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You have been hearing the WestEdge Wednesday episodes since the beginning of the year and I do hope that you're enjoying them. This months addition to the Convo By Design Icon Registry was heard on the WestEdge Wednesday series in 2024 following his appearance on a panel at the show in 2023. It is fascinating for me to have incredible creatives individually on the show and equally amazing to hear them in concert with other talented creatives. In 2023, Marmol was on the podcast as part of a panel that also featured Sara Malek Barney, Christine Vroom and was moderated by Frances Anderton. The panel was called All Roads Lead to SoCal: Long Live the Creative Experiment. It seems even more interesting now than in November of 2023, no? Designer Resources Pacific Sales Kitchen and Home. Where excellence meets expertise. Monogram - It's the details that define Monogram ThermaSol - Redefining the modern shower experience. Without steam, it's just a bathroom. Design Hardware - A stunning and vast collection of jewelry for the home!  - Where service meets excellence TimberTech - Real wood beauty without the upkeep Leo's participation in this panel was extraordinary. He is a remarkable creative who brings a level of skill and talent wherever he goes and shares it willingly. Marmol is the managing partner of Marmol Radziner and has been since the firm was founded in 1989. Leo earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly SLO. He also earned a minor in Philosophy. Which I think speaks volumes. Philosophy, as a discipline seeks to create more questions than answers. And when you are dealing with the concept of existence and other fundamental issues, it can be a challenge to navigate. Just like architecture. I find the architecture/ Philosophy combo really interesting. Leo is a painter, a fisherman. He is also something of a raconteur and lucky you… You get to hear him in action as we induct him together into the Convo By Design Icon Registry for February 2025. Enjoy. Congratulations Leo on your enshrinement into the Convo By Design Icon Registry and your extraordinary studio. Thank you for taking the time to speak with me and sharing your story. Thank you to my incredible partner sponsors, ThermaSol, TimberTech, Design Hardware, Pacific Sales and Monogram for your dedication to making our industry better, faster, stronger! And thank you for listening to Convo By Design each week and sharing the show with your colleagues and friends who love sublime design. Until the next episode, be well, stay focused and rise above the chaos. -CXD

In this episode of Better Buildings for Humans, Joe Menchefski sits down with Frances Anderton, former host of KCRW's Design and Architecture and author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles. Frances shares her journey from growing up in England's architecturally rich city of Bath to her impactful work in Los Angeles, where she champions housing that balances personal and communal spaces. Frances and Joe dive into the history and future of multifamily housing in LA, discussing the role of density, design, and the “social condenser” of courtyard living in creating vibrant communities. They also explore challenges like zoning and community resistance to higher density, revealing how thoughtful design can benefit the environment and social cohesion. Tune in to discover Frances's vision for human-centered, environmentally sensitive housing that prioritizes connection and well-being. About Frances Anderton Frances Anderton is the author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, published by Angel City Press, and winner of a Gold award for best Regional Nonfiction from Foreword Reviews. She has co-produced short films for the nonprofit housing developers Community Corporation of Santa Monica and Venice Community Housing. She is currently researching “Awesome and Affordable” housing as a Fellow of Friends of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles (FORT: LA). She writes a regular newsletter on design and architecture for KCRW public radio station, for which she previously hosted the show DnA: Design and Architecture, and produced the current affairs shows Which Way, LA? and To The Point. She also supports the creation of programming at Helms Bakery District. Honors include the Esther McCoy Award, from the Architectural Guild of USC School of Architecture, for her work educating the public about architecture and urbanism.. She serves on the boards of AIA/LA, Community Corp, and Palm Springs Modernism Week. CONTACT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-anderton-19b8187/ https://francesanderton.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dna_designandarchitecture/ https://www.instagram.com/common_ground_mfh_in_la/ Where To Find Us: https://bbfhpod.advancedglazings.com/ www.advancedglazings.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-buildings-for-humans-podcast www.linkedin.com/in/advanced-glazings-ltd-848b4625 https://twitter.com/bbfhpod https://twitter.com/Solera_Daylight https://www.instagram.com/bbfhpod/ https://www.instagram.com/advancedglazingsltd https://www.facebook.com/AdvancedGlazingsltd

I'm Josh Cooperman and this is another installment of Convo By Design presents WestEdge Wednesday, a look back at all of the incredible programming from the 2023 edition of the WestEdge Design Fair held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. These conversations were held on the stage designed by Marie Designs and presented by BR Home. This is it, part 10 in our series from the WestEdge Design Fair. Southern California has long been a place where adventurous creatives of all disciplines could come to create with other like-minded dreamers—where a designer could draft and see their masterpiece come to life only to realize it wasn't right, shake it out like a giant Etch-A-Sketch and start again. Now, in a post-pandemic world, it is incumbent upon that very spirit for a new generation of creatives to address and overcome the seemingly endless barrage of challenges. And, they will, because that's what they do. This conversation features BANDD/DESIGN'S  Sara Malek Barney, Christine Vroom of Christine Vroom Interiors and the legendary Leo Marmol, FAIA of Marmol Radziner. This panel could only be moderated by one person I know and that is the incomparable, Frances Anderton. Thank you to Convo By Design partners and sponsors ThermaSol, Moya Living and Design Hardware for making the podcast possible and thank you for listening and watching these episodes of the show. For links to all our partners, guests on this episode, WestEdge Design Fair, Marbe and BR Home. For those not familiar …   The Banana Republic lifestyle brand portfolio is known for delivering timeless ready-to-wear styles, and BR Home signals the brand's transformation into a leading destination for the modern explorer.  Expanding across living room, bedroom and dining room furniture as well as lighting, bedding, and home décor, BR Home showcases materials and craftsmanship from around the world, showcasing signature design details, warm, textural layers, natural materials and traditional production techniques.  Please check the podcast show notes for links and you can find that at Convo By Design dot com and click the podcast tab. Thanks for watching and listening. CXD

