Design and Architecture IKEA’s success, North Westlake Design District, Joel Chen Hosted by Frances Anderton Jan. 30, 2018 Listen 29 min MORE Joel Chen with his daughter Bianca at their showroom on Highland Avenue. Photo by Frances Anderton. From this Episode: IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies - what’s his legacy? You can love or hate its cheap, cheerful furnishings, but “if it wasn’t for IKEA, most people would have no access to affordable contemporary design. 7 min A proposed design district for Historic Filipinotown Echo Park might be considered a case study in gentrification, from the renovation of its lake to third-wave coffee shops lining Sunset Boulevard. 11 min A life in objects, with LA antique dealer Joel Chen Los Angeles is full of people buying and selling furniture and decorative arts. But one of the most respected - and incurable - is Joel Chen. 10 min Credits Host: Frances Anderton Producers: Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy