May 30
Friday
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Architecture, Interior Design, LA Iconoclasts

PHOTO: ERHARD PFEIFFER
Richard Landry, AIA, created the award-winning Landry Design Group in 1987. With clients throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada and the Middle East, the firm continues to raise standards in high-end residential architecture.
Internationally renowned for their designs in a variety of architectural styles and for their service-oriented philosophy, Landry Design Group produces residences ranging from classical estates to cozy rural villas and cutting-edge contemporary structures. The firm has received several national and international design awards, including twenty-five Gold Nugget Awards and the coveted Builder’s Choice Award.
Fabrik had the pleasure of engaging Richard Landry in conversation about L.A., architecture and intuition. Continue…
Japan's foremost Buddhist Master and Artist of the 20th century.
Shinjo Ito (1906-1989), founder of the Shinnyo-en stream of Buddhism, was one of Japan's most versatile Buddhist sculptors and an accomplished artist in ... continue
A spacecraft-like boutique has just landed from Mars complete with extraterrestrial black rock and cacti landscaping on Melrose. The second Balenciaga boutique in the U.S. officially opened in mid-March after a two ... continue
Enzo Mari is one of the people we have to thank for Italian design's world prominence since World War II. His designs have always combined playfulness, practicality, and the unparalleled elegance of ... continue
Stephen Cohen casts his net wide. His galleries, the Stephen Cohen gallery in LA and Cohen Amador in New York, represent a staggering number of international photographers working in a wide variety ... continue
In the land known for Hollywood celebrity antics and where fashion trends are determined by what stars wear, native California designer Trina Turk emerges with a fresh approach to fashion and a nod to bygone eras. Ms. Turk is no high fashion hypocrite-her personal style epitomizes the relaxed yet glamorous style that Los Angeles put on the fashion map.
Her love ... continue
Japan's foremost Buddhist Master and Artist of the 20th century.
Shinjo Ito (1906-1989), founder of the Shinnyo-en stream of Buddhism, was one of Japan's most versatile Buddhist sculptors and an accomplished artist in fields as diverse as calligraphy and photography. Throughout his life he created countless artworks as a way of giving form to his deeply held faith-in 1957 producing probably his greatest milestone, the Great Parinirvana Image: a 16-foot (480 cm) long statue of Buddha Shakyamuni about to enter nirvana.
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Second Thursday of Every Month, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many art exhibition venues in Downtown L.A. — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues. Public information and a printable map of the Downtown Art Walk are available at http://www.downtownartwalk.com.
The FREE Art Walk DASH shuttle loops throughout Gallery Row on Art Walk nights from 7-10 pm, with the last bus leaving at 9:45 pm. continue