Politics Meets Design

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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

Links:

• Pioneer & Lucerne Hardware, Beverly Hills
• Koontz Hardware, West Hollywood
• B & B Hardware, Culver City
• Lincoln Hardware, Venice
• Virgil's Hardware Home & Garden, Glendale
• Geoff Manaugh's ode to his many favorite LA buildings

Host

Frances Anderton

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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