I have been a fan of furniture designer and interior decorator Vanessa De Vargas for a few years now. She has SO much talent as well as a huge heart. She recently teamed up with 17 other designers to transform a former motel into a homeless shelter that anyone would want to live in. (I love how they did not spare on style but made it amazing for everyone who will live there. See here.)
Vanessa was selected to be featured in the first edition of Crave Los Angeles. This comprehensive creative lifestyle guide has over 125 talented woman who either design, make or sell their amazing products. Most are shop owners or provide a one-of-a-kind service in Los Angeles.
Today, I am giving away a Crave book signed by Vanessa. What a great coffee table book or gift!! All you need to do is leave a comment below. Giveaway will end Friday night at midnight. Hope you win!!
I love seeing friends meeting friends. Yes, Vanessa is a delight and a true talent. I met her when I photographed her work in my book The Find. Congratulations on your giveaway! Stan
LOVE her style, colorful and vibrant! and, definitely, women have the power!
what an amazing thing they did! how touching! i love when people lend their talents to a good cause!
Hope I win, too
Looks like a cool book.
What a great thing they did for others! It’s so nice to hear about the good things people do in this world.
What a great giveaway! I’m a big fan of the CRAVE guides and an even bigger fan of Vanessa! Love her style!
Rachel
xoxo
Oh, that looks great! I love interior design, so I guess this book would be perfect for me!
What a great giveaway! I love her style.
Nice ~ Can’t wait to get my hands on this book…..thanks for hosting a great give-a-way!
Such an inspiring story!
Love all the designs in the motel
I love this project! What they were able to do with so little was inspiring!
Fab giveaway! Hope I get to peek inside at more of her designs.
I would love some fresh inspiration.
Love her work!
Such an inspiration – wow. And love her style!!! great giveaway, thx
I can’t wait to see the shelter they made over! Oh, and here’s hoping I win the book too.
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Would love to win Vanessa’s book!!
New inspiration! Thanks! Loooove your blog btw…
Such a great story! Hope I win!
What a wonderful way to give something back. Her style is amazing, I love her fun take on Hollywood glamour.
She sounds incredible; I’d love to look through her book.
This is perhaps my first ever entry into a blog giveaway:) How could I not, though, I’m so inspired by the Family Shelter project and their efforts to make it so much more than just a bed to sleep in! Love what they are doing!! And thanks for making it so easy to enter. Good design for a good cause…really cool!
I’m an urban girl in need of a manifesto plz!
Would be PERFECT for my coffee table!
Looks fantastic!
My friend just purchased this book and I was totally jealous. Hope I win!! wink wink.
Vanessa is one of my favorite designers of all times! Thanks for this giveaway.
Great giveaway!! Thanks for the chance to win!
~ Mary
yay for a giveaway…looks amazing!
This looks right up my ally!
Thanks,
Nicole
Love my girl Vanessa and anything she is involved with
So proud of her always!
What a great story, so inspiring!
I would love to get your book, it looks amazing!
Simply fabulous!!!
I would love to win this book! And loooove Turquoise.
YAY, vanessa! great website, kirsten!
what a great give-away. I’d love to get my hands on that book! thanks for hosting
Looks like a really fun book!
LOVED her work on the shelter, enjoying following her blog, and would be tickled to win this book!
Looks like a great book!
Vanessa’s contribution to the Upward Bound Shelter is amazing and inspiring. It was incredibly generous of her to donate her time and talent to the most vulnerable members of the community. I’m sure her book is fanastic as well!
Awesome give-away. And such a great idea to help those truly in need. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, what a fun book! That would certainly encourage me to take a drive up yonder… well, when it’s not 100 outside in San Diego!
~Em
yes please! Thanks for sharing!
Looks like a cool book, pick me!
Oh I love the fabulous Ms. V, and all things L.A. I would love to win this book!
[...] winner of the Crave book giveaway is Elena! Congrats! Email me your mailing address. [...]
Thank you to everyone who participated in the book giveaway. And thank you all for the very sweet and wonderful comments, it really means a lot to me.
And a big congrats to Elena for winning the signed copy! WOO HOO!
But most of all a huge thank you goes out to Kirsten who hosted the giveaway. Have a fantastic week and thank you for supporting the design community! We need more people like you! ~Vanessa
**If you didn’t win a book, but would like to purchase a signed copy please click here for more info: http://turquoise-la.blogspot.com/2010/06/cravela.html
Better late than never. Via Turquoise’s link, I found Grove, and that is a good thing! Subbed via Feedly.com and looking forward to more of your stuff Kristin. Looks delish. We are moving soon so I have a new place I am hungrily awaiting the opportunity to decorate.