{"id":11102,"date":"2016-10-13T16:22:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T23:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westhollywooddesigndistrict.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/13\/meet-diem-2016-panelists\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T06:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T06:27:03","slug":"meet-diem-2016-panelists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/meet-diem-2016-panelists\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the DIEM 2016 Panelists"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIEM: TALKS DESIGN\u00a0‘Co-Everything’<\/em>, curated by Mallery Roberts Morgan<\/a> and Frances Anderton<\/a>, produced by Darren Gold<\/a>, takes place November 11 in the West Hollywood Design District.<\/h3>\n

Check out this year’s lineup of panelists, and click below to register now!<\/p>\n

Register for DIEM 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Curators: Mallery Roberts Morgan and Frances Anderton<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Talk\u00a01 – Communication: A Conversation with Eric Buterbaugh About Creative Branding<\/em><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Eric Buterbaugh, Owner, Eric Buterbaugh Florals,\u00a0@ericbuterbaugh<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Eric Buterbaugh is a world-renowned floral and fragrance designer with two decades of experience in the business of flower design.\u00a0 As President and Creative Director of EB Florals by Eric Buterbaugh, he has applied his artistry and expertise to create a collection of scents, exclusively focused on floral scents.<\/p>\n

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Talk 2 – Co-Working: The Pros And Cons Of Sharing A Work Space<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Zoe Latta,\u00a0Designer, Eckhaus Latta<\/h4>\n

ECKHAUS\u00a0LATTA\u00a0is a bicoastal fashion label designed and executed by\u00a0Mike\u00a0Eckhaus\u00a0and Zoe\u00a0Latta. The two met while attending the Rhode\u00a0Island School of Design, where they each earned a BFA; together in 2011, Mike and Zoe\u00a0founded\u00a0ECKHAUS\u00a0LATTA.\u00a0\u2028The Designers\u00a0release\u00a0collections bi\u00ad-annually during NYFW. In addition\u00a0to their shows and presentations,\u00a0Eckhaus\u00a0Latta\u00a0has also exhibited\u00a0projects,\u00a0videos\u00a0and collections with the following institutions: the 55th\u00a0Venice Biennale, Kraupa-\u00adTuskany\u00a0Zeidler\u00a0Gallery, Gavin Brown\u2019s\u00a0Enterprise,\u00a0The New Museum,\u00a0 The Museum of Art and\u00a0Design, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, MOCA, MoMA PS1 and The Hammer Museum.<\/p>\n

Ashley Sumner, Partner & COO, One Roof, @ashleyjsumner<\/a><\/h4>\n

Ashley Sumner has built her career on making meaningful\u00a0connections and creating safe spaces and communities for people to\u00a0grow and feel vulnerable in.\u00a0She started her career in the\u00a0matchmaking space, ultimately running her own brand and focusing\u00a0on the ways in which people connect in small, intentional groups.\u00a0Most recently she was the Director of Community Development at\u00a0Wanderlust, and is now a partner in One Roof, a platform for female entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Lauren Urband, Founder & President, THE CONSULTANCY PR, @theconsultancypr<\/a><\/h4>\n

Lauren Urband runs the Los Angeles-based strategic communications practice specializing in\u00a0image development, brand positioning, creative consulting,\u00a0partnerships\/collaborations, marketing and social media.\u00a0During her 15-year career, Lauren has worked with global\u00a0brands and start-ups across luxury and mass-market categories, including\u00a0home and design, fashion, hospitality, beauty, tech, publishing, consumer products and\u00a0personalities.<\/p>\n

Ava Bromberg, Maker City LA @ The Reef, @makercityla<\/a><\/h4>\n

Ava Bromberg builds creative habitats. Since 2010, she has spearheaded new real estate business development undertaken by Los Angeles based private equity firm Kanon Ventures, from the concept stage through leasing and marketing. Ava brings a unique approach to adding value to real estate, which is informed by a deep understanding of the creative economy, the importance of community building, and emerging cultural trends.\u00a0Ava managed the redevelopment and leasing of Kanon\u2019s Atwater Crossing, a 100,000 sf creative office complex in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. She also managed the transformation of the LA Mart building, an 860,000 square foot building in downtown Los Angeles into The Reef: A Creative Habitat.<\/p>\n

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Talk 3 – Co-munnity: Stories From The Frontlines of Social Media<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Michelle Plantan, Director of Social Media & Content Strategy, Clique Media, @obsessee<\/a> + @plantan<\/a><\/h4>\n

