los angeles design weekend
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Dear LA Design Weekend attendee,
We’re so glad you’re here. LA Design Weekend was born out of a desire for connection and community – two things that can be both the easiest and hardest things to find in Los Angeles. My dream is that LA Design Weekend brings together all of the players of the design industry, providing one weekend (or more) every year that we all mark off our calendars to come together, make art and objects, and have a blast..
We hope you cherish your LADW 2024 zine and that it sits on your coffee table for years to come. Inside you’ll learn more about many of our hosts, curators, participants, and amazing sponsors who helped bring this weekend to life.
Cheers,
Review the schedule at ladesignweekend.com Follow us @ladesignweekend
Holland, LADW Founder
los angeles design weekend founding team
Holland Denvir Founder
meghan mcneer Co-Founder
Jake Harrison
Alyssa Geerts
Chelito Villaflor
Claire Butwinick
Eugenia Kim
Georgi Lamas
Hannah Go
Isaac Resnikoff
Jordan Cammarata
Katherine Lee
Keisha Davis
Mariam Mollaghaffari
Meara Daly
Rachel Bullock
Tabitha Erhardt
Designing this zine for LADW was a visual extravaganza, even for me, a design editor who adores stripes with plaid and talking about zany color palettes. I especially loved diving into the maximalist — and sometimesminimalist —workofour hosts, artists, curators, brands and designers on the following pages. I created this zine to provide you with an organized-by-day, color coded (I am a Virgo after all) way to tell a little more about the story of each of the participants of the weekend. But while doing it I fell a little more in lovewithLA.Myhopeisthatyoufind something new that you love, too. xmeghan
1. BDCC + LA CHAIR AT STEPHEN KENN LOFT CURATED BY ERIC TRINE
2. MIND MELD AT LAUN + DE
3. OBJECT PERMANENCE AT HUBBAHUBBA
4. FIG & OAK HOSTS: JÚLIA GODOY AND VESSEL, PRESENTED BY CANOA, CURATED BY STUDIO ANAND SHETH
5. FRANCISCO ALCAZAR
6. LOOKOUT & WONDERLAND
7. WEST OF WEST
8. NONI DESIGN HOUSE+ MANSE + BASE COLLABORATIVE
9. DANIEL DOORDECK
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24. DANCE PARTY AT PLANT MATERIAL + MARTA 25. DUSK & SUN + FOSS
26. PETER SHIRE + AVA SHIRE
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Architecturally significant and historic 1920s and 1930s apartments, homes, commercial buildings, and film locations in Los Angeles. Ivana Bramson is the creative director, designer, and brand manager of this iconic LA company.
Creative Direction: Mikey Estrada
BDCC + L.A. CHAIR
As a kickoff to LA Design Weekend, we invite design explorers to enjoy a casual morning of coffee and pastries at the Stephen Kenn Showroom in DTLA Arts District. As part of LA Design Weekend programming, Eric Trine has selected chairs by other Los Angeles based chair makers to facilitate a “Normative Seating Experience”, where folks can move about the space, have some coffee, a pastry or two, and sit and touch and feel the chairs like we do all chairs, everyday. The goal is to release the pressure and preciousness often encumbering the object in design exhibitions - and to bring the object into the proximity of what the object is for: US. This specific expression is part of a larger cu ratorial project by Eric Trine, enti tled LA Chair temporary Craft in Trine will present a 2 uating An Object, Contemporary LA is the mastery of rience, and Art is the Mastery of Author ship (Self). These three criteria are at work in everyTHING, and my goal is to create some simple snackable bits of dialog to move our conversations about stuff forward. This event promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable experience for all attendees, offering a fresh perspective on the intricate balance between utility, experience, and authorship in contemporary design. So come join us for a morning of inspiration, conversation, and, of course, some delicious coffee from Rose Park Roasters and pastries from Caffeinated Kitchen.
STEPHEN KENN LOFT
Both Stephen Kenn and his partner Beks Opperman love to travel and experience the different ways that people live, adventure, and rest. For the last several years they’ve been dreaming of a space in which to practice hospitality and offer a more intimate experience with their own designs. The Loft is the culmination of that dream. The showroom space in downtown Los Angeles is a loft style apartment (which is also available for overnight stays) featuring designs from their current collections, new prototypes, and designs from their partner brands.
MIND MELD
This is the first iteration of Mind Meld, the brainchild of DE and Laun Los Angeles. As the name suggests, the show pairs two artists or makers from different disciplines to create a piece of furniture. The objective behind the collaboration is to push each creator outside their comfort zone and use tools and materials not in their usual process. A little about the event
hosts: DE is a small, queer-owned, creative sales agency in Los Angeles. They represent design-driven, sustainable commercial-grade branx-ds in furniture, accessories, and finishes that are highly customizable, including custom rug design services. Their goal is to brighten your day and help your project flow smoothly with that extra DE sparkle.
LAUN is a collaborative design firm founded by Rachel Bullock and Mol- ly Purnell, combining woodworking, metal- working, and architec- ture. LAUN’s object line crafts heirloom-quality furniture for indoor and outdoor use, while LAUN Studio focuses on ar- chitecture and interiors. Their work emphasiz- es attention to detail in both form and material.
AT LAUN + DE INCLUDING:
SAM KLEMICK
Laun and DE share an office space in DTLA. Together they have fiilled the office full of colorful artwork (with pieces by Alyssa Geerts), furnitures from their clients and good vibes for hosting events.
