Peter Blake Gallery from Laguna took over the Cody House by William F Cody for an exhibition they are calling BLAKEHAUS PALM SPRINGS
This was William Cody’s personal residence. He started designing the house in 1946, but it wasn't built until 1952. The construction is an interesting combination of adobe walls with a steel frame. The Cody family owned the house until it was sold to architect Francisco Urrutia, who worked for Cody from 1969-1974. Urrutia "updated" the house in the 1990s. The current owners, who purchased it in 2022, are Spanish architects Paula Bueso-Inchausti and Guille Castaneda. Their Palm Desert-based firm is Nomos RED and this isn't the only Cody house they own. The plan is to return some of the original features to the house. Also, apparently only architects are allowed to own this house.
Source: Arts & Architecture
Now to the art and design installation.
Peter Blake Gallery has a long history of showing California Light and Space works, like this large sculpture by Phillip K. Smith III. Look close and you can see a Natzler perched on the Pierre Chapo table, which is surrounded by Afra and Tobia Scarpa Soriana chairs.
Parabolic Monolith Iridium sculpture by Gisela Colon
Joe Colombo
Paul McCobb table and a Brazilian chair
Peter Alexander and Helen Pashgian
DeWain Valentine
The furniture is by André Sornay
Sculpture by Phillip K. Smith III
Angelo Mangiarotti table and more Scarpa chairs
Natzler vase
Percival Lafer
Lita Albuquerque resin piece over the Marco Zanuso sofa. Table by Gio Ponti and another light sculpture by Phillip K. Smith III.
Petalas Coffee Table by Jorge Zalszupin on the left.
Vladimir Kagan sofa
Lita Albuquerque
Gisela Colon sculpture on the wall and Peter Alexander on the pedestal.
Stephanie Bachiero
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