The Los Angeles Design Festival returns Thursday, June 22-Sunday, June 25, 2023, with the theme, “Design for the People.” Join global and local creatives in celebrating art, design, culture, and community at ROW DTLA, Helms Bakery District in West L.A., and the Downtown Long Beach Design District, along with a variety of independent events hosted throughout the city. From talks and studio tours to exhibitions, installations and block parties, the 2023 Los Angeles Design Festival is free to attend.
Among what not to miss:
RAD Furniture Garden Party
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 5-8 p.m. | Plant Material, 3024 La Paz Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039
After being the commercial design industry’s go-to furniture brand for the past decade, Los Angeles-based RAD Furniture is launching a new online storefront, opening its furniture line to the entire design community and design-loving public. Join RAD for a shoppable garden party amongst the native plants of Plant Material in Silver Lake. Sip herbaceous cocktails, test out pieces from the furniture brand’s new line of color-forward seating, and receive a discount code to shop RAD’s new direct-to-consumer website valid throughout the weekend.
Studio Left Criss Cross, 2023
Studio Left’s contemporary take on the traditional Indonesian art of ‘anyaman,’ a weaving/wickering artform. Custom felt modules – cut entirely of leftover materials from previous projects – interlink to form a skin on a dome structure.
Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture, curated by Sekou Cooke
Opening in Los Angeles is Curator Sekou Cooke’s exhibition, Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture, which surveys the movement of Hip-Hop Architecture at the AIA New York Center for Architecture in October 2018. This exhibition showcases the work of 20+ students, academics, and practitioners – representing seven countries – at the center of an emerging architectural movement. Projects span a variety of media and forms of expression, from experimental visualizations and installations to façade studies, building designs, and urban development proposals.
Natural Forms | Chair Exhibit
A group show from LA-based designers with a focus on chairs created from natural materials, altered through natural and unnatural forces. Exhibitors include Tristan Louis Marsh, James Mitchell, Rest Energy Founder Caleb Engstrom, Studio Sam Klemick, and AN Concept Founder Alper Nakri.
Croft House ‘Sierra Chair’ Exhibition
View Croft House’s entire 10th anniversary Sierra Chair collection during LADF 2023 together for the first time. The Los Angeles-based furniture brand has partnered with 10 top interior designers to reinvent and refresh the iconic Sierra Chair in honor of the product’s 10th anniversary. Each designer put their own spin on the classic, from fabric selection for the cushion to powder coat color for the chair’s frame. Participating designers include JSN STUDIO Co-Founder Adair Curtis, Jeff Andrews Design, Studio AHEAD, LH.Designs Principal Linda Hayslett, Studio Faith Blakeney, Brooke Wagner Design, Studio Munroe, Tali Roth Interior Design, Noz Design Founder Noz Nozawa, and Max Humphrey.
Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss Tour & Kick-Off Reception for Long Beach Walls Mural Festival and Art Renzei
Saturday, 23, 2023, 4 p.m. | Intertrend, 228 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
Tour Long Beach’s second oldest building, The Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss. The recently renovated landmark built in 1905 has a curious and sordid history. Originally erected by a cult leader for “psychological treatments,” the building was then a brothel and a hotel and is now home to the creative agency, Intertrend. Following the tour is a special reception hosted by Intertrend’s non-profit arm, Creative Class Collective, to announce the much-anticipated opening dates of the Long Beach Walls and Art Renzei festival.
NeueHouse Venice Beach House Tour
Friday, June 23, 2023, 4-5 p.m. | 73 Market St., Venice, CA 90291
A special art, architecture and design tour of NeueHouse Venice Beach during the 2023 Los Angeles Design Festival. Nestled on a one-block street in the heart of Venice Beach, NeueHouse Venice was once the creative home to some of the most influential creative luminaries in art & entertainment including Hal Ashby, Oliver Stone, and David Hockney. Defined by the handcrafted aesthetic of coastal California, NeueHouse Venice Beach is designed to exude the warmth of home, foster new connections, and set the stage for unforgettable cultural experiences. Inspiring work and meeting spaces come together with relaxed yet refined social spaces, encouraging members to flow seamlessly between work and play.
CarbonShack’s CasaZero Home Tour
Sunday, June 25, 2023, 11 a.m. | 1359 Killarney Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join ecopreneur Stephen Pallrand, founder of CarbonShack and Home Front Build, for a tour of CasaZero, an all-electric home in Mt. Washington that produces more energy than it consumes. The main innovation is the use of materials – either salvaged within the City of Los Angeles or produced within 100 miles – to create an artful, beautiful home that resonates with the environment without harming it. Collaborating with one of the homeowners, Rachel Mayeri – an artist working at the intersection of science & art and full professor at Harvey Mudd College – the CarbonShack team infused the home with design elements inspired by nature, specifically the microbiome. By focusing on the invisible, the microbiome, CarbonShack sought to celebrate the diversity and complexity of the natural world and what’s hidden in the environment. The microbiome narrative is woven throughout the custom light fixtures, tilework, fabrics and furnishings, and cabinetry and millwork to help keep the idea of nature front of mind, day to day.
Visit ladesignfestival.org for the full schedule of programming. Follow along on Instagram: @ladesignfestival.
ROW DTLA: 777 S. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021 | Helms Bakery District: 8800 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034 | Downtown Long Beach Design District
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