Four of Los Angeles’ leading design showrooms have banded together to produce a day of inspiring programming designed to reinvigorate the design community following the devastation of last month’s fires throughout the city. On March 19, Presenting Sponsors Kneedler Fauchère, Mimi London, Quintus, and Thomas Lavin will host For The Love of Home: Designing New Beginnings at their Pacific Design Center showrooms, alongside additional programming from a wide array of other PDC showrooms & galleries.

All ticket proceeds plus net proceeds from sponsorship fees will benefit three vital organizations at the forefront of helping Angelenos recover: LA Can Do, LA Fire Department Foundation, and Pasadena Humane.

Showroom Sponsors include: A. Rudin, Arte/Egg & Dart, Cooper-Pacific Kitchens, Cowtan & Tout, David Sutherland, Elitis, Fabricut, George Smith, Hagan Flynn, Holland & Sherry, Holly Hunt, Innovations, International Down & Linen, Janus et Cie, JD Staron, Kravet, Micucci, Mogul, Osborne & Little, Palacek, Phillip Jeffries, Romo, Samuel & Sons, Scalamandre, Schumacher & Patterson Flynn, Scott Group Studio, Studio Van Den Akker, Summit Furniture, and Tai Ping Carpets.

For The Love of Home: Designing New Beginnings will feature engaging discussions, industry insights, and creative inspiration, all centered around the theme of renewal  and transformation. The four Presenting Sponsors will host keynote events throughout the day. Keynotes will be moderated by Dennis Scully, host of the Business of Home podcast and The Thursday Show. Speakers as of today include:

• Michael Kovac of KOVAC, a world-renowned architecture practice centered on humanistic and sustainable design principles. Kovac credits his home’s fire-resistant design as the reason it is still standing today. And is introducing a new company to help others rebuild theirs.
• Gabe Osburn, Director of Planning & Economic Development for the city of Santa Rosa. Osburn led the effort to recover & rebuild after the 2017 Tubbs fire, which up until this year was the most destructive wildfire in California history.
• Bernard Trainor, a multidisciplinary artist as well as founder & creative director of Ground Studio, a landscape architecture practice, which focuses on the nuanced intersections where nature and human collaboration converge. Influenced by memory, climate change, drought and fires, his work explores the lasting images and dramatic changes he has observed.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore the latest spring collections and celebrate the season’s newest introductions from the array of international furniture, textile, lighting, wall & floor coverings, art, and accessory brands represented at the 60+ showrooms at the PDC. The day’s full line-up will be announced shortly. 

Tickets for the For the Love of Home: Designing New Beginnings are $75 per person and are available for purchase at https://www.fortheloveofhome.info. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit these three organizations: 

Thank you to the Pacific Design Center for their support of For The Love of Home: Designing New Beginnings.