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Weekend / Stuff
Swift and Monell, Doyle Lane and Olga LeeDoyle LaneEliot Noyes / IBMI hit a good ephemera pile too.
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PS / Modernism
Objects USA booth at the 2015 Palm Springs Modernism show.Sol-Air canvas and iron lounge and side table by Pipsan Saarinen Swanson for Ficks Reed, 1950. Sol-Air was selected for the first “Good Design”...
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Frey / Loewy
The Raymond Loewy House (1946-1947) by Albert FreyIt's the one where the pool extends into the house.Source: SP FaustSource: SP FaustIt's in a decent neighborhood too. The Kaufmann Desert House by...
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Weekend / Stuff
Isamu KenmochiCreative PlaythingsSoleri BellsPhoto: Kristen GallerneauxMore iron
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Baja Calfornia / Design
Av. Revolución, Tijuana, MexicoAv. Revolución in the early 60s.Source: Neat Stuff BlogFormer Mexicoach bus station on RevoluciónOther than HUBSTN, a co-working space, and a couple of food spots on the...
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Weekend / Stuff
C. Carl JenningsHenry P. GlassEugene Weston and Karl Lightfoot This might work with the chairs I bought last week.ClayBooks on clayLouis KalffAlexander Girard playing cards for Braniff International
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Eames / ▽▽
Ever wonder what the embossed triangles on certain Eames chairs mean?Read this post by Daniel Ostroff on the Eames Office website to find out.You'll also learn that the early Zenith shells are...
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El Anatsui / MCASD
Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui at MCASDDowntownPrinting platesAnatsui does not supply a plan for the installation of his work. He allows the curators to decide on placement. I was...
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Tackett / Thursday
La Gardo Tackett diablo cups on an Alexander Girard table cloth. This was in the Herman Miller Textiles & Objects shop in 1962.The Girard-designed T & O was one of the coolest shops ever and it...
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Where the / Buck
Buck House (1934) by Rudolph SchindlerThere was a Claire Falkenstein sculpture/fountain at the house in 1979. It must have been installed sometime after 1960.Photo: Julius Shulman, Getty Research...
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Prouvé / LA
The Jean Prouvé “Structure Nomades” in the parking lot of Maxfield in Los Angeles is now fully erected.More here.
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Mathematica / Henry Ford
The Henry Ford announced their new acquisition of the Eames-designed Mathematica. It will be on permanent display inside the Henry Ford Museum in 2016.The Eames office made three versions of the...
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Tijuana / Modern
The US / Mexico border gets political. They're watching too.Mexico / USBull ring in Playas de Tijuana. Not a fan, but the structure is cool.Contemporary architecture in PlayasA lot of great places are...
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Salk / Equinox
Salk Institute for Biological Studies (1962) by Louis Kahn- La Jolla. The plaza was designed in collaboration with Mexican architect Luis Barragan. Kahn invited Barragan to the project after seeing his...
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