James Sanders edited Renewing the Dream: The Mobility Revolution and the Future of Los Angeles, out now from Rizzoli. With contributions from Nik Karalis, Frances Anderton, Mark Valliantos and Unfrozen's own Greg Lindsay, the book explores the forces behind the change in the mobility landscape of the most famously car-centric city on Earth. Through design provocations and disciplined research, Sanders and the authors see the city on the edge of a mobility revolution, already manifesting in the largest rail-transit-building campaign in America since World War II, that could soon see its dozens of square miles of surface parking and 1,500 gas stations converted to “higher and better” uses, including housing and public space around far less-consumptive electric-vehicle charging stations. -- Intro: “Low Rider,” by War -- Discussed: -          James Sanders: Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies: 2001, Knopf New York: A Documentary Film with Ric Burns, 1999 -          Donald Shoup -          Woods Bagot & Renewing the Dream -          John Rossant & CoMOTION -          Christopher Hawthorne -          Party time on the Expo Line -          The California courtyard apartment complex & bungalow court -          Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles, by Stefanos Polyzoides, Roger Sherwood and James Tice. Photos by Julius Shulman -          Who Framed Roger Rabbit? -          Chinatown -          La La Land -          California transit-oriented development legislation and funding -          LA's transit-oriented communities program -          Tesla LED drive-in Upcoming readings/bookstore appearances: -          Book Soup, West Hollywood, CA:              1/5 -          The Skyscraper Museum, New York:        1/23 -- Outro: “L.A. Woman” by the Doors

The holiday season is in full swing and boutique windows are glittering on Rodeo Drive. So who better to talk to right now than the famed window dresser, Simon Doonan!When he was creative director at Barney's, Doonan never missed an opportunity for maximal effect with storefront displays that transformed fashion retail into spectacle. Now he is a writer and eminence on all things style-related – and he has released a new book about design at full volume.Maximalism: Bold, Bedazzled, Gold, and Tasseled Interiors, features lavish spaces around the world: from opulent Old World interiors to a Bel Air bedroom with no surface untouched, by Kelly Wearstler, the candy colored Trixie Motel in Palm Springs by Dani Dazey, and Doonan's own bedazzling New York apartment, designed by his husband Jonathan Adler.Guest host Frances Anderton talks with Doonan on the season-closer of Rodeo Drive - The Podcast about why you can never layer on too much, and how Maximalism is right at home in Los Angeles, dating “from Busby Berkeley to Tiny Naylor's coffee shop,” and on to today's spectacular concerts by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Styles. “We live in such a visual world that minimal decor doesn't mean anything online or on your phone or on TikTok” says Doonan. “Everything has to be maximal, and LA is at the center of the culture in so many ways.”Doonan recalls an encounter with the larger-than-life Tony Duquette at his home Dawnridge, in Beverly Hills. Duquette, a prolific designer whose resume includes creating costumes and sets for Fred Astaire musicals, and making jewelry for Tom Ford in his eighties, filled his home and garden with antiques, chinoiserie, sunburst sculptures, gold-leafing, tapestries and cleverly upcycled trash. It was, says Doonan, an “unhinged visual extravaganza.”Doonan peppers the conversation with amusing insights. When asked if maximalism, or “maxi,” can ever become too messy, he says he will never judge, having fond memories of a childhood vacation at the blue collar Butlins holiday camp in the UK, which was “drenched in the fabulosity of maximalism.” He adds, “If somebody is happy, and their apartment looks like a good reflection of them, you do you, boo.” As for the ultra-rich who prefer battleship gray T-shirts over lavish displays of affluence, “one of the most hilarious things is when somebody becomes so wealthy that the only way they can find pleasure is to build a concrete bunker on a Swedish Island, and go and hide in it,” says Doonan.Finally, to those who believe minimalism is the path to happiness, he concludes: “I just think maximalism is more life affirming and maximalism doesn't need minimalism…Minimalism relies on maximalism to have something to denounce, whereas maximalism is much too big to fail.”Season 4 of Rodeo Drive – The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of The Hayman Family, Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, and the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau.Season 4 Credits:Executive Producer and Host: Lyn WinterOn behalf of the Rodeo Drive Committee: Kathy GohariScriptwriter, Editorial Advisor and Guest Host: Frances AndertonEditor and Videographer: Hans FjellestadTheme music by Brian BanksProduction Assistant: Isabelle AlfonsoVisit the website: https://rodeodrive-bh.com/podcast/Join us on Instagram @rodeodrive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Increasing rents and home prices, gentrification, and historic inequities have contributed to a major housing crisis in Los Angeles. Yet, L.A. has a rich residential legacy that includes innovative housing design, successful housing developments, and leadership in historical preservation. Panelists will draw upon their interrelated recent books on housing, architecture, and preservation to offer compelling approaches to help address L.A.'s housing crisis. Frances Anderton covers Los Angeles design and architecture in print, broadcast media, and public events. She is the author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles and co-producer of the short film, 40 Years of Building Community. For many years, Anderton hosted the radio show, DnA: Design and Architecture, on KCRW. She is adjunct faculty at the USC School of Architecture. Ken Bernstein is a Principal City Planner for the Los Angeles Department of City Planning where he directs L.A.'s historic preservation policies. He serves as lead staff member for the city's Cultural Heritage Commission and oversaw the completion of SurveyLA, a multi-year citywide survey of historical resources. He is adjunct faculty at the USC Price School of Public Policy and the author of Preserving Los Angeles: How Historic Places Can Transform America's Cities. Liz Falletta is a professor of Architectural and Urban Design, Vice Chair of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, and faculty director of the Executive Master of Urban Planning at the USC Price School of Public Policy. She is the author of By Right, By Design: Housing Development vs. Housing Design in Los Angeles, an interdisciplinary study of significant Los Angeles housing design precedents and developments that offers insights for future housing production in L.A. and beyond. Moderator: Todd Gish is an urban designer, licensed architect, and adjunct professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy. He is a published author on planning and architectural subjects (especially housing) and trained historian with extensive expertise in the research and analysis of buildings, sites, land uses, and urban environments.

Returning guest Frances Anderton has been telling stories and distilling ideas about design, architecture, and the cityscape of Los Angeles in print and broadcast media and at public events since 1991. Born and raised in Bath, England, Frances earned a degree in architecture at the University College of London. After serving as associate editor at Architecture Review, during which she was exposed to Los Angeles's modernist wonders, she moved to the States, where she became the host of the wildly popular public radio program DnA: Design and Architecture. Her latest project is the book Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles.  She's on the board of Modernism Week and is a frequent speaker on architecture around the country. 

Kourtney Turner co-hosts the “Holding Kourt” podcast with her husband, the Dodgers' third baseman Justin Turner. She talks about her love for baseball and her nonprofit work. In “Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles,” Frances Anderton tracks a history of housing centered on shared space.

