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Joey Jalleo’s Favorite Things

For more than two decades, Joey Jalleo has understood something most people spend a lifetime trying to learn: a great room is never just a room. It is the lighting, the soundtrack, the person at the door who remembers your name, and the feeling that something might happen before you even know what it is. From Bungalow 8 to the Boom Boom Room at The Standard High Line to Chateau Marmont and Chiltern Firehouse, Jalleo has helped create some of the world’s most magnetic spaces. After years as André Balazs’s right hand across New York, Los Angeles, and London, he now brings those instincts to JalleoWorld, his own hospitality consultancy. For AIR MAIL, he shares the objects, rituals, and details that make a room—and a life—work.

Celine

$750

Small Pouch in Canvas and Calfskin

“I don’t keep anything in my pockets ever. There are just too many things. I carry one bag until I’m done with it, and currently, it’s this one.”

Hermès

$400

Ulysse PM Notebook Cover

“I’ve been journaling since the 10th grade. Once I finished a book, it was usually on to the next. This allows me to archive the pages when they’re done while keeping the gorgeous cover constant.”

Lily Lodge

Fresh Cut Flowers

“Once I moved back home to LA, I needed flowers at home at all times. The only florist anyone goes to is Lily Lodge. They sell the most incredible vintage vases, and their arrangements are the most unique.”

Cinnamon Projects

$150

Circa Brass Incense Burner

“My friends Andrew Cinnamon and Charlie Stackhouse create the most luscious incense. My go to scent will forever be 2am because I’m a 9pm kind of guy now. Plus, the brass burner is the chicest thing in the room.”

Staub

$199.99

Cast Iron Braiser with Glass Lid

“I’m not the best chef, but I wouldn’t be able to even try without my cast iron Staub braiser. I make everything in it, frittatas, stir fry, strip steaks. All my cast iron is Staub red because their shade is the best.”

Nili Lotan

$650

Fritz Wool Pant

“Pants have always been my thing. When you have a strong leg, everything else works. Currently obsessed with Nili Lotan.”

Cartier

$134

Pasha de Cartier Eau de Toilette

“I’ve been wearing the same fragrance since I came across it at Caesars Palace in Vegas in the early 90s. I fell asleep that night with my nose pressed up against my wrist.”

Ilia

$26

Lip Wrap Overnight Mask

“I only wear lip balm when the weather gets extreme, but I love this lip hydrating mask for right before bed. I’ve got the softest lips if anyone wants to take them for a spin.”