Flowers by Hollyflora
December 31, 2012, Adios cozy little gallery!!!
With big ass smiles on our faces, we moved seven years of business into this office space, which was calling out for a remodel.
Construction began the first week of January (just in time to pull out my Zara cape for its winter 2013 debut)
Our beautiful art storage rack, designed by ADC.
Alex also designed these gorgeous desks made from plywood
Our logo designed by Pete Bergeron
The new and improved TDC HQ, open and ready for business.
I had been visiting the studio of NY-based artist Simone Shubuck for years and know she would be perfect for our first show in the new space.
For her new show, Do You Like Old Things or New Things That Look Old, Simone created large scale mixed-media works on paper.
Installation complete!
Two of the smaller pieces installed.
Our big re-opening party was on April 27 and we hosted quite the soiree. The rad team at Jeffrey Valet provided our guests the chicest valet around.
With my partner-in-crime in our tricked out backyard.
It was a well-dressed crowd and Refinery 29 sent a photographer to shoot the guests, like the gorgeous Jeana Sohn.
Jesse Kamm
My sister Meg Taylor
Eviana Hartman
Andy Griffith/Rose Apodaca
Beatrice Valenzuela
Love this "BFF moment" with Clare Vivier as captured by Refinery 29.
The gallery was packed with happy people.
Shiva Rose
Kirsty Hume
Backyard party time
Adam Rapoport and Simone Shubuck

Opening Our New Gallery Space

05/22/2013

Many readers of LA in Bloom know that I own an art gallery in Culver City and that I have been embroiled in the lofty and exciting task of moving to a new location. After 7 years in our “intimate” space, Taylor De Cordoba has moved on and up into an airy storefront on a charming street (still in Culver City). It’s been a major process and hugely exciting. It all started on December 31, when Alex and I spent New Year’s Eve bidding farewell to the gallery we had called home for so long.

Fast forward to April 27, 2013, when we opened to the public with a Simone Shubuck show and a blow out party. After the opening we hosted a private dinner in the backyard for our collectors and friends. In the spirit of LA, we served tacos and tequila (along with mezcal margaritas from our pals at Animal/Son of A Gun). Hollyflora did a number with poppies and peonies. We draped Mexican sarapes over the tables and strung carnival lights to create the mood. The evening went off without a hitch (although I was so deep in hostess mode that I didn’t eat a thing and found myself a Canter’s Deli at midnight wolfing down a plate of french fries). And the next day I took the longest and best nap of my life.

And lastly, we got some crazy, crazy press:

New York Times
Goop
Interview Magazine
W Magazine
Refinery 29
Domaine