Design and Architecture
IKEA’s success, North Westlake Design District, Joel Chen
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.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenJoel Chen with his daughter Bianca at their showroom on Highland Avenue. Photo by Frances Anderton.
In this episode
3 storiesIKEA 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.
Read the story7 minA 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.
Read the story11 minA 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.
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