Dougall Paulson at home in Watts

Andrew Paulson, left, framed by one of his weavings, and husband Sean Dougall collaborate on all their designs for Dougall Paulson including custom weavings, furnishings and ceramics.

In the long narrow kitchen, open shelves frame some Dougall Paulson designs, at left, as well as Parker the pooch.

Sean Dougall works in his clay studio inside the loft-like apartment he shares with husband Andrew Paulson in Watts. “Our aesthetic is a careful balance of historical and futuristic, understated and extravagant,” says Dougall. “Our work is an extension of our home, and the two are rarely separate for us.”

Sean Dougall, left, and Andrew Paulson design custom furniture, sculpture and hand-woven pieces as Dougall Paulson.

Sean Dougall, left, and Andrew Paulson - with one of their dogs, Lou - stand in the kichen area beneath the unit’s dramatic exposed beams. The long kitchen features open shelves that are filled with handmade pottery, cooking tools and cookbooks.

The 2,300-square-foot space features 12-foot ceilings, solar panels, multiple skylights and a 4,500 square-foot rooftop deck. Despite the building’s industrial roots, the interiors feel warm and rustic thanks to weathered wood floors and exposed wood beams.

In the Watts home of Sean Dougall and Andrew Paulson, 3-D cast porcelain objects rest atop a credenza of their design. Parker the pooch keeps watch.

Sean Dougall tests glazes on a selection of ceramic works in progress.

A 3D vessel, cast in bronze.

Unfinished chair prototypes are showcased inside the live-work studio of designers Andrew Paulson and Sean Dougall in Watts.

One of many weavings by Dougall Paulson hangs next to an illuminated arrow from Olde Good Things architectural salvage.

Andrew Paulson works on one of three looms at home in Watts.