2024-12-11T17:02:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/13348315/little-tokyo-design-week-starts-today Paul Petrunia 2011-07-14T13:19:18-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9l/9la4pfb25t42o1b9.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City (LTDW) celebrates the power and energy of cutting edge design and technology now emerging from Japan and its intersection with current trends materializing in Los Angeles. Design&rsquo;s ability to move us towards a more sustainable and creative urban lifestyle is at the heart of this four-day festival, which will be open to the public from July 14 &ndash; July 17, 2011 (VIP Preview Night: 7/13).</p></em><br /><br /><p> If you're in or around Los Angeles from now until Sunday night, and aren't afraid of a little <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlLZ4RWyyAw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">carmaggedon</a>, make sure to come check out the really fun line-up. I'll be presenting at the Pecha Kucha event on Saturday night along with Pecha Kucha founders <a href="http://www.klein-dytham.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham</a>, local architect <a href="http://www.bestorarchitecture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbara Bestor</a>, and many others that have not yet been announced. Say hi!</p>