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 Amy Donaldson vase on a Henry P. Glass table model Danish tableFrom the famed Illums Bolighus store in Denmark

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80th Ceramic Annual / Scripps College

80th Scripps College Ceramic AnnualStarting in 1945, Scripps College has been mounting these legendary annual exhibitions. This year, they combined two major California collections for In the Hands of...

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Rope edge Zenith Eames chair with the grease pencil and the this LAX base. It checked all the geek boxes. The middle weed pot is James Wayne. The other two pieces are Japanese.

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David Cressey Solar design on a Pro Artisan John Follis planterTwo unknowns in the back and a beautiful Amy Donaldson in the front. Here's that Amy Donaldson from the topDon Jennings from the OC. I'm a...

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La Cacho / Tijuana Architecture

I joined @arquetipo_de_cambio while she was documenting historic buildings in Tijuana. Marissa grew up in Tijuana but has been living in Los Angeles for the last 15 years. Many extant structures still...

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Johannes Aasbjerg, Kenji Fujita  and Ben SeibelI stopped by sidewalk sale on my ride to work and a guy was selling some of his nudes collection.

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Craft geek stuff Richard Mills from the Artist-Foundary Movement that was happening in San Jose in the 1960s.Dave Hampton wrote a book about it: Pouring Metal in the South BayLampsAlvar Aalto...

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Weston Havens House / Harwell Hamilton Harris

Weston Havens House (1939-1941) by Harwell Hamilton Harris, way up in the Berkeley Hills.Docomomo Northern California was hosting a tour that coincided with a shopping trip to the Bay Area.John Weston...

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 At 5:30 in the morning, in the dark, that weed pot looked like you know who.  It's not. I don't know who did the ceramic bird either, but it's cute.Seymour Robins

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Downtown Modernism / April 27th

Downtown ModernismApril 27th, 2025Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058This one is not to be missed! Dogs Welcome!More info: https://ladowntownmodernism.com/

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This post is the stuff from the weekend before last. I'm catching up.Paul Rand and a chair frame by the Martins. I'll go more in depth on them later.L-shaped coffee tableRobert MaxwellRuth Asawa from 1997

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Bailey House / Architectural Digest

 The Bailey House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg made it to the Architectural Digest Unique Spaces video series.And our boy Dave was part of it. Hopefully he won't get too mad that I posted a picture of...

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 Here is my load from Downtown Modernism. It was another great one!Donald Drumm wall mounted candelabra and more of the Raymor spot lamps. Some dealers/auctions have attributed them to Harry Gitlin but...

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Modular Housing / Juan José Díaz Infante

In the late 1960s Mexican architect Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez (1936-2012) designed an all-plastic modular house for farm workers in Mexico. The fiberglass-reinforced polyester shell made them easy...

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Carl Auböck egg and Isamu Kenmochi Bauhaus dishes.It was a tough weekend on the picking front. Although the dishes do complete a set. 

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 It's a great weekend when a new Jack Boyd is involved.Ceramics, including Amy Donaldson and Hal FromholdNoguchi and another three legger.Robert Josten tableCatalogs

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Ivan Bartlett / Chicago

I came across this painting I've had for years in storage while I was pulling things out for Downtown Modernism. I decided I would sell it.I don't remember when or where I bought it but it was several...

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Edo-Tokyo Open Architectural Museum / Japan

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum has been on my list for a while. The House of Kunio Maekawa, seen here was my main motivation. Edo is the former name of Tokyo, as well as the time period...

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 This is a couple weekends worth in Japan. The thing I dream about finding when I'm over there is vintage Sori Yanagi. Luckily, I was able find some.Then there are the bronzes. The ironThe animalsThis...

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Il Plazzo / Aldo Rossi & Shigeru Uchida

Hotel Il Palazzo by Aldo Rossi and Morris Adjmi (1989) with the original interior design by Shigeru Uchida. Located in Fukuoka, Japan. Uchida was actually commissioned to design the hotel and called on...

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The Good Flea / Heath Ceramics

 Vintage Market at Heath Ceramics in San Francisco I'll be selling at the first Make Good vintage flea market on Saturday June 14; 10am–5pm and Sunday, June 15; 10am–4pm at Heath San Francisco, 2900...

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 It's a great weekend when you come home with a Henry Takemoto. The one on the right needs a little more research. Someone who attended Chouinard Art Institute in the 1950s bought the Takemoto directly...

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The Good Flea / Good Times

 Heath Ceramic's Good Flea was a lot of fun. This was the first vintage market they hosted and what a great group of vendors it was. Heath Clay Studio Director Tung Chiang selected 15 dealers from...

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 Unknown ceramic sculpture and C. Carl JenningsRoy McMakin for Heath Ceramics (2003).I bought this at the Heath Market. Apparently it never went into production. It was part of the inventory when...

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La Esperanza schools of Tijuana / James Hubbell

I tagged along with arquetipo_de_cambio again on her latest trip to Tijuana. We visited the La Esperanza schools of Tijuana. Many of the buildings were designed by James Hubbell and built with his...

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