After serving in the U.S. Navy (1943-1946), Ladner graduated from UCLA in 1950 and spent a few years in Pacific Palisades before moving to Del Mar in 1956 and then to La Jolla in 1961, when he managed the La Jolla branch of the Los Angeles-based interior design firm Cannell & Chaffin Interior Design on Girard and Pearl (1956-1969). In 1969, he opened Ladner Design Studio.
According to the Union Tribune, “Mr. Ladner was born
to Karl and Eva Ladner on Jan. 7, 1924 in Minneapolis. He served in
the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as a hospital apprentice first class.
Under the auspices of the Navy, Mr. Ladner attended Princeton and Marquette
universities, studying dentistry to please his father, said his daughter
Karen Ladner. Out of the Navy, he attended UCLA, graduating in 1950
with a dual degree in history and chemistry.“
Mr. Ladner and his wife, Patricia, spent their first years of married life in Pacific Palisades before moving to Del Mar in 1956 and then to La Jolla in 1961. In La Jolla, Ladner managed the La Jolla branch of the Los Angeles-based interior design firm Cannell & Chaffin Interior Design on Girard and Pearl (1956-1969). Cannell and Chaffin had three other locations in SoCal (Westwood, Wilshire and Pasadena).
In 1969, he opened Ladner Design Studio, where, in addition to design services, he sold antiques. Every year, he and his wife would take six-week buying trips to England and Europe, often inviting along clients.
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