Join Mark Weaver of Mark Weaver and Associates, and Frances Anderton, former longtime host of the weekly public radio show DnA: Design and Architecture on KCRW. Frances covers Los Angeles design and architecture, in print, radio and public programming. She is finishing a book, Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, to be published soon by Angel City Press. Common Ground is a survey of multifamily housing in LA centered on shared spaces, dating from 1910 to now, from low-income to luxury, from low-rise to high. The lively discussion will include topics related to preserving the historical architecture of the past and its connection to place, along with the future of architecture in L.A. and beyond. To learn more about Frances Anderton you can visit her website www.francesanderton.com or follow her on Instagram @dna_designandarchitecture Be sure to keep up to date on 'Designers at Home' by following @markweaverandassociates on Instagram

Over the past year, directors of cultural institutions across Los Angeles have announced their retirements, which means a new generation of cultural leadership is upon us. But despite a desire for change that seems nearly universal, new directors must still answer to many of the same funders and face the same pressures as their predecessors—to raise money or sell tickets, to scale up, to stay relevant—all while navigating post-pandemic reopenings and reckonings around race and inclusion. What does Los Angeles need from its new guard of cultural leaders? What obstacles do their institutions face, and how can these new faces surmount them? Will all of the city's culture centers even survive? California African American Museum executive director Cameron Shaw, Inner-City Arts president and CEO Shelby Williams-González, and MAK Center for Art and Architecture director Jia Yi Gu visited Zócalo to discuss the change they plan to be and want to see in one of the world's most vibrant cultural capitals. This Zócalo/Helms Bakery District event was streamed live from Helms Design Center on September 29, 2021 and was moderated by architecture and design journalist Frances Anderton. Read more about our panelists here: https://zps.la/3cjL6OA For a full report on the live discussion, check out the Takeaway: https://zps.la/3FcbZn5

We are coming out of lockdown. Is it time to dump the sweatpants? As business returns to Rodeo Drive with newly announced Red Tier reopenings and a series of much awaited awards ceremonies on the calendar, fresh looks and wardrobe renewal are top of mind.In this episode, host Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to three fashion thought leaders; Beverly Hills Real Estate Broker Rayni Williams, Stanford Law Professor and author of the acclaimed new book “Dress Codes: How The Laws of Fashion Made History” Richard Thompson Ford, and Forbes Columnist Rebecca Suhrawardi about their personal pandemic dressing stories, and what they think we’ll be wearing when we get back to the outside world.For Williams, it is time to party: “I have stocked up on about six evening gowns,” she says, in readiness for the revival of real life events. Thompson Ford, adds that past pandemics changed fashion and so will this one: “It wouldn't surprise me at all to see an explosion of very sumptuous fashions, fashions that seemed to be kind of on the decline before COVID”. Suhrawardi offers her takeaway saying the new Fall/Winter collections suggest an “overall feeling of safety and ensconcing yourself...It's that top layer that is a shield between you and the world, a world that has been very unkind to us this past year.”Plan ahead for your post-pandemic looks with this episode of Rodeo Drive - The Podcast.Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul and Callie McConnell.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination.For further information about Rodeo Drive - The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When one Rodeo Drive was not enough, they built Two Rodeo Drive. In the late 1980s, the visionary San Francisco real estate developer Douglas Stitzel burst onto the scene with an idea for a new, European-style shopping complex. Located on the corner of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard, it would work like a companion to the world’s leading luxury thoroughfare. Today it is lined with a restaurant and boutiques operated by some of the greatest names in fashion retail including Etro, Lanvin, Versace, Jimmy Choo as well as Tiffany & Co.Host Bronwyn Cosgrave explores the creation of Two Rodeo Drive with Stitzel’s right hands on the project, along with architecture critic Paul Goldberger, fashion journalist Merle Ginsberg, legendary hair stylist José Eber, Bill Wiley, Director at CBRE, worldwide leader in real estate services, who manages Two Rodeo Drive today and Kathy Gohari, Vice President of the Rodeo Drive Committee. They tell the story of Two Rodeo Drive for the first time, what happened after Stitzel realized his dream of building it, and also share their views on what’s next for the street. Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul and Callie McConnell.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive - The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the acclaimed writer, producer, and broadcaster Frances Anderton, telling engaging stories is about inspiring people and never leaving them feeling hopeless. Having just left her position of 22 years at KCRW, in this episode we speak with Frances about transition and her history reporting on how design and architecture impact community, politics, and culture. Early in the show, we explore how crises can lead to personal adventure. Reflecting the theme of transition, we discuss positives resulting from how Los Angeles has adapted to the pandemic. We dive into Frances' work in design and architecture before she opens up about the experience of leaving KCRW. We talk about the challenges that Frances is facing, including the creative problem of whether she should focus on a new direction or continue the work that she's so well-known for. In the latter part of the episode, we touch on how space can enhance our sense of community, how waste never truly goes away, Frances' upcoming projects, and expected shifts in the design industry. Tune in to hear Frances' incredible insights on life, change, and humanizing design and architecture.   Key Points From This Episode: Exploring how crises can lead to periods of change.  How Los Angeles outside spaces have been adapted due to the pandemic.    Reflecting on Frances' work humanizing design and architecture.  Frances talks about the experience of leaving her 22-year post at KCRW. Tracking KCRW's journey from a small to a large broadcaster. How your organization's culture changes as it grows.  We discuss what Frances has lost and gained from starting a new chapter in her life.  The importance of recalibrating your life to find what product you want to create.  Why deciding what to do in your life should be made with patience and self-love.  Hear about the projects that Frances has planned.  How living spaces enhance or detract from our sense of community.  Details on Frances' upcoming show, No Such Place as Away.  Telling stories to inspire and not to depress.  Frances chats about her favorite aspects of working for KCRW. For more information and photos, visit here: https://notrealart.com/frances-anderton

