LEGENDS 2016: ONE OF A KIND….VIP PASSES ON SALE NOW!
Eight weeks and counting until my favorite design event of the year! LEGENDS is a 3-day celebration of design in the La Cienega Design Quarter that brings together thousands of design and architecture enthusiasts, tastemakers and editors from across the country and around the world. VIP Passes are on sale now by clicking here.
Opening with the prestigious LEGENDS GALA, the design festival features receptions, panel discussions, book signings, trunk shows, personal appearances and social events from dawn to dusk. Here are some highlights from 2015…
TUESDAY, MAY 3
LEGENDS GALA – at a new and spacious location, Fig & Olive, Melrose Place.
Hosted and sponsored by Coldwell Banker Previews International and Fig & Olive
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Blogger Breakfast and Legends 2016 Kick-Off
Hosted by Anna Brockway, co-founder, Chairish, and Newell Turner, Editor in Chief, Hearst Design Group and Metropolitan Home
Keynote
Identity Theft: Maintaining Personal Identity in a Professionally Designed Home
Moderated by Linda O’Keeffe, Author, Creative Director and Journalist
Keynote
Putting Social Media In its Place: Are You Social Media Elite or Are You Too Elite for Social Media?
Power Lunch with the movers and shakers in the design world
Hosted by Michael Boodro, Editor in Chief, Elle Decor
Keynote
The Age Factor: Integrating Objects From the Past into Current Design
Moderated by Pamela Jaccarino, Editor in Chief, Luxe Interiors + Design
Keynote
Celebrity Status: Who is the Celebrity? Designer or Client?
Moderated by Stephen Drucker, Design Journalist and Former Editor in Chief of House Beautiful, Martha Stewart Living
and Town & Country
Cocktail
Celebrating the new Richard Shapiro Studiolo showroom and a book signing for the designer’s recently published “Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses & Gardens”
Tribute Party honoring 2016 window designers, moderators and panelists
THURSDAY, MAY 5
Wake-Up Call Breakfast
Hosted by Jenny Bradley, Design and Lifestyle Editor, Traditional Home
Keynote
The Well-Travelled Home: Cultural Diversity in Private Spaces
Sponsored by OneFineStay.com
Moderated by Jenny Bradley, Design and Lifestyle Editor, Traditional Home
Keynote
When Disaster Strikes! An honest appraisal of bad clients, bad business and how to avoid making the same mistakes,
over and over
Moderated by Madeline Stuart, Architectural Digest Top 100 and Elle Decor A-List Interior Designer
LEGENDARY Lunch
Celebrating the memorable moments and highlights of LEGENDS 2016
Hosted by Pamela Jaccarino, Editor in Chief, Luxe Interiors + Design
Discussion
Creating an Exit Strategy: Buying, Designing and Building a Dream Life in Mexico
Followed by a book signing for Annie Kelly and Tim Street-Porter’s “Casa Mexico: At Home in Merida and the Yucatan”
Keynote
Collected: Living With the Things You Love in A Well-Curated Home
Moderated by Nate Berkus, Author, Interior Designer and Television Host
Group book signing featuring:
• Will Taylor, “Dream Decor: Styling a Cool, Creative and Comfortable Home, Wherever You Live”
• Eddie Ross & Jaithan Kochar, “Modern Mix: Curating Personal Style with Chic & Accessible Finds”
• “Tricia Foley Life/Style: Elegant Simplicity at Home” with the author
• Danielle Rollins, “Soiree: Entertaining with Style”
Keynote
Outdoor Living Redefined
Moderated by Andrea Stanford, Design & Interiors Editor, C Magazine
Cocktail
Moore & Giles cocktail party with Hearst Design Group, and book signing for Ike Kligerman Barkley
Finale Party – a toast to a legendary week in the LCDQ
FRIDAY, MAY 6
SHOP THE LEGENDARY LA CIENEGA DESIGN QUARTER
Get to know the shop and showroom owners and managers and discover the treasures behind the doors of each of the 56 members of the LCDQ.
ONE OF A KIND WINDOWS
60+ legendary windows in the LCDQ imaginatively transformed by designers from across the country and around the world, including:
Alisa Moffett – Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
Alison Davin of Jute – Remains Lighting
Amy Meier – Janet Yonaty
Andrew Brown – Dragonette
Antonio Buzzetta – Dragonette
Beth Webb – Harbinger
Bill Ingram – Kristen Buckingham
Brian Pacquette – Cote Jardin Antiques
Cari Berg – Reborn Antiques
Christina Karras – Marc Phillips
Christina Rottman – Paul Ferrante
Christos Prevezanos – Farrow & Ball
David Desmond – McKinnon & Harris
David Netto – Hollywood at Home
Delta Wright / Curated – Mehraban Rugs
Elizabeth Dinkel – Serena & Lily
Erinn Valencich – George Smith
Espace Design – Tufenkian Artisan Carpets
Hallworth Design – Fuller &Roberts
James Magni of Magni Design – Stark
Jamie Bush – Richard Shapiro
Janice Francois – Natural Curiosities
Jay Jeffers – Arteriors
Jeff Andrew – Mansour Modern
Jeffrey Alan Marks – Jonas
John Turturro – Antique Rug Co./Rug Affair
Kate Stamps of Stamps & Stamps – Claremont Fabrics
Kay Kollar – Jamal’s
Ken Kehoe – Reborn Antiques
Kim Alexandriuk – Downtown
Kim Colletti – Mehraban Rugs
Kirk Nix – Janet Yonaty
Lonni Paul – Gina Berschneider
Mark D. Sikes – Mecox
Malcolm James Kutner – Harbinger
Mark Cutler – Gina Berschneider
Marmol Radziner – Marc Phillips
Marjorie Skouras – Downtown
Mark Cunningham – Dessin Fournir
Melinda Ritz – Hollywood at Home
Michelle Workman – Baker Furniture
Molly Leutkemeyer – Harbinger by Hand
Natalie Kraiem – JD Staron
Nate Berkus – Lee Stanton
Nicole Gordon Studio – Maine Design
Nina Campbell – Hollyhock
Pamela Jewell – Woven Accents
Parker Kennedy – Barclay Butera
Platner & Co. – George Smith
Ramey Caulkins – Elizabeth Eakins
Robert Stilin – Lee Stanton
Ryan Brown of Brown Design Group – Marc Phillips
Ryan White of Quigg – Waterworks
Sam Allen – Barclay Butera
Sebastien Leon – Jean de Merry
Sheldon Harte – Jamal’s
Studio William Hefner – Renaissance Design Studio
TagFront – Sherle Wagner
Tammy Connor – Hollyhock
Tommy Chambers – Reborn Antiques
Vance Burke – Nicky Rising
Vincent Jacquard – Compas
Windsor Smith – Laurel & Wolf
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