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SUMMARY:Fresh Perks: June Instagram Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:June Fresh Perks: Enter to Win a Taavi Bar Cart from Scandinavian Designs\n\nSummer has a way of bringing people together. Whether it’s an impromptu gathering on the patio\, a leisurely brunch with friends\, or a quiet evening spent outdoors\, the right piece can make hosting feel effortless. \nThis month\, we’ve partnered with our friends at Scandinavian Designs to give away a Taavi Bar Cart\, a beautifully crafted piece inspired by clean mid-century lines and contemporary functionality. Featuring two walnut trays\, warm wood details\, and locking casters\, the Taavi is designed to move easily wherever the occasion takes you. \nOf course\, a bar cart doesn’t have to hold cocktails. Use it as a coffee station\, a plant display\, a mobile serving cart\, or a stylish catch-all for your favorite books and objects. Versatile\, timeless\, and thoughtfully designed\, it’s the kind of piece that adapts to the way you live. \nGiveaway Dates\nJune 1 at 9:00 am — June 30 at 5:00 pm\nOne winner will be contacted after the giveaway closes. \nHow to Enter\n• Follow us on Instagram\n• Tag two friends in the comments\n• Optional: How would you use the Taavi Bar Cart in your home? \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:An Evening with Michael Murphy and Lily Kwong
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a talk and book signing with Michael Murphy and Lily Kwong on June 2 at 5:30 pm to celebrate the launch of Our World In Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live.  \nWe’ve been led to believe that purposefully designed spaces are something reserved only for those that can afford them. But in reality\, all the spaces we inhabit—to work\, to learn\, to heal\, and to live—have been planned and built to influence our lives. They sway our emotions\, nudge our behaviors\, protect us from disease\, and do more\, or less\, to support shared prosperity and our sense of the common good. Our World in Ten Buildings unpacks this hidden but ever more important element of our lived experience. As author and architectural designer Michael Murphy takes us through ten milestone projects in his career as he lays bare the physical\, political\, and intellectual labor at work shaping the world we live in. \nThe evening will include a conversation with author Michael Murphy and landscape artist Lily Kwong. Light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase from Arcana: Books on the Arts. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			RSVP TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT!\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			\nABOUT MICHAEL \nMichael P. Murphy is an architect\, educator\, and writer\, and is the founder and president of AMMA\, a design and development collaborative focused on the ways in which space shapes our minds\, bodies\, and communities. His new practice rethinks the role of the architect and value of design by acting as systems artists for governments\, institutions\, non-profits\, and developers who believe spatial change is possible and urgent. In 2007\, he founded the architectural non-profit firm\, MASS Design Group\, and was CEO until 2022\, leading the design of projects including the Butaro District Hospital\, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice\, and The Embrace\, to name a few. Michael’s previous book\, “The Architecture of Health”\, traces the history of medical design and its attempt to align architecture with health outcomes. His new book\, “Our World in Ten Buildings” explores how buildings shape our lives and hold our stories. Together\, these books extend Murphy’s work beyond practice\, offering a compelling case for design as a force in shaping a more just and humane world. He is currently the Thomas Ventulett Distinguished Chair of Architectural Design at The Georgia Institute of Technology. Originally from Poughkeepsie\, New York\, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. \nABOUT LILY \nLily Kwong is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores plant life as both an artistic medium and a platform for community building and collective care. Informed by her background in urban studies\, horticulture and sustainable design\, Kwong’s practice seeks to reestablish a social awareness of the landscape as both a repository of ancestral knowledge and wellspring of future innovation — a complex language as much as a habitat for human civilization. EARTHSEED DOME marks Kwong’s first installation in the Bay Area and her most ambitious work to date. Installed in Transamerica Redwood Park\, it extends her practice into new material and technological territory. Other recent projects include Gardens of Renewal\, Madison Square Park\, New York\, NY (2025); Solis\, Night Gallery\, Los Angles\, CA (2024); Subterrestrial\, Night Gallery\, Los Angeles\, CA (2024); The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage\, New York Botanical Garden\, New York\, NY (2023) and the Summer Solstice botanical art installation for St.Germain\, The High Line\, New York\, NY (2017). Gardens of Renewal and Natural Heritage each broke attendance records at their respective institutions.
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LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232
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