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Right: Linnea Bullion
A t s Spotlgt: Cerc Mtc e
Originally from Tulsa, Cedric Mitchell discovered studio glass as an art form while recording music in an Oklahoma studio. His artistic expression draws inspiration from Modern Design, Graffiti Art, Streetwear Fashion, & Memphis Milano. These influences, combined with his genius, result in captivating works that marry form, function, and color. cedricmitchelldesign.com
is no stranger to color. Her multidiscplinary design studio Another Human is known for it’s playful use of pattern and her distinct eye for your favorite new color palette. Leah is half of the curatorial brain behind Object Permanence and constantly brings ingenuity to everything she does - we imagine even the opening of a jar! anotherhuman.la C u ao Spotlgt: LehRi g
Leah Ring
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Right: Stephen Paul
OBJECT OBJECT
AT HUBBAHUBBA
FEATURING : ADDIS ON W OOL SE Y
CEDRIC MITCHEL L
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HANNAH GO
HUBB AHUB BA
MARIAM GR A CE DE SIGN
ME G HAN MCNEER
NICOL AS SIMONE
Object Permanence is an exhibition series that is co-curated by Leah Ring and Holland Denvir and created with the intent of highlighting Los Angeles design talent. Each iteration of Object Permanence revolves around individual interpretations of a specific prompt, keeping the brief loose and allowing participants the freedom to express their vision and highlight their particular expertise in a broad range of materials. HUBBAHUBBA’s Rec Room is the perfect backdrop for for the LADW edition: cookie jars.
FIG & OAK
Anand Sheth is an architect who approaches design and interiors from a conceptual and artful perspective. From arts-driven hospitality spaces, gathering-focused residences, wellness facilities, and workplace environments, his work is inventive, reframing human perspective with a focus on changemaking. The result is a series of interactions within each project that add energy to—and shift the dynamics of—our everyday. VESSEL is Anand’s first curatorial endeavor. anandsheth.com @anand.g.sheth
VESSEL presented by Canoa curated by Studio Anand Sheth & Júlia Godoy Exhibiting ‘In Bloom’
VESSEL is traveling group show featuring Bay Area artists’ interpretations of a vessel
Júlia Godoy: ‘In Bloom’ In this collection, Godoy shares her transformative journey through art, where each colored pigment tells a story of expansion, resilience, and the beauty of rebirth. Made entirely from locally foraged natural pigments, Godoy’s never before seen oil paintings will be on display at the showroom through late June. figandoakstudio.com @figandoak
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Samantha Romero, Portrait by Medium Small
FRANCISCO ALCAZAR
IS MAKING WASTE FASHION
Fran Alcazar is using 25 years of experience as a structural engineer to create a Zero Waste Design Studio in Los Angeles, California, leading the movement that promotes circularity in fashion and expanding the concept to other disciplines. The ecological restoration of the natural world is the purpose behind this work. The aim is to promote and educate on zero waste designs. Fran has started a new ad- venture by joining the movement that pro- motes the restoration of the natural world. Welcome to Fran Alcazar’s world, where creativity meets sustainability, and fashion merges seamlessly with a passion for the planet. As a zero-waste designer, Fran is on a mission to re- define the fashion industry’s norms, one upcycled piece at a time. At the heart of Fran’s work lies a commit- ment to promoting zero-waste practic- es. By repurposing materials that would otherwise end up in landfills, Fran breathes new life into forgotten fabrics, transforming them into stun- ning, one-of-a-kind garments. Each piece tells a story of sustainability, reminding us that fashion can be both beautiful and mindful of the envi- ronment. But Fran’s vision extends be- yond the clothes themselves. Fran strives to foster a slow fashion com- munity that values quality over quan- tity, and conscious consumption over fleeting trends. Together, this move- ment celebrates craftsmanship, sus- tainability, and individuality. In addition to creating eco-conscious fashion, Fran is passionate about advocating for a non-binary society. Through designs and activism, Fran aims to challenge traditional no- tions of gender in fashion and promote inclusivity and diversity within the industry. Join Fran on this journey towards a more sustainable, inclusive future. Together, a difference can be made—one stitch, one design, one person at a time. Welcome to the zero waste revolution www.franalcazar.com @francisco.alcazar
WE MADE THIS ZINE WITH WHAT WILL YOU CREATE?
CERAMICAH SOLSTICE
Ceramicah is a Los Angeles ceramics studio founded by partners in work and life, Micah Blyckert and Alexandra Cadiz. As a ceramicist since childhood, Blyckert is the skilled artist behind Ceramicah’s distinct designs and wheel-thrown pieces while Cadiz is the creative vision behind the branding and operations. Both former Architects, they take a holistic approach to design, intentionally considering every element to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. It is this attention to detail and supreme understanding of how things come together that makes each Ceramicah piece special and unique. Blyckert and Cadiz live in Los Angeles with their cat, Lulu.
Ceramicah is hosting a studio party to celebrate the kick off of LADW and usher in summer. Drinks, music, art, design, and dancing under the disco ball! ceramicah.com @ceramicah.la
Bespoke
Details
Ceramicah creates pieces to encourage pause: a unique vessel that invites a double take, a textural finish that beckons a touch, a dimmer switch that proves to be a delight. These bespoke details are what make a Ceramicah piece exceptional and one intended to be cherished for a lifetime.
Exceptional Craftsmanship
All Ceramicah pieces are created by hand with the highest level of craftsmanship in our Los Angeles studio. Each detail is acutely con-
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Ceramicah believes that the physical environment we live in and the objects we surround ourselves with contribute greatly to our emotional state and have the potential to improve one’s quality of life by inspiring joy in the every day.
