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Arcosanti / Urban Labratory

I haven't been to Arcosanti in almost a decade. My past trips have always been in the winter and that includes Christmas a couple times. It was pretty hot and humid on this trip. The population of...

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Weekend / Stuff

I went to Arizona over the weekend and had a little time to do some shopping. The tag on the Eames wire chair said it was a DWR Eames chair. I'm assuming that was what Google Lens told them. It's...

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Schindler House / Kings Road

 The Schindler House by R.M. Schindler (1922).There's a lot of debate about the first modern houses. I'm not sure this is one of the first but it's certainly one of the best. I've been a number of...

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Charles Pfister for Knoll bowl, Gump's frame and a Japanese wood bowl.Tackett times twoJade Snow Wong getting married at Mills College

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Mod Swap / Objects USA

  The irregularly scheduled but always fun MOD SWAP is back!ObjectsUSA, Modern San Diego and collectors of Modernism from around Southern California and Mexico will bring together furniture, art, and...

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Museo Dolores Olmedo / Mexico City

The Dolores Olmedo Museum, in Xochimilco, is home to the largest collection of works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the world. Along with the art is 16th-century architecture, peacocks,...

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Early Walter Lamb chair and a Japanese garden lampStan Hawk, studio jewelry chest and a stone sculpture.  

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Casa San Buenaventura / Manuel Parra

 Casa San Buenaventura by Manuel Parra was built from 1991-1993.Parra, true to his style, incorporated many reclaimed architectural elements and building materials from demolished historic buildings....

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Lomas de Chapultepec / Manuel Parra

Private residence by Manuel Parra, located in Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City. The owner of the house has lived there since he was a young child. His father commissioned Parra to design the home in...

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Studio ChairNessen StudiosEero Saarinen for Knoll

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Casa-Estudio O'Gorman / Juan O’Gorman

Casa-Estudio Juan O’Gorman (1933). The Juan O’Gorman Residence and studio in San Angel, Mexico City. He built and lived in the house, moved out and eventually moved back in. He would end up taking his...

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Conlon Nancarrow / Juan O'Gorman

Casa Estudio Conlon Nancarrow, designed by Juan O'Gorman (1948,1972)Nancarrow was an  American composer who moved to Mexico City in 1940.  He joined the Communist Party in the United States in 1930 and...

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 Early Doyle Lane vaseThe Doyle Lane came with Ralph Bacerra and Vivika and Otto Heino pots. These three all came together which is interesting because both Lane and Bacerra studied under Vivika. In...

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I went to Mexico City and did a little shopping while I was there.Pepe Mendoza and snakes.The bookends are by Don Shoemaker. It's a design by him I've never seen before.A scene from La Lagunilla flea...

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Architectural Pottery / Lawrence Residence

A reunion was held last weekend to bring together everyone who was involved in the Architectural Pottery: Ceramics for a Modern Landscape book and AMOCA exhibition. It was held at the home of...

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 It's been a while since I've had a Wayne Chapman birdhouse. Machine Age lamp

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I had a good weekend. Getting pieces by Henry Takemoto and Doyle Lane on the same day doesn't happen often. It's funny that the Takemoto has weed pots on it ann the Lane isn't a weed pot. The cups are...

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 Marguerite Wildenhain, Tom McMillin, Vic Bracke, and a couple of Japan things.Richard Galef, Lisa Larson, handmade stool

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 Planter by Romeo Reyna and Japanese candle holdersRomeo is mostly known as a fiber artist but he also worked in ceramics and even painted. Here he is in his Laguna Beach studio.Bric a brac

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Weekend / Stuff

Between the holiday and bike camping over the weekend,  I only shopped a little on Friday.I did get a pair of Lemurian Crafts walnut beakers by Reynolds G. Dennis.MoMA has oneThere it is on the ESU in...

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