Fornascetti: The Art of the Fashion Plate

10Years of the

Disney Hall

Twist and Shout

LA: Tunnel Vision to Bridge East to West?

summer 2011

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Letter from the EditorThe CarbsPasta will fill you, but it’s not the end of the worldBY_Smith Johnson

The World and Style of FornascettiHow surreal art became fashion platesBY_Dagmar Fiction

Hollywood OfflineSurprises on the boulevardBY_Daniel Craig

Toxic BeautyThe price of looking good

may be higher than you thinkBY_Mercedes Cambridge III

Stuff We All Get2011 Summer EssentialsBY_ANGELESBuilding with A Twist

With unrivaled architectural design and accoustic quality, the Walt Disney Concert Hall keeps on impressing

BY_John Smithson

10 Reasons to Fall in LoveWhy now is time to end your single life once and for all BY_Kendra Lyon

FEATURE

BEAUTY START

SWAG

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editor in Chief

Frank WangexeCutive editor

Thomas Goetzmagaging editor

Jacob Youngfeature editor

Mark Robinson

Creative direCtor

Randy Dunbardesign direCtor

Frank Wang

artiCle editor

Robert Cappsstory editors

Jon J. Eilenberg, Sarah Fallonsenior editors

Christ Baker, john Bradleysenior assoCiate editor

Catlin Roper

speCial projeCt editor

Steven Levy

Copy Chief

Jennifer PriorCopy editors

Brian Dustrud, Holly HaynesContributing Copy editor

Lee Simmons

produCtion direCtor

Ron LicataproduCtion manager

Ryan Meith

senior editor, researCh

Joanna PearlsteinassoCiate researCh editor

Angela Watercutterassistant reseraCh editors

Cameron Bird, Bess Kalb

pr manager

Rachel Millner

editorial operations manager

Jay Dayritassistant managing editor

Erica Jewellassistant to the editor in Chief

Missy Schwartz

interns

Christina Bonington, Timothy KimMeghann Myers, Rachel Zurer

summer 2011

SUSHI ZEN BISTRO

ZEN...and beyond

PHOTOGRAPHY_Frank Wang

LETTER from theEDITOR

In thIs vibrant global

community, Los Angeles, home of four million where over two hundred different languages are spoken, everything amazes us – the city, the culture, and the arts – from architecture to people, from food to fashion.

Embodying the unique energy and creative spirit of the city, the Walt Disney Concert Hall talks, sings, dances, and plays for Los Angeles. For ten years, it has been one of the most mesmerizing and inviting urban landmarks of LA, and is designed by the architect Frank Gehry to stand among the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world. Well, the truth is: it is LA.

This summer we explore the Walt Disney Concert Hall from the stainless steel curves of its exterior to its state-of-the-art acoustics within, showing you exactly how for ten years it manages to keep screaming for glamour. And we take you deeper into the mind and work of Gehry to find out his source of inspiration.

Treat yourself a journey in the beloved Los Angeles with us; stimulate your taste buds, vision, and mind; reward yourself with tasty (healthy and organic) dishes and fashion.

So please feel free to kick back and relax, readers. Los Angeles is served.

Frank WangEditor in Chief

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“Dear contemporaries, don’t you realise

how different we are? Although I depict you as equals and like the ancients you never change.”

–Piero Fornasetti

piero fornasetti (10 November

1913 - 1988) was an

Italian painter, sculptor,

interior decorator

aengraver.

Combining whimsy

and elegance, Piero

Fornasetti (1913–1988)

transformed everyday

objects like cups,

scarves, and screens

into works of art

featuring his

idiosyncratic leitmotifs,

such as the hand,

the female face, and

luminescent fish.

Additionally, he created

a wide range of works,

including idealized

architectural fantasy

drawings, book designs,

and provocative nudes,

as well as the decor for

the luxury liner Andrea

Doria. Perhaps most

famous for dazzling

pieces of trompe l’oeil

furniture, Fornasetti

was rediscovered in the

1980s and has remained

much sought-after by

collectors worldwide.