For the acclaimed writer, producer, and broadcaster Frances Anderton, telling engaging stories is about inspiring people and never leaving them feeling hopeless. Having just left her position of 22 years at KCRW, in this episode we speak with Frances about transition and her history reporting on how design and architecture impact community, politics, and culture. Early in the show, we explore how crises can lead to personal adventure. Reflecting the theme of transition, we discuss positives resulting from how Los Angeles has adapted to the pandemic. We dive into Frances’ work in design and architecture before she opens up about the experience of leaving KCRW. We talk about the challenges that Frances is facing, including the creative problem of whether she should focus on a new direction or continue the work that she’s so well-known for. In the latter part of the episode, we touch on how space can enhance our sense of community, how waste never truly goes away, Frances’ upcoming projects, and expected shifts in the design industry. Tune in to hear Frances’ incredible insights on life, change, and humanizing design and architecture.   Key Points From This Episode: Exploring how crises can lead to periods of change.  How Los Angeles outside spaces have been adapted due to the pandemic.    Reflecting on Frances’ work humanizing design and architecture.  Frances talks about the experience of leaving her 22-year post at KCRW. Tracking KCRW’s journey from a small to a large broadcaster. How your organization’s culture changes as it grows.  We discuss what Frances has lost and gained from starting a new chapter in her life.  The importance of recalibrating your life to find what product you want to create.  Why deciding what to do in your life should be made with patience and self-love.  Hear about the projects that Frances has planned.  How living spaces enhance or detract from our sense of community.  Details on Frances’ upcoming show, No Such Place as Away.  Telling stories to inspire and not to depress.  Frances chats about her favorite aspects of working for KCRW. For more information and photos, visit here: https://notrealart.com/frances-anderton

On our year-end show Donna, Ken and I are joined by Frances Anderton. For those listeners that are in LA, Frances's voice is probably very familiar to you. Frances is the host of DnA, the radio show the focuses on architecture and design on KCRW, the local favorite station among architects in the Southern California region. A few weeks ago Frances broke the news that she would be leaving the beloved radio show at the end of the year, after an 18-year run. Today she joins us to tell us about work with DnA, the backstory behind her transition from architecture student to journalist to radio personality, and gives us a hint at what she'll be doing next. Later in the episode, the four of us discuss some of the bigger news stories that helped define what 2020 meant for architects. We also share what we're each looking forward to as we enter into a new year.

Frances Anderton is an author and broadcaster who has long focused on covering design and architecture in Los Angeles. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss what makes ‘home’ in Los Angeles.

In our ongoing quest to seek out and visit other architecture podcasts, we’ve had wonderful conversations with hosts Frances Anderton, Donna Sink, Steve Chung, Josh Cooperman, David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, Bob Borson, and Debbie Millman. And hey, Roman Mars, you're next - so how about getting 99% visible with us? Today on the show, two talented architect podcasters from different ends of the country:  Della Hansmann of the Mid Mod Remodel Podcast in Wisconsin and Catherine Meng of the Design Voice Podcast in California.  Later on, a few minutes with Frank Harmon, reading from his book Native Places. 

