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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

IKEA’s success, North Westlake Design District, Joel Chen

Hosted by Frances Anderton Jan. 30, 2018
The founder of furniture giant IKEA has died. What was the legacy of Ingvar Kamprad? Historic Filipinotown is set to get its own design district, but many residents are unhappy with the idea.

Joel Chen with his daughter Bianca at their showroom on Highland Avenue. Photo by Frances Anderton.

From this Episode:

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies - what’s his legacy?

You can love or hate its cheap, cheerful furnishings, but “if it wasn’t for IKEA, most people would have no access to affordable contemporary design.

7 min

A proposed design district for Historic Filipinotown

Echo Park might be considered a case study in gentrification, from the renovation of its lake to third-wave coffee shops lining Sunset Boulevard.

11 min

A life in objects, with LA antique dealer Joel Chen

Los Angeles is full of people buying and selling furniture and decorative arts. But one of the most respected - and incurable - is Joel Chen.

10 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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