The La Cienega Design Quarter has opened registration and announced programming for the 8th annual LEGENDS design extravaganza, which yearly draws thousands to Los Angeles for 3 days of keynotes, discussions, book signings and signature social events. The theme for LEGENDS 2016 is One of a Kind, and the dates are Tuesday, May 3, to Thursday, May 5, 2016.
Programming will center on 8 keynote panels curated by the LCDQ board. While esteemed national and regional magazine editors will helm the panels as in past years, this year some keynotes will take a slightly different twist with designers actually moderating, instead of being a guest participant. Examples:
- Collected: Living with the Things You Love in A Well Curated Home
Moderated by Nate Berkus, author, interior designer and television host
- 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
The cornerstone of the LEGENDS event is the windows of the LCDQ, which are transformed on the year’s theme. Berkus, along with celebrated British designer Nina Campbell of London, Robert Stilin from New York, designer and author Jay Jeffers of San Francisco, Bravo’s “Million Dollar Decorator” Jeffrey Alan Marks, Andrew Brown from Birmingham, Ala., Ellen DeGeneres “Design Challenge” collaborator Jane Hallworth of Los Angeles, and rising design star Brian Paquette from Seattle are among the 60+ interior designers selected to transform the LCDQ windows on the theme of “One of a Kind.” (Complete list of window designers is below.)
One of the most anticipated design events on the national calendar and the largest event of its kind on the West Coast, LEGENDS is a 3-day celebration of design that brings influencers, enthusiasts, top design editors, and purveyors of design to the LCDQ for keynote panels, cocktail parties, receptions, book signings, personal appearances and trunk shows.
This year, 9 social media stars on Instagram have been invited to serve as LEGENDS Ambassadors:
- Will Taylor-Willis, @brightbazaar
- Justina Blakeney, @justinablakeney
- Amber Lewis, @amberinteriors
- Orlando Soria, @mrorlandosoria
- Anthony D’Argenzio, @zioandsons
- Sarah Sherman Samuel, @sarahshermansamuel
- Dabito, @dabito
- Holly Phillips, @theenglishroom
- Marisa Marcantonio, @stylebeatblog
LEGENDS 2016 will mark the first year that the opening night Gala will be on a Tuesday, and programming and parties will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday the 50+ members of the quarter will host open houses for a festive “shopping day.”
For a list of all keynotes and programming booked to date, visit http://lcdqla.com/legends2016/.
ABOUT LEGENDS: In its eighth consecutive year, LEGENDS has attracted over 80,000 attendees and garnered more than 200 million media impressions in 2014 and 2015 alone. The parties, lunches and programs are a huge draw, with as many as 800 people at the kick-off party in previous years and capacity audiences of 150-250 at the programs held in LCDQ member shops and showrooms. LEGENDS 2016 presenting sponsors are 1stdibs and Coldwell Banker Previews International. Chairish is the Social Media Sponsor. National media sponsors: Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Luxe Interiors + Design, Metropolitan Home, Milieu, Traditional Home and Veranda. Regional media sponsors are C magazine, California Home + Design, California Homes and San Francisco Cottages & Gardens. Corporate sponsors: New York Design Center and Santa Barbara Umbrella. Fig & Olive is the Gala co-sponsor.
ABOUT LCDQ: The La Cienega Design Quarter was founded in 2008 to promote the burgeoning antiques and design neighborhood on one of Los Angeles’ oldest thoroughfares. Since the 1950s, La Cienega Boulevard has been the leading destination for interior design, shopped by icons like William Haines, Elsie de Wolfe, Tony Duquette, Frances Elkins, Chet Chidester, Michael Taylor and Kalef Alaton. Today La Cienega (running north-south through Los Angeles and West Hollywood) and Melrose (an east-west street) continue to be the leading destination as top designers, celebrities and selective shoppers from nationwide source the most unique design in the world from the shops, galleries and showrooms of the LCDQ.
A list of 2016 participating window designers is below. The designer list and programming are subject to change.
For further information about LCDQ and LEGENDS visit www.lcdqla.com.
LEGENDS 2016 “One of a Kind”
Window Designers
Alisa Moffett – Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
Amy Meier – Janet Yonaty
Andrew Brown – Dragonette
Antonio Buzzetta – Dragonette
Bill Ingram – Kristen Buckingham
Brian Pacquette – Cote Jardin Antiques
Brown Design Group – Marc Phillips Decorative Rugs
Cari Berg – Reborn Antiques
Christina Karras – Marc Phillips Decorative Rugs
Christos Prevezanos – Farrow & Ball
David Desmond – McKinnon & Harris
David Netto – Hollywood at Home
Delta Wright – Mehraban Rugs
Denise Kuriger – Remains Lighting
Elizabeth Dinkel – Serena & Lily
Erinn Valencich – George Smith Handmade Furniture & Fabrics
Espace Design – Tufenkian Artisan Carpets
Jane Hallworth – Fuller & Roberts
James Magni – Stark Home
Jamie Bush – Richard Shapiro
Janice Francois & Kate Balfour of Abramson Teiger Architects – Natural Curiosities
Jay Jeffers – Arteriors
Jeff Andrews – Mansour Modern
Jeffrey Alan Marks – Jonas Fine Upholsterers and Curtain Makers
John Turturro – Antique Rug Co./ The Rug Affair
Kate Stamps – Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Co.
Ken Kehoe – Reborn Antiques
Kim Alexandriuk – Downtown
Kimberly 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 Decorative Rugs
Marjorie Skouras – DowntownMaxime Jacquet – Jamal’s Rug Collection
Meg Joannides – Harbinger
Melinda Ritz – Hollywood at Home
Michelle Workman – Baker Furniture
Molly Luetkemeyer – Harbinger by Hand
Nate Berkus – Lee Stanton
Nicole Gordon Studio – Maine Design
Nina Campbell – Hollyhock
Pamela Jewell – Woven Accents
Parker Kennedy Living – Barclay Butera Interiors
Platner & Co. – George Smith Handmade Furniture & Fabrics
Ramey Caulkins – Elizabeth Eakins
Robert Stilin – Lee Stanton
Ryan White – Waterworks
Sam Allen – Barclay Butera Interiors
Sebastien Leon – Jean de Merry
Sheldon Harte – Jamal’s Rug Collection
Studio William Hefner – Renaissance Design Studio
TagFront – Sherle Wagner
Tammy Connor – Hollyhock
Tommy Chambers – Reborn Antiques
Vance Burke – Nicky Rising
Vincent Jacquard – Compas