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Visionary Talents Coming to Dwell on Design Los Angeles

This year's Dwell on Design Los Angeles show is shaping up to be our biggest and best event yet, with a larger showroom floor than ever before and a growing list of star speakers. Take a sneak peek at the star-studded talent joining the event here.

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New interior finishes, furniture, and a guesthouse were part of the restoration/renovation of John Lautner's Chemosphere, a 1960s house that makes frequent cameos in film and television.
New interior finishes, furniture, and a guesthouse were part of the restoration/renovation of John Lautner's Chemosphere, a 1960s house that makes frequent cameos in film and television.
Photo by: Carlos Detres
Photo by: Carlos Detres
Architect Cory Buckner’s forthcoming book, Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of a Modern Utopia, revisits the obstacles faced by the Mutual Housing Association (MHA) in 1947, as they worked to develop a utopian, post–World War II community in Brentwood, California. The struggling Crestwood Hills project (originally called the Mutual Housing Tract) eventually put the MHA on the map as the only successful large-scale modern housing cooperative in the west. The cooperative hired Southern California modernist architects A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith to design 28 floor plans to offer its members. Onstage at Dwell on Design, Buckner will reveal rare images from her new book, and discuss this very unique development in Southern California’s history. Sunday, May 31, 3:30 p.m., J Geiger Stage
Architect Cory Buckner’s forthcoming book, Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of a Modern Utopia, revisits the obstacles faced by the Mutual Housing Association (MHA) in 1947, as they worked to develop a utopian, post–World War II community in Brentwood, California. The struggling Crestwood Hills project (originally called the Mutual Housing Tract) eventually put the MHA on the map as the only successful large-scale modern housing cooperative in the west. The cooperative hired Southern California modernist architects A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith to design 28 floor plans to offer its members. Onstage at Dwell on Design, Buckner will reveal rare images from her new book, and discuss this very unique development in Southern California’s history. Sunday, May 31, 3:30 p.m., J Geiger Stage
Already legends in the field of architecture and design, in 1977 Charles and Ray Eames set out to adapt a book by a Dutch educator into a short documentary, Powers of Ten. The film shows the human environment slowly receding as the camera zooms out over a park in Chicago into outerspace. In a matter of seconds, the Eamseses put the city in a radically new perspective, and began a new conversation about scale. After a screening of Powers of Ten, Eames and Llisa Demetrios, Charles and Ray’s grandchildren, will discuss the short film’s legacy onstage. Saturday, May 30, 2:30 p.m., Stage: TBA
Already legends in the field of architecture and design, in 1977 Charles and Ray Eames set out to adapt a book by a Dutch educator into a short documentary, Powers of Ten. The film shows the human environment slowly receding as the camera zooms out over a park in Chicago into outerspace. In a matter of seconds, the Eamseses put the city in a radically new perspective, and began a new conversation about scale. After a screening of Powers of Ten, Eames and Llisa Demetrios, Charles and Ray’s grandchildren, will discuss the short film’s legacy onstage. Saturday, May 30, 2:30 p.m., Stage: TBA
Fresh from completing construction on his net-zero home in Los Angeles, actor, environmentalist, and Dwell on Design veteran Ed Begley, Jr., will share images of the finished design onstage, and enlighten the audience on how to build a green home in the city. Begley will sign books at the Dwell Bookstore after his presentation. Sunday, May 31, 3:00 p.m., Stage A
Fresh from completing construction on his net-zero home in Los Angeles, actor, environmentalist, and Dwell on Design veteran Ed Begley, Jr., will share images of the finished design onstage, and enlighten the audience on how to build a green home in the city. Begley will sign books at the Dwell Bookstore after his presentation. Sunday, May 31, 3:00 p.m., Stage A
Join design star David Bromstad on staycation, where he will discuss how to glamp up your outdoor space for summer. Don’t miss his teepees in Dwell Outdoor and the Modern Family pavilion, which promise to inspire you with high-design surprises for grown-ups and kids alike. Sunday, May 31, 2:00 p.m., J Geiger Stage
Join design star David Bromstad on staycation, where he will discuss how to glamp up your outdoor space for summer. Don’t miss his teepees in Dwell Outdoor and the Modern Family pavilion, which promise to inspire you with high-design surprises for grown-ups and kids alike. Sunday, May 31, 2:00 p.m., J Geiger Stage
Georgia and Micky Dolenz will appear at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles this May to discuss their family furniture venture.
Georgia and Micky Dolenz will appear at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles this May to discuss their family furniture venture.
Brooklyn furniture designer Katie Stout took home the top prize of $100,000 when she won Ellen's Design Challenge with the help of her appointed carpenter, HGTV veteran Karl Champley.
Brooklyn furniture designer Katie Stout took home the top prize of $100,000 when she won Ellen's Design Challenge with the help of her appointed carpenter, HGTV veteran Karl Champley.
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's prolific career spans more than three decades.
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's prolific career spans more than three decades.