Designed by architect Paul Williams, The Holmby Hills Estate – the setting of Design Miami.LA – will be auctioned later in May by Concierge Auctions.
Marc & Tiffany Angeles
As famous interior designer Michael Smith once noted: “Los Angeles is a party town,” an observation that may explain the city’s obsession with real estate and interior design, fueled by home pride. May’s double design festival – La Cienega Design Quarter Legends and the inaugural Design Miami.LA – celebrates our passion for all things home.
La Cienega Design Quarter Legends 2024: May 7-9
The La Cienega design district “Legends” eventwhich celebrates all things interior design, makes its annual bow on May 7th. The theme this year is “Flower Rooms”.
Kicking off the LCDQ celebration will be a gala on May 7 at the Sunset Tower Hotel honoring Pamela Shamshiri, known for her work on the homes of Anne Hathaway, Paul McCartney and Ryan Murphy. The Design Festival attracts interior design professionals and aficionados for two days (May 8-9) of dynamic panels, exclusive lunches, experiential offerings and engaging talks. Among the highlights (many of which require “VIP registration”) are:
— A conversation between longtime friends Robert Ruffino, who has worn the hat of editor-in-chief of both Beautiful house And Elle DecorAnd Alfredo Paredes who, during his tenure at Ralph Lauren, crafted our ideas of classic American style. Wednesday May 8, 9:30 a.m., at Ancient Moderne, 8632 Melrose Avenue
— Bronson Van Wyck, internationally renowned event designer and Jeff Klein, restaurateur and owner of the beloved Sunset Tower Hotel and San Vicente Bungalows, discuss their secrets to creating memorable event and hospitality spaces. Wednesday May 8, 1 p.m., at Ancient Moderne, 8632 Melrose Avenue
– Interior decorator Madeleine Stuartwhose client list includes Jason Alexander, Larry David and Lisa Henson (as a child, Stuart urged his father, director Mel Stuart, to bring his favorite book, Charlie and the chocolate factory on the screen; she and her brother have cameos at the end of Gene Wilder’s adaptation).
The highlight of the LCDQ event is the transformation of premier storefronts into retail-only storefronts along La Cienega Boulevard by top interior designers including Jake Arnold, Windsor SmithAnd Martin & Brockett“From hotels to parties, decor to restaurants, fashion to art, Legends celebrates the countless ways we are all inspired by great design,” says the design industry strategist. Rebecca Birdwell, the event producer.
Design Miami.LA: May 16-20
“It seems fitting to begin 2024, which we have dubbed our year of evolution, with our inaugural exhibition in Los Angeles,” says Jen Roberts, CEO of Design Miami.
Consolidating the city’s place as one of the pillars of the global art world, alongside editions of the fair in Basel, Miami and Paris, which debuted last year, the invitation-only fair Design Miami.LA made its debut on May 16, commandeering a Holmby Hills estate designed by famed architect Paul R. Williams and currently owned by Lubov Azria, the widow of Max Azria, founder of the BCBG clothing brand Max Azria (Ms. Azria, who preparing to install the house auctioned by Concierge auctionsnow runs the Maison Lune art salon in Venice, by invitation only).
KAWS chair in black, 2018, by KAWS and Estudio Campana, from the Friedman Benda gallery, which will be exhibited at the first DesignMiami.LA 2024.
Daniel-Kukla
Led by curatorial director Ashlee Harrison, the three-acre property will host a group of international design galleries and site-specific exhibitions of historic and contemporary furniture, lighting and objects d’art from collectible design heavyweights from around the world , ranging from local favorites The Future Perfect, Twentieth and James De Wulf to Mexico City’s Atra, London’s Charles Burnand Gallery and Gallery Fumi, Paris’ Galerie Negropontes, New York’s Todd Merrill and the Carpenters Workshop World Gallery, among others.
Pivoting around the theme “Living with Design”, it also celebrates Los Angeles-based artist Peter Shire. Henrik Purienne, global creative director of the event, notes: “His work not only reflects the dynamic and eclectic spirit of Los Angeles, but also continues to inspire and provoke dialogue within the broader creative community. »
LDV 8899 Bevelry: Pop-Up Design in Residence
After a successful – but way too short – run on Robertson Boulevard, invitation-only design platform LDV has launched a second pop-up, LDV on 8899 Beverly: Design in residencewhich will run until September.
Inside LDV on 8899 Beverly: Design in Residence
Noah Dye
The fascinating collection of Art Deco, ’70s and contemporary furniture and accessories from designers and artists — curated by branding expert Guido Callarelli and creative director and curator Birta Ólafsdóttir — includes pieces by Sami Hayek, Andy Warhol, André Sornay, Romeo Rega and Massimo Vignelli and channels the chic, carefree spirit embodied by Federico Fellini’s 1960 film The good life. The impeccably restored offerings reflect the glamor of its new location: originally designed by Richard Dorman and built in 1964 to house ICM (until its move to Beverly Hills in 1992), it was recently remastered to feature a group of luxury condominiums, penthouses and single-family homes. -family homes, courtesy of Olson Kundig.
