Design and Architecture

Politics Meets Design

Host:

Frances Anderton

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In this campaign season, politics meets design. Frances Anderton explores the message behind the architecture of America's new embassies, and the fashion industry's efforts to legislate against piracy. Closer to home, as Larchmont Village mourns the passing of its favorite hardware store, we hear about LA hardware stores and why women love them.

Banner image: The new US embassy complex, still under construction, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Guests:

Deborah Trainer: Painter
Vanessa de Vargas: Interior designer
Michele Blackmon: Realtor at Michele Blackmon Estates
Deborah Richmond: Architect, Touraine Richmond Architects
Danette Riddle: Director at DMJM
Karen Wolfe: Publicist
Jane Loeffler: Professor of Architectural History, University of Maryland-College Park
Steven Kolb: Executive Director, Council of Fashion Designers of America
Ilse Metchek: Executive Director, California Fashion Association
Geoff Manaugh: Senior editor at Dwell

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