Collaborations between brands are in vogue. But what about teaming up with a city: Los Angeles? When Sergio Zambon created the 2 Moncler 1952 menswear collection he tapped four edgy LA creatives – AD.iii, Balthazar Getty, Libertine and Undefeated – for a cross cultural blend of Moncler’s classic quilting with LA’s shine and street smarts.In this episode, Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to Zambon about the unusual mash-up, and why LA is a magnet for designers right now. "It's the city that lately changed from being an American big city to a world city. We’re not just talking about new buildings or new projects, it has really changed in a cultural way," Zambon says.She also talks with James Bond, co-founder of Undefeated, and AD.iii’s Aaron Thompson about melding their visions with Moncler. Booth Moore, Women’s Wear Daily’s Executive Editor, West Coast shares her take on the collection. "Two brands are better than one these days," Moore says, adding "...what Moncler has done is taken a heritage sport product and brought it into the future."Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul, Callie McConnell and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive - The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rodeo Drive - The Podcast takes to the open road, exploring the fabulous car culture on Rodeo Drive. “Rodeo Drive is a fashion street, and along with that comes jewelry, watches, and cars,” says Bruce Meyer, founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum and founder of the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance, the show of collectible cars that brings thousands of people to Rodeo Drive each Father’s Day.Host Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to Rodeo Drive’s favorite car fanatic: comedian Jay Leno. Leno, host of CNBC’s Jay Leno’s Garage, riffs on his passion for buying, and fixing up, cars and motorbikes; his motivations for collecting and the importance of buying what you like; how the pandemic might affect the luxury car market; the future of self-driving cars; and the mishaps that can happen when you drive and eat at the same time.Cosgrave also gets a sneak preview from Marek Reichman, Chief Creative Officer and studio head at Aston Martin, of what 007 will be driving in “No Time To Die," the 25th James Bond film that premieres in November.Meyer and Kathy Gohari of the Rodeo Drive Committee talk about why the legendary three blocks are a magnet for hot wheels. “Many times on the weekends, we see some of our regular clients who have special cars to enjoy their downtime – and sometimes even their outfits match the car. They’re customized to the extreme. We've seen everything from crystal-studded license plates to velvet covered skins covering the entire car,” says Gohari.Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul, Callie McConnell and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive - The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hollywood and fashion are joined at the hip. But what happens when a pandemic puts a hold on red carpet ceremonies? Enter the VIP world of Rodeo Drive, with secret back entryways and private fitting rooms. Hear how stylists, brands and designers turn actors into fashion icons. Stylists Alexandra Mandelkorn talks about working with Janelle Monáe to create the most sensational outfit at the 2020 Oscars, and Mary Fellowes explains how she made Olivia Colman the queen of the 2019 red carpet. Host Bronwyn Cosgrave asks what the red carpet will look like in the time of COVID-19 and heightened awareness around race. Prestigious film festivals including the Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Sundance Film Festival as well as the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are taking place, but in a socially-distanced way. The 93rd Academy Awards has been postponed until April 2021.“I can't wait to see the first actress that pulls off a mask that matches her dress or intentionally doesn't match it,” says Chris Gardner, columnist at The Hollywood Reporter. He adds, “some of those masks won't just be color coordinated. They'll be political statements. So it could be really exciting.”Hear also from Paola Jacobbi at Vanity Fair Italia; British milliner Stephen Jones OBE; Robert Hayman, entrepreneur, son of Fred Hayman and member of the Rodeo Drive Committee; and author and design curator Rose Apodaca as they reflect on Rodeo Drive’s historic role in powering the red carpet, Hollywood’s all-important fashion runway.Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul, Callie McConnell and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive - The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Window shopping is an art form for everyone to enjoy, even in an era of phone gazing and online retail. In episode 5 of Rodeo Drive: The Podcast, three legendary window designers talk about their work: Simon Doonan, former Creative Director for Barneys, and LVMH's Faye McLeod and Ansel Thompson. They talk about the three-second rule for window dressers, and what it takes to create boutique windows that astonish passersby, from rats in tuxedos to collaborations with world-renowned visionaries Virgil Abloh, Frank Gehry, and Yayoi Kusama. McLeod and Thompson also talk about designing during the pandemic — with children painting rainbows — and how global awareness, sustainability and ideas of street theater are finding expression in storefront windows that capture today’s culture. “How do you appear to be sensitive to all the things that are going on... while also wanting to distract people and make them feel that life is hedonistic and fun?,” asks Simon Doonan. Find out, in this episode of Rodeo Drive: The Podcast.Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul, Callie McConnell and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the early 1970s a young clothing designer named Bijan Pakzad packed his bags and left Iran, dreaming of conquering America. Four decades later the building that housed the original Bijan boutique on Rodeo Drive was purchased by LVMH for $122 million, and Bijan had become the “world’s most expensive designer,” sought after by presidents and basketball stars. Bijan’s son Nicolas, CEO and co-owner of the House of Bijan, takes listeners on a tour of the storied, by-appointment-only boutique, and explains how he is redefining the Bijan brand for tomorrow’s customers. He also revisits his late father’s past, explaining the secrets to Bijan’s success, his love of yellow, and what he meant to generations of Persian Americans who decamped to Los Angeles during the Iranian Revolution. “He just did the most unbelievable, controversial things that people wanted to know ‘What's the story here?’,” says Nicolas Bijan.Weighing in on Bijan’s “story” is Pari Ehsan, the Instagram fashion influencer who runs the online platform Pari Dust; and Porochista Khakpour, author of Brown Album: Essays on Exile and Identity. Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators, Livia Mandoul and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Giorgio Armani opened his flagship mega boutique on Rodeo Drive in 1988 people were stunned at the 13,000 square feet interior with a sweeping staircase, white gold leaf and glorious light.It was created by Michael Chow, legendary restaurateur and artist. It inspired Armani’s famed uplit runway, became a Hollywood hot spot, and set the trend for retailers to team up with famous architects: think Prada and Rem Koolhaas; Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Peter Marino; Valentino Menswear, Bally and David Chipperfield.Chow’s design for Giorgio Armani Beverly Hills has remained intact. “It’s very simple to be timeless,” says Chow. “You just have to be true to yourself.”But is the age of the vast boutique over? Hear Bronwyn Cosgrave in conversation with Michael Chow, Interior Design magazine editor Edie Cohen and writer and former editor-in-chief of French Vogue Joan Juliet Buck.Podcast CreditsHost, Bronwyn Cosgrave.Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy.Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators Livia Mandoul, Mirabelle Alan, and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon.Executive Producer, Lyn Winter.Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills.Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVID-19 and now the Black Lives Matter protests have shaken up the globe, and that includes Rodeo Drive. Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to Ruth E. Carter, the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for Marvel’s “BLACK PANTHER”, and a preeminent voice in Afro aesthetics. In Trust Your Voice: Ruth E. Carter, Fashion and Protest, Cosgrave and Carter discuss her path to success – costuming more than 40 acclaimed feature films – and its impact on future generations, as well as protest and how the fashion and luxury industries can make the goals of Black Lives Matter a reality. “I think there was momentum building as far as luxury brands becoming so connected to urban fashion,” says Carter. “I feel like the pump was primed for fashion to be positioned in a place to take action now.”Podcast Credits Host, Bronwyn Cosgrave. Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy. Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators Livia Mandoul, Mirabelle Alan, and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon. Executive Producer, Lyn Winter. Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills. Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Giorgio Beverly Hills made Rodeo Drive a fashion destination, and gave the world an unforgettable perfume. An all-star cast – Robert Hayman, the son of Giorgio founder Fred Hayman, known as “The Godfather of Rodeo Drive”; Dame Zandra Rhodes; author Rose Apodaca; and Decades owner Cameron Silver – tells the story of the “quirky” boutique’s creation, its star-studded heyday and how Giorgio innovated much that is central to high fashion and retailing today. Stephen Jones OBE, and perfumers Roja Dove and David Horner explain how the Giorgio Beverly Hills perfume became a blockbuster. And host Bronwyn Cosgrave asks, what comes next for the luxury thoroughfare?Podcast Credits Host, Bronwyn Cosgrave. Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy. Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators Livia Mandoul, Mirabelle Alan, and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon. Executive Producer, Lyn Winter. Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills. Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rodeo Drive, now world-renowned, began as little more than a bridle path. Pioneering designers, hoteliers and entrepreneurs transformed it into a rival to New York’s Fifth Avenue -- with sun, palm trees and Hollywood sizzle. How did it happen? Is it a street or a state of mind? How does it adapt to change? Rodeo Drive –The Podcast brings you the stories of the people who imagined the inimitable, three-block stretch in Beverly Hills, bringing showmanship and glamour to retail excellence. Tune in to hear host Bronwyn Cosgrave in conversation with fashion and design luminaries, retailers, and chroniclers including Rose Apodaca, Nicolas Bijan, Nicola Cagliata, Michael Chow, Kathy Gohari, Robert Hayman, Stephen Jones OBE, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Cameron Silver, and many more, about the intoxicating combination of fashion, art and entertainment that put Rodeo Drive on the map – and what they envision for the future of the famous luxury thoroughfare. The first series of eight episodes will be released twice monthly beginning May 29, 2020. Podcast webpage: rodeodrive-bh.com/podcast Podcast Credits Host, Bronwyn Cosgrave. Editors, Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy. Theme music by Brian Banks.Production Coordinators Livia Mandoul, Mirabelle Alan, and Guthrie McCarty-Vachon. Executive Producer, Lyn Winter. Rodeo Drive - The Podcast is presented by the Rodeo Drive Committee with the support of the City of Beverly Hills. Rodeo Drive CommitteeFounded in 1972, Rodeo Drive, Inc., also known as The Rodeo Drive Committee is a 501 C (6) non-profit organization, that provides a forum where its members—consisting of retailers, hoteliers, and landowners—can engage, share a dialogue, and help shape the present and future of the iconic, world-famous shopping destination. For further information about Rodeo Drive -The Podcast, please contact:Lyn Winter, Inc., 213 446 0788, rodeodrive@lynwinter.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would you choose to rent or own a condo in a multifamily building, or own a single family home? If you are an Angeleno with the means, it is likely that you would choose the latter. After all, a house is a means to personal freedom, outdoor space, control over design choices, and accumulating wealth. That deep desire for a house and yard -- and the protection of that type of home -- has been promoted since the founding of Los Angeles. But now it may be getting in the way of upzoning the region. Can we make multifamily dwellings the new California dream? Frances Anderton talks to Christopher Hawthorne, LA’s Chief Design Officer, about reaching the “missing middle” with innovative ideas about the design and financing of homes.