Featuring 2,800

illustrations, many never

before published, the

monograph is designed

to be an “artist’s book”

that reflects as faithfully

as possible Fornasetti’s

own approach to design.

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PHOTOGRAPHY_Frank Wang

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PHOTOGRAPHY_Frank Wang

1010 It makes you better-looking.

This is not a joke. Believe it or not, falling

in love can really make you look a lot better. If

you’re the type of person who doesn’t care about

your physical appearance, fall in love and see how

you would change. When you’re in love, you will

always try to look your very best not just to impress

the one you love but also to feel good about yourself.

You feel conscious about your outfit, your hair and

your movements.

Even when you don’t exert any effort on improving your

appearance, love really brings something magical to its victims.

When people are in love, they smile a lot. There is a certain

glowing aura that people in love emit that radiates happiness.

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9 It makes you nicer.How can you be mean to

people around you when

there is someone who

makes every minute of

your life wonderful? When

people are in love, we tend

to focus on our feelings for

that lucky person and pay

not much attention to other

things, much less to the

things that make our blood

reach the boiling point. And

because there is someone

who makes us smile every

time, it is hard to frown

and make other people’s

lives miserable. We tend

to forget our bitter past

and our plans of revenge

in the future because what

matters is the present.

8 It makes you richer.It doesn’t mean that you

should marry Donald

Trump or some other

billionaire. Even if you

fall in love with an average

guy, you have more

chances of getting rich.

This is because you are

more inspired to work and

you have another reason

to work hard. Intentionally

or unintentionally, you will

find yourself doing your

job a little less exhausting

because the feeling of

going home to someone

you love keeps you through

the day in a way that you

don’t realize how much

work you have done. This

is true. Studies have

shown that individuals

in long-term committed

relationships earn more

than those who stay

single. So if you want

to get rich, fall in love.

7 It makes you healthier.

When you’re in love, you

care about yourself. It’s not

just physical appearance,

it is your overall well-being

including your health. If

you used to ignore that

migraine you’ve been

enduring for years, when

you’re in love, there is a

high chance that you would

call your doctor for an

appointment and schedule

a check-up. You might

even undergo tests that

you have been putting off

for the longest time like

mammogram and PSA.

When you’re in love, there

is an intense urge to care

for your health because you

want to live long, because

you have a good reason to.

You want to live long not

just for yourself but also

for that special someone.

If suicidal thoughts

enter your mind all the

time, you will forget

about them altogether

when you fall in love.

You have a reason to live

now and you know how

your self-destruction

makes him or her feel.

And you don’t want

him/her to be hurt,

especially not by you.

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LOVE

6 It makes you mushier.There’s nothing wrong with being mushy. It only

means that you are sentimental and emotional. It

only means that you care about how other people

feel, especially the person you are in

love with. If you have always thought

that the lines uttered in those

romantic movies are stupid, you will

be surprised to find yourself in one,

saying those mushy lines. It is alright.

There is nothing unmanly about

expressing how you feel and letting

your significant other know how

important he or she is to you. It is not

a crime. Being mushy is not a crime.

5 It makes you stronger.Although it can also make you

weaker in certain ways, falling

in love makes you stronger.

How? First of all, sex is a good workout. Haha.

Seriously, people in love want and try to be strong

for themselves and those we care for. We will do and

endure anything to protect the person we love and

give them what he or she wants. When we are sick,

we want to get better fast so we can enjoy

more time with him or her. We become

stronger so we can catch them when they

fall and lift them when they are down.

Being strong can also be interpreted

in another way. Some people can take all

the pain that love brings just so they don’t

lose them. Even when they are hurt by

factors ranging from differences to third

party to family, they choose to stay in

the relationship because they are strong

enough and they know that it will

pass. Love is not easy to let go. If we can

keep it, we will. Love is like that. It’s pleasure

and pain rolled into one and it takes a

lot of strength. Love is not for the weak-hearted.

