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b'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 \\u201cCollecting and Organization.\\u201d\\xa0
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\\nThe Marie Kondo craze has taken full effect, and to be quite honest with you, I\\u2019m 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 \\u2018stuff\\u2019 and not collecting more. Seems like a foreign concept, but I wanted some fresh insights. Here is who joined the discussion:
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\\nJason Lai
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\\nL2 Interiors
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\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/l2interiors/
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\\n@JasonLai.InteriorDesigner
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\\nLori Dennis
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\\nLori Dennis, Inc.
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\\nhttps://www.loridennis.com/about/
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\\n@LoriDennisInc
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\\nEva Sobesky
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\\nEIS Interiors
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\\nhttp://www.eisstudio.com/about
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\\n@EIS_Studio
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\\nBrian Wickersham
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\\nAUX Architecture
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\\nhttps://auxoffice.com/about/
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\\n@AUXArchitecture
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\\nChristopher Mercier
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\\n(FER) Studio
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\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/ferstudio/
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\\n@FerStudio
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\\nJoseph Speirer
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\\nJoseph Speirer Architects
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\\nhttps://www.calarchitect.com/
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\\n@JosephSpeirerArchitects
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\\nJeff Valenson
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\\nJeff Valenson Design
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\\nhttps://jeffvalensondesign.com/about.html
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\\n@JeffValensonDesign
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\\nLynnea Schweiters
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\\nLynnea Jean Design
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\\nhttp://www.lynneajean.com/
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\\n@LynneaJean
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\\nStephanie Leese
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\\nL2 Interiors
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\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/l2interiors/
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\\n@L2Interiors
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\\nIt was amazing to hear what this distinguished group of creatives think about the concept of self-edit, clutter, organization and accumulation of \\u2018stuff\\u2019.
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\\nThe \\u2018Stuff\\u2019 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.
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\\nCollecting Vs. Clutter.\\xa0 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 \\u2018thing\\u2019 here, article of clothing there and before you are even aware, it has led to the destruction of your space\\u2019s harmony and peace. The key to Marie Kondo\\u2019s philosophical approach to de-cluttering...'