For its 11th year of exhibitions and architecture and design programming, L.A.'s A+D Museum will unveil Celebrate 2012: The Wearable featuring a salon-style runway event featuring wearable creations provided by top creative talent in architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial and the visual arts. The event will take place Saturday, March 10 with proceeds benefiting the Museum.
Wearable pieces will be provided by designers and artists including furniture/ fashion designer Karim Rashid, fashion designers Trina Turk, John Baldessari for Gelila Couture, and JC de Castelbajac. Architects Richard A.M. Stern and Richard Meier; David Hertz, Marmol Radziner, James Magni, Sol Angeles, among others.*
The Museum encourages any object, garment, adornment or accessory including, but not limited to clothing, jewelry, shoes, hats, and wearable sculpture.
"We cannot wait to see what our design leaders and creative thinkers from around the world bring to this," states Museum Executive Director Tibbie Dunbar. "We are so fortunate to have the kind of participation that will help us continue to offer the region high-quality exhibitions and events that explore and celebrate how design touches our daily lives."
Sponsors for "Celebrate 2012: The Wearable" include Fentress Architects, Frinier LLC, Gensler, James Perse Furniture Collection, and Edward Cella Art+Architecture. Room & Board will provide design services and furnishings for the event.
*Partial list of Wearable Artists include:
Architects and Designers:
Karim Rashid - Architectural, Furniture and Fashion Designer
BMW Group DesignworksUSA - Automotive and Product Designers
Neil Denari - Architect
Steven Ehrlich - Architect
Electroland - Installations & Exhibits Designers
Fentress Architects
Fitzsu - Modern Accessories Purveyor
Frederick Fisher - Architect
Eric Corey Freed - Architect
David Hertz - Architect
Gulla Jonsdottir - Restaurant and Hotel Designer
Eric Kahn - Architect
Kanner Architects
Stuart Karten Design - Industrial Designer
Lisa Krohn- Designer
Mia Lehrer - Landscape Architect
James Magni - Architect and Interior Designer
Marmol Radziner - Architects
Richard Meier - Architect
Dan Meis - Architect
Minarc - Architect
Gary Paige - Architect
Michael Palladino - Architect
Predock Frane - Architects
Iris Anna Regn and Juliette Bellocq – Designers
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Sussman Prejza – Graphic Designers
Paola Tassara – Architect
wHY Architecture
Mehrdad Yazdani - Architect
Fashion Designers:
John Baldessari for Gelila Couture
Rory Beca – Fashion Designer
JC de Castelbajac - Fashion Designer
Wallace Chan – Jewelry Designer
Diana Eng – Fashion Designer
Trina Turk – Fashion Designer
Heather Goldberg – Fashion Designer
Louise Green – Milliner
L.a. Eyeworks – Eyeglass Designers
Syuzi Pakchyan – Fashion Designer
Gelila Assefa Puck – Fashion Designer
Shadowplay – Jewelry Design
Stewart+Brown – Organic Fashion Designers
Valerj Pobega – Fashion Designer
Visual Artists:
Chase - Artist
Andre Miripolsky – Artist
Elsa Mora – Artist
Rebecca Niederlander – Artist
Suzanne Tick - Artist
Culinary Artists:
Wolfgang Puck
