(West Hollywood, CA – November 10, 2009) – For the first-time ever, Pacific Design Center and the Avenues of Art & Design (a West Hollywood Business Improvement District) are joining forces to produce WESTWEEK + Art & Design Walk: a week-long celebration of great fashion, art, and design in West Hollywood; it was announced jointly today by Charles S. Cohen, president/founder of Pacific Design Center and Darren Gold, Chair of the Avenues of Art & Design. WESTWEEK 2010 will take place at Pacific Design Center, Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25; and the. Art & Design Walk is Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, 2010.
“Pacific Design Center is a cornerstone of great design from its Cesar Pelli-designed facade to thousands of quality showroom products,” said Charles S. Cohen. “We are delighted that the Avenues of Art & Design community will join us this year to celebrate a week’s worth of great design in West Hollywood.”
“PDC has always been a great neighbor,” said Darren Gold. “By aligning our annual Walk with WESTWEEK in 2010, for the first time we can offer art lovers, design enthusiasts, design professionals, and fashionistas a complete sampling of everything the Design District has to offer.”
An institution for more than 25 years, WESTWEEK is Pacific Design Center’s annual design industry/trade event that combines keynote lectures, showroom programs, new product introductions and book signings. WESTWEEK 2010 also marks the 16th annual Stars of Design Awards recognizing southern California professionals who have made significant contributions in their respective areas including: interior design, architecture, photography, product, urban and graphic design and fine art.
The Avenues’ annual Art & Design Walk, a district wide public event, encompasses free open studio tours, book signings, artist receptions, product offerings and demonstrations from the more than 300 business, including over 30 art galleries, 100 antique and contemporary furniture and interior design stores, 40 restaurants and a variety of premier fashion designer boutiques.
Opened in 1975 the award-winning Pacific Design Center is the west coast’s largest multi-use facility providing design, entertainment and arts communities with public and private conference spaces for lectures, meetings, special events, screenings, exhibitions and receptions. A Cohen Design Centers property, it is home to some of the world’s premier entertainment companies, such as Rogers & Cowan, PMK, Weber Shandwick and BNC, and is the leading resource for the professional interior design trades with more than 120 showrooms and 2,200 interior product lines. A full-service facility, PDC boasts a design and architecture driven outpost of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and multiple important art installations under the Design Loves Art imprimatur; two Wolfgang Puck restaurants, the SilverScreen Theater, a 388-seat state-of-the-art film/video/3-D venue and reception facility; a 200-seat Conference Center, and the Michael Graves designed Pacific Design Fitness Center.
Located in West Hollywood, the Avenues of Art & Design (BID) neighborhood has been the epicenter of the West Coast’s premier shopping since the golden days of Hollywood, filled with boutiques, restaurants, wines/spirits, galleries, showrooms and ateliers featuring the best of the best in one walkable shopping destination. Officially organized in 1996, The Avenues seek to protect this legacy of quality, style and experience. Respected brands, outstanding service, impeccable workmanship and cutting edge design give visitors outstanding value in fashion, interior design, furniture, the decorative arts, food and spirits.