Niki & Yusuke Tsukamoto are artists living in the forest above Los Angeles. They have a combined art practice focusing on natural dyes and fibers, collective consciousness and visual language. Their work is deeply informed by the Wiener Werkstätte approach of coupling avant-garde aesthetics with traditional craft methods and the Bauhaus belief in the oneness of the artist and the craftsman. As with both of the proceeding movements, the underlying principle to their practice is the creation of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or “total work of art”. They approach this philosophy by willfully creating a life that is to be the ultimate artwork. Niki Tsukamoto’s daily practice is based in making medicinally dyed cloth
LOOKOUT WONDERLAND &
created with specific color frequencies from plant sources and meditations on the collective consciousness through ritual and devotion. Expanding on earlier work exploring myth-making, Yusuke Tsukamoto creates a visual language through universal forms of symbolism in an exploration of the concept of language as the basis of narrative and social structure. Lookout & Wonderland began in 2005 as a home for radical idea-making and collaborative creation. Looking beyond traditional ideas of art and design, we allow every area of our respective practices, from natural medicine and meditation to brand identity and creative direction hold equal weight and inform our approach to making work. These principles guide our focused effort to raise awareness around the need for community-based care, sustainable living, and pathways toward global health and well-being. Utilizing fabrics that are grown with carbon-sequestering farming methods, dead-stock excess from the fashion industry, sustainably grown plantbased dyes and local invasive species are just a few of the ways we work with our local community to bring forward a better way to the future. Applying this community-care-based ideology to collaboration and branding, we work together with clients to shape considerate design with the most sustainable methods possible. lookoutandwonderland.com @lookoutandwonderland
Photography by Evan Walsh
Base Collaborative is a base for creative collaborations as a result of our professional backgrounds in architecture, interior design, wood working, fabricating and the inspiring community we live in. Designed and crafted at the Los Angeles Industrial Arts Compound by husband and wife team, Kasey Amiel and Norella Carboni Amiel.
NONI Design House is a Los Angeles based architecture and design studio led by two women, Nicole Stubblefield and Norella Carboni Amiel. We have an insatiable drive to explore, curate, elevate, and shape our environment. In our approach, we engage in all aspects of design from hands-on explorations to fabrication to in-field ideation and beyond. We value collaboration and the energy created in exchanging ideas - expanding our knowledge and leading to the unexpected.
Manse has created a world where history meets elegance at the exclusive antique and home goods appointment-only store/showroom, set to unveil in May 2024. Discover carefully curated treasures that narrate stories of the past while adding a touch of sophistication to your living space.
NONI Design House together with Base Collaborative will be showcasing furniture prototypes, material studies and project pin ups in our gallery space. A live welding demonstration & process Q&A will be held in the Base Collaborative shop space. Manse will showcase their collection of imported wooden stools, benches, large ceramic pots, coffee tables, and mirrors.
DANIEL DOORECK
Daniel Dooreck is a full time potter based in Echo Park in Los Angeles. He has been throwing on the wheel for about 5 years now. He aims to throw precise pieces and carve fun images on them. High, low art, or something. All pieces are wheel thrown, free hand carved, hand painted and glazed.
“Artwork is a mix of things I see in the wild, or a riff on amazing artists in my community, mostly in design or some sort of flash tattooing. All pieces are one of a kind, even the tumblers and copitas. Thats the beauty of wheel throwing.”
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Daniel is a self taught ceramicist and he brings a unique and fresh point of view to his work. His pieces have such a distinctive style; a mix of classic tableware shapes with atypical subject matter like Hello Kitty, Snoopy or Casper. The result is graphic, modern and one-of-a-kind ceramics. dannydsmudshop.com @dannydsmudshop
WOODBURY
OPEN EDGES
Group show featuring Open Call work curated by Parsa Rezaee, professor of Architecture at Woodbury with artists and designers such as: Alex Hsu, Wolfum, and Last Ditch Design. Winston’s is a gallery run by fellow Woodbury professor of Architecture and painter Erin Wright.
Parsa Rezaee has worked as a designer at Bestor Architecture and has a background in furniture design. She has been teaching in Los Angeles at Woodbury University, USC, and LAIAD.
ENTLER
Entler Studio is a ceramic lighting and design studio based in Los Angeles. Founded by Jonathan Entler with a small line of table lamps, the studio has expanded to produce a full collection of lighting and other furnishings. entler.co
@entler_studio
1. Why did you get into design?
We fell into design through our love of craft. One informed the other and our designs have emerged from conversations and collaboration with our artisan partners.
2. What is inspiring you right now?
We are so inspired by traditional craftspeople around the world and we are thrilled to see the design world turning toward their incredible work.
3. What are your rules for design?
Our designs are collaborative, so for us it’s important to acknowledge the craftspeople who build our pieces. We strive for sustainability, simplicity, proportionality and beauty.
4. What are you most excited about lately?
Our raw materials installation in the studio by Isa Isa.
5. What would your dream collaboration be? Why?
Loewe. They celebrate traditional craft in a way that we find so inspiring.
6. What’s your favorite goto designer or brand for everyday objects?
We’re big fans of Frama. We love their work.
7. How would you like to be remembered as a designer?
TWENTY
We’d like to be remembered for our collaborative design model.
8. What’s your favorite design object you own?
ONE TONNES
About Twenty One Tones: We value objects that are shaped by human hands, that carry stories of the individuals, families, and communities that made them; Pieces that are crafted from indigenous materials collected just outside an artist’s door; Tangible expressions of culture, legacy and identity.
This value extends to the people who engage in craft, whose voices and experiences we deeply respect and who we believe should be paid well for their work. It extends to local environments, as small scale indigenous craft is intrinsically lighter on the earth than conventional production processes. And this value also extends into the spaces and homes that host these pieces, bringing depth and character that can’t be replicated by mass production.
This is a process that takes time, that respects place and humanity. And we hope you’ll find these values reflected in each piece we offer at Twenty One Tonnes.
