Podcasts about Pacific Design Center

In this episode, Shaun and Rebecca dive deep into the nuts and bolts of creating and managing a materials library for interior designers. They discuss everything from sourcing sample accounts and organizing fabrics, tile, rugs, paint, hardware, lighting, and window coverings, to managing the relentless influx of materials and avoiding storage chaos—all while keeping things inspiring and client-ready.With practical tips on establishing vendor relationships, setting up effective storage systems, maintaining sample quality, and curating collections by color or usage, this episode is packed with insights to help designers build an efficient, beautiful, and functional materials library.In this episode they discuss:How to get design trade accounts and sample access from major vendors like Pindler, Fabricut, Kravet, York, and more using resale certificates and business credentials.Strategies for organizing fabric samples—by color themes, outdoor vs. indoor, window treatments, and best folding and bin systems to keep samples visible and curled-free.Tips for storing tile, rugs, hardware, lighting, and paint samples—utilizing IKEA Pax units, bins, hangers, shallow drawers, finished-sample rings, and rep-supplied storage aids.Using Material Bank and vendor programs for efficient sample sourcing and quick shipping of paint, commercial fabrics, and tile.Solutions for managing bulky samples (e.g., tile boards, rug swatches, paint decks) and the benefits of building strong vendor relationships for rep delivery and service.Facing common challenges such as moth infestations, sample deterioration, and the time/labor required to maintain a materials library, including ideas for reuse or redistribution of unused samples.Leveraging market exposure (High Point, Las Vegas, Pacific Design Center) to expand your sample collection and deepen vendor knowledge without cluttering your home studio.Mentioned:IKEA Pax System: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/pax-system-19086/HYDC Material Library Organization Amazon Storefront: https://amzn.to/3ZTSZp5Happy Hour Design Collective: https://www.itshappyhour.co/Pindler Fabrics: https://www.pindler.com/Fabricut Fabrics: https://fabricut.com/Schumacher Fabrics: https://schumacher.com/Kravet: https://www.kravet.com/York Wallcoverings: https://www.yorkwallcoverings.com/Anna Elizabeth / Greenhouse Fabrics: https://www.greenhousefabrics.com/anna-elisabethCrypton Fabrics: https://crypton.com/Zia Tile: https://www.ziatile.com/Fireclay Tile: https://www.fireclaytile.com/Supply Showroom: https://www.supplyshowroom.com/Pattern Collective:

We dive into the history of Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek, who broke new ground as the first Black woman licensed in New York and California, with guest Tobi Ashiru reflecting on her own experiences as a Black architectural designer teaching at USC and how Norma's pioneering achievements have inspired her.————About Norma Merrick SklarekNorma Merrick Sklarek (1926-2012) was a pioneering architect who shattered racial and gender barriers in the profession. As the first Black woman licensed as an architect in New York and California, Norma made significant contributions to iconic projects such as the Fox Plaza in San Francisco, the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, the US Embassy in Tokyo, and Terminal One at  LAX. But as a black woman, she faced a lot of discrimination throughout her career. In fact, after graduation, she was rejected by 19 firms purely because of her race and gender. But she made an impact at 5 notable firms, including Victor Gruen Associates where she worked with Frank Gehry and Cesar Pelli. She also co-founding a firm with 2 other women, named Siegel-Sklarek-Diamond, which was the first architectural practice led by women in the US. She was also the first Black woman to be part of the AIA in 1959 AND became an AIA fellow later in 1980. Sklarek's legacy extends beyond her architectural achievements; she was a passionate advocate for diversity in the field, mentoring countless young architects and leaving an indelible mark on the architecture community.About Tobi AshiruTobi is a passionate designer and alumna of the USC School of Architecture. With a mission to change the world through design,  she strives to push the boundaries of creativity. Born in Nigeria and raised in South Africa, Tobi seeks to create contextually relevant work that celebrates blackness. She's a interdisciplinary designer with diverse experiences as an architectural designer, installation artist, forever student, educator, and business owner.She stays committed to the advancement of underrepresented voices in many ways and through Poché Design Studio, a black woman owned design agency she co-founded, where the mission is to occupy and amplify the black space in design. Tobi is currently an adjunct professor at USC School of Architecture where she is the lead instructor for the A-Lab program.Instagram: @bypocheWebsite: tobiashiru.com, bypoche.com ____View all the visually rich 1-min reels of each woman on IG below:Instagram: Amber AsayInstagram: Women Designers Pod

No talking, no music, just the artworks: I Object! Kenny Schachter: Sculpture at Pacific Design Center Gallery, Los Angeles. February ...

In this vibrant episode of the Nosy AF Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with the incredibly talented artist Meg Franklin. Meg's journey from the picturesque landscapes of Georgia to the bustling art scene of New York and back again is a tale of passion, creativity, and the pursuit of an artist's dream. Meg shared her experiences of living in New York for 15 years, her eventual return to Georgia, and the accidental acquisition of a bunch of cats. We delved into her dream of ditching the regular job to paint full-time, free from the distractions of office life. Throughout the episode, we explored Meg's artistic process, including her transition from painting on velvet to using vibrant colors on black backgrounds. Meg's work is influenced by the color palettes of her childhood, Muppets, and even the movie Fantasia, which she watches repeatedly for inspiration. We also touched on the importance of networking in New York and how Meg has adapted to connecting with the art world digitally since moving back to Georgia. Meg's insights into what makes a good painting and her criteria for her own work provided a fascinating glimpse into the mind of an artist. Meg and I discussed the benefits of art residencies, like the one we both attended at Pooch Cove, and how such experiences can rejuvenate an artist's creativity. We also touched on the darker side of the art world, including the recent tragedy involving the Titanic submarine expedition near Newfoundland, where we had our residency. As always, I aim to bring you closer to the lives of fascinating individuals, and Meg Franklin's story is no exception. Her blend of humor, artistic insight, and candid sharing made for an inspiring and entertaining episode. So grab your paintbrushes, and let's dive into the colorful world of Meg Franklin on this episode of Nosy AF. Remember to stay connected and let me know your thoughts on the episode. And if you're curious about my own art and film projects, check out my website at MissGraham.com. Until next time, keep being curious and nosy about the world around you! Topics discussed: Meg's Vibrant Color Palette The Necessity of New York for Artistic Success The Importance of Artist Friendships I made this bio about Meg:(well me and Chat GPT did) Meg Franklin, a painter originally from Georgia, embarked on a creative journey that led her to New York, where she resided for about 15 years. Despite her rich educational background, including an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art in 2013, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Florida in 2007, and a BA in English from Washington and Lee University in 2004, Meg felt the magnetic pull of her Southern roots. Now back in Georgia, she finds inspiration for her art in the serene charm of her home state. Meg's artistic achievements are highlighted by solo and two-person exhibitions, such as the collaborative "Appetite of Ghosts" with Marcia Resnick at Turn Gallery, New York, NY, in 2019, and solo shows like "Gloryland" at Occulus Gallery, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA, and "Small, Small World" at Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY, both in 2018. Her contributions extend to various group exhibitions, showcasing her work in cities like London, San Francisco, and Brooklyn. In addition to her visual accomplishments, Meg has left her mark in literary circles. Noteworthy publications include features in "The Coastal Post," where Jen Shepard explored "The Hazy Identity of Objects" in November 2017, and "The Cluster Mag," which showcased "Not-Men" in May 2013. Roxy Kirshenbaum delved into Meg's artistry in "The Artists: Meg Franklin" for "The WILD Magazine" in the same year. Maria Teicher provided insights "Inside the Studio with Meg Franklin" on the NYAA Blog in November 2012, giving readers a glimpse into Meg's creative process. Despite the twists and turns of her artistic journey, Meg Franklin continues to seek authenticity and fulfillment in her art, guided by her experiences and the charm of her Southern surroundings. Connect with Meg Instagram: @gabooldra Connect with Stephanie Instagram: @stephaniegraham                     @noseyafpod Check out my art and projects More Episodes at noseyaf.com Leave me feedback or send me a message Support the Show! Rate and Review the show Share noseyAF with your friends Buy a pin Buy a print Join the noseyAF newsletter Partner with the show

The National Retail Foundation expects U.S. Halloween spending to hit a record $12.2 Billion in 2023; Goodwill Industries International releases their Halloween Survey results; Hulu takes over the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA for their immersive "Huluween: Now Screaming" experience; the Douglas Halloween Parade for Adults celebrates its 25th year; Morro Bay & Ventura Harbor Village host Witches & Warlocks Paddle events; Local Mississippi news station features home haunters Holly & Mark Graves; Chipotle brings back their Boorito special with new late-night hours; Win $5,000 with Sour Patch Kids' "Cringe or Candy" digital photo challenge; American Humane shares tips for making Halloween safe & fun for your pets. Read the stories here.

Join Blakeley Craft, MWA's Studio Director with Jennifer Convy, Celebrity Interior Designer, TV Host/Producer, Lifestyle Expert and CEO/Founder of Women in Luxury Design. Streaming from Baker Furniture Showroom at the Pacific Design Center, this week's IG live episode focuses on the dynamic perspectives of women in the luxury design industry.Tune in to this inspiring conversation that celebrates women's contribution to the world of design, and the importance of collaboration & connection. Jennifer will share insights about career re-invention, her journey, navigating shifts and change, and the power of resilience.  

This is a multiple speaker panel from 2011 at the 53rd ICYPAA about Anonymity in the Digital Age (NSFW). Repost from October of 2018. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Today we have Charlie R  telling his story at the Birmingham Alabama Roundup held in April of 2012. This is very listenable but it starts sounding a little hollow toward the end... fyi. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Ivor D is from East Kilbride Scotland he is telling his story and speaking on the topic of  "Our Very Lives Depend On it" on zoom at the Magical Mystery Tour meeting in July of 2022. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Tony H speaking at the Pacific Group in 1995, he is still sober and still a member of AA in 2020. "Your going to die soon, I dont think you will make it to 40!" Repost from 2017 Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

12 Traditions Panel meeting at the Fellowship of the Spirit Conference held in Utah sometime in 2011. I havent had anything on the traditions in a while so its time for this repost from October of 2018. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Garrett D lived as a monk for 10 years, he is from Dublin Ireland and is telling his story at an unknown meeting in the US in August of 2014.  Repost from mid 2019 Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Clara S. from Los Angeles CA telling her story at the at 19th Annual Singles in Sobriety convention held in Lake Murray OK in September of 2002. Reposted from Feb of 2019. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Part one of a sponsorship workshop that took place in Dallas TX in 2005, this ends a bit abruptly during the Q&A.  This is a repost from mid 2018, if you want part 2 please email me most folks wont be able to scroll back that far. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Alabam C is from Hollywood CA, she became sober in 1953 and she is telling her story at the 41st Tyler Anniversary in Tyler TX in 1988, she has a great sense of humor and carries quite a message. Repost from summer 2019 Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

I thought this was an interesting idea for meeting at an AA convention, it is a timeline history of AA presented by AA historian Arthur S at the 2011 Texas State AA Convention.  Repost from summer of 2019 Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Ted R is from San Francisco, he is telling his story at the Marines Memorial Hotel in 2017 at the Living Sober Roundup. LGBTQ NSFW Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Dr. Tom M from Lethbridge Alberta Canada is also an Al-Anon member, he is speaking at an unknown roundup held in at Kelowna British Columbia in November of 1989. He is originally from Scotland and had a pretty great sense of humor delivered with some solid sobriety. Repost from 2 years ago. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

This is the full 8 hour presentation of: A Mind Power Disease by Bob A, he is one of the folks that founded the Prime Time groups out of Los Angeles. He is speaking at a Retreat held in Auburn California in August 1994, he was 43 years sober at the time of this event. Last month I put up part one and a ton of you emailed asking for the rest of the workshop, so here it is all 7 parts and 8 hours long. This jumps right in and it also ends a bit abruptly . The audio quality of this was all over the map and it took forever to get it edited and evened out, overall its good with a few short fuzzy spots. I put about one second of click track between each of the 7 sessions so you know where they stop and start, and lastly if you are bandwidth aware you might want to grab this on wifi its about 250 megs. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Chandrashekhar is from Mumbai, he got sober in 2010 and is telling his story at an unknown meeting sometime in 2020. Zoom Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Julian C is from Brighton in the United Kingdom and he is sharing on the topic of "Overcoming The Spiritual Malady" at the The Magical Mystery Tour meeting in January of 2022. Zoom NSFW Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Karen G got sober in 1982, she is speaking at an unknown meeting in the summer of 2004 at 22 years sober and it took 19 sponsors to get her there. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Teresa F from California sharing at the Fellowship of the Spirit Step 11 speaker series on the topic of, As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful and ask for the right thought or action, from the Big Book on page 87. This is a zoom meeting from May of 2022. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Today we have a listener submission from a few months ago, this is Will speaking in Wilmington North Carolina at an unknown meeting, he is telling his story at 3 years sober. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Ian is telling his story at the Sunday Night Speakers meeting of AA in Seattle in March of 2017, he got sober in 2012. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Beth G from Brecksville OH and sober in 1972 is speaking in 1989 at the 4th Pockets of Enthusiasm Roundup held in Omaha NE, she has great humor and a great message. Repost from Oct of 2020. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Young L is our speaker today sharing on the topic of No Middle Of The Road Solution, Young is from Sheffield in the United Kingdom. this was recorded just about a month ago in March of 2023 at the Broken Elevator meeting. Zoom Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Johnny H is telling his story at the NCCAA Summer Conference held in Santa  Rosa California in June of 1968, he was 27 years sober at the time, he got sober in 1941. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

This panel meeting is a bit of AA history as well as a good speak from three excellent speakers. We have Polly P, Peter and then Lorna speaking on the topic of "The Language of the Heart" at the AA International Convention held in San Diego California in 1995. I have a very tiny a personnel connection to this one, I was at this meeting and many years later lived in the same town as Polly and would run into her at meetings, but never put it together until I listened to this and thought... that sounds like Polly P. I had no idea she was one of the speakers I listened to that night. If you have never been to one of AA's International Conventions I would suggest it if you possibly can, its an amazing experience. The next one is in Vancouver Canada... Ill see you there! July 3 - 6 2025. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Next Event: AALA Roundup - lgbtQIA+ at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, May 26-28. With the theme of “Don't take yourself too damn seriously” the AALA Roundup is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and journey towards a fulfilling sober life. https://scast.us/aala AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Manu speaks with London based artist Katya Kan... Katya was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Her father being North Korean and her mother Russian. Having caught a glimpse of the ex-USSR, she has a conflicting perception of political and cultural systems. Unable to fully assimilate into her own culture, she finds herself as an outsider with an eclectic artistic taste. The concepts, which she explores in her work, include globalization, surveillance, nostalgia, utopia and eroticism. She has exhibited at ICA London, Whitechapel Gallery, Royal Watercolor Society, NYC Untitled Space, the New York Art Expo as well as the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

I'm Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a look back at some of the conversations that I feel have shaped my current views of the design industry. Influencers creatives who directly impact the direction of our business. This is Matte Black's, Cliff Fong. Last week you heard from Cliff on a panel and this week, I wanted to showcase him exclusively from our conversation back in 2016. Cliff's ideas about design, taste, style and their direct relationship to the work he does, for whom he does it are inextricably tied together. We speak about him as a design show judge and how that work differs form his views of design in the real world. I would argue these viewpoints are more relevant now than they were then because since the pandemic, haven't most design professionals become a reality design show in some form or fashion? I would argue that most participate actively in the conversation now as opposed to that in 2016. One of the other aspects to this that I hope you notice are the things Cliff does around the work, as in, not the work itself but how he thinks about it and you fill find a certain zen state in his approach that has truly influenced the approach I take to my own work. I can still do way better at that, but this really did help me and perhaps it can help you too, if you're into that sort of thing. Enjoy my conversation with Cliff Fong from 2016, right after this. Thank you, Cliff. Loved hearing this again. I remember it like it was last week at the Crestron showroom in the Pacific Design Center. I don't think that showroom is there anymore, but it is here. Thank you to CXD sponsors and partners, ThermaSol, Article Furniture, York Wallcoverings, Moya Living and Franz Viegener for your continued support. Of course, thank you for downloading, subscribing and listening to the show. Thank you for the emails of support and the guest submissions. I love them and it has allowed me to find some amazing talent to showcase. Please remember why you do what you do and for whom you do it. Designers, architects, artists, product designers, showroom managers, publicists, magazine editors, publishers, set decorators and everyone else that makes our industry stronger by the day, this show is for you. That's why I do it. Thanks for listening. Be well, and take today first.

