RAW, a new exhibition from antiquarians Gary Gibson and Lee Stanton, is now on display in the La Cienega Design Quarter. The exhibition is all about furniture and antique pieces that embrace the patina that occurs with the passage of time as a statement of beauty. Celebrating age and imperfection,…

The La Cienega Design Quarter has announced that the theme for LEGENDS 2016 is “One of a Kind” and the dates are Tuesday, May 3, to Thursday, May 5. To accommodate the huge demand for the LEGENDS event, LCDQ plans to open the registration website in January 2016. Images from LEGENDS 2015…

Arteriors’ Windsor Smith Collection is now on display at the LCDQ showroom. Having debuted a selection of pieces from the collection in Windsor’s Legends 2015 window, the store now offers the complete set. Windsor Smith is the newest guest designer at Arteriors, joining fellow designers Laura Kirar, Lisa Luby Ryan,…

To celebrate LEGENDS 2015, 61 renowned interior designers from around the country transformed the windows of LCDQ member shops, showrooms and galleries based on the theme “Where Muses Dwell.” For his window at Fuller + Roberts Co., award-winning, Los Angeles-based designer Jeff Andrews created a design that represented his muse,…

The Egg & Dart showroom will host Tradition Meets Technology, a product tech talk with Philippe Desart, Managing Director of the Belgian wallcoverings brand Arte, on June 11th, 4 to 6 pm. Desart will discuss new trends in wallcoverings and provide a behind-the-scenes look at how Arte creates timeless design motifs with a modern…

Tufenkian Artisan Carpets has introduced a set of all-natural wool rugs to their showroom, including Spangle Oak, Sunrise Natural, Ven Gravel, and Highland Gravel. The wool for each design was hand-selected and is rich with marbling and one-of-a-kind striations achieved through inherent variations in color. Handcrafted from Tibetan wool and…

This year’s LEGENDS windows – created by 61 designers on the theme of “Where Muses Dwell” – brought to life the people, places, eras, and objects that inspire the participating designers. LCDQ hosted a contest sponsored by Benjamin Moore and asked the public, the magazine editors attending LEGENDS 2015, and LEGENDS ambassadors to vote for their favorite window design. Designer Jeff Andrews’ window for Fuller + Roberts Co. won the People’s…

The week of LEGENDS is here, and the windows of the La Cienega Design Quarter – curated on the theme of “Where Muses Dwell” – will be fully unveiled tonight, when the official LEGENDS festivities begin with the Gala. Each year, LEGENDS embraces an overarching theme that is expressed in the…

In partnership with Italian furniture maker Promemoria, Dragonette Ltd. is hosting “Chairs for Charity” on Thursday, May 7th, and Friday, May 8th, from 10 am – 6 pm. The showroom invites guests to drop in for a glass of champagne and the chance to view eight unique chairs interpreted by…

In celebration of LEGENDS 2015, Fuller + Roberts Co. presents “Spellbound,” an exhibition of rare original poster art from master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock. Debuting May 6th in their eponymous gallery in the heart of the La Cienega Design Quarter, the exhibition is comprised of one of the largest private collections of…

LCDQ’s enclave of showrooms on Melrose – Cote Jardin Antiques, MK Collection, and Nicky Rising Ltd. – are hosting a Legends block party on Wednesday, May 6th, from 4 – 6 pm. The showrooms will serve up cocktails and some pre-LEGENDS revelry amidst antiques, select furniture and lighting, and the…

Creatives turned full-time product designers discuss the art of having it all. Learn how the empires of interior and product designer Christopher Kennedy and photographer-turned fashion designer Jonathan Skow (a.k.a. “Mr. Turk”) were born, and the secrets of building a brand that appeals to a broad audience. Christopher Kennedy After…

Joined by a panel of esteemed designers, industry insider and Stylebeat blog founder Marisa Marcantonio will launch a lively discussion on Friday, May 8th, from 3:30 – 4:30 pm, about where muses dwell and if they still ignite the creative process. Designers Celerie Kemble, Hutton Wilkinson, and Schuyler Samperton will…

Linda O’Keeffe, Metropolitan Home’s creative director for 16 years, flies in from New York to present her latest Rizzoli book, Heart & Home: Rooms That Tell Stories, on Thursday, May 7th, from 4 – 5:30 pm. The book illustrates how 6 style-setting Angelenos – Thomas Lavin, Kelly Wearstler, Ray Azoulay,…

Design icon Charlotte Moss from New York brings her just-published book Garden Inspirations to Southern California for the first time, joining author Anthony Iannacci (Design in the Hamptons), designer Justina Blakeney (The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes), and Jane Scott Hodges (Linens: For Every Room and Occasion) at a group book…