Design and Architecture
Holidays 2011: Keeping it Simple After a Turbulent Year
It’s been a tumultuous year. We turn to several mavens of good living for tips on how to celebrate in style. Plus, the architecture of protest.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenIt’s been a tumultuous year -- protests, economic instability, and the continuing shake-up of creative industries by the online world. So who better to turn to for reassurance than a couple with conviction about life and style? We'll hear from two wise men, Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan. Plus, Marty Kaplan on the protests and the rebirth of public space; and Marissa Gluck, Alissa Walker, Haily Zaki and Erin Cullerton share de LaB’s recommendations for LA-made design.
Top image: Fox, giraffe and elephant ceramic ornaments available at Jonathan Adler
In this episode
3 storiesThe Architecture of Protest
In the past couple of decades dystopian urban critics and sci-fi writers have been painting a picture of a society in which public space was becoming privatized—especially in LA—while the computer was drawing people into isolated virtual worlds.
Read the story8 minCelebrating What Matters This Season
This holiday season comes at the end of a year of tumult; just the time when it’s helpful to hear from people with conviction about what really matters.
Read the story14 minShopping Locally for LA-Made Goods
The design enthusiasts Marissa Gluck, Alissa Walker, Haily Zaki and Erin Cullerton together run de LaB , aka Design East of La Brea—a part-party, part-culture club that introduces Angelenos to LA contemporary design.
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