I'm Josh Cooperman, this is Convo By Design and today we are taking a look back at some previously incredible design events. We're getting in the way-back machine and going to 2016, the Pacific Design Center for a conversation about design rebellion. Designer Resources ThermaSol - Redefining the modern shower experience. Episode 271 featuring Mitch Altman Article, great style is easy. It's the best way to buy beautiful modern furniture York Wallcoverings - Designed to inspire for over 125 years Franz Viegener - Finely crafted sculptural faucets Moya Living -  Beautiful, durable powder coated kitchen, bath & outdoor kitchen cabinetry This is a look back at a conversation recorded live in the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California in 2016. It's a very strange experience for me to rerun past episodes will including the original open. My voice changes every year, just like yours does, and while I have gotten comfortable with the recorded sound of my voice, strange cadence and often tangential leaps, it is very odd hearing these older episodes. But, I do it because I started recording these conversations in 2012 for a 2013 Convo BY Design launch. I did it because, believe it or not, when CXD began, I was the only one there to record these events like this one featuring Patrick Tighe, Cliff Fong and Eric Chang, moderated by Erika Heet. I'm glad I did, I hope you are as well. We'll get right to it right after this. Thank you to this distinguished group. Loved it even more now than I did then. Like wine, art and architecture, a good conversation only gets better with age and I am so happy that I could share it with you. Thank you to CXD partners and sponsors; ThermaSol, Article Furniture, Moya Living, York Wallcoverings and Franz Viegener. Please make sure to check the show notes for links to each of these remarkable companies.  Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to subscribe and listen to the show. I appreciate you. Until next week, remember why you do what you do and take today first. CXD

I get guest suggestions often, very often in fact, and almost all of them are for amazing photographers, but on occasion the suggestion stops me in my tracks. On those very rare occasions, no matter where I am or what I am doing, the photographer is so good that I need to ask them to be on the show right then. This is an example... On April 13th I saw that I had a DM on Instagram from Jaime (@elespaiz) making a suggestion that I do a show about a specific image, a global publicity photo for "Jurassic World Dominion". What was interesting to me is that the link Jaime sent was to a series of behind the scenes images for the shoot, and the description was fascinating. The next post from the photographer showed the end result, and it was amazing. At this point, some browsing was in order. What I found was some of the absolute best photography I have seen. Let me pause for a moment to say something important. If you have listened to the show for any period of time then you know I love looking at great images. I find many of my guest's works to be some of the best you'll find, but this photographer was different. The photographer was Art Streiber, and it seems most every one I know is very familiar with Art. In fact, after being invited to a student exhibit at California Baptist University by the director of the photography program, Christopher Kern, I mentioned to him that I was excited about a new potential guest. He response was that he'd known Art for years. I'm embarrassed to say that I wasn't aware of Art Streiber before Jaime's message. How on earth had I never seen Art's work before? To be more specific, I most likely had seen his work before, and probably had seen it often, but I was completely unaware of Art. I am hoping that with this show I help you avoid that embarrassment. Art is a Los Angeles-based freelance photographer specializing in portrait, reportage, entertainment, and advertising photography, and for the last decade, Streiber's imagery has been selected to appear in American Photography and Communication Arts Photography Annual. To put his talent in perspective, let me list a few of his clients... Starting with Editorial clients we have the likes of Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, New York, Fortune, ESPN, GQ and The New York Times Magazine. His Entertainment clients include ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, A&E, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, TBS, TNT, The CW, IFC, MTV, SyFy Channel, Showtime, TVLand, Universal Studios, Columbia-TriStar, Dreamworks, Paramount, STX, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. Studios. For Advertising clients we have Chase Bank, KFC, Kohler, Cadillac, Miller Lite, Heineken, Subway, Farmers Insurance, Oakley and Disneyland. Art Streiber is at the top of the game. As an educator, Art has lectured at the International Center of Photography, The Santa Fe Workshops, Art Center College of Design, PDN's Photo Plus, Savannah College of Art & Design, ATLAS Institute at University of Colorado at Boulder and at The Stanford Publishing Course - his BA in Communications is from Stanford by the way. Having been honored by American Photo Magazine, the Pacific Design Center and the Los Angeles Center of Photography, it seems I am not the only one that is struck by the amazing imagery he creates, and as you hear in this show, he creates his shots... at times with very complex sets, production, and post work. For me, what sums up Art's work best, and perhaps the biggest compliment I can give him, is that I see the clear inspiration he draws from the great portrait, fashion and documentary photographers of the mid 20th Century. Today's image is a perfect example. As we were picking the image for this show, which wasn't easy at all considering there are about 100 of his shots I have questions about, Art described a few images to me as "BIG productions under intense parameters". That's intriguing. He described these shoots as "a window onto productions that perhaps your listeners don't experience / w...

Original Air Date: Monday 4 July, 9 pm EasternDescription:This week's show is a bit of a pastiche, cut together from snippets of different conversations Dean and Phil have had these past couple week. So, after a hilarious “audio check” cold open, if you hear references to topics not yet covered, don't worry, it all weaves together wonderfully by the end in what might just be one of our best shows of the year! Phil discusses the forthcoming Netflix reboot of Beverly Hills Cop and the (unwanted by the producers) role he might play in it, and whether its filming location means he lives closer to Detroit than Dean does! The subject of “soft tissue” and the importance of stretching and yoga get discussed in the wake of Phil learning about what it means to “pop a rib”. The reason firefighters carry axes gets explained. The graphic design creative explosion that was the late 70s and early 80s is the subject of a gallery exhibit at the Pacific Design Center and it leads Dean to reminisce. When he was in London, did Dean experience the magic of the Elizabeth Line? And did he get to England through the worst itinerary ever? And what exactly did he get wrong when describing the Billy Wilder failure Kiss Me Stupid? These questions all get answered and the great improv comic turned successful character actor Mike Hagerty gets remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”. And if that weren't enough, Phil takes the time to interview Russ Haslage about his career in radio, the “wonder” of Subspace, and the history of the fine works by The Federation (and how YOU can help)!

It's super refreshing when you have an artist who creates work based on their genuine, innate belief system. Toogie talks to us about her unique dance journey, how her upbringing inspired her career, and how meditation and breath work amplified her work and her world. She has this super grounding presence that will leave you feeling simultaneously both zen and ready to get-after-it upon listening to this episode. Her upcoming show Metanoia will surely be a sensory experience, and premieres June 23.MNTR MGMTWebsite@mntr.mgmt@justinementerTeresa "Toogie" Barcelo:Website@toogiesaurus Tickets to Metanoia — https://ci.ovationtix.com/34367/production/1113008Donate to Metanoia — https://givebutter.com/toogieRecent interview about Metanoia — https://www.ladancechronicle.com/metanoia-at-the-odyssey-theatre-an-interview-with-teresa-toogie-barcelo/Teresa “Toogie'' Barcelo (she/her) is an internationally acclaimed choreographer based in LA. Trained classically and culturally in a plethora of movement techniques and philosophies, Toogie is a pioneer in the hybridization of contemporary, modern, and urban methods. She aims to inspire others to create with compassion, transparency, and gratitude. As a first generation Cuban-Spaniard citizen, Toogie actively decolonizes the industry, lifts others up with her, and facilitates unique, culturally inclusive collaborations.Toogie's extensive experience spans both the commercial and live performance worlds. Within the theatrical space, Toogie's work has been seen at Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours, Pacific Design Center, LA Theatre Center, and Art Share LA. In 2019, she choreographed the Lighting of the Sails at the Sydney Opera House with Andy Huang, and from 2012-2019, she was the Associate Artistic Director at Heidi Duckler Dance, a role that provided many opportunities to create site-specific work in unconventional spaces. As a master teacher, Toogie facilitates movement through a holistic approach, creating a space for experimentation and catharsis. Prior to the pandemic, she taught a weekly improvisation-based class at The Movement Lifestyle that prompted creative investigations and moving introspection, alongside a soundscape created in real time by composer Joe Berry. With the intention to expand the physical and emotional consciousness, Toogie views teaching as an essential element of her creative life and community and continues to teach her "wiggle room" bi-weekly.Within the commercial realm, Toogie works as a movement director, coach, and choreographer for a wide range of artists including: Alicia Keys, Dua Lipa, Tove Lo, Miguel, Harry Styles, Lauv, Calvin Harris, Diplo, Perfume Genius, Phantogram, Troye Sivan, St. Vincent, Sabrina Carpenter, Alina Baraz, M83, Kesha, Daya, Alice Glass, Lawrence Rothman and The Naked & Famous, among others. She is on Billboard's top 12 Most Iconic Choreographer's of the Decade list for her work on Dua Lipa's “New Rules,” and received an MTV VMA nomination for ‘Best Dance Video' for Dua's “Electricity.” She has worked with many brands including: Savage X Fenty, Nike, Marriott, Kenzo, Shishedo, and IKEA, to name a few.  Toogie is a certified Breathe and Meditation teacher and infuses mindfulness into her performance and movement coaching style which makes her grounded presence

Every so often, I try to bring back past conversations so you can hear them again and this one is special. It was recorded live at the Pacific Design Center in 2015. It was called Capitals of Style and featured, Jane Hallworth, Ashley Hicks and Vincente Wolf. Moderated by Dan Rubenstein,  with a forward by Jeff Sampson, then VP of Marketing for the PDC and whom many of us in the SoCal design community miss dearly. I wanted to republish this one because while travel has always been a top influencer of designers, travel is now so hot again it is time for both discovery and re-discovery. It's time to recharge the batteries. It's time to get out and while you're at it, to go and see some world class design and architecture. Something tells me this conversation from 7 years ago holds as true today as it did then. Enjoy.