Michelle Plantan is the executive director of strategy at Clique Media Group, where she focuses on uniting cross-functional teams to build creative, best-in-class content for WhoWhatWear.com, MyDomaine.com, Byrdie.com, and @Obsessee readers, wherever they may encounter the brands. \u00a0Prior to this role, she headed up CMG’s social media department and was a founding director for Obsessee, CMG’s social media\u2013only resource for Gen-Z females.<\/p>\n

Ben Medansky, Ceramicist, @benmedansky<\/a><\/h4>\n

Ben Medansky is an orchestrator of controlled chaos, a sculptor of hard edges in naturalistic worlds, a refiner of industrial aesthetics that retain rough and human qualities. Ben Medansky is a ceramicist.<\/p>\n

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So yesterday. Facebook? What\u2019s that? Instagram?<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes. Snapchat? Duh! Want to know what\u2019s hot in social media? Ask a tween. Three sassy 12 year-olds offer up a video-lecture on what\u2019s now in<\/span><\/p>\n

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Talk\u00a04 – Co-mmerce: Is LA Art An Industry, Yet?\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Aaron Axelrod, Artist, @theaxelrod<\/a><\/h4>\n

Influenced heavily by children’s\u2019 fairy tales, psychedelia, and the occult;\u00a0Axelrod is known for his unique use of the spectacle & aesthetic choices;\u00a0inspired by Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, donuts, and astrophysics. A practitioner\u00a0of vast disciplines,\u00a0Axelrod\u2019s work has been displayed in galleries, museums and\u00a0public spaces in cities across the country, most recently mounting a major\u00a0survey retrospective at Barnsdall Art Park in conjunction with the city of Los\u00a0Angeles, the first time in its history it ever allowed one artist to take over its\u00a0entire campus.<\/p>\n

Bettina Korek, For Your Art, @foryourart<\/a> + @bettinakorek<\/a><\/h4>\n

Bettina Korek\u00a0is an American arts advocate, writer, and the founder of ForYourArt, a public practice organization based in Los Angeles. ForYourArt serves as a platform to produce and distribute artists\u2019 work.\u00a0Korek is also a member of the\u00a0Los Angeles County Arts Commission.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rosamund Felsen, Owner, Rosamund Felsen Gallery<\/h4>\n

Rosamund Felsen Gallery opened in 1978 on North La Cienega\u00a0Boulevard in Los Angeles. It has operated since, in\u00a0West Hollywood, at\u00a0Bergamot Station in Santa Monica and in the Downtown L.A. Arts District.\u00a0Recently, the gallery office has relocated to\u00a0Glendale, California.\u00a0Maintaining a primary focus on L.A. artists, the gallery has represented in\u00a0the past:\u00a0Chris Burden,\u00a0Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Mary Kelly, Lari\u00a0Pittman and Richard Jackson.<\/p>\n

Alberto Cuadros, Artist, Organizer & Gallery Director, SADE Gallery, @sade_la<\/a><\/h4>\n

Alberto Cuadros is a Los Angeles based artist\/organizer and co-founder\/director of SADE Gallery.<\/p>\n

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Talk 5 – Co-nnection: Collective Experience Through Programming\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Darren Gold, Cultural Creative and Curator, @darrgold<\/a><\/h4>\n

Darren Gold brings together all the talents of a cultural strategist,\u00a0merchant, marketer, curator, and trend expert.\u00a0Darren founded Alpha, LA\u2019s first go-to emporium for men, with a chicly\u00a0curated offering of gifts, gadgets and garb.\u00a0Currently, Darren is sought after for his expertise as a consultant, with a\u00a0diverse list of clients that includes, Brookfield Properties, The Malibu Pier,\u00a0Intel, Lincoln, and Conde Nast.<\/p>\n

Patrick Shearn, CEO & Creative Director, Poetic Kinetics, @poetickinetics<\/a><\/h4>\n

Patrick Shearn transitioned from his 30 year career in film as\u00a0a creature maker and visual effects supervisor to start Poetic Kinetics as\u00a0CEO and Creative Director.\u00a0The same passion, imagination and ingenuity that were integral to his film\u00a0industry success have also fueled an expansive set of non-film related and\u00a0personal artistic endeavors in sculpting, writing, theatrical and event\u00a0production.<\/p>\n

Chris Danton, Head of Creative Strategy, IN GOOD CO, @instagoodcompany<\/a><\/h4>\n

