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SUMMARY:Fresh Perks: May Instagram Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:A Warm Welcome (and a Little Fun) from IKEA\n\nThe doors are open\, the carts are rolling\, and the community showed up in a big way. After an incredible grand opening weekend on May 2\, we’re celebrating our newest neighbor with this month’s Fresh Perks. \nIn partnership with IKEA\, we’re giving away a $100 gift card plus one of their most beloved icons: the orangutan plushie. Equal parts practical and playful\, it’s a pairing that captures what we love most: design that works beautifully and doesn’t take itself too seriously. \nWhether you’re planning your first visit or already mapping out your next one\, this is your chance to bring a little IKEA home. \nGiveaway Dates\nMay 1 at 9:00 am — May 31 at 5:00 pm\nOne winner will be contacted after the giveaway ends. \nHow to Enter\n• Follow us on Instagram\n• Tag two friends in the comments\n• (Optional) What’s the first thing on your IKEA list? \nNewsletter subscribers receive an automatic second entry and early notice when the next Fresh Perk arrives. \n\n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			ENTER ON INSTAGRAM\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			\n  \n\nRules & Regs \nNo purchase is required to enter. \nWinners will be selected randomly\, contacted after each giveaway closes\, and announced in our comments on Instagram. \nOpen to US residents only\, 18 years and older. By entering\, entrants confirm they are at least 18+ years of age. \nThis is a “GIVEAWAY” and is not eligible for return\, refund\, or exchange at any of our showrooms or restaurants. \nThe “Fresh Perks” giveaway  is not sponsored\, endorsed\, administered by or associated with Instagram. Entrants release Instagram and all brands of all responsibility and agree to Instagram’s terms of use. \nOne entry per Instagram user. Duplicate entries will not be considered. \nThis giveaway is open to residents of Los Angeles County.
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SUMMARY:After Dark at Helms: Thresholds 2026 with LACP
DESCRIPTION:As the district settles into the evening each night this month\, Helms becomes the backdrop for Thresholds 2026: Up Close and Personal\, a projection exhibition presented in partnership with the Los Angeles Center of Photography. \nProjected nightly on the entrance of the Helms Design Center from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am\, this year’s exhibition brings together photographers from around the world whose work captures the spontaneity\, tension\, humor\, movement\, and humanity of everyday life. Rooted in the tradition of street photography\, the exhibition reflects on what it means to truly observe one another at a time when so much of daily life is filtered through screens\, algorithms\, and curated digital experiences. \nWhat makes this collaboration especially meaningful at Helms is the way the work becomes part of the environment itself. The projections shift the experience of the district after hours\, turning the sidewalk along Washington Boulevard into a moment of discovery. Visitors may encounter the work while heading to dinner\, walking past showrooms\, or simply spending time in the neighborhood after sunset. \nThis year’s top prize winners\, Eric J. Smith\, Rick Musto\, and Carl Young\, each bring a distinct perspective to the exhibition\, using photography to document candid moments that feel deeply connected to place\, emotion\, and the complexity of public life. Their work\, alongside a wide range of honorable mentions and participating photographers\, creates an exhibition that feels layered\, immediate\, and deeply human. \nAt Helms\, we’ve always believed cultural experiences should feel accessible and naturally woven into everyday life. Thresholds 2026 reflects that idea beautifully; contemporary photography presented not inside a traditional gallery setting\, but out in the open\, integrated into the rhythm of the city and the experience of the district itself. \nWe’re grateful to continue our partnership with the Los Angeles Center of Photography and to provide space for artists\, storytelling\, and public art to live alongside design\, architecture\, dining\, and community gathering at Helms. \nThresholds 2026: Up Close and Personal will be projected nightly through May 31st. \nTop Prize Winners \n1st Place: Eric J. Smith\n2nd Place: Rick Musto\n3rd Place: Carl Young \nHonorable Mentions \nEliot Allen\, Hanna Armour\, Mia Baccala\, Melanie Chapman\, Jeff Evans\, George Feucht\, Rohitha Gunetilleke\, Richard Hay Jr\, Dean Hendler\, David Herman\, Avery Junius\, Nancy Kaye\, Poul Lange\, Patricia Lemke\, Dana Lina\, Suz Lipman\, Rick Musto\, Carl Pfirman\, michael rababy\, Christopher Reale\, Eric M. Renard\, Brian Roberts\, Bradley Ross\, Landon Takano\, Greg Tamura\, Jack The Wolfman\, James Yocuté \nJuror \nMichaela Norah Mohrmann\, is the assistant curator at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art \nTop photo by Eric J. Smith\, First Place Winner. Below: a selection of work from the exhibition. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			MORE INFO\n		\n	 \n \n\n \n	\n		\n		\nRick Musto - 2nd Place\n\n\nCarl Young - 3rd Place\n\n\nJack The Wolfman\n\n\nEric M Renard\n\n\nMichael Rababy\n\n\nNancy Kaye\n\n\nPatricia Lemke\n\n\nGreg Tamura\n\n\nPoul Lange
URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/la-center-of-photography-art-exhibition-2026/
LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232
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SUMMARY:A reception\, lecture\, discussion\, and book signing with Lydia Kallipoliti
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, May 14th\, 6:30-8:30 pm\, for a special evening with Lydia Kallipoliti.\nIn collaboration with the Helms Design District and the Cal Poly SLO/LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design \nHelms Design Center        \n8745 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \nFree Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd. \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public with RSVP \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			RSVP HERE\n		\n	 \n \n\n \n\n \n	\n		\n			\nLydia Kallipoliti is an architect\, engineer\, and scholar whose research focuses on the intersections of architecture\, technology and environmental politics. She is the Director of the MS in Advanced Architectural Design and an Associate Professor at Columbia University [GSAPP] in New York.\nKallipoliti is the author of The Architecture of Closed Worlds\, Or\, What is the Power of Shit (Lars Muller Publishers\, 2018)\, Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia (Actar\, 2024) and the editor of EcoRedux\, an issue of Architectural Design in 2010. Her work has been awarded\, published and exhibited widely including the Venice Biennial\, the Istanbul Design Biennial\, the Shenzhen Biennial\, the Oslo Architecture Trienalle\, the Onassis Cultural Center\, the Lisbon Triennale\, the Royal Academy of British Architects\, the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York and the London Design Museum. She is the principal of ANAcycle research think tank\, which has been named a leading innovator in sustainable design in Build’s awards\, Design Educates Awards and the Architect’s Newspaper among others. Kallipoliti was Head Co-Curator (with Areti Markopoulou) of the 2022 Tallinn Architecture Biennale with the theme “Edible\, Or\, The Architecture of Metabolism.” She holds a Diploma in Architecture and Engineering from AUTh in Greece\, a Master of Science (SMArchS) from MIT and a PhD from Princeton University. \nFollow link for book purchases: Building Metabolism: Recipes for Food and Resource Cycles (Actar\, 2026); The Architecture of Closed Worlds\, Or\, What is the Power of Shit (Lars Muller Publishers\, 2018); Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia (Actar\, 2024). \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, FAIA\, PhD\, of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo). \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n		\n		\n	 \n \n\n \n	\n		\n			\nPhotos: Lydia Kallipoliti; Cover Image\, Building Metabolism © Actar; Image of the Metabolic House\, Histories of Ecological Design © Actar; The Metabolic Home\, Photo by Petros Pettakos. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			\nSPONSORED BY
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