Thomas Lavin’s Vendor Appreciation

An Evening Before the Energy of WestWeek!

Before WestWeek filled the Pacific Design Center with motion, Thomas Lavin chose something quieter…

He opened his Hollywood Hills home.

Thomas Lavin and Destin Bass welcome vendors to their Hollywood Hills home.

John and Anne Pomp - John Pomp Studios

Madeline Stuart, Madeline Stuart Collection and Fabio of Calvin Fabrics

Jason, Brand Modul and Simotetta, Promemoria

Clay and Todd, McLaurin & Piercy with Dan, Liaigre

Destin Bass, Tim Butcher of Fromental, and TL

Nick of Marvic Textiles with Ewa and Carina of Zimmer+Rohde

Jonathan Browning, Destin Bass, Bia from Tatiz

PRESS: Athena MacFarland; Laura Eckstein Jones of Modern Luxury Interiors; Kelly Phillips Badal of Luxe Magazine and Abigail Jacobs.

Drone Footage of the Evening

The setting mattered. Not a showroom. Not a panel. A home. Warm light spilling onto terraces, the city stretching out below, conversation unfolding without microphones or schedules.

The focus wasn’t product launches or presentations. It was relationships—the partnerships that sustain the industry long after the market tents come down. Manufacturers who have trusted Thomas for years. Creatives who shape the dialogue. Colleagues who show up season after season.

It was a reminder that while WestWeek celebrates design, it’s the people behind it who keep the momentum alive.