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Southern exhibitors and entertainers were just some of those on hand in Santa Monica, CA, for this fall’s unique décor showcase, alongside celebs and top names in interior design. The 17th annual Los Angeles Antiques, Arts and Design Show took place the second week of October, and from all accounts the event lived up to its reputation, displaying fine pieces from the past along with progressively themed elements. The show took place inside the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles County and honored Joel Chen of JF Chen with a special design leadership award.
Attendees also included film producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon, Die Hard), actress Charlotte Ross (NYPD Blue, Glee), Lois Aldrin, wife of legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard of Million Dollar Decorator fame, celebrity stylist Johnny Wujek from America’s Next Top Model, and For the first time, the show included recent Top Design’s Kelly Wearstler. art and 21st-century design, and presented more than 60 international and domestic “Being an LA-based interior designer, I’m always looking for new opportunities to give vendors whose pieces represented everything back,” said Wearstler. “It’s important within from contemporary photography to midthe art and design communities, as these century chandeliers. The design movements pieces will be on public display to further covered artistic heritages such as tribal, Asian, inspire artists such as myself.” African and Native American. “However, moving to LA opened my eyes to modern design. I appreciate both, but my artistic side is piqued when I find cool contemporary pieces. My house could never hold all the things I fall in love with from day to day!”
Southern exhibitor Jon Eric Riis of Atlanta was a first-time participant in the show, and says he was extremely impressed with the way in which LA embraces more contemporary pieces. “I found the audience to be very enthusiastic and receptive concerning my own contemporary hand-woven tapestry work,” Other highlights: statues by J.R. Richards said Riis. “I sold a number of pieces to well- Asian Art; gilt silver leaf and walnut hand foot chairs signed by artist Pedro Friedeberg; known Los Angeles art collectors.” a 1948 Paul Laslo sectional; and exhibitor North Carolina native, actress and former Ronnie Barokh’s Italian 19th-century marble Wipeout host Jill Wagner also attended the sculpture of Lateran Sophocles. Exhibits event. “Growing up in the South has made ranged from 17th-century baroque to me appreciate the romance and elegance Americana along with modern photography of traditional furniture,” says Wagner. and design. 46 | At Home Tennessee • December 2012
Proceeds from the show benefited the Decorative Arts and Design Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The show was presented by the Antiques Dealers Association of California and managed by Dolphin Promotions.