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For Mel Depaz, the streets of Compton are her studio
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (1079+ words) As a muralist, Mel Depaz is a storyteller. But when you look at her work overall, it's clear how much her surroundings influence what she puts down with her brush. She's all about community. I met Mel at her family…...
Amid increased arrests and deportations, an immigrant artist confronts fear through street art
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1011+ words) After finishing the wall close to midday, she heads to a nearby coffee shop adorned with queer and pro-immigration signs. With a warm, charming tone, Toru'o calls herself a quiet and kind person. Her work, however, is anything but quiet....
The Biggest Myth Holding Biophilic Design Back
2+ day, 4+ min ago (1402+ words) When a Los Angeles architect approached me about a new residential project, the brief was simple and timeless. A home designed entirely around the sense and feel of nature. They had done their research. They understood how natural elements reduce…...
RDC Names Yu Wang D’Arcy as Retail Design Director of Store Planning
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (256+ words) RDC has appointed Yu Wang D'Arcy as Retail Design Director. Read about her role in leading store planning, AI methodology, and customer experience. Long Beach-based international full-service architecture firm RDC has named Yu Wang D'Arcy as retail design director of…...
LACMA sets opening date for highly anticipated David Geffen Galleries
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (813+ words) LACMA's David Geffen Galleries, the pinnacle of a two-decade campus transformation, will officially open April 19. That Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off two weeks of priority member access to the galleries, with general admission beginning May 4, the museum said…...
The New Luxury Home Isn’t Bigger. It Just Feels Better.
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (750+ words) It was the oversized entryway, the statement chandelier, the kind of marble that made the room feel like it was trying to impress someone. That's where the idea of experience-led living comes in. RELATED: Your Home Is Either Supporting Your…...
The Internet Says 2016 Interiors Are Back. Pooky’s Jo Plant Weighs In
1+ week, 1+ day ago (891+ words) But design doesn't actually move at the speed of TikTok. So, is this really a comeback, or are stylists just doing what the internet is doing? RELATED: Millennials Aren't Moving. They're Remodeling the Homes They Already Have It's not that…...
How to Design a Calm Apartment Building, According to Related California’s Phoebe Yee
1+ week, 1+ day ago (692+ words) In busy cities, calm is no longer incidental. It's designed. And as multifamily housing becomes denser, the apartments that resonate the most are the ones that offer a sense of ease from the moment you step inside. Phoebe Yee, EVP…...
The exhibition 'What a Wonderful World' is a montage of film, art and cultural memory
1+ week, 1+ day ago (79+ words) The exhibition "What a Wonderful World" is a montage of film, art and cultural memory'Los Angeles Times The exhibition "What a Wonderful World" is a montage of film, art and cultural memory Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video…...
Closed for decades, a historic L.A. theater reopens for an ambitious late-night video art experience
1+ week, 1+ day ago (855+ words) The five-story Venetian-style Variety Arts Theater in downtown Los Angeles will open its doors to the public for the first time in decades Friday " not as a traditional movie palace, but as the site of an unusually ambitious exhibition of…...