Back to the Future: Design in Pacific Standard Time
When experimental art was "happening" in post-war LA, so too was design, craft and architecture. Pacific Standard Time is showcasing it all....
Sep 20, 2011•30 min
Design and Architecture
Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.
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Episodes
Preserving the Past without Losing the Future
Chris Nichols and Christopher Hawthorne on preservation and the fight over Richard Neutra's Kronish House. Plus, Jonathan Louie and others "Rethink LA."
Aug 16, 2011•20 min
Battle for the Bottom: TOTO, Kohler and the Luxury Toilet
"Is the world ready for a toilet with its own foot warmer, heated seat, bidet washlet and built-in music system, all controlled by a touch-screen remote?"
Jul 19, 2011•30 min
A Field Operation in Santa Monica
Can you design a great park by committee? Also, Japanese design, on display at Dwell on Design and Little Tokyo Design Week. Plus, the new Los Angeles Design Festival.
Jun 21, 2011•30 min
L.A. Noire: The Game
Rockstar's newest video game turns the gamer into a methodical detective in a hyper-realistic recreation of L.A. in 1947. How did they do it and will they please fans?
May 17, 2011•30 min
Art in the Streets, In and Out of the Art World
Street art gets the spotlight in a huge MOCA show. Also, Artecnica-Homeboy Industries' "quote" bag collaboration to give a voice to the graffiti work of ex-gang members.
Apr 19, 2011•30 min
Architecture and the BIG Idea
A wow factor without waste, SF MOMA's How Wine Became Modern , Facebook's design "hackathon," and engineering to withstand catastrophe.
Mar 15, 2011•30 min
The Art of Rodarte: Black Swan and Design for the Movies
What’s in a frock? Schlock, horror, and much more, when it’s designed by the Mulleavy Sisters of Rodarte. Join Kate and Laura Mulleavy as they discuss creating the ballet costumes for Oscar-nominated Black Swan , their upcoming MOCA show and their fall line. Also, Cathy Whitlock on the sets that tell a story and Nick Verreos on the movie costumes you can see in the flesh. And a visit with Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman , on a life of love and creativity, now on display in the Craft and Folk Art Muse...
Feb 15, 2011•30 min
Grand Visions, Rare Earths and Design's Fictions
High Line designers Diller Scofidio + Renfro have unveiled their "veiled" new Broad Museum for Grand Avenue. But can architecture alone fix what ails Grand Avenue? Find out from architect Elizabeth Diller , critic Sam Lubell and Councilwoman Jan Perry . Plus, science researcher Richard Seymour on the dirty story of rare earths, hidden behind our clean technologies and glistening gadgets. And Art Center's Tim Durfee on the show that explores how fantasy feeds real world design....
Jan 18, 2011•30 min
It Wasn't All Bad: Bright Spots in LA in 2010
2010 was hard on the design and construction industry in LA. But at the end of a difficult year, DnA looks at the upside and finds the place with "no there there" uniting around a quest for community. LA design experts share their favorite projects. Later, design by women for women at the Downtown Women’s Center. Finally, designer Raul Rodriguez, and others discuss the collective design spirit that animates the Rose Parade.
Dec 21, 2010•30 min
The Cadillac Reconsidered; LAMOTH Re-rooted, Permanently
The quintessential American car is large and luxurious, but one Detroit giant hopes to change that perception. GM designer Niki Smart talks about rethinking the Cadillac for urban centers. Then, LA Metro’s Paul Taylor discusses an LA-Beijing alliance aimed at getting people out of their cars. In the second half of the program, the new home of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust in Pan Pacific Park has opened. Bobbye Tigerman recounts her grandfather’s role in founding the museum, and archite...
Nov 16, 2010•30 min
When Is a Logo a No-Go?
After a lengthy and costly redesign process, Gap unveiled a new logo, to outrage from customers. So they went back to the old one. Frances Anderton talks with branding consultant Sasha Strauss and graphic designer Michael Hodgson about logos. Also, industrial designer Yves Béhar on a Herman Miller chair for our times.
Oct 19, 2010•30 min
Piano's Resnick at LACMA; CicLAvia and Biking in LA
Renzo Piano's new Resnick Pavilion opens soon at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA director Michael Govan discusses how it fits into his art and architecture vision for the campus, and architecture writer Sam Lubell explains why Piano is the go-to architect for so many art museums. Plus, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa , Stewart Reed and Amanda Bromberg discuss CicLAvia, biomorphic bikes and the joys and challenges of urban cycling in LA....
Sep 21, 2010•30 min
John Leighton Chase: Grand Poobah of West Hollywood
John Leighton Chase was a fantastic character and dear friend to many. He also worked below the radar to make a profound impact on West Hollywood, where he was urban designer. John died suddenly last week at the age of 57. Frances Anderton remembers him with Ann McIntosh of the City of West Hollywood; Richard Loring , developer; Alan Hess , architecture historian; Margaret Crawford , professor of architecture. Also, we get under the surface of Mad Men's costumes with Emmy-nominated costume desig...
Aug 17, 2010•22 min
Action-Reaction: Design and Transformation
What's the connection between a new fan and a house in Malibu? Airplane technology. Find out when Frances Anderton talks to James Dyson about his new air multiplier, and to David Hertz about a house made of a mothballed Boeing 747. Plus, California Design and a conversation with Rose Apodaca, Alissa Walker and Stewart Reed about what you'll find at the new Biennial at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
Jul 20, 2010•30 min
Let There Be Shade
Los Angeles is a hot place and the sun can be dangerous, but LA has a puzzling aversion to shade. Find out why with Jane Houlihan, Emily Green, James Rojas and Lorcan O’Herlihy . Also, Christopher Hawthorne and Coralie Garandeau discuss Eli Broad’s latest project and why the French find him fascinating. And Michael Sylvester has the highlights at Dwell On Design.
