Calling all Design Professionals! On Thursday, April 19 from 6 to 8 pm, please join Rejuvenation and Fireclay Tile for cocktails and thoughtful conversation about in-home design.
Design has always embraced activism. It inspires breath-taking work that has changed society and the trajectory of the artists career. The opportunities for expression has grown…or has it? On Wednesday, February 20th from 6:45 - 9:00 pm, please join AIGA for Avenues of Activism, a presentation and discussion in the Helms Design Center.
Free
Join us on Saturday, March 9th, from 11 am to 5 pm, for a day of free screenings of over 24 short films showcasing architecture and design. Pop into any of the eight participating showrooms on the walk, including Arcana: Books on the Arts, Danish Design Store, H.D. Buttercup, Louis Poulsen, Rejuvenation, Room & Board, Scandinavian Designs, and Vitra to experience a unique program of films curated by the Architecture & Design Film Festival.
Free
Join us for the conclusion of our day-long festival of short films for our Feature Presentation: Renzo Piano: The Architect of Light. This portion of the day has limited seating. For Free Tickets please RSVP.
Free
On Tuesday, March 26, from 7 to 9 pm, please join us for a conversation with Robert Inman in celebration of the (re)launch of The Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles.
Free
On Wednesday, May 8th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, please join us for the Grand Opening of the 2×8 Student Competition, Exhibition and Scholarship program which showcases exemplary student work from architecture & design institutions throughout California.
Free
On Tuesday, May 21 from 6:30 to 8:00pm, please join for a reception with co-authors Louise Sandhaus and Kat Catmur in conversation with the design legend herself for this special event co-sponsored by the Helms Design Center and Arcana Books. Please welcome design icon, Gere Kavanaugh!
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
On Friday, October 11th from 7:30 to 9:00 am, OM presents How Empathy Creates Extraordinary Experiences, a multi-speaker conversation exploring the role of empathy in the design of private and public space. This inaugural event in a newly launched program titled OM Chats: Design Discussions for Thinking Professionals.
Free
On Saturday, October 26th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts as they host their longtime supporter, Diane Keaton, who will be signing copies of the lovely new edition of her long out of print Rizzoli classic, California Romantica.