It was an unmistakably vegan affair at Schoos Design on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Chardonnay and ginger shots were served on the same trays. The air smelled of burnt sage ...

At Ettan, a new spot in Palo Alto serving up Californian-Indian fusion cuisine, L.A.-based Schoos Design blended deep hues with modern art and furniture. “We were excited when [owner Ayesha ...

Schoos’ West Hollywood design studio is a few blocks away from his apartment. Because he spends most of his time at the studio, typically from dawn until late at night, he wanted to create an ...

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Thomas Schoos is an interior designer whose latest project Beach Nation brings the beach to West Hollywood. Yes, you read that right. He and partner Klaus Siegmann have created an outside eatery on ...

How did you get into interior design? “I’m not a trained interior designer. I studied stone sculpting in [my home country of] Germany. Then I worked in fashion for more than 15 years ...

That’s what prompted Kane County sheriff’s police to obtain a warrant to search the Schoos’ home-so they could look for “signs of cruelty.” In a case that has attracted international ...

But the Schoos have always kept to themselves, neighbors say. They rarely let their two daughters out to play-and then, only in their back yard and never with other children. The daughters ...