The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design presents their 2015 Out There Doing It programming. The annual OTDI series brings together emergent design practitioners in dialogue. Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 pm as we partner with LA Forum for a conversation between OTDI participants moderated by Adam Dunn on the state of practice, exhibition, and cross-disciplinary experimentation.
On Wednesday, October 21st from 7:00 - 9:00pm, please join Room & Board in collaboration with Angeleno magazine for a special art show featuring works by over 100 local, contemporary artists in support of LA Family Housing (LAFH).
On Tuesday, October 27th from 6:00 - 8:00pm, the New School of Cooking opens up their doors for a delicious evening of appetizers, beverages and live cooking demos from their Chef Instructors and current Professional Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts students.
Please join Carl Hansen & Søn for an amazing floor sample sale! Beginning Thursday, November 5th through Saturday, November 7th from 9:00am - 5:00pm, many of the iconic furniture pieces inside their Los Angeles and New York showrooms will be up to 70% off their regular pricing.
On Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November 7th, from 10:00am - 8:00pm, please join us for a Kao Pao Shu sample sale. Up to 80% off on the latest and previous collections of bags, ready-to-wear and accessories.
For those friends of Helms Bakery who "remember when" Helms Avenue was a drive through street from Venice to Washington, you'll also remember a great little accessory, jewelry and home furnishings shop by the name of Boom. While Boom moved from Helms in 2008 and took up residence just down the street, we still remain friendly neighbors.
On Saturday, November 7th from 4:00 - 6:00pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing with Marcia Prentice for How We Live, an intimate photographic journal of designers' and artists' homes from around the world including Mumbai, Beirut, Marrakech, Reykjavik, Mexico City and Amsterdam.
On Thursday, November 12th at 7:00pm, please join the LA Forum and the 2015 Out There Doing It participants for an “ideas potluck.” No need to bring a casserole, just bring your best questions, thoughts, concepts, and critiques. Four teams of emerging architects, designers, and curators will muse, discuss, and debate at Helms Design Center.
On Saturday, November 14th from 4:00 to 7:00pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for the first in a series of exciting, overlapping double-headers with two of their favorite photographers to celebrate their new publications documenting modern-day working class heroes in the United Kingdom.