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LA Modernism / 2013
The 10 Ten booth at the 2013 Los Angeles Modernism show.Scott always dials it in with a great display. Having some really good pieces to show off doesn't hurt either.Vintage Cynthia Sargent rug at 10...
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Paris Photo / LA / Shopping
Paris Photo Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures StudioIn addition to the sound stages, galleries set up in the New York backlot at Paramount.There were galleries from around the globe showing but the...
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J.R. Davidson / Kingsley
The Kingsley Jr. House by architect Julius Ralph (J.R.) Davidson, 1947Davidson was also selected to design Case Study House #1. In fact, he designed it twice. Read more here. He also designed Case...
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Eames / Saarinen
Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen PapersSource: SmithsonianEames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen PapersSource: Smithsonian Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero...
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Ruth Asawa / Christie's
Ruth Asawa exhibition/private sale at Chtistie's Ruth Asawa ink on paperYayoi Kusama / Ruth AsawaAnni and Josef Albers with their Ruth AsawaAll images are from the Chtistie's catalog for this sale....
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The Letterhead
The Letterhead: History and Progress, 1955 by Ernst LehnerThe little yellow square is a nice touch.Alvin Lustig went to the The Art Center School, for a year.The A-D Gallery, where Alvin Lustig had his...
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Watts / 1966
Watts Towers, 1966Sam Rodia, the man who built the towers, died a year before this picture was taken.Sam named his towers "Nuestro Pueblo" / "Our Town". I think he would have liked these guys. Photos:...
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Sleepover LA
Sleepover LA is a short film project. It's the first collaboration between director Lily Baldwin and producer Nicole Disson.It was written by Andrea Claire Maio and Baldwin.Nicole Disson is the...
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FLW / SLO
Karl Kundert Medical Building by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1956San Luis Obispo, CA"Flow chart studies of Doctor Kundert's patients were taken, and utilized in the final outcome of the design. These...
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William Armbruster / Edgewood
William Armbruster isn't a name you hear very much these days. It's curious since he was in so many of the mid-century design bibles: Modern Furnishings for the Home, Furniture Forum, George Nelson...
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Weekend / Stuff
Cool table, Ravenware, Raymor, and Paul Laszlo for Pacific Iron chairsRichard Galef for Ravenware wastepaper basket and mini me pencil cup.I missed this Daniel Wenger Lotus chair; too bad. Good job to...
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Tackett / Thursday
La Gardo Tackett / HangersSaltSpiceAshtraysThe packaging is so good. He signed his letters with that slash too: La/Gardo
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Galaxy / How to
From: Peter M. Fraser for Marcel Breuer, To: Alexander GirardSource: Breuer Digital Archives Here is "Galaxy" at An Exhibition for Modern Living. The exhibition was curated by Alexander Girard.Image:...
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HUGE / Mongo! / I ♥ Junk
There is a six page article on Objects:USA in the latest issue of Japanese magazine, Huge.
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JB Blunk / Leslie Williamson
Outtake photo of the JB Blunk house from the Handcrafted Modern shoot by Leslie WilliamsonJB Blunk sculptures at the Blunk House Photo: Leslie Williamson
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1964 World's Fair Kiosk / IBM / Eames
So you have a four stack ESU, a first generation Zenith rocker, a rosewood lounge chair with a rotating ottoman and slip on glides and maybe even a prototype of some sort, but I bet, unless you're...
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Testa / Rand / IBM
IBM fabric designed by Angelo Testa, with Paul Rand's logoSource and more info: Cooper-Hewit National Design Museum
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LAMA Auction / May 2013
LAMA preview for the May 18th AuctionKen PriceEd RuschaClaire FalkensteinClaire FalkensteinHarry BertoiaGeorge NelsonIsamu Noguchi Radio NurseDid you know that the Noguchi Radio Nurse had something to...
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Taliesin West / Soleri
Last week, the folks from Cosanti were given a plaque designed by Frank Henry, Taliesin West Architect and faculty member, to honor Paolo Soleri's contribution to the architecture field.The drawing on...
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