Two new projects are putting their own design or architectural twist on LA landmarks. We visit the famed Bradbury Building in downtown -- a popular location for shooting films such as "Blade Runner." There’s a new tenant here: the coworking space NeueHouse. Avishay Artsy recaps the history of the Bradbury, and Frances Anderton talks to the company's CEO and the designer about moving into such a storied LA building. And we visit the Beverly Center at the edge of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Its  new tenant is The Webster. We talk to the fashion retailer's founder, along with the designer, about brick-and-mortar retail in the internet age, and why place matters.

Welcome to 2020!  In our ongoing quest to seek out other architecture podcasts, we’ve talked with hosts such as Frances Anderton, Donna Sink, Steve Chung, Josh Cooperman, David+Marina, and Debbie Millman.  Today we talk with Bob Borson, creator of the most visited privately-maintained architectural blog in the world, Life of an Architect, which as of two years ago is also a podcast. We first encountered Bob’s blog in 2012 when he put out a wonderful series of hilarious architecture Christmas cards!

What makes a neighborhood into a community? With rising density in areas like San Diego’s East Village, good urban design is more essential than ever for creating vibrant, livable communities. Enjoy a lively discussion about design strategies for urban settings with a special focus on the dog park/dog run as a particularly effective “mixer” for both human and canine interaction. L.A.-based design and architecture guru Frances Anderton of KCRW FM’s DnA will guide the conversation with San Diego urban planning mavin Howard Blackson and New York Times best-selling author (and UC San Diego alumna) Alexandra Horowitz, an expert on canine cognition and the human-dog relationship. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35223]

What makes a neighborhood into a community? With rising density in areas like San Diego’s East Village, good urban design is more essential than ever for creating vibrant, livable communities. Enjoy a lively discussion about design strategies for urban settings with a special focus on the dog park/dog run as a particularly effective “mixer” for both human and canine interaction. L.A.-based design and architecture guru Frances Anderton of KCRW FM’s DnA will guide the conversation with San Diego urban planning mavin Howard Blackson and New York Times best-selling author (and UC San Diego alumna) Alexandra Horowitz, an expert on canine cognition and the human-dog relationship. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35223]

What makes a neighborhood into a community? With rising density in areas like San Diego’s East Village, good urban design is more essential than ever for creating vibrant, livable communities. Enjoy a lively discussion about design strategies for urban settings with a special focus on the dog park/dog run as a particularly effective “mixer” for both human and canine interaction. L.A.-based design and architecture guru Frances Anderton of KCRW FM’s DnA will guide the conversation with San Diego urban planning mavin Howard Blackson and New York Times best-selling author (and UC San Diego alumna) Alexandra Horowitz, an expert on canine cognition and the human-dog relationship. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35223]

What makes a neighborhood into a community? With rising density in areas like San Diego’s East Village, good urban design is more essential than ever for creating vibrant, livable communities. Enjoy a lively discussion about design strategies for urban settings with a special focus on the dog park/dog run as a particularly effective “mixer” for both human and canine interaction. L.A.-based design and architecture guru Frances Anderton of KCRW FM’s DnA will guide the conversation with San Diego urban planning mavin Howard Blackson and New York Times best-selling author (and UC San Diego alumna) Alexandra Horowitz, an expert on canine cognition and the human-dog relationship. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35223]

This week David and Marina are joined by Frances Anderton, the Host of KCRW's Design and Architecture show to discuss the current state of Los Angeles, moving from the UK to LA, what drew her to architecture, her transition from design to radio show host, the challenges of interviewing, and more! The Midnight Charette is now The Second Studio. SUBSCRIBE  • Apple Podcasts  • YouTube  • Spotify CONNECT  • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter  • Call or text questions to 213-222-6950 SUPPORT Leave a review :) EPISODE CATEGORIES  •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.   •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.  •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.  •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

Over the last few year, we’ve been checking out design and architecture podcasts from around America.  We've had Frances Anderton of DnA, Debbie Millman of Design Matters, Josh Cooperman of Convo by Design, and David and Marina of Midnight Charrette.  Today we welcome two new friends who keep the public's design fire going with their interesting and popular podcasts.  Architect Steve Chung is based in Boston, where the good clam chowder lives, focused on residential and hospitality projects. Steve graduated in architecture from Harvard and interned with Richard Meier in New York, worked for Machado Silvetti in Boston and collaborated with designer Philippe Starck. He was the host and creator of the PBS series Cool Spaceswhich ran in 2014 and is currently co-host with Doug Patt on the Design Your Dream Home podcast.  Architect Donna Sink is the host of the Archinect podcast with guests we know and love such as Sekou Cooke and David and Marina from Midnight Charette, plus our buddy Rusty Long from right here in North Carolina.  A graduate of the University of Arizona and also Cranbrook, which is like a Jedi school for architecture, her career began at Atkin Olshin Shade in Philadelphia in historic preservation. She joined Rowland Design in 2017 and was President of the Indianapolis AIA. 

Frances Anderton is the host of the popular radio program DnA: Design and Architecture, a weekly show on KCRW public radio. Born and raised in the ancient, historic city of Bath, England, Ms. Anderton chose her decidedly less ancient home of Los Angeles after visiting LA in 1987 on a story for the Architectural Review magazine about the city’s young architectural vanguard. Since then, she has become one of the most prominent voices (figuratively and aurally) in defining LA’s unique brand of urbanism. The Rodney King Riots, how LA compares to the UK, and the perils of too much historic preservation—tune in to hear Ms. Anderton discuss these topics and more in this second episode of CitySpeak.

Over the last few months, we’ve been checking out fellow design and architecture podcasts from around America.  We've had Frances Anderton of DnA and Josh Cooperman of Convo by Design – and today we’re excited to welcome the hosts of Midnight Charrette.   Co-host Marina Bourderonnet (bor-dare-ro-nay) grew up in France, training at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.  She speaks four languages and loves, we recently learned, suspenders. Co-host David Lee grew up near Disneyland and teaches architecture at Woodbury University.  He also went to school in France, with a degree in Music and Architecture from the American Art School at Fontainebleau.   Marina and Dave’s wideranging repartee with guests and between themselves does indeed cover the known spectrum of human experience from the credibility of Aquaman -- to why you can’t buy a simple cactus plant in Palm Springs.