Norma Sklarek had many “firsts”.  She was often credited at the start of her career as the first Black Women architect to be licensed in the United States.  That distinction actually goes to Beverly Greene – Norma was the 3rd.   But it didn't matter.   Young black girls read her name in the likes of Ebony Magazine – a staple publication in every black household at the time –  when she was included in their 1958 article on “Successful Young Architects”.  As more and more discovered her career, she became their role model. Like so many women, then and now, she chose a management path.  Achievement was measurable, ambition was acceptable, and competence over pizazz was a vital and necessary counterpoint to charismatic male designers in firms with large scale complex projects.  As a woman and as an African American, the design path was simply not open to her, and she needed to work, she had two boys to support, and without any shame, she needed to get paid. So her work often fell shadow to the lead designer.  She was the project manager, the woman behind the scenes who made sure things got done… And yet, despite the groundbreaking achievements of Norma, what is the current state of black women in the field of architecture?  In the 2020 AIA Demographic survey, the association counted 94,000 members.  23,500 of these are women.  There are 691 Black Women architects.  As each Black woman achieves her license, it is a matter of pride to add consecutively to that very small number. It's a matter of shame that it is still so small. On today's episode, Norma Sklarek: An Extreme Bold Hand. Special thanks to Kate Diamond, Renee Kemp-Rotan, Roberta Washington, Gail Kennard, Michael Enomoto and Gruen Associates, Pat Morton, Jack Travis, Beth Gibb, Alexandra Lange, and Suzanne Mecs.  The archival recording of Norma Sklarek is from the African American Architects of Los Angeles collection at the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research. This podcast is produced by Brandi Howell, with editorial advising from Alexandra Lange.   New Angle Voice is brought to you by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, with support from Knoll, a MillerKnoll company and SOM.

The "Tunnel Vision" rapper, 24, was released from the hospital on Monday, two days after he was reportedly shot outside a Los Angeles restaurant where an afterparty for Justin Bieber's concert was taking place. In a video shared by TMZ taken outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A., Black (real name: Bill Kapri) could be seen using a walker, as he was helped into a black SUV by several people. According to a press release from the Los Angeles Police Department, a physical fight occurred "between several individuals" outside of The Nice Guy before gunshots were fired early Saturday morning at around 2:45 a.m. local time. Names of the victims were not released, though police told The Hollywood Reporter that men aged 19, 24 and 60 were struck by gunfire. Authorities also told the outlet that "multiple rounds were fired." Sources later told TMZ and NBC News that Black was among the victims. PEOPLE has not independently confirmed the victims' identities. Representatives for Black, Bieber, 27, the LAPD and The Nice Guy have not responded to PEOPLE's requests for comment. According to the LAPD, authorities identified two victims of gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene. Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department then transported the two victims to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Police also said two additional victims took themselves to local hospitals. Each of the victims were in stable condition as of Sunday morning. The LAPD added that the gunshots were "fired by an unknown suspect, who then fled south from the location." The suspect was described as a Black male. No arrests have been made as of Tuesday morning. The afterparty was hosted close to the Pacific Design Center, where Bieber had performed earlier during h.wood and Revolve's Homecoming Weekend party. Bieber and wife Hailey Baldwin — as well as other celebrity guests including Drake, Tobey Maguire and Khloé Kardashian — were reportedly seen entering The Nice Guy before the shooting. The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing. Authorities ask for anyone with information to contact the LAPD or submit a tip online. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

In episode 193 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the difference between an amateur and professional photography, the need for a new photography TV series and the challenges photography could face in 2022. Plus this week photographer Art Streiber take's on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Art Streiber is an American portrait photographer best known for his portraits of entertainment and sports personalities. Streiber studied at Stanford University, graduated in 1984, and has been based in his hometown of Los Angeles since 1994. He is a regular contributor to the major Hollywood studios and networks, having shot posters and related promotional collateral for ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, MTV, Universal Studios, DreamWorks, and Sony Pictures. Streiber has also photographed behind the scenes at the Academy Awards every year since 2000 to the present day, excluding 2009. In 2005, American Photo magazine named him one of the '100 Most Important People in Photography' and in 2008, the Pacific Design Center in California presented Streiber with the Star of Design Award for photography. Streiber lectures and teaches frequently and is represented by Giant Artists. www.artstreiber.com Dr.Grant Scott is the the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). Podcast music: Written and performed by Dr. Laura Ritchie www.lauraritchie.com © Grant Scott 2022

This is Convo By Design and today, we are talking super luxe gaming tables and changing ideas about residential entertainment. 11 Ravens, the LA based multi-disciplinary studio with a fondness for fun and games and luxury design. So, blending the two to form a collection of gaming tables made perfect sense. Launching the new collection from their brand new showroom in LA's crown jewel of design, the Pacific Design Center also made sense. I sat down with friend and Director of Business Development for 11 Ravens, Sea Zeda. It was nice catching up with her. It was also great hearing more about 11 Ravens and the amazing products they create.  Are you subscribing to the podcast, if not, please do so you get every episode automatically when they are published. You can find Convo By Design everywhere you find your favorite podcasts and now, you can find us on DesignNetwork dot Org, a destination dedicated to podcasts, all things design and architecture so make sure to check it out. Thank you, Sea. Great catching up with you. Thank you Walker Zanger for presenting Convo By Design and ThermaSol, you guys are remarkable partners. Thank you for listening. Without you, what's the point. As you may have noticed, Convo By Design is bringing you design talent from all across the country. It's not just about LA and New York, but Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. We are so rich in talent that sometimes, we miss some of the gems. Keep those email coming, email me with show suggestions and feel free to suggest a designer, architect or other creative you think the editorial team should be aware of. Thanks again for listening, remember why you do what you do and that the business of design is about making better the lives of those we serve. Until next week, be well and take today first.

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha and photographer Catherine Opie discuss Cathy's new comprehensive, survey monograph just published by Phaidon, the pivotal role a family friend played in Cathy's artistic trajectory, the impact her iconic picture Pervert had on her life and the reactions from those who first saw the work at the 1995 Whitney Biennial, including Sasha's own reaction. https://www.phaidon.com/store/photography/catherine-opie-9781838662189/ https://www.regenprojects.com/artists/catherine-opie Opie received a B.F.A. from San Francisco Art Institute in 1985, and an M.F.A. from CalArts in 1988. Solo exhibitions of her work have been organized at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Canada (2020); Marciano Foundation, Los Angeles, CA (2019); Princeton University School of Architecture, Princeton, NJ (2018); Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway (2017); Nova Southeastern University Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2017); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (2016); Museum of Contemporary Art, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA (2016); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2016); Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH (2015); Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA (2012); Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY (2012); Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA (2011); Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (2010); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (2008); Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL (2006); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (2002); and the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO (2000). Opie has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Guggenheim Fellowship, Photography (2019), Aperture Foundation Award (2018), Smithsonian Archives of American Art Medal (2016), Women's Caucus for Art President's Award for Lifetime Achievement (2009). United States Artists Fellowship (2006), San Francisco Art Institute President's Award for Excellence (2006), Larry Aldrich Award (2004), and the CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts (2003). She has been a professor of fine art at the University of California, Los Angeles, since 2001 and serves on the board of directors of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the board of trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Find out more at https://photowork.pinecast.co