Head of Creative Strategy for IN GOOD CO, a culture conscious strategic and creative\u00a0brand consultancy. A creative strategist and marketer with 10 years of creative and\u00a0design expertise, focused on brand experiences that create truly meaningful\u00a0connections between brands and their consumers. Hilton, Glass, Refinery 29, Google,\u00a0Nike, Uniqlo, and Murad are some of the brands where Christina has made an\u00a0impact.<\/p>\n

Liza Cantu, National Marketing Director, Westfield Mall Retail, @retailpop<\/a><\/h4>\n

Liza brings together the worlds of marketing, digital, branding and business\u00a0development to create retail that resonates.\u00a0As the National Marketing Director for Westfield Mall Retail, Liza oversees the\u00a0marketing, digital and merchandising strategies for pop up and short-term\u00a0activations across the portfolio’s 32 centers, including Westfield World Trade\u00a0Center.\u00a0She frequently writes on trends including ‘click-to- brick’ and multi-channel retail\u00a0for the Westfield POP blog.<\/p>\n

Mark Rios, Founding Partner, Rios Clementi Hale Studio, @rchstudios<\/a><\/h4>\n

Formally trained in both architecture and landscape architecture, Mark Rios, FAIA, FASLA, has long seen\u00a0those two disciplines as inseparable. He founded Rios Associates in 1985 with a singular vision: to\u00a0imagine, design, and build complete environments.\u00a0Mark\u2019s eclectic interests and ability to see things from multiple perspectives propelled the firm beyond\u00a0the borders of architecture and landscape architecture to incorporate interior design, graphic design,\u00a0product design, branding, and urban planning.<\/p>\n

Andrew Stevens, We Came in Peace,\u00a0@wecameinpeace<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Andrew Stevens is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of We Came In Peace,<\/span> a <\/span>multi-disciplinary design studio that creates fully immersive, highly engaging environments for hotels, restaurants, retail,\u00a0<\/span> residences and events<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In the 7 years since the company\u2019s inception, We Came In Peace has created environments and experiential\u00a0<\/span>campaigns for brands such as Spotify, TD Bank, Lincoln Motor Company, Lexus, Mr. Porter, Virgin Mobile, Interview Magazine, LVMH, Nike, Porsche and Starwood Hotels, as well as smaller emerging brands\u00a0<\/span>and non-profit organizations.\u00a0<\/span>Andrew\u2019s ultimate goal for We Came Peace is the creation of unforgettable\u00a0<\/span>moments in people\u2019s lives – from parties of epic proportion to provocative works of art powered by human interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Talk 6 – Co-llaboration: Making Shelter Magic: War Stories From The Field With Mayer Rus and Michael Reynolds<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Mayer Rus, West Coast Editor, Architectural Digest, @archdigest<\/a><\/h4>\n

Mayer Rus is the West Coast Editor of Architectural\u00a0Digest. He has been a prominent design critic, writer, and\u00a0lecturer for the past 25 years. Prior to joining\u00a0Architectural Digest, he was the Design &\u00a0Culture Editor\u00a0of the Los Angeles Times Magazine. He moved to\u00a0California in 2007 from New York, where he was the\u00a0Design Editor of Conde Nast’s House & Garden\u00a0and the\u00a0author of its popular Testy Tastemaker column. He lives in Silver\u00a0Lake with his dog, Linus.<\/p>\n

Michael Reynolds,\u00a0Design Editor, Interiors Editor, Style Editor, Stylist & Freelance Creative Director, @michaelreynoldsnyc<\/a><\/h4>\n

Michael Reynolds is a New York-based creative director who works across many disciplines\u2028 and media as an editorial stylist, exhibition and\u2028 set designer, advertising director, curator and visual brand consultant and book editor.\u00a0His services have been enlisted by a wide range of high-profile clients, including Calvin Klein Home and Fragrance, Herman Miller, Vera Wang,\u00a0Aerin Lauder, and many of the world\u2019s leading design, fashion and art publications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DIEM: TALKS DESIGN\u00a0‘Co-Everything’, curated by Mallery Roberts Morgan and Frances Anderton, produced by Darren Gold, takes place November 11 in the West Hollywood Design District. Check out this year’s lineup of panelists, and click below to register now! Register for DIEM 2016 Curators: Mallery Roberts Morgan and Frances Anderton   Talk\u00a01 – Communication: A Conversation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5666207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12],"tags":[162,156],"class_list":["post-11102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news","tag-diem-2016","tag-diem-talks-design"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5666206,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11102\/revisions\/5666206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5666207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.optikal.com\/whdd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}