Time: 10 AM - 12 PM

What: Coffee and chairs

Neighborhood: Arts District

Address: 1250 Long Beach Ave #120

Back Door Coffee Club + LA Chair: As a kickoff to LA Design Weekend, we invite design explorers to enjoy a casual morning of coffee and pastries at the Stephen Kenn Showroom in DTLA Arts District.

As part of LA Design Weekend programming, Eric Trine has selected chairs by other Los Angeles based chair makers to facilitate a "Normative Seating Experience", where folks can move about the space, have some coffee, a pastry or two, and sit and touch and feel the chairs like we do all chairs, everyday.

Coffee by: Rose Park Roasters

Vegan donuts by: The Caffeinated Kitchen

Time: 5 - 8 PM

What: Group Show

Neighborhood: Downtown LA

Address: 719 S Los Angeles St, Unit 807

Mind Meld is an art and object collaborative show curated by DE and Laun. Artists and designers are paired with the task of creating a new object inspired by the artist’s work. Featured artists and designers are Sam Klemick, Ren von Hasseln, Ryan Belli, Adam DeBoer, Hopie Stockman, Kalon, Adi Goodrich, Michael Felix, and Debbie Bean.

Drinks by: Big Noise Beer, Best Day Brewing, Ghia, De Soi, Nomadica

Time: 7 - 10 PM

What: Group Show + Cookie Party

Neighborhood: Downtown LA

Address: 824 S Los Angeles St, Unit 400

Co-curated by Leah Ring and Holland Denvir, Object Permanence is an exhibition series that was created with the intent of highlighting Los Angeles design talent. Each iteration of Object Permanence revolves around individual interpretations of a specific prompt, keeping the brief loose and allowing participants the freedom to express their vision and highlight their particular expertise in a broad range of materials. Join us this round for Cookie Jars by designers Cedric Mitchell, Cindy Hsu Zell, Entler, and Hannah Go and more.

Drinks by: Big Noise Beer, Best Day Brewing, Ghia, De Soi

Taschen will also have a pop-up, featuring some of their most popular books about art and design.

Time: 7 - 10 PM

What: Group Show

Neighborhood: Downtown

Address: 824 S Los Angeles St, Unit 500

Join us for two shows at FIG & OAK.

VESSEL presented by Canoa curated by Studio Anand Sheth and Júlia Godoy Exhibiting 'In Bloom'

VESSEL is traveling group show ft. Bay Area-rooted artists’ interpretations of a vessel presented by Canoa curated by Studio Anand Sheth.

Júlia Godoy: ‘In Bloom’

In this collection, Godoy shares her transformative journey through art, where each colored pigment tells a story of expansion, resilience, and the beauty of rebirth.

Made entirely from locally foraged natural pigments, Godoy's never before seen oil paintings will be on display at the showroom through late June.

Time: 7 - 10 PM

What: Open Studio

Neighborhood: Downtown

Address: 824 S Los Angeles St, Unit 503

Join us for an Open Studio of fashion designer Francisco Alcazar, zero waste designer whose clothes embody the traditional concept of a circular economy where materials, fabrics, and used clothes have multiple life cycles reducing the negative impact on the environment.

Drinks by: Big Noise Beer, Best Day Brewing

Time: 9pm - late

What: After party

Neighborhood: Western Heights

Address: 2417 W Washington Blvd

A studio party to celebrate the kick off of LADW and the longest day of the year. We'll be pouring summer cocktails & wine all night with works by Ceramicah and Ah Um Studio on display, music by SK and dancing under the disco ball!

Drinks by: Amass Botanics, Goodboy Wine, Madre Mezcal, Non Wine

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