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Los Angeles Design Week/End Returns for Third Edition with 140 Local Participants

festival-fair · 2026-10-01

Running until October 4, Los Angeles Design Week/End highlights the work of local artists and makers, featuring 140 participants from diverse disciplines. The festivities kick off on October 1 with a film festival at Now Instant Image Hall, hosted by Adi Goodrich and Jake Harrison, followed by an After Party in Chinatown at Café Tondo. On October 2, DAGA Space will host craft workshops led by contemporary Korean artists. October 3 features a communal whittling session with Ellie Richards at Home Guts. Finally, on October 4, Ravenhill Studio will present a dinner-party group show curated by Cathy Callahan, showcasing over 30 artists from L.A., while Yogi Proctor opens his Silver Lake home, displaying 7,000 Paul McCobb pieces, by appointment.

Key facts

  • Los Angeles Design Week/End returns for its third edition, running through Oct. 4.
  • Founder Holland Denvir emphasizes a local focus with 140 participants including architecture firms, historic residences, fashion studios, restaurants, and woodshops.
  • The four-day itinerary follows a roving progression across adjacent neighborhoods, designed so attendees drive no more than 10 minutes.
  • The inaugural Design in Motion Film Fest takes place Oct. 1 at Now Instant Image Hall, hosted by Adi Goodrich and Jake Harrison of HUBBAHUBBA studio.
  • DAGA Space hosts contemporary Korean artists on Oct. 2, with workshops and house-infused soju; nearby showrooms include Allsteel, Kvadrat, and Vitra.
  • Ellie Richards leads a communal whittling session Oct. 3 at Home Guts in Eagle Rock, a store by artist Tim Biskup.
  • Ravenhill Studio presents a dinner-party group show on Oct. 4 with over 30 L.A. artists, organized by Cathy Callahan and Thoughtforms Studio.
  • Yogi Proctor opens his Silver Lake home, a living museum of 7,000 Paul McCobb pieces, by appointment on Oct. 4.

Entities

Artists

  • Holland Denvir
  • Adi Goodrich
  • Jake Harrison
  • Kwon Taeho
  • Oh Seungtaek
  • Hyunju Kim
  • Yoon Junho
  • Ellie Richards
  • Tim Biskup
  • Cathy Callahan
  • Peter Shire
  • Linda Hsiao
  • Wendy Polish
  • Yogi Proctor
  • Paul McCobb
  • Herman Miller
  • Charles Eames

Institutions

  • Los Angeles Design Week/End
  • HUBBAHUBBA
  • Now Instant Image Hall
  • Café Tondo
  • Aunt Studio
  • DAGA Space
  • Allsteel
  • Kvadrat
  • Vitra
  • Home Guts
  • Ravenhill Studio
  • Thoughtforms Studio
  • Buddy System
  • Twenty-One Tonnes
  • Galerie Magazine

Locations

  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • Chinatown
  • Arts District
  • Eagle Rock
  • Glassell Park
  • Silver Lake
  • Seoul
  • South Korea

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