Showing posts with label Molly Wood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Molly Wood. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

WESTWEEK Recap - Stars of Design Awards

A perennial highlight of the Pacific Design Center's WESTWEEK is Stars of Design, which this year included the addition of Stars on the Rise. Established over a decade ago at the PDC, the Stars of Design Awards recognize the contributions and achievements of professionals in various fields of design. Stars on the Rise calls attention to new talent and identifies them as ones to watch in the future. The evening was hosted by Charles Cohen, who presented the awards on behalf of the PDC and himself.





This year's honorees were:

Stars of Design:


Luc Leestemaker ART


Regina Rubino
GRAPHIC DESIGN


Roger Davies
PHOTOGRAPHY


Molly Wood
URBAN DESIGN


Donna Livingston
INTERIOR DESIGN


Neil M. Denari
ARCHITECTURE


Waldo Fernandez
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Stars on the Rise:


Natasha Baradaran


Tracie Butler



Alexandra von Furstenberg


Wolfgang Puck's Red 7 was the venue for the by-invitation-only dinner for seventy attendees, who enjoyed a three-course dinner of salad, chicken and mushroom risotto and a Meyer lemon tart. A private viewing of "The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt and William Claxton" at the MOCA Pacific Design Center served as the icing on the cake.


von Furstenberg and Fernandez



Livingston and Marc Appleton



John van Hamersveld, Alida Post and Fernandez



Butler and Jason Hoehn



Dinner at Red 7


To see more images from the night, check out the PDC on Facebook.




Wednesday, March 21, 2012

WESTWEEK Buzz: Stars of Design Light Up the PDC (Part 3)

Tonight, the PDC will be shining brightly with the Stars of Design Award winners together for one special evening. The annual Stars of Design Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2012 WESTWEEK Market will be bestowed upon California-based luminaries in seven design-related fields. We have been introducing you to the PDC's Stars of Design this week, and with just a few more industry leaders to acquaint you with, you're soon to be fully briefed for the awards tonight.




Graphic Design nominee Regina Rubino is an entrepreneur specializing in concept development, organization, and management of Turn-Key operations as well as strategic design and marketing projects created on behalf of leading international investors and businesses.




Having lived in Asia for a decade, she brings a uniquely global understanding to her local perspective—with passion, affinity, and respect for the world and its people, places, and products. The work of Regina, an award-winning designer with more than 25 years’ experience, is included in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.


Urban Design nominee Molly Wood's earliest childhood memories are sitting by a creek, building rock pools for her dolls to play in. Since then, her interest in creating organic environments has been insatiable. Molly believes that nature is the perfect playground, and it continues to serve as her inspiration.




Molly became more seriously interested in design after high school while traveling and working in Europe, which provided her with a time of awakening and inspiration. She became fascinated with the beauty and simplicity of symmetry, the sense of place and permanence that structure provides, and the concept of creating spaces that evoke emotion.




Molly studied art and design at the Academy of the Arts in San Francisco before moving to Laguna Beach. It was here that Molly got her "practical education," working at a local nursery and venturing out into the field maintaining private gardens—and thus began the evolution of Molly Wood Garden Design.


As Molly Wood Garden Design continues to grow, Molly takes pride in still getting out in the garden to dig in the dirt.


England-born Photography nominee Roger Davies moved to New York in the early 1990s and began a life in photography. Whether they feature interiors, portraits, or travel, Rogers’ images share a clean quality that perfectly portrays his subjects. Although his work takes him all over the world, Roger calls New York and Los Angeles home.


Roger's enormous list of clientele includes Architectural Digest, Art Review, Baker Furniture, Benjamin Moore, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and many more.