This is Convo By Design Today, we are saying goodbye to a friend and celebrating an amazing person and giant in Southern California’s design community, Rocky LaFleur.There are some people you encounter in life who make you feel better, they make you better and they lift up those around them. Rocky LaFleur was the embodiment of that. As long as I knew him, he always had a smile on his face and a word of encouragement. Rocky had a passion for his longtime friends and an openness to make new ones. We lost Rocky this past week and this flood of memories came back to me. There have been so many fun and wonderful events and I cherish the time this tight knit Southern California design community gets together. The last time I saw Rocky in person, it was to see him speak to up and coming design students at UCLA Extension. Eleanor Schrader handed the mic to Rocky and his partner in comedy, Gary Gibson and the two of them led a journey into the wonderful world of design that made these prospective designers eyes twinkle. Not just the good, but the challenging and the hard work that comes with it. Rocky was a phenomenal ambassador for the all of us in the industry, he was a dedicated mentor who gave freely of his time to help others and he always had a smile on his face. That sweet smile.Rocky’s story is special and it doesn’t end here. When you influence and positively impact the lives of so many people, your spirit endures. I was blown away in 2018, seeing Rocky recognized at the Pacific Design Center in front of so many people who were there for no other reason than to shower Rocky with the love and the recognition he deserved. A Lifetime Achievement award, given to him by the ASID, the first of its kind.Rocky has been a fixture in the Pacific Design Center, at Kneedler Fauchere, Rocky needed a home like the PDC to house his huge personality.“Rocky joined Kneedler Fauchère almost 16 years ago and I joined one year later. Believe it or not, I sat in front of his desk and every morning when I arrived he serenaded me with show tunes. That pretty much told me everything I needed to know about Rocky. He’s been one of my closest and most meaningful confidants ever since,” said Gina Dewitt, President of Kneedler Fauchère after the gala event.I sat down with Rocky in 2019. Rocky told me his story, how he, “found his people.” I could continue to gush on about how wonderful this man was, but instead, I would like to replay my conversation with Rocky, recorded in 2019 from the Kneedler Fauchere showroom in the Pacific Design Center.I want to thank Walker Zanger, presenting partner of Convo By Design, for your partnership. The work that they do and their support of the show makes it possible for me to to this. This podcast has kept me connected to the industry, to you for the past eight years and the last has definitely been the most challenging. As we start moving back to events, showcases, design houses, CEU’s and trade shows, we will have the chance to reconnect and I am so appreciative to Walker Zanger for their support of Convo By Design.My hope here is that you can take some time to sit back, turn off the phone for a few minutes and let Rocky make you feel good again. I challenge you to hear that laugh and not laugh with him, it’s impossible. I hope hearing his voice, that laugh, those stories takes away your pain for a moment.Thank you, Rocky…for everything, and thank you for listening. Until next week, be well and remember to to take today first.

Jeff Sampson was the Vice President of Marketing at the Pacific Design Center, a role he held since the later part of 2013. One of Jeff’s most notable contributions to our design community was to refocus PDC efforts of the annual West Week and Fall Market events. He did this through creative programming and a non-partisan approach to media partners. If you were a strong partner, it didn’t matter how long you were around. Jeff and I met in 2014, shortly after I started Convo By Design. I approached Jeff with an idea. I wanted to be a media partner that would record and feature Pacific Design Center programming to the trade. The podcast was brand new. The Pacific Design Center would recognize Convo By Design as a media partner which provided me a wonderful opportunity to introduce the idea of podcasting and on-demand audio to the SoCal design community. Jeff said ‘yes’, he didn’t have to do that. But he did, because that is the kind of person Jeff was. The type of person who would listen to you if you had an idea, because he was curious and because he cared. He was an excellent marketer, too. 7 years ago, not many in the trade knew what a podcast was, but Jeff recognized that he could get his remarkable programs out to more of the people, for whom he was working hard to serve, the trade partners and showrooms of the Pacific Design Center in particular and the design community as a whole would benefit.Jeff Sampson had a 20 year career in marketing with the past 6 at the PDC. He had hundreds of friends and admirers in the design community. Jeff also had a life outside of design, where many more will miss him. They will miss him around the holidays, when Jeff would slow down and spend time with family and friends, at happy hour, which was kind of like an any-time holiday. Jeff loved Doris Day and also had an affinity for Rhoda and Phyllis in TV and in real life, recognizing and appreciating all their imperfections. He loved traveling and sharing his experiences. He loved Paris “when it drizzles”, and “when it sizzles.” Jeff had style, he had grace and he took his exit too soon. I wanted to honor Jeff the best way I know how, and that would be through sharing him in his own words. This is a conversation I had with Jeff in 2015. He was episode 15 of Convo By Design which means this episode was recorded and aired within months of starting the podcast. We met at his office in the PDC. This is Jeff Sampson.That was my conversation with Jeff Sampson from 2015. Jeff was gracious with his time and his partnership. He was a good friend and amazing supporter of the Southern California design community. To those of you who knew Jeff well and called him a friend, I’m so sorry for your loss. I want to thank Jeff for his time and his incredible contribution to Convo By Design, I also want to thank you for listening. You make this podcast possible and it is comforting to know that we all share in the work and we can also share the grief at times like these. Please make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss an episode and if you want to continue this conversation, you can find us on Instagram @ConvoXDesign, with and “X”. Be well, and until next week…Keep creating.

Hosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Cinnia Curran Finfer. Cinnia is a California-based Marketing Communications consultant. In today's episode, Cinnia recommends what type of discussions a person should have with themselves before self-publishing a book.  She also discusses the steps you should follow when self-publishing a book, and how to budget for this type of project. Having worked both at PR agencies and as an in-house department head of Camp Beverly Hills sportswear and the Pacific Design Center, she struck out on her own in 1990. Focusing on Hospitality, Architecture, Retail and Historic Preservation she had a roster of her own clients as well as project work for companies and agencies. When a move to the Coachella Valley forced a 2 1/2 month hiatus, she worked out the initial draft of a memoir; "Confessions of a Helmet Free Childhood, True-sh Tales of an Analog Upbringing," with the aim of self-publishing. The book was published January 10, 2020. She had a radio interview March 1, 2020. Then some other stuff happened like Covid-19!  Cinnia shares her experiences in conceptualizing, producing and marketing a book in unprecedented times. To learn more about Cinnia Curran Finfer and and her book, visit her website at https://www.helmet-freechildhood.com/ or her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/helmetfreechildhood.  

Timothy Corrigan is one of the world’s leading interior designers. With offices in Los Angeles and Paris his firm has completed projects in Europe, the Middle East and across the United States. He has been named to virtually every top designer list including Architectural Digest’s AD100, the Elle Decor A-List, Robb Report’s Top 40 Designers in the World, the Luxe Gold List, 1stdibs 50, the Design Icon Award, ICAA Legacy Award, the Pacific Design Center’s Star of Design. He is the only American honored by the French Heritage Society for his restoration of several national landmarks in France. The firm’s work has been featured in over 1000 publications worldwide. Timothy has designed licensed collections for Perennials, Schumacher, Samuel & Sons, Fromental, Royal Limoges, THG-Paris, Fromental, and Kyle Bunting. He has two best-selling books, published by Rizzoli: “An Invitation to Chateau du Grand-Lucé,” that chronicles the restoration of his landmark chateau in France, and his second book, “The New Elegance: Stylish, Comfortable Rooms for Today” that features 11 of Timothy’s projects aroun

Gregory Siff was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1977. Gregory lives and works in Los Angeles. His artworks are included in Swizz Beatz’s Dean Collection, Deitch Projects, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Soho House New York and the Google HQ, to name a few. Siff’s exhibitions include "When You Were Little You Used to Color," 287 Gallery (2018), “Happiness Dealer,” Samuel Owen Gallery Nantucket (2017), "Portrait of an American Ice Cream Man," 4AM Gallery (2016), Art Miami: Gallery Valentine (2016), “Walls,” Pacific Design Center (2015), Scope Miami and New York (2018-2019), “Matter of Time,” Gallery Brown (2012), “There & Back,” Siren Studios x The Art Reserve (2012). Siff has touched all areas of the art world with pieces on display in the Museum of Modern Art’s MoMA PS1 for Klaus Biesenbach’s group show “Rockaway!" as well as a mural in the ACE Museum for non-profit The Art of Elysium with Christie’s Auction House. He was selected by Vans Custom Culture to be one of their “Art Ambassadors” inspiring students across the United States to embrace their creativity. His hand-painted Vans were on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He has done commissions and installations for Mercedes-Benz, Helmut Lang, Adidas, Marc Jacobs with Louisxxx, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, The Standard, Sotheby’s, Warner Bros. Records and Pyer Moss. Painting in a purposeful yet playful manner, his work exhibits meaning that is literal yet open for interpretation of nostalgia and childhood. Capturing happy moments while also tackling more serious topics, like the “Black Lives Matter” campaign, Gregory Siff does not shy away from using his art to initiate a conversation.

