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    Design and Architecture

    Ray Kappe; LA Auto Show colors; Le Corbuffet

    Ray Kappe, creator of stunning homes and a highly original architecture school, has passed at age 92. DnA gives tribute to a well-lived life.

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    By Frances Anderton • Nov 26, 2019 • 28m Listen

    Ray Kappe, creator of stunning homes and a highly original architecture school, has passed at age 92. DnA gives tribute to a well-lived life.

    Did you know that you can learn about the fuel usage of a car by its show color? We talk to “communication color” consultant Sabine Lapine.

    And, still planning your Thanksgiving meal? How about cooking something tailored for the art and design fans in your life? Esther Choi explains “Le Corbuffet.”

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:38

      A tribute to SCI-Arc founder and architect Ray Kappe

      A pillar of Los Angeles architecture, Ray Kappe, died on November 21 at age 92.  Kappe was the architect of numerous houses in the California Modernist tradition, including his own glorious home embedded in nature in Rustic Canyon. He…

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      12 min
    2. 12:56

      Subliminal messaging in the car colors at the LA Auto Show

      Go to the LA Auto Show at the Convention Center, and of course all the cars will be vivid colors.

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      7 min
    3. 19:49

      Create an artful dinner party with ‘Le Corbuffet’

      Looking for Thanksgiving menu ideas for the design and architecture fans in your life? Take a page from a new art project in the guise of a cookbook. It’s called “Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics.”

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      9 min
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

      CultureDesignArts

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:3812 min

      A tribute to SCI-Arc founder and architect Ray Kappe

    2. 12:567 min

      Subliminal messaging in the car colors at the LA Auto Show

    3. 19:499 min

      Create an artful dinner party with ‘Le Corbuffet’

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