JASON KOHARIK
Jason Koharik is a self-taught artist and craftsman whose methods and works are always evolving. His work is evoked by the spirit of the moment. Driven by conception, a story, a poem, or a memory. And drawing upon the fluid beauty and natural forms of the Art Nouveau period, as well as an effort to create a unique silhouette that occupies space as an anomaly within its interior. In his effort, to make “All Space Sacred”, each piece takes on a one-of-a-kind quality. Set with its own unique intention.
Establishing an importance on the position it is ultimately placed. A sense of timelessness. An ancient history. Working with natural materials such as wood, steel, brass and leather, he seeks a balance between furniture and sculpture, and feels successful when you cannot tell the difference.
jasonkoharik.com @jasonjkoharik
LGS STUDIO
1. Why did you get into design? It was a natural evolution for us, being artists first while also having backgrounds in other creative fields. We think the combination of our diverse skills and life experience has created a solid foundation for our design practice.
2. Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now? We listen to a lot of music in the studio and it is a huge part of our creative process. Right now we are really into the new Jessica Pratt and Amen Dunes albums.
3. What are you most excited about lately? We’ve been really excited about our new work in kiln cast glass. Being able to translate our surface textures in a new material has fueled so many new and exciting ideas into our practice.
4. What would your dream design product / space be? We often talk about designing & running a small hospitality project from the ground up. We see this as an immersive and engaging space for people to experience the dynamic, tactile world we create.
5. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice / one rule to follow, what would it be? To keep pushing forward without compromise and to stay true to your own unique perspective and the applications of that perspective in the work you produce. lgsstudio.com
@lgs_studio
LGS is a collaborative design studio by Thomas Renaud and Noel Hennessy, with a focus on lighting, sculptural decor and architectural assemblage.
SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNYDER DEPASS
AT JUSTINE’S
Celebrate Snyder DePass’ Temple Collection with coffee, vegan pastries and wine at Justine’s Wine Bar. “Welcome In” curated by Corner Booth, features Snyder DePass’ Temple collection as well as other custom pieces in a hospitality setting. By replacing the existing bar furniture at Justine’s, Snyder DePass transforms the space and re-envisions it through their lens. As a welcoming gesture, guests are offered gifts of palo santo holders and bundles, as well as Snyder DePass custom coasters. snyderdepass.com @snyderdepass corner-booth.com
@lecornerbooth
@justineswinebar
STUDIO MELT
Studio Melt is the the mind meld of artists Amanda McDonald Stern and Ethan Stern (who also happen to be married). The two met met in 2009 at Pilchuck Glass School, a glassblowing school outside of Seattle. Fifteen years, a wedding and several moves later, they now call Frogtown home and have created a little glassblowing paradise in their garage. Here they practice their own craft, support each other and plan to have classes to share tricks of the trade with beginners from their 20 years of knowlesge. studiomeltla.com @studiomelt_la
RAD’s intention is simple: to make better furniture. RAD designs and manufactures furniture built to last in Los Angeles, California. The focus is on the details, seeking beauty in routine. RAD’s pieces are made to live with the customer for years to come, accommodating daily life—whether piling on the day’s items, hanging a bag, or
sprawling out with an engaging book. No special occasion is needed, as extra attention is given to the everyday. Designing and manufacturing in-house at a fabrication shop in Los Angeles, along with a network of talented manufacturing partners in and around the area, prioritizes local production. This approach allows RAD to employ and
collaborate with community members to bring designs to life. Starting in 2010 by crafting one-off welded steel tables for friends, RAD has grown over more than a decade, continually perfecting its’ simple pieces. Today, RAD counts Sweetgreen, Nike, and Whole Foods among its clients. radfurniture.com
@radfurniture
RAD FURNITURE
Photography by Ty Cole
PAPER CHASE PRESS
Today in this digital world, Katz has carried the baton of the original mom-and-pop operation with a rooted sense of collaboration and connection that keeps brands, artists, writers and creators coming back for more. They print everything from books and zines to stationary and business cards to packaging and to hang tags to posters. While holding fast on the past’s ethos, Katz also firmly looks to the future with PCP’s environmental commitment. It may seem hard to put “printer” and “zero waste” in a sentence, but they believe for a project to be truly good, it must not impact the environment in its own making. So together with Hemlock (their parent company) and Ostrom Climate, they have created a carbon neutral printing program—ZERO—involving a carbon-neutral production facility and Green-e Certified paper that utilizes 100% renewable energy. An entrepreneurial mindset mixed with years of community building— topped off with environmental stewardship—is how Katz turns a printing press into a printing home.
Paper Chase Press isn’t just a printer—it’s a printing house. The difference may seem negligible, but the end result is paramount. Nicole Katz helps lead this 50-year-old, second-generation business with an origin story as interesting as one found in a book they might print. Her father, an immigrant from Germany, met her mother, a Playboy bunny—and a whirlwind romance ensued that included getting married within 2 months of meeting each other and opening their first business, an office supply store in West Hollywood. As this is Hollywood, an aspiring actor with a need for a headshot came through the door and from there the couple’s printing business blossomed and the rest is history.
paperchasepress.com @paperchasepress
SEA VIEW
Sea View is a contemporary art gallery founded by Sara Lee Hantman at the top of the historic Mount Washington neighborhood in Los Angeles. Built by Jorge Pardo as a “social sculpture” in the late nineties, the concept space originally functioned as the artist’s home studio as well as an offsite exhibition on view for five weeks by MOCA in 1998. Twenty five years later, Sea View picks up where this interdisciplinary, artist-first endeavor left off – inviting guests to explore a similar juncture where art, design, and architecture meet. Named after its wide hilltop street and sloped vantage, where one can see as far back as the Pacific Ocean on a clear day, the gallery is dedicated to fostering a transhistorical dialogue between artists and designers within an intimate context. sea-view.us @seaviewla
Founded in 2021, Element Art Center is a community of artists and students working side-byside in an environment that encourages and inspires creative growth. We believe there is an artist inside of everyone, and we want to help them find their voice. Each of our art educators has experience both in the studio and in the classroom, ensuring you will receive clear and concise instruction that reflects advanced art principles. Studio rentals, residencies and other educational programs are also available. Reach out today to learn more!
