the dining room’s darker redwood ceiling and blackened wood bar.
Perched in the hills of Glassell Park, Los Angeles, Cazador feels like a quiet retreat. Bedrooms are reimagined with Venetian plaster and angled ceilings, while the kitchen anchors the home with luminous finishes and a direct connection to the deck. Living areas open up to balance warmth, intimacy, and flow.
An 11-meter green marble bar anchors GOHO Kaiseki & Bar—shifting into a glowing alabaster station for bespoke cocktails, set beneath a double-height wall of bottles and artifacts. A raw, industrial palette reframes the classic Japanese bar into something more modern, intimate, and quietly dramatic.
For VEJA’s first West Coast store, OWIU designed an open, airy space shaped by the California landscape. Organic curves and sand-toned concrete pieces bring together function and sculpture, blending the brand’s Paris roots with a more coastal sensibility.

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Originally designed by Ray Kappe in 1973, ‘Glass Ridge House’ sits quietly in a La Cañada Flintridge cul-de-sac in Los Angeles. Our latest book documents the transformation of the property into the personal home of Amanda Gunawan and Joel Wong, founders of OWIU Design and OWIU Goods, honoring the original architecture while introducing a deeply personal new chapter.

Structured around themes of East and West, nature as material and intentional living, the 100-page volume explores how landscape, water, light and craft shape daily life. Photographed by, and, ‘Glass Ridge House’ is presented as a living sanctuary—an evolving retreat shaped by memory, ritual and place.

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Since the beginning of his career, has resisted labeling his food simply as Korean cuisine. While rooted in Korean tradition, his work is shaped by life experience, movement and collaboration. With, created with, the aim was to reflect the transformation of South Korea in recent decades, moving beyond nostalgic ideas of tradition while still respecting its origins.

Designed with OWIU, the space feels distinctly Korean without relying on familiar tropes. Within an industrial shell, walnut wood, textured plaster and custom details create warmth inspired by the Hanok. Existing elements were resurfaced, custom ceramics and sourced objects add a personal layer, and the restaurant was imagined as a calm, healing space where food and atmosphere feel closely connected.
The Svelte Collection by OWIU is a celebration of refined craftsmanship. The Svelte Chair, with its graceful design, offers effortless comfort. Its companion, the Svelte Table, reflects the same thoughtful approach to elegance and functionality. Together, they create a sophisticated presence, bringing harmony to everyday living. To inquire or purchase, head to the link in our bio or visit our website today.
Los Angeles studio OWIU Design has renovated the ranch of influencer Remi Ishizuka near Austin, Texas, where the studio's minimalist Asian aesthetic merges with the farmhouse-style property.

OWIU Design overhauled the Pontious Ranch House in Dripping Springs for Ishizuka, who moved to Texas with her partner in 2022.

Click the link in Dezeen’s bio to see more.

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We are so thrilled to announce that our recently completed project “Little Tokyo Towers” has been named one of Monocle’s Top 50 Design Awards recipients for 2025.

Little Tokyo Towers is a senior living facility located in the heart of Los Angeles.

This project was an exercise in reverence: for aging, for architecture, to honor the public and private rituals of the seniors’ daily lives. With shoji screens, softened lighting, and custom furnishings, we reimagined communal living as a space of warmth, calm, and meaningful connection. Design, to us, is not just about form — it’s about feeling.

Thank you Monocle for the honor, and for believing that design for all stages of life deserves a place in the spotlight.

#MonocleDesignAwards #OWIUDesign #MonocleMagazine #LittleTokyoTowers
We’re honored to have OWIU Design’s restoration of the iconic Glass Ridge House featured in The Local Project Issue 17. Originally designed by Ray Kappe in 1973, this renewal was deeply personal for OWIU’s founders, who studied at SCI-Arc—the institution Kappe built. Their approach respects his modernist vision while embracing thoughtful evolution, a principle at the heart of OWIU’s design philosophy.

Read more and get your copy through the link in our bio.

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OWIU's engagement

OWIU's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.15%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 87 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 105 to 1, with 838 likes and 8 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

Engagement rate

1.15%

Avg likes
838
Avg comments
8
Interactions : followers
1 : 87

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Who is OWIU?

OWIU (@owiudesign) is an Architectural Designer creator on Instagram, also filed under Home & Decor. OWIU is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for OWIU runs to 14 words across 2 lines.

How many followers does OWIU have?

OWIU has 63,226 followers on Instagram (63.2K). Set against 70 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 903 followers per account OWIU follows. 425 published posts give OWIU a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is OWIU's engagement rate?

OWIU's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.15%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 87 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 105 to 1, with 838 likes and 8 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

What does OWIU post about on Instagram?

Flinque files OWIU under Architectural Designer, with Home & Decor as a secondary category. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for OWIU are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for OWIU repeatedly use the words design, designed, living, house and angeles. OWIU's captions carry hashtags such as #monocledesignawards, #owiudesign and #monoclemagazine. OWIU writes those captions mainly in English. OWIU keeps 1 story highlight, which open with a free Flinque account.

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OWIU's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 5 external sites, and a free Flinque account opens those links. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist OWIU and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

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