4 It makes you wiser.Being in a relationship

is not all about sunshines

and rainbows. There

are bad, depressing

moments, too. Although

it is not a good reason

to fall in love, it is not

a reason not to, either.

In fact, mistakes are

essential in love. Each

mistake teaches you

something important.

Every time you make

a mistake, you learn.

And every time you

learn, you become wiser.

This enables you not to

do the same mistakes

again. Being wise means

growing up. And it

takes grownups to

run a relationship.

3 It makes you more responsible.

If your life is in disarray,

you will set everything

straight when you’re in

love. You will find a good

job because you think

of your future together.

You will take good care

of your finances. You

will fix your relationship

with your family. You

will forget about your

unfinished business

with your exes. You will

even clean your room,

which you haven’t done

since you hit puberty.

When you’re in love,

your life develops a

sense of direction.

2 It makes you more creative.

When you’re in love,

you think of new ways

to take your loved

one’s breath away. You

cannot do things over

and over again or you

will beth get tired. You

will be forced to come

up with new, refreshing

ways of saying “I love

you,” of celebrating

anniversaries, of letting

him or her know how

you feel. In some cases,

people find themselves

learning or trying to do

things new to them like

writing songs or doing

something embarrassing.

The funny part is, you

don’t complain because

you enjoy doing it. Weird,

but you really do.

Another way of being

creative is when he or

she asks you where you

have been last night.

Yeah, that will really

squeeze out all the

creative juices in you.

1 It makes you happier.

When you’re in love,

you will never find

yourself alone. You

already have a partner

to do things with and

it’s not just sex. Yes, sex

makes people happy

but it’s more than that.

Simple activities can

become fantastic when

you do it with someone,

especially with the

one you truly treasure.

These things will make

you happy and it will

show big time. You’ll be

surprised that you will

see yourself smiling and

laughing all the freaking

damn time. You think

about him or her, you

smile. You see him/

her walking, you smile.

You see him/her trip

on her toe, you smile.

When you’re in love, you

always think positive.

Individuals in long-term committed

relationships earn more

than those who stay single

First of all, sex is a good

workout.

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In this vibrant global community of four million where over

two hundred different languages are spoken, everything

amazes. It’s the city. It’s the culture. It’s the arts. With the

kaleidoscopic traditions and daring outlooks for the future,

readers, Los Angeles is served.

city | culture | arts

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic continues its reinvention of the concept of a 21st-century orchestra under the

vibrant leadership of Gustavo Dudamel. Embarking on its 92nd season in 2010/11, the Philharmonic is recognized as one of the world’s outstanding orchestras and is received enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. Both at home and abroad, the Philharmonic is leading the way in innovative programming and redefining the musical experience.

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This view is shared by more than one million listeners who experience live performances

by the Los Angeles Philharmonic each year. The Philharmonic demonstrates a breadth and depth of programming unrivaled by other orchestras and cultural institutions, performing or presenting nearly 300 concerts throughout the year at its two iconic venues: Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, a popular summer tradition since 1922. The orchestra’s involvement with Los Angeles also extends far beyond regular symphonic performances in a concert hall, embracing the schools, churches, and neighborhood centers of a vastly diverse community.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded by William Andrews Clark Jr., a multi-millionaire and amateur musician, who established the city’s first permanent symphony orchestra in 1919. The 94 musicians of the new ensemble met for their first rehearsal Monday morning, October 13 of that year, under the direction of Walter Henry Rothwell, whom Clark had brought from the St. Paul (Minnesota) Symphony Orchestra. Eleven days later, Rothwell conducted the orchestra’s premiere performance before a capacity audience of 2,400 at Trinity Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. The audience heard Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Liszt’s Les Préludes, the Overture to Weber’s Oberon, and Chabrier’s España.

Both at home and abroad, the Philharmonic is leading the way in innovative programming and redefining the musical experience.

