An Amusing Design Twist

I found Susan Heeger’s article on Mark Rios and his design firm enlightening (“Mark Rios on a Roll,” Style, Sept. 11). As an artist and closet historian of local design, I’m always interested in seeing what’s going on from an architectural perspective.

The image of the proposed retail space with topiary letters caught my eye. The idyllic setting has one odd anomaly: Who’s the naked guy in the left-hand corner? Nowhere but in L.A., as no one in the image seems the slightest bit interested.

Robert Hill

Fullerton

Editor’s Note: The design team at Rios Clementi Hale Studios hopes that “in images of gardens of the future, fig leaves might remain on trees.”