Clearly, it’ll be a showcase

Furniture designer Aaron R. Thomas, known for bent acrylic tables and chairs beloved by fans of Hollywood Regency and 1970s design, will open the gallery a.r.t.a.e. on Saturday. The new 4,000-square-foot space, a collaboration with artist Anne Ewen, is not only a showcase for pieces such as the Waterfall table ($1,825), shown here with the new silk-screened Antiquities umbrella holder ($380), but also a venue for Thomas and Ewen to exhibit their ethereal abstract paintings. Event runs 7 to 11 p.m. 2777 Bristol St., Suite D, Costa Mesa; (714) 434-1113; www.aaronrthomas.com.

-- David A. Keeps