Design and Architecture
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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
Ray Kappe: Then and Now
November 23 to November 29: An exhibition featuring the world-famous architect's 40-year prefab career. Opening November 23 features Q&A with Kappe, 5:30-7:30pm. DWR, Beverly Hills
Ray Kappe: Then and Now
November 23 to November 29: An exhibition featuring the world-famous architect's 40-year prefab career. Opening November 23 features Q&A with Kappe, 5:30-7:30pm. DWR, Beverly Hills
LA Auto Show
Through November 30: The annual automaker event features an exhibition by the winners of the Design Challenge. Convention Center, Downtown
Elena Manferdini: Works in Progress
Through
November 29: The multidisciplinary architect, fashion designer and
product designer's solo exhibition. Italian Cultural Institute of Los
Angeles, Westwood
The Architecture of William Krisel
Through December 1: Sketches, photography and floorplans highlight the career of the mid-century architect, known for his modern Palm Springs residences. MODAA, Culver City
Design, Process + Innovation
December 6, 10am-5:30pm: Join Frances Anderton as she moderates a series of speakers from a variety of design disciplines about the future of the design process. Tickets are $75 and include an evening reception; register online. A+D Museum, Miracle Mile
de LaB's City Listening
December 8, 7-10pm: Join Frances Anderton, Christopher Hawthorne, Greg Goldin and many more local design and architecture writers for an evening of readings about LA. GOOD, Hollywood
LIVE WIRE
Through December 14: A collaboration between Oyler Wu Collaborative and Buro Happold reconsiders the role of the staircase. SCI-Arc Gallery, Downtown
GOOD Design: LA
December 18, 7-10pm: Frances Anderton, Artecnica, Barbara Bestor, Materials & Applications and many more designers present their solutions to LA's problems. GOOD, Hollywood
William Stranger: Second Growth
Through January 4, 2009: Stranger transforms reclaimed wood, salvaged materials into finely crafted furniture and sculptural objects. Talk with the artist December 6 from 3-4pm. PMCA, Pasadena
Seeing Greene & Greene
Through January 4, 2009: Photographs by architectural and fine art photographers focusing on the architects' works. On November 15, a panel examines photography's role in reviving public interest of architecture, 3-4pm, free. PMCA, Pasadena
Living Beautifully
Through January 4, 2009: Objects, materials and photographs examining Greene & Greene's impact on the community of Pasadena. Pasadena Museum of History
Louise Bourgeois
Through January 25, 2009: A major survey of the American artist, whose work spans mediums including handmade objects, sculpture and large-scale environments. MOCA, Downtown
A New and Native Beauty
Through January 29, 2009: An exhibition examining the Arts and Crafts movement's most famous designers, brothers Charles and Henry Greene. Huntington Library, San Marino
Comme des Garçons Guerilla Store
Through
February 2009: First of the Japanese brand's temporary stores to
open in the US is also the first contemporary high-fashion store to open in
downtown. 125 West 4th St at Main, Downtown LA
Silver Seduction
Through March 15, 2009: An exhibition featuring hundreds of pieces by the Mexican silversmith Antonio Pineda, including jewelry, hollow ware and tableware. Fowler Museum, Westwood
Check these local organizations for more event listings:
AIGA
AIA
ForYourArt
LA Forum
LA Conservancy
SCI-Arc
DnA Calendar edited by Alissa Walker
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