Clik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
 It was pretty slim on the picking front last weekend. With Downtown Modernism this coming weekend, I'm sure I'll make up for it. Weed Pot by Cliff Stewart. He was in some California Design...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
The weekend pile from Downtown Modernism is always a great one. It's good to bring back some San Diego clay by the likes of Wayne Chapman and Marg Loring. There's also a Ken Starbird, Ikebana and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pat Lopez / Freeman Lederman
I picked this bell up from my good buddy Steve (ayersfan) on Downtown Modernism this past weekend. It has a Freeman Lederman label. I picked this one up from Dean (dacvintagela) from the spring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
The small pile from a Bay Area trip.I was really happy to get this Luther Conover table. It's a version I haven't seen before. It has a solid asymmetrical teak top with a base similar to the boomerang...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pond Farm Pottery / California Bauhaus
I recently went on a trip to visit Pond Farm in Guerneville, California. The idyllic site is located near the Russian River on a hilltop above the Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve.Pond Farm began in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alvar Aalto Library / Oregon
The Mount Angel Abbey library (1970), designed by Alvar Aalto. It's located about an hour south of Portland, Oregon. In the early 1960s, library director Fr. Barnabas Reasoner, O.S.B., invited Alvar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Minoru Yamasaki / Detroit
 McGregor Memorial Conference Center (1958)This was the first building Yamasaki designed on the Wayne State campus.College of Education Building (1960) by Minoru YamasakiThis was the second Yamasaki...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Hawk House / Stan Hawk
I don't condone eating turkey. However, if you have to, you should do it on a Hawk House Brazier.I thought today would be a good day to post a Hawk House bio. The one here is much shorter than the one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
Harry Lawenda chairs and table by Victor Papanek Here is victor with his table. The design was included in a Sunset Magazine DIY book. Vista also copied the design.  Jan de Swart and Rick...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blueprints for Modern Living / William Rotsler
Some months back I posted the William Rotsler sculpture seen on the table here. The photo here is from the installation of the 1989 exhibition at MoCA Los Angeles, Blueprints for Modern Living:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
 Big Marg Loring ceramics and glass bird by Alessandro Pianon for VistosiLa Gardo Tackett, Hugh Acton and paperHangers??
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
Van Keppel Green library tableGrete Prytz Kittelsen, Gross Wood and Raul CoronelRichard Thompson for Glenn of California and a record stand
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
 A little pile to close out the year. An iron and wicker catch all, Japanese bench and some smalls. LaGardo Tackett
View ArticleClik here to view.
Website / Update
UPDATE - NewsletterHappy New Year!More items are now available in the shop.Sign up for the newsletter to get notified first when new inventory is listed. Behind the Scenes at The Henry FordI’ve been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JB Blunk / Thousand Oaks Library
Alpha + 2 (1984) by JB Blunk (1926–2002)Last weekend I made a delivery up to Thousand Oaks after a disappointing shopping trip to the Rose Bowl flea market. It was my first time in the city so I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Natzler / Auction / House
 The Private Collection of Gertrud & Otto Natzler at Rago and LAMA This auction has some insane pots. It looks like the Natzlers were holding back some of the best examples. Orange-red crater...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
The year is starting out slow on the picking front. I did get a good Josef Albers bookKrenit
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pacific Iron Products / New York Times
 Before the holidays I received an email from Tom Delavan, the design and interiors director of the New York Times T Magazine. One of his recurring columns is called Style Detective. Readers submit a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Website / February Update
 I just added some new things for sale in the shop, including these things from Japan. Sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of the homepage to get notified first when new inventory is listed.And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mitchell House / Buff, Straub & Hensman
The Mitchell Residence, Buff, Straub & Hensman (1959)I was up in Palos Verdes area a few weeks ago and stopped by to see Nate from Modern California House at his listing. This is the second time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
Art and Ikebana. Tony Paul tray and other iron.Gaetano Pesce Fish Design clock, David Stewart and some Scandi things. Tork! and The Primitives.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Howard Smith / Palm Springs Art Museum
The Art and Design of Howard Smith at The Palm Springs Art MuseumThe exhibition was curated by Steven WolfHoward Smith (1928-2021) was born on the East Coast of the United States, but is mostly known...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend / Stuff
I'm glad it's still exciting to find a nice old bubble lamp.French catch all, Edward Kienholz poster, Victor Bisharat, and Jens Quistgaard.  Â
View Article