AT LADW, we are so pleased to partner with the LA Metro in offering attendees a progressive path through our events that make public transportation possible! metro.net @metrolosangeles
MT. WASHINGTON POTTERY
Beth Katz is the creative force behind Mt. Washington Pottery, an heirloom quality collection of functional and decorative ceramics. The 1970’s hippie enclave of Los Angeles’ Topanga Canyon is where Beth grew up and was introduced to the art of ceramics. Wanting to pursue a career in fashion design she worked for her father’s clothing
company during her summers off from school. After successful careers as a makeup artist for fashion, advertising, film and television and then as the creative director for a national women’s magazine, Beth returned to graduate school to study spiritual psychology in search of what was next. Her graduate studies led her to pursuing her joy, turning her lifelong
hobby into her life’s work. The freedom of her childhood, the diverse and wild Southern California landscape, her experiences in fashion and commercial design combined with the ethos of traditional Japanese and modern Scandinavian design, culminate in the organic elegant simplicity that is Beth’s work. mtwashingtonpottery.com @mtwashingtonpottery
Founded in 2015 by Los Angeles based artist Isaac Resnikoff, and growing out of an open-ended collaborative framework, Project Room has evolved into a small but ambitious studio. Their work includes residential renovation, new construction and interior design, restaurant and retail design, furniture, lighting, and urban infrastructure. True to their fine art roots, the studio is simultaneously rigorous and playful, exacting and expansive.
PROJECT ROOM
1. Why did you get into design? I trained as an artist but found myself gravitating towards design. Art is a lie — in a good way — but I wanted my things to be real. 2. Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now? John Chamberlain sofas, The Factory, Gae Aulenti. 3. What are your rules for design? What’s a rule you’d like to see broken more often? I love something Félix González-Torres (maybe apocryphally?) said about the role of an artist being able to open territory up, not to claim it. I think about that a lot as a designer. Our office is very stylistically promiscuous, even if there’s a conceptual through line. 4. What would your dream design product / space be? A natural burial cemetery. 5. How would you like to be remembered as a designer? I’d like Project Room to be known as strikingly beautiful weirdos. I think it’s important to have a sense of humor.
by Hannah Go
Photography
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GARDEN PARTY
The Garden Party at Terremoto fea-
turing an outdoor object show curated by Project Room and Terremoto with works by artists and designers such as Sarah Rara, Lland, and Waka Waka and drinks by Solarc.
projectroom.la
@projectroomla terremoto.la @terremoto_landscape
t: Saah Raa
Sarah Rara’s multi-disciplinary practice—including video, sound, writing, performance—explores the position of witness within fragile systems. Sarah Rara’s videos use vibrant colors, subtle shifts, and varied soundtracks to entice viewers into a meditative state and acknowledge perception limits.
TERREMOTO
TERREMOTO is a landscape architecture design studio with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
TERREMOTO creates well built, site-specific landscapes that respond to client needs while simultaneously challenging historical + contemporary landscape construction methods, materials, and formal conventions. Our design approach is post-internet, critically-regionalist, and respectfully inflammatory. We reserve the right to revise the previous sentences and those that follow whenever we please, as we are a practice that prioritizes constant evolution.
TERREMOTO believes we have an obligation to support the Indigenous communities on whose land we now live and work, and we are committed to supporting their land acquisition and community empowerment initiatives.
MARTA + PLANT MATERIAL
Marta is a Los Ange - les-based, globally-engaged art gallery. Founded in 2019, the gallery makes space for artists to experiment with the utility of design, and for de - signers to explore the aban - donment of function. Marta’s curatorial and publication programs take interest in the process of a work’s creation as well the narrative of its creator(s). Marta embraces the intersection of and the transition between disci - plines, advocates for diver - sity in design, and promotes broad access to the arts. marta.la
@marta.losangeles
After an opening of Marta walk over to the Plant Material courtyard and dance the night away.
Plant Material is an ecologi - cally and aesthetically opin - ionated store selling horti - culture, garden tools, and art objects of consequence. The belief at Plant Materi - al is that the time has come for individuals, families, and communities to begin tending their gardens and city with a new ethic and reinvigorated botanical point of view. Un - like most nurseries that sell a wide variety of items, Plant Material offers a carefully curated selection. The art objects offered are evolving collaborations and explo - rations that delve into the endless depth and meaning of what a garden is. These include carved stone nature bowls for birds, skunks, or dogs by Jacob Hopkins, and Earth Posts by Sarah Rara, which are sure to captivate. plant-material.com @plant_material
DUSK & SUN / FOSS
FOSS STUDIO and DUSK & SUN are two furniture showrooms and collaborative workspaces opening their doors to us for LADW
dusk.co
designpublicgroup.com
Design Public Group connects great designers with beautiful ancillary furniture. They are obsessed with technical details and logistics, so you can spend your time doing what you do best: bringing unique spaces to life. Built for designers, architects, and contract dealers, the Design Public Group Platform can be trusted with a vision, a budget, a timeline, and a reputation.
It’s where great design is easy to find.
