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Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: Mecox Celebrates Design Authors
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…
Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: The Home as a Social Stage with California Homes
California Homes editor Susan McFadden will lead a panel with design tastemakers Kathryn M. Ireland, Lulu Powers, and Russ Diamond at Janet Yonaty on Friday, May 8th, from 2 – 3 pm. The group will answer the question of whether the formal dining room is on its way to extinction,…
The Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: John Turturro and Bryan Cranston Take a Leading Role in Sustainable Design
The Rug Affair will host interior designer John Turturro on Thursday, May 7th, from 1 – 2 pm for a discussion about the process of designing a sustainable house with durable high-end surface materials and furnishings. Actor Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad and designer John Turturro With more than 25…
Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: The Art of Up-cycling with Domaine Home and Jessica Alba
The La Cienega Design Quarter welcomes Domaine Creative Director Mat Sanders, actress and Honest Company founder Jessica Alba, Ginna Christensen of Woven Accents, and Chairish.com founder Anna Brockway for a LEGENDS panel at Woven Accents on Friday, May 8th, from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Led by Sanders, the discussion will explore the innovations in…
Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: Veranda Editor Clinton Smith Leads Panel on Publishing Designer Books
In “Page Turners,” the first keynote of the La Cienega Design Quarter’s LEGENDS 2015 event, top design professionals and authors Windsor Smith, Brian McCarthy, and Markham Roberts will share the current state of designer monographs, both from the creative and business side, with Veranda Editor in Chief Clinton Smith. They’ll discuss how…
The Countdown to LEGENDS 2015: Not Your Mother’s Traditional
In the early days of the La Cienega Design Quarter, the shops offered a heavy dose of antiques. Today, the 57 shops, showrooms and galleries in the LCDQ feature a mix of antiques and contemporary design. In a keynote led by Jenny Bradley, Traditional Home’s Senior Design & Lifestyle editor, panelists and…
Countdown to LEGENDS: Fabrics and a Feast
Fabrics and a Feast will celebrate Timothy Corrigan’s new line for Schumacher with Chef Bernhard Mairinger’s cuisine on May 7th from 5:30 to 7 pm at Gina Berschneider. Corrigan’s entire collection for Schumacher will be on display in the textile gallery, and select pieces of furniture and pillows upholstered in…
Countdown to LEGENDS: The Art of Authenticity with design icons Nicky Haslam and Nathan Turner
Design icon Nicky Haslam will travel from London to join renowned fellow decorator Nathan Turner in Los Angeles for a special keynote on Friday, May 8, during LEGENDS 2015. Led by Milieu interiors editor Leslie Newsom Rascoe, the two will explore the definition of enduring interiors within the ephemeral art…
Countdown to LEGENDS 2015 Begins: Makers as Muse with Luxe Interiors + Design
Inventive artisans and creatives provide the fuel that keeps the design industry fresh and forward thinking. As part of the 7th annual LEGENDS event, Luxe Interiors + Design Editor in Chief Pamela Jaccarino will present a keynote on “Makers as Muse” on Thursday, May 7th, at 2:00 pm. She will…
LCDQ Announces 9 Legends Ambassadors for 2015
The La Cienega Design Quarter has named 9 official Legends Ambassadors for the 7th annual Legends of La Cienega event taking place May 6-8 in Los Angeles. LCDQ created this program in 2013 to give leaders in the digital design world a stake in this annual event and to help…
MC Express Offers Quick-Ship Assortment of Furniture From Marge Carson
Marge Carson’s new MC Express offers an assortment of 60 bestselling showroom pieces available for quick shipping. From furniture to fabrics, most MC Express items can be shipped within just two to three weeks. The Bolero dining table from MC Express exudes the Bolero collection’s contemporary touches and Asian and…
MK Collection Debuts Textiles from Anthony George and Lucy Rose Design
MK Collection has introduced several lines and vendors to its fabric, furniture and lighting offerings. Among its additions are new fabric collections from Anthony George and Lucy Rose Design. Based in New York, Anthony George is known for combining bold colors with an eclectic blend of new and vintage items.…
Mansour Modern Fuses Nature and Luxury in Strie Line
One of Mansour Modern’s most exciting new lines is its Strie line. The line upholds the brand’s reputation for creating the world’s most luxurious, well-crafted rugs while also being earth-conscious. The Strie rugs are part of the Eco collection and are made of silk and hemp, a blend that is…
Remains Lighting Goes to the Oscars
Remains Lighting is featured in Architectural Digest Greenroom’s at the 2015 Academy Awards. The Los Angeles-based design studio Commune Design was chosen to create this year’s Greenroom, and they selected several handcrafted lamps and lighting fixtures from their new collection at Remains for the space. The Greenroom provides a spacious…
McKinnon and Harris Adds New Pieces to Iconic Outdoor Line
After introducing its original duVal design in 2004, McKinnon and Harris has added to this iconic outdoor collection each year. The duVal features a standard back panel of high performance aluminum in diagonal lattice, but can be customized with different back panels – including the Moroccan panel, the Persian Star…
Design Within Reach Introduces Most Modular Sofa Collection Yet
Design Within Reach has introduced additional components to its Reid collection, a collection of parts that allows one to arrange sofas and sectionals into custom configurations. To enable these configurations, Reid’s components all have hooked and toothed brackets that connect to one other when pushed together, and which can be…