Dishing the Dirt on Design

By: Ann Ascher and Eleanor Schrader Schapa
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  • Summary

  • With a flair for the mischievous and with an eye for intrigue, Ann and Eleanor will reveal the stories behind the design and interview some of the most renowned names in the world of design. Design should be enlightening, educational, inspirational, and fun. Dishing the Dirt on Design will tantalize listeners with stories and information about all the glamour and glitz behind the mysteries of art history, fabulous fashion, homes of the rich and famous, glittering travel destinations, and everything else in the realm of style and design.
    Ann Ascher and Eleanor Schrader Schapa
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Episodes
  • And Don't Decorate It

    And Don't Decorate It
    Apr 10 2013
    As a follow-up to The Getty Exhibition entitled “Overdrive: Los Angeles Constructs the Future, 1940-1990”, Celebrity real estate agent and architecture expert Bret Parsons will discuss the current nostalgia for Mid-Century Modern design in Los Angeles. He will define the differences between pre-WWII and post-WWII architecture and discuss the optimism of the era as defined through real estate developments, television programming, and interior design and furnishings.
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    51 mins
  • What Drives L.A.?

    What Drives L.A.?
    Apr 3 2013
    Los Angeles is a city unlike any other. It has evolved through a complicated series of subtexts and has embraced a broad spectrum of urban and suburban themes. Join Getty Museum curators Wim de Wit and Christopher Alexander as they discuss the upcoming exhibition entitled “Overdrive: Los Angeles Constructs the Future, 1940-1990” in conjunction with “Pacific Standard Time: Modern Architecture in L.A.”
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    57 mins
  • Dressed for Success

    Dressed for Success
    Mar 27 2013
    Famed costume designer Deborah Landis, known for her iconic designs for such movies as “Animal House,” “Indiana Jones,” and “Coming to America,” will entertain listeners with stories from her thirty-year career working with legendary directors such as John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Louis Malle, and Costa Gavras. She will discuss her latest project as senior guest curator for the blockbuster exhibition “Hollywood Costume” at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum as well as her latest publication, “Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration.”
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    51 mins

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