@designpublicgroup
Peter Shire is an LA-based artist whose work eludes all attempts at categorization. He has created ceramics, furniture, toys, interior designs, and public sculptures, that seem to at once reference and parody influences such as Bauhaus, Futurism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. This subversive humor and playfulness extend throughout his work and made him a natural fit for the controversial and iconic Milan-based Memphis design group, of which he was a founding member. A graduate of the famous Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, Peter Shire has an impressive exhibition record. In addition to many group shows, his works have been exhibited in numerous solo shows, in his hometown, Los Angeles, nationally and internationally in Milan, Paris, Tokyo and Sapporo. Shire’s works are in many public collections and museums in the U.S. and abroad. Shire is represented by Kayne Griffin Corcoran. Born in Los Angeles, in the Echo Park area where he still resides today, Shire is a native in a city that prides itself for the many cultures and languages it comprises. petershirestudio.com @petershire
PETER SHIRE & AVA SHIRE
Photo courtesy of Peter Shire
LENITA
BY GRITA
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Earl of East merchandise, Books are available at Untitled Books
The Pop-up shop at Untitled Bookstore features Earl of East curated by THOUGHT FORMS STUDIO. Founded by Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin in 2014, Earl of East began as a market stall in East London, born from a love of home fragrance and a desire to create something unique. The brand’s four pillars—Create, Curate, Collaborate, and Community— are central to their mission. THOUGHT FORMS STUDIO
is an independent agency by Chelito Villaflor representing emerging lifestyle brands for the senses, space and spirit. earlofeast.com @earlofeastlondon @untitledechopark @thoughtforms_studio
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SPEEDBOAT
1. Why did you get into design? Didn’t have the grades for medical school.
2. Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now? Steep hillsides, abandoned warehouses, cross-laminated timber, mottled tiles, printed silk.
3. What was the first thing you designed? It was a roof.
4. What are your rules for design? What’s a rule you’d like to see broken more often? Follow and expand on the diagram.
5. What are you most excited about lately? Going big.
6. What would your dream design product / space be? A Reggio Emilia school.
7. What’s your favorite goto designer / brand for everyday objects? Toyota
8. How would you like to be remembered as a designer? We would like to be known for giving life to space by exercising restraint with careful delicacy and through extremely precise geometries, uncompromising quality in material assemblies, and timeless stylings.
9. What’s your favorite design object you own? It’s a Ryoba saw.
10. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice / one rule to follow, what would it be? Ignore the noise and listen very closely to those more experienced than you.
11. What would your dream collaboration be? Natalie De Blois, designer of the Pepsi-Cola Building at 500 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
GERALD’S POP-UP AT WOON
A lunch with great party vibes at Woon complete with oysters, crudo, tostada, yuzu floats and more. Gerald’s is the brainchild of Chef DK Kolender in collaboration with Conner Mitchell and Dina O’Connor of Dudley Market; bringing fun and nostalgia back into the dining experience. Hosted at Woon, a homestyle Chinese restaurant that began as a family run pop-up born from a desire to share owner Keegan Fong’s mother, Mama Fong’s original Chinese comfort food. Curated by Corner Booth, Gerald’s at Woon is a celebration of the convergence of design, food and experience. For LA Design Weekend, the Woon menu is transformed and the dining room is subtly modified to capture the Gerald’s spirit. Designed to complement the food experience, the team customized RAD Furniture Duo dining stools especially for the pop-up.
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Keegan Fang started Woon as a passion project to share his mother, Julie Chen Fong’s Chinese comfort food with the rest of the world. Not only did Fong succeed in opening a go-to favorite spot but a cornerstone in the food community. The interiors are a direct reflection of Fong’s personal taste blended with more traditional aspects of his mom’s and his uncle’s. He hopes guests feel like they’ve just walked into a friend’s family home. Mission accomplished.
Photography courtesy of Corner Booth, Portrait courtesy of Woon
BESTOR ART GALLERY x WOODBURY
Woodbury created a class for their grad architecture students to create their own exhibit collaborating with other schools and students. Class taught by architects Ciro Dimson and Carlo Sturken. Bestor Art Gallery aka The Bag is kindly providing the space for the students’ pieces to be shown. woodbury.edu @woodbury_university @the_bag_la
Photography by Todd Cole
Public Art Company is a multi-disciplinary agency devoted to creating compelling public art, experiential installations, and cultural programming.
SOURCEDMTRL believes in smart design, which encourages happier experiences, which promotes healthier lifestyles. They work with design partners who create unique objects for everyday environments.
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HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
hollyhockhouse.org @hollyhockhousesign
Built between 1919 and 1921, Hollyhock House was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles commission and an ode to California—its freedom and natural beauty. Designed for Aline Barnsdall, this house was intended to be the centerpiece of a 36-acre arts complex, which was only partially realized. Hollyhock House is a harbinger of California Modernism, inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List along with seven other Wright sites. Today it is owned by the City of Los Angeles and operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs. For LADW, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is curating a show featuring work by Laun and BZIPPY.
Big Noise’s story begins a long long dinner ago. Kaboom** Global collaboration makes Big Noise.