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Rothwell remained the orchestra’s Music Director until his death in 1927. Since then, ten renowned conductors have served in that capacity: Georg Schnéevoigt (1927-1929); Artur Rodzinski (1929-1933); Otto Klemperer (1933-1939); Alfred Wallenstein (1943-1956); Eduard van Beinum (1956-1959); Zubin Mehta (1962-1978); Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-1984); André Previn (1985-1989); Esa-Pekka Salonen (1992-2009); and Gustavo Dudamel (2009-present).

Following its opening season in 1919/1920, the orchestra made Philharmonic Auditorium, on the northeast corner of Fifth and Olive, its home for the next 44 years. In 1964, the orchestra moved to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center, which was its winter home until its final performances there in May 2003.

In October 2003, the doors to one of the world’s most celebrated venues — the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall — were opened and the Los Angeles Philharmonic took the stage in its new home, which has become known not only as a local cultural landmark, but also as “…a sensational place to hear music... In richness of sound, it has few rivals on the international scene, and in terms of visual drama it may have no rival

FRANK Owen Gehry, CC (born

Frank Owen Goldberg; February 28, 1929) is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.

his buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. his works are often cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World architecture survey, which led vanity fair to label him as “the most important architect of our age”.

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at all.” (The New Yorker) Praise for both the design and the acoustics of the Hall has been effusive, and the glistening curved steel exterior of the 293,000-square-foot Walt Disney Concert Hall embodies the energy, imagination, and creative spirit of the city of Los Angeles and its orchestra.

Inspired to consider new directions, Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonic aim to find programming that remains faithful to tradition, yet also seeks new ground, new audiences, and new ways to enhance the symphonic music experience. During its 30-week winter subscription season of 110 performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Philharmonic creates festivals, artist residencies, and other thematic programs designed to delve further into certain artists’ or composers’ work.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s commitment to the presentation of music of our time is evident in its subscription concerts, the exhilarating

Green Umbrella series, and its extensive commissioning initiatives. Now in its 29th year, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, devoted exclusively to performing compositions on the cutting edge of the repertoire, attracts leading composers and performers of contemporary music.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association expands its cultural offerings by producing concerts featuring distinguished artists in recital, jazz, world music, songbook, and visiting orchestra performances, in addition to special holiday concerts and series of organ recitals, chamber music, and baroque music.

The Philharmonic has led the way into the digital age, with groundbreaking web and mobile device applications. Through an ongoing partnership with Deutsche Grammophon, the orchestra has a substantial catalog of concerts available online, including the first classical music video released on iTunes.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

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STYLED_BY_Amber Kelly

you’ve been dying to try that new shampoo that’s supposed to make

your hair thick, lush and shiny. you can’t wait to use that new exfoliating scrub because the label tells you that it’s going to make your skin soft and glowing. you love that new cologne; every time you wear it you get so many compliments on how great you smell!

you love these products and how they make you look and feel, but did it ever occur to you that what you put on your hair or your skin could make you sick? did you know these products contain chemicals, toxins and hormones that can cause anything from an unsightly rash to learning difficulties to birth defects

and even cancer? even though each product may contain a limited amount of these toxins, please keep in mind, most people use several products each day, from the moment they wake up (soap, shampoo, conditioner, shave cream, deodorant, toothpaste, hand soap, make up) until they go to bed. after many years

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of daily use, these toxins accumulate in your body to cause the ailments i’ve listed above, among many others. if they cause these concerns for adults, just imagine the damage they can do to children who are smaller and weigh less. although each product you may use may contain a restricted amount of chemicals, hormones and toxins, they can, and many times they do cause a myriad of damage to us all.

not only are these beauty products toxic for humans, they are toxic to the environment, as well. many of these products are made with petroleum-based ingredients, which contributes to global warming. did you know that if you switch just one bottle of a petroleum based product for a vegetable based product we could save 81,000 barrels of oil in one year. how’s that for incentive to switch?

so now you decide it’s time to go “green”, you go to the health food store and purchase “organic” or “natural” products and you n o longer have to worry about these concerns ...or do you?

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