ABOUT THE LeontineCelebrity Designer, Leontine Abdullah has a fierce new look on an old market, FASHION. Born and raised in Los Angeles California the designer began her career as an actress starting out as a child actress appearing in over 30 movies and 12 commercials, commercials and movies such as "THE KARATE KID 3","LA LAW", "FERRIS BUELLERs DAY OFF", and Rodney Dangerfields,"WHERES RODNEY"TV show, the list goes on. She would later go on to become a Model for Vogue Modeling Productions at the age of 12, traveling the world shooting print adds and by age 13 gracing the Runways. In high school, She was voted"BEST DRESSED"and"MOST SOPHISTICATED"by her peers in a popularity pole at Crenshaw High School.She is the CEO/Founder of LEONTINE COLLECTION, couture brands for women. She has successfully laid the foundation for her enterprise, HOUSE OF LEONTINE. 2016 will unveil the many projects that she has worked so passionately on for 2 years now. The CEO has shaped the look and lifestyle that she so dearly desired the old fashion way, networking. Leontine's resume reads like a top selling book. Whether she's on the runway for fashion week, or running her multiple companies, Leontine is never not working. Now designing for top Celebrity's, award shows, Kings and Queens, NBA players and more, Leontine still finds time to give back by mentoring models, fashion students and business students.Her Jeweled Couture Gowns, have been seen on many A-list Celebrities all over Hollywood as they grace RedCarpets from the NAACP AWARDS to THE ACADEMY AWARDS. Dressing both women and men, transforming Pro Basketball and Football players to Kings and Queens on the RedCarpet. In 2014, The designer made her debut back to television as a featured Fashion Designer on a new Reality TV show called, Americas It Girl. This show highlighted her unique creativity and ability to drape a gown in 30 mins.The designer is exactly where she wants to be, in her element that is all things FashionShe was Nominated for a VERSACE AWARD for DESIGNER OF THE YEAR in 2014 at the EOTM AWARDS held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.Leontine made history as she showcased in the first ever Alaska Fashion Week. The following Fall, she was honored to make another mark in history by showcasing in the first Montana Fashion week.As a philanthropist, she gives back her time to the community by teaching sewing and design workshops for free at Mood Fabrics Los Angeles. Follow her and her journey as it unfolds right before your eyes. Always a trendsetter, the designer knew her passion was to create fashion lines for women all over the world. LEONTINE COLLECTION has showcased worldwide providing fierce looks for women and men to adorn daily."Creativity and Vision go together, in order to create...you must first have a vision! - Leontine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week, to take our minds off of a global-wide pandemic, we go “elseworld” with a review and celebration of the DC Animated Universe release of Superman: Red Son with a red carpet interview montage of the leading voices and creators including the voice of “Superman”, Jason Isaacs, “Lois Lane” Amy Acker, “Wonder Woman” Vanessa Marshall, “James Olsen” Phil Morris, “John Stewart” Phil LaMarr, “Hal Jordan” Sasha Roiz, “Batman” Roger Craig Smith, “Superior Man” Travis Wellingham and director Sam Liu. Based on DC’s famed Elseworlds tale from 2003, Superman: Red Son takes place in an alternate reality where the spaceship bearing the last survivor of Krypton crash lands – not in rural Kansas, but in Stalinist Russia. Can this Cold War-era Earth survive the coming of a Soviet Superman?  Can this real world podcast survive the coming of a virtual only world? Recorded at the World Premiere of “Superman: Red Son” on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. This episode takes your hosts, Grim Shea, Marke and Jimmy the Gent, back to a more innocent time, when people met in shared places, shook hands, watched a movie together and talked face to face. Oh the good old days comrade! #SupermanRedSon is available now!

Luis Luna was a high-end furniture and textiles salesperson at the Pacific Design Center in West Los Angeles. And as a knowledgeable, friendly and kind man, he was very good at it. Maybe that’s why one of his vendors shared with him a secret that would change his life forever.The interior décor industry is a very tough one. Margins are very small and the competition is huge. Let’s talk to Luis Luna and find out Cómo Lo Hizo? To find more about Luis Luna and David Gibson Decoration and Design go to https://davidsgibsoncw.comExecutive Producer and Host: Fernando SchiantarelliCómo lo Hizo? is a co-production of iHeart Radio - Premiere Networks and Crece Grow MediaFor more content on how to grow your business, check out www.comolohizo.com

After 5 years hosting, producing and publishing Convo By Design, I launched the Design Influencer Group. The need for industry trends and information not just about design, but about the business of design is absolutely crucial to the future of the industry. Designers and architects have seen their business model fundamentally change sure to the rise of social media, movement from brick and mortar locations to “out-of-district” locations and in some cases, exclusively online. In addition to these challenges, design creatives are being asked to do more, for less. Revenue models are being challenged and online competition for creative services are popping-up and dropping out at an alarming rate. The Design Influencer Group is a forum for a select group of design trade professionals to discuss these industry issues and design ideas that are shaping our design community here in Southern California. The ideas was to gather, have lunch and discuss trending ideas and concepts affecting the trade and currently shaping the business side of design. This inaugural event was held at the Tidelli Outdoor showroom in the Pacific Design Center and included; John McClain John McClain Design www.johnmcclaindesign.com john@johnmcclaindesign.com (310)402-5592 @johnmcclaindesign Peggy Platner Platner & Co. www.platnerandco.com peggy@platnerandco.com (424)280-8894 @platnerco Kristi Nelson KM Nelson Design www.kmnelsondesign.com kristi@kmnelsondesign.com (310)441-0026 @kmnelsondesign Anthony Poon Poon Design, Inc. www.poondesign.com apoon@poondesign.com (310)277-8855 @anthonypoondesign Edel Legaspi Legaspi Courts Design www.legaspicourts.com edel@legaspicourts.com (323)641-0250 @legaspicourtsdesign Stephen Francis Jones SFJones Architects, Inc. www.sfjones.com sfjones@sfjones.com (310)822-3822 x150 @sfjonesarchitects Nancy Russert Les Beaux LesBeaux224@aol.com @LesBeaux Twist Custom twistcustom@gmail.com (310)245-6156 @twistcustom Brooke Gardner Brooke Gardner Interior Design www.brookegardner.com brooke@brookegardner.com (310)295-1892 @_brooke_gardner_ Cynthia Lambakis Lambakis Interiors www.lambakisinteriors.com cynthia@lambakisinteriors.com (626)737-7479 @lambakisinteriordesign John Feldman Ecocentrix Landscape Architecture www.ecocentrix.com john@ecocentrix.com (310)907-5066 x101 @ecocentrix.landscape Read about all the findings on the Form Magazine website. FormMag.Net and watch each of the designers talk about their trending design ideas on our YouTube channel.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER Celebrity Designer, Leontine Abdullah has a fierce new look on an old market, FASHION. Affectionately named LEONTINE COLLECTION, the designer is dressing the world One city, One State, One country at a time.Born and raised in Los Angeles California, at the tender age of 18 months, the designer began her career as an actress.By the time she was a tween, she appear in over 30 movies and 12 commercials, commercials and movies such as "THE KARATE KID 3","LA LAW", "FERRIS BUELLERs DAY OFF", and Rodney Dangerfields,"WHERES RODNEY"TV show, the list goes on. She would later go on to become a Model for Vogue Modeling Productions at the age of 12, traveling the world shooting print adds and by age 13 gracing the Runways. In high school, She was voted"BEST DRESSED"and"MOST SOPHISTICATED"by her peers in a popularity pole at Crenshaw High School.The Designer has designed for several Celebrities such as Farrah Abraham, Torrei Hart and Rick Mora. She has designed Jeweled Red Carpet gowns for the Academy Awards, NAACP, BET and many other award shows over the past few years.Her Jeweled Couture Gowns, have been seen on many A-list Celebrities all over Hollywood as they grace RedCarpets from the NAACP AWARDS to THE ACADEMY AWARDS. Dressing both women and men, transforming Pro Basketball and Football players to Kings and Queens on the RedCarpet. In 2014, The designer made her debut back to television as a featured Fashion Designer on a new Reality TV show called, Americas It Girl. This show highlighted her unique creativity and ability to drape a gown in 30 mins.The designer is exactly where she wants to be, in her element that is all things FashionShe was Nominated for a VERSACE AWARD for DESIGNER OF THE YEAR in 2014 at the EOTM AWARDS held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.As a philanthropist , she donates her time and Gift back to the Fashion community by teaching free sewing and design workshops at www.moodfabrics.com (Los Angeles location) every other month. She also teaches Model Workshops worldwide from New York to Achorage Alaska. In 2013, the Fabulous Leontine made history as she showcased in the first ever Alaska Fashion Week. The following Fall, she was honored to make another mark in history by showcasing in the first Montana Fashion week.Always a trendsetter, the designer knew her passion was to create fashion lines for women all over the world. LEONTINE COLLECTION has showcased worldwide providing fierce looks for women and men to adorn daily."Creativity and Vision go together, in order to create...you must first have a vision! - Leontinehttps://www.leontinecollection.com/ Amber Raynale, PR7472915191HOUSE OF LEONTINE& LEONTINE COLLECTION See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When you hit a certain level of success and notoriety, you co from having two names, to being known by one. In the design and architecture circles of Southern California, the name "Rocky" leaves no mistake about whom we are speaking. Rocky LaFleur is a fixture of the design and architecture scene. Rocky has been in West Hollywood for over 40 years, dedicating his time to promote our community and help mentor the next generation of design professionals. I met Rocky at the Pacific Design Center and we talked for a while. He told me his story, his views on interior design in Southern California today and what it was like when he first got here. This really is the story of a small town boy coming to LA and helping to shape the design landscape. His influence is inextricably tied to the interiors in and around Los Angeles if for no other reason than the affect he has had on those he meets and mentors. Rocky is also one of the most positive people I know, always a good word and he is just a joy to be around. Enjoy this conversation with Rocky LaFleur. If you like this episode of the podcast, and I hope that you do. Why not subscribe to the show? It’s easy, fast andYou can find Convo By Design wherever you download your favorite podcasts. 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 #LuxuryDesign #HomeDecor #SnyderDiamond #SubZeroWolf #VONDOM