This is Convo By Design with a special #ThrowbackThursday episode of the podcast. This is from the West Hollywood Design District in 2014 with a really fun conversation called Designing for the Red Carpet. Because it is award season, I thought this would be a good time to look back at this chat whose name suggests that it is an in-depth look at the red carpet. It is about fashion, the red carpet and our connection to celebrity, glamour and design. Interiors and home decor are being influenced heavily by fashion and nowhere is, one might argue, fashion more explored, talked about and copied but on the red carpet. The West Hollywood Design District sponsored and presented a wonderful talk series called DIEM, Design Intersects Everything Made. Its run lasted about 4 years beginning in 2014 and all were curated by Frances Anderton and Mallory Roberts Morgan. This talk was from 2014 and featured Merle Ginsburg, senior style writer at The Hollywood Reporter, Marcy Medina, West Coast Bureau Chief of Women’s Wear Daily and Monica Corcoran Harel consultant and New York Times best selling author. This talk was moderated by Bronwyn Cosgrave, author and fashion professional. This was hosted by WEHO Design District icon and fixture, Mary Ta from the opening day of MASS Beverly, the showroom she owns and operates with her husband, Lars Oliver Hipco. This conversation is about design, style, fashion. It was first aired in March of 2015 and I hope you enjoy it. If you like this episode of the podcast, and I hope that you do. Why not subscribe to the show? It’s easy, fast and free. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/convo-by-design/id937267494?mt=2 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture/Convo-By-Design-p724759/ Player.FM https://player.fm/en/podcasts/convo-by-design #Design #Architecture #ConvoByDesign #InteriorDesign #Hollywood #Art #Food #HomeDecor #TBT #RedCarpet #Oscars #GoldenGlobes #PeoplesChoice #Fashion Convo By Design - http://www.ConvoByDesign.com Convo By Design Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/convo-by-design/id937267494?mt=2 Convo By Design YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLsQtysPpe_zFkIN4MoAfg

Thank you for getting us to 200 episodes! Thank you for listening to the podcast, watching our videos on YouTube, coming out to the events, design houses and remote recording sessions. Thank you for reaching out on social media and better yet, in person to tell me you like the show, disagreed with me about something I said or make a suggestion for a future guest or topic. The show is now in its sixth year and this is episode 200. I wanted to do something special this week and for the past few months, I have been listening back to past episodes starting with the very first episode of Convo By Design, recorded in early 2014 with artist. Since then, I have recorded over 300 individuals in one-on-one interviews, panel discussions, group conversations and project tours. The show has been all over Southern California. We have recorded from Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, the Grand Canyon, Marfa, Texas and Big Sky, Montana. Convo By Design has taken you to the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, Wattles Mansion, WestEdge Design Fair, WestWeek, Modernism Week, LA Design Festival, Fall Market and tours of homes with some of the worlds greatest and most talented creatives. I am not going to name them all here and of course, I can’t mention everyone but if you keep listening to the podcast, you will, at some point, hear from them again. I have scoured through past episodes so you can hear again from some amazing, interesting, thought provoking and wonderful people. We revisit moments with architects, designers, set decorators, musicians, chefs, makers of policy and others who are leading the way as it relates to the way we live. Before we get into this episode, I wanted to tell you why I do this podcast. I have been asked about the story in the past and I do love telling the story because this show was created using the ashes of one of my greatest failures. I am a brand manager by trade. After many years in brand development with companies like CBS and iHeartRadio, I was consulting for California Home and Design Magazine. After a lifetime loving design and architecture, I was thrilled to be working in the industry. At that time, I got the chance to produce my first design house called Small Space, Big Style. We had designers: Molly Luetkemeyer, Azadeh Shladovsky, Brian Patrick Flynn, Erinn Valencic, Christian May, Anette and Mary from Potted, a really amazing group. After the penthouse opened, we had events, parties, meetings, all kinds of really intriguing content. And I recorded not one moment of it. Sure, I have the leave behind books and a box of the issues showing the 12 pages of edit… and if you look for this design house, you will find two videos produced by the magazine. I remember feeling like all of this work went into a project and it just disappeared int the ether. That was in 2012. The design house closed in 2013 and I spent all of 2013 planning and working on Convo By Design. I had another podcast project prior to this one, but it wasn’t what I wanted. Further proof that our first concept or idea is rarely the final product. And along that same line of thinking, Convo By Design hasn’t stopped changing since the very first episode. There are a couple of things that have remained constant, one of those is the partnership of our presenting sponsor, Snyder Diamond. Over 200 episodes, we have heard from many designers. I love being around designers because the ideas rarely stop flowing and when talking about design, there are so many different styles and personalities, here are a few of the designers you have heard from over the past five years: Estee Stanley Jaime Rummerfeild Kyle Schuneman Ryan Saghian Timothy Corrigan Cesar Giraldo Ryan White Cliff Fong Lori Dennis Is LA Losing It’s Cool… This clip is one of my absolute favorites. First, it features moderators Mallory Roberts Morgan and Frances Anderton. I am a huge fan of both ladies. Second,

For the last episode of our series on LA creatives, I interviewed Frances Anderton, host of the NPR radio show Design and Architecture on the Los Angeles radio station KCRW. Frances talked about her upbringing in the UK, her early aspirations to be an architect, how she fell in love with broadcasting and Los Angeles in the early 90’s, as well as living in a Frank Gehry-designed 1960’s apartment building. About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep questions in order to peel back the layers of marketing, clever one-liners and sexy branding. We want to show the world what it truly takes for genuinely creative forces to find their own voice build a career on what is very often nothing more than a drive to do things differently. We want to hear about the successes, the failures, the inspirational stories and the lessons gleaned from all of it. We want the truth, so that we can inspire other people to fulfill their own creative aspirations and in the process contribute to making the world a better place. Credits: Post-Production: Ryan Aktari Music: Bounce Trio, Star Animal, 2014. Organ & Keys : Matthieu Marthouret Ténor Sax : Toine Thys Drums : Gautier Garrigue Composed by Toine Thys (copyrights SABAM). Buy it on BandCamp : https://weseemusicstore.bandcamp.com/album/small-streams-big-rivers More info and music here : http://www.youtube.com/user/weseemusic http://www.matthieumarthouret.com https://www.facebook.com/MatthieuMarthouret.Music/

Not only did Tom resupply the Cheetos and those delicious Delta airlines cookies today but we have the privilege of talking with podcast host Frances Anderton.  If you live in LA, you’re heard her since 2002 every Tuesday on KCRW and the podcast DNA which stands for Design N Architecture.  She is also a full-time producer of KCRW's national and local current affairs shows To The Point and Which Way, LA?  We’ve been fans for years, and her insightful stories and interviews inspire design fans nationwide!

