The Summer months always seem to drag on for me. I think that is because I am laser focused on the Fall. I love the Fall. It is my favorite season for so many reasons, not the least of which are the design focused events that happen around Southern California. This is why I started the Design Influencer Series in May and we have already held three amazing events. This was the third in this on-going series and the topic, as we approach Fall was “Collecting and Organization.” The Marie Kondo craze has taken full effect, and to be quite honest with you, I’m not really sure how I feel about it so I wanted to ask the professionals. This gathering was held at the Ornate showroom on Beverly Blvd in West Hollywood. The ideas was a bit overwhelming for me and imagine it is for many of you as well. Folding, purging, clearing out your ‘stuff’ and not collecting more. Seems like a foreign concept, but I wanted some fresh insights. Here is who joined the discussion: Jason Lai L2 Interiors https://www.instagram.com/l2interiors/ @JasonLai.InteriorDesigner Lori Dennis Lori Dennis, Inc. https://www.loridennis.com/about/ @LoriDennisInc Eva Sobesky EIS Interiors http://www.eisstudio.com/about @EIS_Studio Brian Wickersham AUX Architecture https://auxoffice.com/about/ @AUXArchitecture Christopher Mercier (FER) Studio https://www.instagram.com/ferstudio/ @FerStudio Joseph Speirer Joseph Speirer Architects https://www.calarchitect.com/ @JosephSpeirerArchitects Jeff Valenson Jeff Valenson Design https://jeffvalensondesign.com/about.html @JeffValensonDesign Lynnea Schweiters Lynnea Jean Design http://www.lynneajean.com/ @LynneaJean Stephanie Leese L2 Interiors https://www.instagram.com/l2interiors/ @L2Interiors It was amazing to hear what this distinguished group of creatives think about the concept of self-edit, clutter, organization and accumulation of ‘stuff’. The ‘Stuff’ Culture and the Art of the Edit. Ours is a society built on things. If one has many things, one requires many places to house ones them. For many reasons, this is changing. It has to change. Climate change is affected by over production, over development, over delivery and over consumption. How does a designer who favors Maximalism operate in a world favoring less. It seems they edit more than they have in the past. The edit has always been part of the design process. It has always been an asset to those creatives who could honestly create using all their skills and still walk a few ideas back afterwards. That no longer appears to be a luxury. Collecting Vs. Clutter. There is a difference between the non-purposeful accumulation of things and a curated collection of objects. The former is what happens to most of us through the course of our lives. A ‘thing’ here, article of clothing there and before you are even aware, it has led to the destruction of your space’s harmony and peace. The key to Marie Kondo’s philosophical approach to de-cluttering lies in the ability to be honest and self-edit with purpose. How many of us can really do that. Yet another value proposition for the design and architecture community. Designer and architect Role’s Are Greater Than Ever Before. Traditional roles for designers and architects to create spaces and places are changing rapidly due to a litany of factors that all emanate from the changing definition of “home” and what f...
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