This was originally published in two parts, episodes 67 and 68. It was March 23, 2016 at the Pacific Design Center for WestWeek. This conversation called To Live and Design in DTLA was moderated by Carlo Caccavale, Associate Director, AIA Los Angeles. Downtown LA was changing, rapidly and the world was beginning to notice. This panel included some of the very participants in this revolution, they include Erin and Ian Besler of Besler & Sons, Lawrence Azerrad of LAD Design, Loryn Napala and Monica Opaskar of Untitled Mondays and Spencer Nikosey of KILLSPENCER, along with A+D>Architecture and Design Museum’s COME IN! DTLA Curator Danielle Rago who engage with Carlo as they explore the DTLA influence on traditional forms of architecture, art and design, and the allure it offers creatives in converting derelict downtown structures and the very essence of DTLA into an exciting, immersive live/work art space. 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. Here’s the link to the show on a few different outlets: 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 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

Grant Kirkpatrick is one of those architects that is actively shaping the way we view Los Angeles. He, through his firm KAA both creates and re-imagines places and spaces. The firm’s mission states a devotion to warm, contemporary design. Providing solutions for modern living and at the same time, he has a love and a sense of duty to protect the structures that Southern California offers the world. Grant and I sat down at the Vondom showroom during West Week at the Pacific Design Center to talk about Southern California architecture, his Marina Del Rey offices that have already lived lives as the original Hobie Catamaran Factory and a warehouse for all of the props and set decor from Cast Away. **Side note, can you believe that Cast Away was released in the year 2,000? In the following conversation, Grant tells me about the fact that his current offices served as the prop house if you will during filming and I thought it would be fun to reintroduce you to a past guest on Convo By Design from the 2016 WestEdge Design Fair, Rosemary Brandenburg. Brandenburg was the Set Decorator on Cast Away, a Robert Zemekis film starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Peter Von Berg and of course Wilson, the volleyball. It’s one of those Southern California stories that ties architecture and film making, seamlessly. Back to Grant. Kirkpatrick has published a new book called California Contemporary: The Houses of Grant C. Kirkpatrick. This covers 30 years of architectural mastery in Southern California. These homes possess elements that have come to embody the California lifestyle. Architects from around the world try to emulate elements of the modern style and use of materials, not to mention the seamless flow between indoors and out. Kirkpatrick, as you might imagine, has a solid roster of celerities for whom he has designed home, including; Matt Damon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and of course, of course, Tom Hanks. So the circle is complete. This is KAA Design’s Grant Kirkpatrick. And after Grant, Set Decorator of America member, Rosemary Brandenburg. Music provided by Electric Sol Artist: Electric Sol Song: Your Love Makes Me High www.electricsolmusic.com

Have you ever been told you need to speak to promote your business? Have you ever been told you’d be more valuable to your employer if you spoke more on the job? Today, we will explore how you go about making these changes and the impact they can have on your career and your life. Corinne Enslin was raised in the high desert and forests of the Reno/Tahoe area. The colorful scenery and beautiful lakes of northern Nevada fueled her love for nature, art, and design. She studied at the University of Reno, Nevada. Originally, she pursued sciences for the medical field. However, her deeper artistic side won her over. She changed directions and followed her passions. After graduating with honors, she landed the highly sought after internship at Wendell Norris and Associates (president of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) NV chapter). This developed into a permanent position soon after. They quickly put her talents to work. She wrote design articles and organized the newsletters for the Nevada chapter of ASID. She was soon given the opportunity to travel with the team to Los Angeles and design for clients in the entertainment industry. Due to Corinne’s success designing at Wendell Norris and Associates firm at just 24 years old, she was offered a job in Pasadena, CA designing Kitchens for Siematic. She ignited their showroom, turned profits around, and showed impeccable customer relationships. She was then offered a position as a Lead Designer at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. During her flourishing career in Los Angeles, she met her future husband. He was building and remodeling homes in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Hancock Park. They quickly fell in love and transformed into quite the team. They remodeled large estates, designed homes from the ground up, and restored historical architecture inside and out. Soon after, Revivals Design was born and a showroom soon followed. The top priority of Revivals Design is bringing to reality the beautiful spaces that everyone can enjoy and transition through together, leaving them satisfied and inspired. You can visit Corinne at www.revivals.design

You can get a panoramic view of Los Angeles from the office of Charles Cohen, a real estate mogul who about a decade ago returned to his true passion for cinema. But Cohen does not need to impress with optics: his commitment to restoration and exhibition of silent films, Classical Hollywood, art cinema, and new foreign language works speaks for itself. With a new theater in New York on the way, Cohen has also taken a handful of the titles from his expanding cinema library and is now presenting them on public television through KCET. In this roundtable interview at the Pacific Design Center, Cohen discusses his background and continuing plans to develop cinephilia, and what separates him from the other financial giants whose role in film development alongside their political affiliations has many asking questions about who makes what we watch.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Celebrity Greg Walloch. Greg wil discuss his career and upcoming projects, and being a gay comedian with cerebral palsy Like the best transgressive artists Greg Walloch uses humor to expose cultural and social fault lines. His acclaimed solo show has played everywhere from the Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia to Castle of Imagination, a performance festival in Poland. He has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Andersen's Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg was featured in USA Network's Characters Unite national tour with sold out engagements at Seattle Center's Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Newseum in Washington, DC, and at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. In conjunction with the Peabody Award winning storytelling collective The Moth, the Characters Unite tour featured Christopher Gorham, Forest Whitaker, Meghan McCain, Kevin Jacobsen, Jeffery Rudell, Pam Grier, Dan Choi, Nathan Lane, Dustin Lance Black, Octavia Spencer, Aimee Mullins, Matt Bomer, John Legend, Willie Garson and more. Greg also appears in USA Network's Characters Unite "I Won't Stand For…" PSA campaign to fight hate and discrimination. This spring Greg will teach students concepts from his workshop The Alchemy of Storytelling at The Calhoun School in New York City. Most recently Greg was invited to teach Writing for Performance and Storytelling at the top ranking American International School, Escuela Campo Alegre in Venezuela. Greg also mentors students at Hamburg Germany's D&F Academy.  

Join us for a terrific reading from one of Los Angeles' premier literary magazines! PEN Center USA and Narrow Books present The Rattling Wall, Issue 4. The reading will begin at 7:30 PM and will feature contributors Ben Loory, Mehnaz Sahibzada, Ben Pack, Brady Hammes, Ron Gutierrez, George Ducker, and Erika Schickel.The Rattling Wall, Issue 4, includes new writing by T. Duncan Anderson Jr., Arielle Bernstein, Laura Bogart, Corey Campbell, George Ducker, Megan Falley, David Francis, Leah Griesmann, Ron Gutierrez, Brady Hammes, Nathalie Handal, Dana Johnson, Joe Kelly, Anne-Marie Kinney, Hunter Liguore, Ben Loory, Ruth Nolan, Ben Pack, Minh Pham, Martin Pousson, Jeremy Radin, James Ragan, Mehnaz Sahibzada, Erika Schickel, Heather Simons, Susan Straight, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Tolkin, Bruce Weigl, and Wendy Xu.Ken Garduno is the featured artist for The Rattling Wall, Issue 4. In 2006, Garduno graduated with honors in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. After graduating, Ken pursued a career as a freelance illustrator/gallery artist. His work has been shown in galleries internationally, as well as in various publications, album art, and T-shirt designs.Michelle Meyering is the founding editor of The Rattling Wall and Director of Programs and Events at PEN Center USA. Meyering has produced over 200 literary events across Southern California. She currently teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program in Los Angeles.PEN Center USA, a literary nonprofit based in Beverly Hills, has a membership of more than 600 professional writers. PEN Center USA strives to protect the rights of writers around the world, to stimulate interest in the written word, and to foster a vital literary community among the diverse writers living in the western United States. PEN Center USA has a long, successful history of planning literary events in and around Los Angeles; special programming has taken place at The Hammer, The Hotel Café, Largo at the Coronet, The Echo, Actor's Gang, The Pacific Design Center, and The Beverly Hills Hotel.Narrow Books is an independent Los-Angeles-based publisher founded in 2005, publishing both art and literature. In addition to The Rattling Wall, their titles include: Hey Fudge, a giant collection of work by acclaimed artist Travis Millard (aka Fudge); Eat Hell, a book of stories by Los Angeles author Joseph Mattson; the Two Letters anthology collections; and several “unofficial,” and now out-of-print, handmade mini-books and zines.For more information on The Rattling Wall, Issue 4: Reading & Release, please contact Michelle Meyering, Director of Programs and Events at PEN Center USA: michelle@penusa.org.