Jun 15, 2010•30 min
Oil, Plastic and the Stuff that Surrounds Us
Today on DnA, oil, plastic and the stuff that surrounds us. As oil spills into the gulf, we examine our dependence on products derived from petrochemicals, with Chris Lefteri , Sara Banaszak, Carla Denker and Kevin Hanley . Also, a look at an icon of the oil age: the newly renovated LAX Theme Building, with guests Scott Markle , Millard Lee and Alastair Gordon.
May 18, 2010•30 min
Apple Worship: Creating a Brand
The Apple brand has become so powerful that its Manhattan store is a tourist landmark. What's the secret to turning customers into devotees? Andrew Blum and Sasha Strauss join Frances Anderton for a discussion on Apple-worship and the art of branding.
Apr 20, 2010•30 min
Designing a 'Vibe'
Victor Drai, back in LA with a glam new namesake club, on top of the W Hotel, says you can't have a good nightclub without good design. We speak with Drai and young club designer Christian Schulz about LA clubs and how you go about designing a "vibe." Also, Glendale looks for a curator of art for its recession-hit storefronts, and structural engineer Nabih Youssef on LA buildings and their readiness for a Chile-scale earthquake.
Mar 16, 2010•30 min
Ebooks and the iPad: A Match for the Coffee Table Book?
Ebooks may transmit words but can they furnish a room? We hear from Taschen's Josh Baker and Nook designer Robert Brunner about ebooks, the iPad and whether they can upstage the coffee table book. Plus, Rose Apodaca remembers fashion designer Alexander McQueen, and Kimberli Meyer explains how artists are re-conceptualizing some LA billboards.
Feb 16, 2010•30 min
Will Design and Architecture Help Haiti Rise Again?
Haiti's catastrophe has killed thousands and destroyed Port-au-Prince, once a jewel in the Caribbean. We look at the architecture past, present and -- possibly -- future in Haiti's heart. Is there a design solution to the desperate need for low-cost housing in overpopulated cities? Can good design trump political mayhem? We hear from experts here and from Haiti: historian Patrick Sylvain , Architecture for Humanity's founder Cameron Sinclair , Global Green's Ted Bardacke , Alejandra Lillo , co-c...
Jan 19, 2010•30 min
From Hummers to Hybrids: Design in the Oughts Revisited
A decade of design and architecture is drawing to a close. How did we do? Hear from Dan Neil on the everyday object that trumps Twitter, Dakota Smith on how LA's ugliest structure made a Best Buildings list, Otis president Sammy Hoi on the state of LA's "creative economy" and Alissa Walker with some design and architecture books that capture the moment.
Dec 22, 2009•30 min
Welcoming Police Stations; A Sustainable Supersize House
Can architecture change the perception, and practice, of policing? We learn about the fancy new precinct stations in LA. Plus Keenen Wayans and his 16,000 square feet "sustainable" house, and City Councilman Kevin McKeown makes the case for an Eli Broad art museum in Santa Monica.
Nov 17, 2009•30 min
Healing by Design
You don't hear much about design in the healthcare reform debate, but the way a hospital is planned may affect the way you heal. We hear about the "hospital of the future," under construction in the Southland. Plus, advice on scarifying creations for Halloween from Where the Wild Things Are and from two Los Angeles window dressers.
Oct 20, 2009•30 min
Does Creative Architecture Inspire Creativity?
The LAUSD's new flagship arts high school opened last week. Will this icon for the underserved enable creativity? We hear about it from architect Wolf Prix , Rex Patton , some students and others. Also, we hear about the real (M)ad Men, from filmmaker Doug Pray . Plus, Ken Bernstein tells us why the city is surveying every single building in LA.
Sep 15, 2009•30 min
When Architecture Met Pop Culture
When the recession hits Los Angeles architect Richard Best , what sensible path does he follow? He joins a reality show. Hear his amazing story. Plus, Scott Neustadter talks about (500) Days of Summer 's love affair with LA architecture; and James Harris on the secret history of the 100-year-old Santa Monica Pier.
Aug 18, 2009•30 min
Goodbye, Julius Shulman
Julius Shulman , architectural photographer whose seductive images sold California Midcentury Modern architecture and its lifestyle around the world, died on July 15 at the age of 98. We celebrate his legacy with recollections from some of the people who knew him -- Dion Neutra, Craig Krull, Juergen Nogai, Eric Bricker, Ann Videriksen, Frank Gehry and Elizabeth Armstrong -- as well as pithy taped commentary from Shulman himself. In an online exclusive bonus, KCRW's very own Eric J. Lawrence talk...
Jul 21, 2009•30 min
Public Space Is the Happening Place in LA Design
Some of the most interesting new design in LA is going on in public space. Frances Anderton speaks with architecture critic Chris Hawthorne , landscape designer Mia Lehrer and architect Frederick Fisher about the public spaces and places to see this summer. Plus, Karen Ginsberg on a bright new future for Santa Monica's public conveniences, and Benny Chan on LA from 1000 feet.
Jun 16, 2009•30 min
Waste Not, Want Not
The vacuum, the washing machine and, now, the hand-dryer...industrial designer Sir James Dyson talks about his ongoing mission to keep ourselves and the rest of the world clean. Dennis Hathaway explains the fight against LA's "visual pollution," and we hear from a group of artists who are "upcycling" garbage into poetry.
May 12, 2009•30 min
Is It Goodbye to Architectural Excess?
The economic crash has brought a decade of lavish “icon”-building to a halt. Does this mean an architecture of “excess” will be replaced by one of “relevance?” Frances Anderton speaks with Frank Gehry and Architecture for Humanity’s Cameron Sinclair .
Apr 21, 2009•30 min
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