LEGENDS 2017: Your True Colors, May 9-11
Annual LCDQ Event Themed to Design and Diversity
The La Cienega Design Quarter’s ninth annual LEGENDS extravaganza, billed as the Coachella of the design world and the most highly acclaimed design event in the country, is set to take place May 9 to 11, 2017. Thousands of design aficionados will flock to West Hollywood for three days of keynotes, discussions, book signings, and social events on the theme Your True Colors.
Famed international photographer and global nomad Miguel Flores-Vianna along with designers who were to the manor born, Aerin Lauder from New York, Ashley Hicks from London, and Alexa Hampton from New York, will join with Editor in Chiefs, including Michael Boodro of Elle Decor, Sophie Donelson of House Beautiful and Pamela Jaccarino of Luxe Interiors + Design, on keynote panels that cover a rainbow of topics.
TLC Forums Presented by 1stdibs
“Beyond Red White and Blue: The Immigration of Design Influences From Around The World”
Moderated by: Martina Mondadori, Editor-in-Chief, Cabana
“Walls of White: Breaking Down a Dominant Color”
Moderated by Pilar Viladas, Design Editor and Author
“Grey Expectations: Are Muted Colors a Commitment or a Cop Out?”
Moderated by: Linda O’Keeffe, Author and Creative Director
“The Power of Pink: Femininity in Design”
Moderated by: Sarah Medford, Design and Culture Journalist
Keynote Panels, Presented by Benjamin Moore
“The Power of Paint: Achieving Your Vision With the Stroke of a Brush”
Moderated by: Clinton Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Veranda
“Off Color: Demons and Disasters in Design”
Moderated by: Madeline Stuart, Interior Designer, Los Angeles
“Diversity in Design: Outsmarting the Populist Trend”
Moderated by: Linda O’Keeffe, Author and Creative Director
“Say It Out Loud: Bold and Bright”
Moderated by: Sophie Donelson, Editor-in-Chief, House Beautiful
“Standing Proud: Preserving Architectural Heritage in LA”
Moderated by: Pamela Jaccarino, Editor-in-Chief, Luxe Interiors + Design
“The Freedom of Expression: Self vs. Selfless Expression in Design”
Moderated by: Alisa Carroll, Editor-in-Chief, SF Cottages & Gardens
“Floral Expressions: Empowering Pastels into Design”
Moderated by: Jessica Romm Perez, Editor-in-Chief, Domino
“Heritage at Home: Embracing Your Heritage in a Well Designed Home”
Moderated by: Jenny Bradley, Design/Lifestyle Editor, Traditional Home
“Designers Without Borders: The Immigrant Experience in Today’s Design Community”
Moderated by: Michael Wollaeger, Editor-in-Chief, DesignLA
The cornerstone of the LEGENDS event is the windows of the LCDQ, which are transformed every year based on the theme. For this year’s event, 60 designers have been selected to “reveal who they really are, their inner being” by showing their True Colors in the vignettes they create in the windows of the LCDQ member shops, showrooms and galleries. For a complete list of window designers, visit http://lcdqla.com/legends-2017-window-designers/
As the most anticipated design event on the national calendar and the largest event of its kind on the West Coast, LEGENDS brings influencers, enthusiasts, top design editors, influencers and purveyors of design from more than 26 states in the U.S. and from around the world to the LCDQ for 40 keynote panels, forums and discussions, cocktail parties and receptions, book signings, personal appearances and trunk shows.
LEGENDS 2017: Your True Colors kicks off with the celebrated Gala on Tuesday, May 9, followed by programming and parties on Wednesday and Thursday.
ABOUT LEGENDS: In its ninth consecutive year, LEGENDS has attracted over 65,000 attendees and garnered more than 400 million media impressions. 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 2017 Partner Sponsors are 1stdibs and Benjamin Moore; Presenting Sponsors are Coldwell Banker Previews International and One Kings Lane. To date, national media sponsors are Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Luxe Interiors + Design, Traditional Home, Veranda, Domino and Galerie; regional media sponsors are California Home + Design, California Homes, DesignLA, and San Francisco Cottages & Gardens. Chairish is the Social Media Sponsor and Williams Sonoma Home is a Participating 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 design destination as top designers, celebrities and selective shoppers from nationwide source the most unique furniture, antiques, lighting, garden, ironwork, hardware, rugs, fabrics, art and accessories in the world from the shops, galleries and showrooms of the LCDQ.
For further information about LEGENDS and LCDQ visit www.lcdqla.com.