L'incontro fa parte del ciclo MI/ARCH | 8 Lezioni Pubbliche di Architettura Urbana, organizzato in occasione del 150° del Politecnico di Milano. Cèsar Pelli si è laureato in Architettura all'Università di Tucumán in Argentina, ha iniziato la sua carriera nello studio di Eero Saarinen lavorando come Project Designer per numerosi edifici tra cui il TWA Terminal al JFK Airport di New York e i Morse and Stiles Colleges presso laYale University. È stato Director of Design presso DMJM e, più tardi, Partner for Design da Gruen Associates, due studi di Los Angeles. In questi anni ha concepito diversi progetti vincitori di premi, come la San Bernardino City Hall di San Bernardino, il Pacific Design Center di Los Angeles e l'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti a Tokyo. Nel 1977 è diventato rettore della Yale University School of Architecture (fino al 1984) e ha fondato lo studio Cesar Pelli & Associates, diventato nel 2005 Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Nella sua lunga carriera ha ricevuto 12 lauree ad honorem e oltre 200, tra premi e riconoscimenti. È membro dell'American Academy of Arts and Letters, della National Academy of Design, dell'International Academy of Architecture e dell'Academie d'Architecture de France. Nel 1995 ha vinto la "Gold Medal" dell'American Institute of Architects awarded e, nel 2004, l'Aga Khan Award for Architecture per il progetto delle Petronas Towers di Kuala Lumpur. A Milano ha progettato i tre edifici della Torre Unicredit, costruzione simbolo del complesso di Porta Nuova Garibaldi realizzato da Hines, di cui lo studio Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects è anche autore del masterplan. Gli edifici dell'area - che ospitano uffici, residenze, alberghi e spazi commerciali -- sono concepiti secondo i più avanzati criteri di risparmio energetico e per valorizzare la dimensione pedonale degli spazi che si sviluppano alla loro base.

“The Kick it Spot” is pleased and honored to have guests, Carla Simpson, CEO & Founder of the EOTM Awards and Monea Williams, Executive Director for the EOTM Awards, visit the show this week.  The EOTM Awards will be entrepreneur’s biggest night and this momentous event is being held inWest Hollywood, California at the Pacific Design Center on August 4, 2013.   Join your host Teangelo as he chats with Carla and Monea about the EOTM Awards’ star studded event featuring stars like Vanessa A. Williams, Vincent Ward, Luenell and hosted by Farrah Abraham & Eric Zuley.  Help raise money for the National College Resource Foundation Scholarship Fund. Visit www.rnbliveatfairplex.com for more details.  

Fast Talk with Vickey Wachtel and Courtney Barker with guest Jeanette Chasworth Jeanette Chasworth's clients have nicknamed her “the color whisperer” because of her approach to creating incredible rooms or homes for her clients. When starting a new project, she first listens to the needs and desires of both the client and the house. Instead of fitting her style to a project, she uses her intuition and design knowledge to create a unique environment that weaves together each client's unique tastes, preferences and functional needs to create a space or home that reflect the client's personality. After working with Jeanette, clients describe their new space as “visual expressions of their personality”. Their homes move from feeling chaotic to feeling more like a sanctuary. There is a sense of peace and comfort created by colors and textures that now harmonize with the energy of the client—and with their home. As a result, Jeanette's portfolio illustrates great diversity in design, as her philosophy is unbounded by a particular style, and her inspiration draws from the desires that houses may ‘whisper in her ear'. In addition to Jeanette's innate talent with color and design, she earned a degree from Los Angeles' Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). Next were varying assignments, from showrooms at the Pacific Design Center, interior design firms, drapery manufacturers, and the assistant to the president and designer of a Bausman & Co., a premier furniture manufacturer. In 2002, Jeanette opened her own design firm and her journey an interior designer took a new and exciting turn. In addition to managing numerous interior design projects., she has taken her love one step further, by being an interior design instructor. She has inspired students at Citrus College in Glendora, the University of California at Riverside, and Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

“The Kick it Spot” is pleased and honored to have guests, Carla Simpson, CEO & Founder of the EOTM Awards and Monea Williams, Executive Director for the EOTM Awards, visit the show this week.  The EOTM Awards will be entrepreneur’s biggest night and this momentous event is being held inWest Hollywood, California at the Pacific Design Center on August 4, 2013.   Join your host Teangelo as he chats with Carla and Monea about the EOTM Awards’ star studded event featuring stars like Vanessa A. Williams, Vincent Ward, Luenell and hosted by Farrah Abraham & Eric Zuley.  WIN FREE Tickets to the EOTM Awards.  Sign up & listen for your name to be called live on air this Thursday.  Click the link to sign up today http://eepurl.com/qjgc9 Help raise money for the National College Resource Foundation Scholarship Fund. Visit www.rnbliveatfairplex.com for more details.

http://www.bizbash.com/sunny_climes_inspire_hboand_8217_s_peachy_emmy_bash/los-angeles/story/6642/ "...HBO, always a big winner, unambiguously celebrated another change this year: the ceremony’s move from September to August. The cable network acknowledged the shift from the brink of fall to the waning days of summer by transforming the Pacific Design Center’s fountain plaza into a wonderland setting for what event designer Billy Butchkavitz called “an enchanted evening by the sea.” He added, “I got to have fun with it because it was in the summertime.” When speaking with Billy about his vision, he gave me two ideas to build my set around. The idea of a luxurious sound that one may enjoy while vacationing by the sea and the inspiration for that sound was a song Billy suggested called Night & Day. I used Night & Day as the "leitmotif," or recurring theme/musical idea and used the three instances of the song in this mix as pivot points to go in other directions of vibes and feeling. This set was played with 3 drummers who also did their own thing at times throughout the night. After the Jazz grooves we got into dancing music and all and it was a great night. I even wore a suit that was 'Salmon,' or kind of pink...so did the drummers! I don't mind costumes at all as this isn't just a dj thing, it's a spectacular spectacle. A breezy and celebratory evening under the stars entertaining the entertainers and I'm glad that I can share what that sounds like. Footprints On The Moon - Johnny Harris Night & Day - ? Call Me - Jimmy Smith / Wes Montgomery California Dreamin - Wes Montgomery Fiesta - Klaus Doldinger Night In Tunisia - Ella Fitzgerald I Love Being Here With You - Peggy Lee Satin Doll - Ray Bryant California Soul - ? ? Take Five - George Benson Night & Day - Ella Fitzgerald Satin Doll - Ella Fitzgerald Fever - Sarah Vaughn Night & Day - Art Blakely House OF Bamboo - Earl Grant The "In-Crowd" - Ramsey Lewis Bye-Ya - Thelonious Monk What I Say - Ray Charles Call Me - ? It Better Be Tonight - The Roy Meriwether Trio Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke Far More Drums - Dave Brubeck Outrageous - Johnny Pate More HBO events with the Qool Marv vibe: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-08T07_18_23-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T13_01_13-08_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-23T17_53_46-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T10_19_10-08_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-20T23_18_59-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-24T09_01_38-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-01T09_25_37-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2009-09-14T20_04_15-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2009-02-07T15_53_44-08_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-10T17_24_28-07_00 Thanks to my people at 1100 A-Squared

Teri Austin starred as the villainess Jill Bennett on the classic hit show, "Knots Landing." Today, she needs no script to reach out to thousands of dogs, cats and other animals in need as president of the Amanda Foundation, a non-profit shelter, rescue and veterinary clinic in Beverly Hills. She is also spearheading the first Patterns for Paws, a doggy fashion show, yappy hour and silent auction on Thursday, July 15 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. Pet-loving celebs, including cast members from Glee as well as Pauley Perrett of "NCIS," Elizabeth Perkins of "Weeds," Kaley Cuoco of "The Big Bang Theory," Cesar Millan (The Dog Whisperer) and more are scheduled to attend. Learn more how you can lend a paw of support by visiting www.amandafoundation.org. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Putting The Spotlight on Actress and Amanda Foundation President Teri Austin with Arden Moore