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Weekend / Stuff
This is where I usually post the mid-century stuff I picked up over the week. Instead, we're dealing with some civil rights issues that should have been laid to rest in the mid-century.On January 21,...
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Mexico / Walls
Luis Barragan built some great walls in Mexico. Luis Barragan Barragan paid for his own walls at Casa Luis Barragan.Juan O'GormanMathais GoeritzMathais Goeritz and Ricardo LegorretaThe Mexican...
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Everything / Connects
You should check out this article my good friend Kristen wrote for Herman Miller: Mother of Invention How a hacked Eames Shell Chair, the world’s first mousepad, and a one-off keyboard console set the...
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Weekend / Stuff
Yep, more iron. New Dimensions on top. Not sure about the stool, yet. Anyone want to open a singles bar? : /
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Neutra / Roberts
The J.M. Roberts House (1955) by Richard NeutraThe 2,580 square foot structure is sited on a 3.45 acre hilltop in West Covina, CA. The house is for sale and Nate Cole of Unique California Property has...
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Internment / Executive Order
Executive Order 9066: February 19th, 1942, President Roosevelt authorized the internment thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident aliens from Japan. Roosevelt's order affected...
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Weekend / Stuff
Jack BoydJapanGenaro AlvarezGreta GrossmanAlexander Girard and George Nelson/Irving Harper
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Palm Springs / Modernism 2017
Archive 20th Century stacked it high with great stuffReform Gallery with California's finestJ.B. Blunk at Reform GallerySputnik does not mess around. Get it, they're from Texas.Sputnik...
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Moholy-Nagy / LACMA
Moholy-Nagy: Future Present opened recently at LACMA.The exhibition looks at the work by the painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, graphic/type designer, space designer, and teacher at the...
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Weekend / Stuff
Bob Stocksdale, Black Walnut from CaliforniaPretty close to the paper bowl by his wife Kay SekimachiJapanWayne ChapmanDean Santner articulated alligatorThis DCW has had a rough life, but still looks...
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Folk Art / Girard
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The permanent installation includes over 10,000 objects, which were donated by Alexander Girard. The...
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Weekend / Stuff
Bill Curry for Design LineJohn Follis studio potsTom Tramel wood vasesTramel vases pop up here and there, but I've always wondered where the table from California Design 10 went.Found it!Who knew there...
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Los Manantiales / Felix Candela
Los Manantiales by Felix Candela, in Mexico CityThe restaurant was designed by the Spanish-born architect in 1958. The structure, comprised of four thin-shelled concrete hyperbolic paraboloids, is...
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Frank Bros / LB
Frank Bros.: The Store that Modernized Modern, at the University Art Museum at CSULB Curated by Cara Mullio and Jennifer M. Volland. The exhibition sources the Frank Brothers archives at the Getty...
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Pipsan Saarinen SwansonVictor Bisharat, Architectural Pottery and Seymour Robins
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Print Culture / Midcentury Graphic Design
Print Culture: Midcentury Modern Graphic DesignCurated by Dave HamptonArt Gallery - 9th Floor, San Diego Central LibraryBarney Reid and Kay Whitcomb silkscreened textiles At least the war machine...
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