Missed out on Next Up: The LA River, Archinect Sessions' live podcasting event? Now you can listen to the first half all at once, on One-to-One. Next week we'll release the full second-half. This playlist of live recordings features interviews with: Frances Anderton (host, KCRW’s DnA) and Christopher Hawthorne (architecture critic, Los Angeles Times) Steven Appleton (co-founder, LA River Kayak Safari) and Catherine Gudis (co-founder, Play the L.A. River game) Marissa Christiansen (Executive Director (formerly Senior Policy Director), Friends of the Los Angeles River) Deborah Weintraub (Chief Deputy City Engineer, LA Bureau of Engineering) About Next Up: The LA River When Frank Gehry's office was first attached to the L.A. River's master plan and redevelopment, the river began attracting fresh attention over a project that had already been evolving for decades. This October, in an attempt to do justice to the river's complexity and history (and the accompanying urbanist discourse), Archinect hosted 'Next Up: The LA River'—a live podcasting interview series with an array of architects, planners, artists, and journalists with varying perspectives on the subject. We're now eager to share those conversations with everyone as eight Mini-Sessions, released as part of our Archinect Sessions podcast. Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Paul Petrunia and Nicholas Korody moderated the conversations, which took place at the Los Angeles Architecture + Design Museum on October 29, 2016. While we reached out to them, unfortunately no representatives from Gehry's office were able to take part.

When Frank Gehry's office was first attached to the L.A. River's master plan and redevelopment, the river began attracting fresh attention over a project that had already been evolving for decades. This October, in an attempt to do justice to the river's complexity and history (and the accompanying urbanist discourse), Archinect hosted 'Next Up: The LA River'—a live podcasting interview series with an array of architects, planners, artists, and journalists with varying perspectives on the subject. We're now eager to share those conversations with everyone as eight Mini-Sessions, released as part of our Archinect Sessions podcast. Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Paul Petrunia and Nicholas Korody moderated the conversations, which took place at the Los Angeles Architecture + Design Museum on October 29, 2016. While we reached out to them, unfortunately no representatives from Gehry's office were able to take part. Our first Mini-Session was moderated by myself, with Frances Anderton (host of KCRW's 'Design and Architecture'), and Christopher Hawthorne (architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times). We cover their journalistic approaches to the river, and their own personal take on its role in the city.

Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with Clive Piercy, founder and principal of design studio air-conditioned and author of the photo book Pretty Vacant, an appreciation of Los Angeles "dingbat" apartments. They discuss Reyner Banham's enduring definition of the dingbat; his time growing up in England enamored with American culture, and his surprise to find Los Angeles existed in color; the glory of freeways and the guilt of driving them, and the sense of failed utopia they share with dingbat buildings; how dingbats crept into his Los Angeles photography jaunts, shaped by his love of Ed Ruscha's paintings, and what happened when his fellow immigrants living in them came out to confront him; how his countryman Martin Parr perfectly captures the blandness of modern architectural wonders; his countrywoman Frances Anderton and their separate flights from the crushing burden of history; the cars parked under dingbats, and their saddening cheapness that resonates with the saddening cheapness of the home itself; inherent British negativity versus inherent American positivity; his participation in the aesthetics of eighties Los Angeles, the redesign of the Shangri-La hotel, and the newspaper coverage of the 1984 Olympics; how the mini-mall co-opted postmodernism, getting the proportions all wrong in the process; Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles, which brought Banham and Ruscha together; Clive James and Ian Nairn's writing on cities, which honor the high and the low together; how neither graphic design nor Los Angeles needs you, and how that's the appeal; the current availability of all aesthetics, and his students' tendency not to discriminate between them and focus on brands instead; and whether he's been able to get any of these internet-savvy kids, usually from Asia and indifferent to Los Angeles, excited about dingbats.

Colin Marshall sits down in Ocean Park with Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's Design and Architecture and Dwell magazine's Los Angeles editor. They discuss how her countrymen Reyner Banham, David Hockney, and Christopher Isherwood opened up the idea of Los Angeles to England, vague as the understanding of its cityscape remained; the modernism of Los Angeles then emblematized by its freeways and its architectural freedom from the crushing burden of history, as unlike her native Bath as possible; how Paris' Pompidou Centre and the mere image of sliding glass patio doors shaped her architectural consciousness; the rise of preservation in Los Angeles, and how it might take an outsider to clearly see the movement's potential to hinder eccentricity; the American tendency to prostrate ourselves before whatever seems sufficiently old; how stark early-sixties modernism rose in Los Angeles without actually displacing anything, except on Bunker Hill; Chris Burden's ideas about the super-fast self-driving car as the transportation of his future, and his generation's implicit yearning to bring back 1962; how she figured out that radio was indeed a suitable medium for the discussion of design, architecture, and aesthetics, especially when it can include conversations about such subjects with the likes of Moby; and what Moby's architecture blog says about the surreality of Los Angeles, as well as where she still finds that surreality herself after 21 years in the city.

After launching his architecture career in Los Angeles over 20 years ago, Michael Maltzan quickly distinguished himself with socially conscious buildings that depart from the hulking luxury structures of celebrity architects. His housing projects for the homeless – including the Rainbow Apartments on San Pedro, the recently completed New Carver Apartments on 17th and Hope, and the forthcoming Star Apartments at Sixth and Maple – provide protection, beauty, and services for a community more accustomed to unadorned and blocky shelter. His Inner-City Arts campus, designed inventively and built cost-effectively, provides children a place to learn in the heart of Skid Row. And he transformed the Hammer Museum’s courtyard into a more inviting and open space with the Billy Wilder Theater and café. Maltzan visited Zócalo to talk with KCRW’s Frances Anderton about his work, whether good design can be affordable, and how architecture shapes our lives. This event is made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Discovering John Fante is like tasting garlic for the first time. He is a quintessential Los Angeles writer. H.L. Mencken, John Steinbeck, Charles Bukowski, Robert Towne and Francis Ford Coppola number among the many fans who swear by Fante, who might have turned 100 this year. A panel of fans and scholars -- including Fante biographer Stephen Cooper, KCRW’s Frances Anderton, Esotouric co-founder Richard Schave, and Fante’s children Victoria Fante-Cohen and Jim Fante -- visited Zócalo along with moderator David Kipen to celebrate the work of John Fante.