Chosen Brewmasters from around the world, and the Chefs who forge our favorite iconic dishes, sparked the creation of the borderless beer. A beer that feels at home on any table, in any restaurant. A beer that goes best with good food and the good times that inevitably follow. A beer light enough to drink best with one of everything on the menu. A beer with explosive effervescence for your palate. A beer that tastes like a beer, but doesn’t aftertaste like a beer. @bignoisebeer
ZAKKA BAKKA
Zakka Bakka is an experimental retail store that operates as a gallery, workshop, and stage. Hosting events for musicians, chefs, vintners, florists and others. In addition we display the works of a multitude ofLosAngelesbased artists. Zakka Bakka means things every- where. The space is conceived of and run by Michael Dopp, Yosei Shibata, and Shoshi Watanabe. The LADW event will feature artists Taidgh O’Neill and Zakka Bakka with catered food by Chef Andrew Ponce of Ati. @zakkabakka.shop
1. Why did you get into design? I began making furniture about 10 years ago. At the time I found most design objects either too stodgy and traditional or wildly out of my price range. So I decided to launch myself into the industry to produce what I wanted to see. 2. Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now? The myriad, small-brand US basedmakerswhoarebendingtraditionalproportionsandmaterialusage. Also, the bulky forms of incidental architecture of concrete highway-overpass buttressesandpavedwaterways,andtheformsofMayanhieroglyphs. 3. What was the first thing you designed? How would you change the design if you were to design it again today? My first and longest-running series is the Boyle Height shelves. I riffed off of temporary support structures of construction-in-process, triangulating thin hardwood inlays and brackets to engineer for different stress directions. The result is an over-engineered, thrifty use of material of chaotic composition. 4. What are you most excited about lately? My Glyph table series is fun to produce. Chunky wood, bold gestures, intuitive and impulsive and surprisingly practical and domesticated. They are weird, but approachable. 5. What’s your favorite design object you own? What’s the dream design object on your list? IlovetheEntlerceramicchandelierthathangsabovemydining table. The light is very alien in appearance and compliments the anthropomorphic table I made and designed. 10. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice / one rule to follow, what would it be? Establish a unique formal languageanddevelopit. Letyournextpiecebeinformedandgrowuponlessons learned from your last piece: what was impactful and what wasn’t. I think there’s currently an abundance of artists-turned designers right now, so it’s crucial to have your own voice and to avoid being derivative. 11. What would your dream collaboration be? Why? I would love to do an artist residency at the Kohler facilities in Wisconsin to have access to the foundries and technicians in the facility.
CREATIVITY CURATED BY CUMMINGS ESTATE X TO THE TRADE
Picture this: sometime between 1895 and 1905—nobody’s quite sure—the Cummings Estate came to life, making it the oldest residence in the charming neighborhood of Los Feliz. Back then, the area was like something straight out of a Wild West movie, full of trees and farms. Fast forward over a century, and the house and grounds remained largely untouched. Think original architectural details and woodwork still in place, but a foundation that needed a substantial refresh. When Chet Callahan and Jacinto Hernandez purchased the estate, they certainly had a project with poten -
tial. They brought on designer Ghislaine Viñas to create a whimsical family home that modernized the space while honoring its heritage. For LADW, Callahan is opening the doors to the Cummings Estate with a show curated by Chet Architecture and To The Trade. Guests can experience the innovative
rooms showcasing art, furniture, and textiles from Los Angeles artists while enjoying a magical summer setting on these historic grounds.
Chet Callahan is the principal of Chet Archiecture and knows how to make a house a home. As a Southern California native, Callahan has a deep appreciation for the region’s climate, existing buildings, and cultural makeup. Each of Chet Architecture’s projects evolve from an analysis of the existing character of the site-- including the natural elements, the built environment, the surrounding landscape, and the future users-- followed by an exploration of form that responds to client, neighborhood, and cultural/ architectural precedents.
Portrait by Stephen Busken, Top by Trevor Tondro and Middle by Minh Tran
Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now?
These days we’re very inspired by the Triadisches Ballett of the Bauhaus (think dancers in nutso monochromatic geometric costumes) meets 80s Collier Cambell (the English textile sister-phenoms). In general, the theme we keep coming back to is living your art. A raison d’etre, perhaps best expressed by the famous Charleston House in Sussex, UK, whose Bloomsbury inhabitants made every surface, chair, raucous evening and decadent meal into a pattern covered, artistic event.
BLOCK SHOP
What are you most excited about lately?
How would you like to be remembered as a designer? For bringing joy into the world through pattern and color and for putting human beings and creativity at the center of our business practices & production.
What would your dream design project be?
We dream of designing a hotel someday, and layering Block Shop with vintage chintzes, collected artwork, and stacks of art books, making the whole space a symphony of color and wit.
We just launched our sophomore wallpaper collection! We are all about world-building through pattern and texture, and wallpaper has to be the most thrilling application of pattern writ large. We love the way it transforms the energy of a room. Our new collection features a range of scales from oversized geometrics to tight florals, all underpinned by our beloved dots / stripes system.
What was the first thing you designed? How would you change the design if you were to design it again today?
We started 11 years ago with a collection of hand block printed scarves with geometric shapes that pushed the boundaries of the art form with their large scale. We thought of them more as wall art than as scarves, and that design principle still holds true today. We’ve majorly improved our materials and design language since then, but I loved that initial collection and wouldn’t change it.
DEKOR
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1. Why did you get into design?
I’ve always been expressive. I spent a number of years pursuing acting and the arts and found myself drawn to my earliest passions in life in designing spaces. I used to get lost in rearranging my room as a child. When I got my first apartment my friends would laugh at me for how often I was painting the walls and changing the furniture. I decided to pursue an internship with an interior designer and fell in love with the design world.
2. What was the first thing you designed?
My own first design project was converting a garage into a guest house/home office in Los Feliz. I also did their back yard with a pool and an alfresco seating area with a fire place. They gave me free reign and that energy definitely contributed to the project being such a successful one, so that was a really lucky first experience.
3. What are you most excited about lately? Color is coming back which makes me SO happy. Tonal spaces absolutely have their place and I love how soothing they are but I love to see gorgeous wallpaper and colorful textiles and more colorful paints on the walls!
4. What would your dream design project be? A boutique hotel
5. How would you like to be remembered as a designer? Innovative, somebody who took risks, and was always a pleasure to work with.
6. What’s your favorite design object you own?
What’s the dream design object on your list?
I have this handmade brass dog from a flea market that looks like a little sculpture from a crazy fairy tale. I love that it has so much character and is so obviously one of a kind. I also adore my mom’s wall textiles. She is a known artist in Sweden and I have a couple of her works at the shop. I love them so much. She weaves them on a large loom and hanging them in any home brings me so much joy!
7. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice / one rule to follow, what would it be? Know your worth. Know that what you do truly takes talent and that your gift is something to be proud of.
8 What would your dream collaboration be? I would love to collaborate with artisans on a rug line.
The open studios
show at deKor features work by Eva Palgutta Thomas (Two Face Ceramics), Gerin del Carmen and Isabella Innis. Happy Hour by El Mar Margaritas.
Growing up in Sweden, Isabelle Dahlin’s passion for art and design flourished, leading her to study at The Otis School and Parsons. After years as an interior designer, she opened deKor in Echo Park in 2011. As an expatriate, mixing styles and cultures comes naturally to Dahlin and infuse her sense of design with an easy eclecticism.
WAKA
WAKA
Waka Waka is a LOS ANGELES (CA) based studio focusing on wood furniture & functional objects designed and hand crafted by Shin Okuda. His work ranges from seating concepts, utilitarian objects and space design, all of which demonstrate a simplicity in form, subtle detailing and a unique interpretation of proportion.
wakawaka.world @wakawakainc
ESTUDIO PERSONA
ESTUDIO PERSONA
Estudio Persona is the design studio of Emiliana Gonzalez and Jessie Young. The Uruguayan designers have been working collaboratively together in Los Angeles since 2015. The studios work regularly features bold silhouettes, neutral tones, and raw materials free of embellishment. The work of Estudio Persona celebrates the skilled community of manufacturers around Los Angeles as material or production “constraints” become opportunities and inform the design process. On view at their open studio is new lighting in collaboration with Resident New Zealand.
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We never liked the products that were available to us and so started to design and make pieces for ourselves. 2. Who / What / Where is inspiring you right now? Phillip Glass’s Etudes 3. What was the first thing you designed? How would you change the design if you were to design it again today?
The Io Crib was our first piece. It’s perfect just as it is. 4. What are your rules for design? What’s a rule you’d like to see broken more often? Design has no rules. Design and build pieces in ways that reflect the world we want to live in. Make no compromises.
5. What are you most ex- cited about lately? Helping others realize their projects. Doing more consulting. 6. What’s your favorite go-to designer / brand for ev- eryday objects? Tortoise in LA. Manufaktum in Ger- many. 7. How would you like to be remembered as a designer? As a design- er whose work exemplifies total integrity from form and function, to materials, construction, social, envi- ronmental and industrial im- pact. 8. What’s your favor- ite design object you own? A bedouin children’s toy
Kalon (pronounced ‘Talon’ with a ‘K’) is an ancient concept of beauty, linking moral worth and aesthetics. Kalon Studios creates designs that enhance our connection to everyday objects. Influenced by American furniture traditions and modernist design, they focus on natural materials and versatility, collaborating with skilled craftspeople for sustainable production.turing. kalonstudios.com @kalonstudios
Art, objects, and sculpture curated by soft-geometry at Pied à Terre Project 001, a French Gothic-style estate by GLB Properties. Featuring works by Alyssa Geerts, Annabelle Schneider, Colin Deckner, Danielle Armstrong, Hunter Knight, Rug Dept. by DE, Lookout & Wonderland, Jialun Xiong, Mansi Shah, Michelle Tuan, Parsa Rezaee, and soft-geometry, this multidisciplinary group exhibition explores themes of openness, discovery, and serendipity. Additionally, the exhibition will feature a photography series by Madeline Tolle. Titled “Overlooked,” the series unveils the beauty of classic Los Angeles architecture through often unnoticed and hidden details. Illuminated by a captivating interplay of light and shadow, viewers are invited to rediscover the city’s charm and diverse architectural landscape by looking closer. Drinks by: Paulaner Sunset + ATŌST
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soft-geometry, established in 2019 by Indian designers Utharaa L Zacharias and Palaash Chaudhary, creates collectible furniture and objects that serve as poignant reflections on the universal yearning for softness in an often harsh world. With the narrative backdrop of Zacharias and Chaudhary’s own experiences of living and working between cultures in India and the US, soft-geometry’s objects explore the suspension between contemporary geometries and ritualistic hand-building inspired by Indian craft traditions.
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through color, form & material explorations.
Mansi Shah is a South Asian artist & designer representing the alchemy of image-making
Mouth Sidetable by Mansi Sha, a piece from “Overlooked” by Madeline Tolle and molecule sand by soft-geometry
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LOVE AND OTHER RUGS
Lily Sullivan, the pen behind Love And Other Rugs, spent her formative years in Los Angeles. She returns regularly to rediscover her hometown through design (and good bevs). Below is her Top 10: Los Angeles.
Subscribe to her substack (loveandotherrugs.substack.com) as she searchs for love and the perfect side table, all the while asking the important questions like: one night stand, or two?
Den -- for one of a kind midcentury finds.
Estudio Persona -- for impeccably designed furniture that doubles as art.
Karma Gallery -- for rotating shows and a wide selection of art books.
Casa Perfect -- for modern design in a Hollywood Hills Mansion.
Antico Nuovo -- for many, many courses of pasta.
We are delighted to have Alexandria House as our Non-Profit Benefiacary. A portion of our fundraising will be donated to them. We encourage you to contribute your time or money to this incredible foundation.
ALEXANDRIA HOUSE
Founded in 1996, Alexandria House is a house of hospitality and hope. Our goal is to provide safe and supportive housing for women and children experiencing homelessness and trauma. Alexandria House offers a continuum of support as people move from crisis situations to financial and emotional stability, and ultimately to permanent housing. We also serve our broader community by providing wellness, educational and enrichment opportunities and resources to meet the basic needs for our neighbors. We are intentionally multicultural and anti-racist and are committed to addressing the systemic injustices that keep women and families disenfranchised and living in poverty.
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