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From your iPod to the Freedom Chair to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, design and architecture shape our world. On DnA: Design and Architecture, host Frances Anderton talks to design world leaders about the latest in products, fashion, graphics, architecture and more, in Los Angeles and beyond.
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Frances Anderton along with hosting DnA, is a producer for Warren Olney's Which Way, L.A.? and To the Point on KCRW. In addition, Anderton is the L.A. Editor for Dwell magazine.
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DnA Calendar
Annenberg Community Beach House
Now open: A new Santa Monica community
center located on the site of the Julia Morgan-designed estate of Marion Davies
recently revamped by Frederick Fisher.
Designers Forum
June 17, 11am: Join Frances, interior designer Kenneth Brown, graphic designer Sean Adams and writer and publicist Adele Cygelman on what turns designers into brands. LA Mart, Downtown
Sundown Salon Unfolding Archive
June 20, 4-7pm: Fritz Haeg unveils a 140-foot long book that commemorates the Sundown Salon happenings held for years in his geodesic dome home. MAK Center, West Hollywood
Looking for Work
Opening June 20, 6-9pm, through July 18: Ali Jeevanjee, Aimee Less and Earl Parson showcase works made in response to or because of the downturn. Fifth Floor Gallery, Chinatown
InDisposed
Opening June 24, 7-10pm, through July 10: Objects by designers curated by Jen Renzi and Dan Rubinstein that use reclaimed or recycled materials, are sustainable and portable, but could still be mass-produced. Touch, West LA
AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards
June 26: AIA Los Angeles will announce the winners of its annual Restaurant Design Awards at Dwell on Design, in the meantime, vote for your favorite finalist to win the People's Choice Award. Los Angeles Convention Center, Downtown
Mobius
June 25-27: This year AIA Los Angeles' annual conference is partnering with Dwell on Design for three days of panels, classes and presentations. Los Angeles Convention Center, Downtown
Dwell on Design
June 26-28: Join Frances Anderton and the editors of Dwell for three days of events including a design conference, trade show, home tours and Square Meal Sunday, an entire day devoted to food and design. DnA listeners pay $10 for Exhibition Plus (weekend pass) with code DWELL6C and $49 for Dwell Conference Plus (three day pass) with code DWELL992G. Los Angeles Convention Center, Downtown
Dwell's Movie Night & Mobile Restaurant Row
June 27, 5pm: Watch two design films--Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman & The Greening of Southie--while mobile eateries like Coolhaus, Let's be Frank and Green Truck corral up in front of the Geffen Contemporary. Tickets $15 (does not include food), purchase at dwellondesign.com
CA Boom
June 26-28: A modern design and furniture trade show with panels and home tours, including a special event at Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #22. The former Robinson's department store, Beverly Hills
Untitled: Variations in Design Practice
June 27-28: Otis' school of Graduate Graphic design presents a two-day symposium featuring Jeffrey Valance, Aaron Rose, Mark Allen and many more. Otis College of Art and Design, Near LAX
Meet the Nelsons
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July 9: An exhibit of Wes Jones' cartoon strip he designed and
drew for the seminal ANY magazine. Closing reception July 9. LA Forum, Hollywood
Boolean Valley
Through July 5: Potter Adam Silverman and architect Nader Tehrani
collaborated on a series of cut, clay objects that form a topographic
sculptural landscape. MOCA PDC, West Hollywood
Art Center's Car Classic
July 19, 10am-4pm: The world's top auto designers, collectors and enthusiasts convene at this annual event featuring 100 classic, custom, converted and prototype vehicles and a keynote by engineer Burt Rutan. Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 and Lights, Camera, Action: Comic Book Heroes of Film and Television
Through August 9: Two concurring shows that examine the artistic and
cultural significance of the comic book, and how these heroes were
brought to life in Hollywood. Skirball Cultural
Center, Brentwood
Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings
Through September 6: Travel sketches, figure drawings and building renderings by one of LA's most iconic modern architects. Central Library, Downtown
If not now, when?
Through September 13: The work of Eric Owen Moss Architects takes up residence in the
SCI-Arc Gallery with a curvilinear structure suspended from the
gallery's ceiling. SCI-Arc, Downtown
TRAFFIC!
Through September 20: Benny Chan's extra large format photos of Los Angeles freeways during rush hour. Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena
Walls of Algiers
Through October 18: An exhibition explores the rich and complex history of the African city of Algiers after it was colonized and reimagined by the French. Getty Museum, Brentwood
Skateboard: Art & Evolution
September 16-March 28, 2010: A comprehensive exhibition tracing the history of the skateboard as artwork and as an industrial design object, featuring many original pieces from the Dogtown skaters. California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica
Check these local organizations for more event listings:
AIGA
AIA
Big City Forum
de LaB
Farmlab
ForYourArt
LA Forum
LA Conservancy
SCI-Arc
UCLA
Calendar edited by Alissa Walker
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