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Weekend / Stuff
Bowls by Alma AllenAllan Gould and IncoAmy Donaldson, Tapio Wirkkala and Tom McMillinYou know, for fruitWhen is enough, enough?
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OBJECTS USA / FALL 17
OBJECTS: FALL 17Vintage Art Exhibition and SaleFriday, Nov. 17 from 7-9pmSaturday, Nov. 18 from 10am-5pmSunday, Nov. 19 from 10am-2pm Ronis Fine Art1946 BroadwaySan Diego, CA 92102 Objects USA, an...
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Lamp by Middletown Manufacturing Co. In the fall of 1949, the lamp appeared on the cover of the influential Walker Art Center’s Everyday Ary Quarterly, A Guide to Well Designed Products.Rose Dodds,...
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Mod Swap / San Diego
After a seven year break, Mod Swap is back! On Saturday, December 9th, a crew of a dozen or so Midcentury collectors will be gathering in San Diego to unload some great vintage goods.The last Mod Swap...
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Stan Hawk, Alvar Aalto and EamesGood booksSigned by Esther McCoy and includes annotations by Sim Bruce Richards.Milo Baughman for Pacific Iron ProductsDean Santner jewelry boxJapan
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Objects USA / Fall 17
The annual Objects USA show in San Diego was a great success. Thank you to all who made it over. The Kay Whitcomb wallA collection of Lynn Fayman photographsJames HubbellThe next event is Mod Swap...
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Vista of CaliforniaBitossiThe tough picking season started early this year.
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Old Mexican pottery and Pepe MendozaValentine typewriter, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Pepe Mendoza for Olivetti. It's the Spanish editioñññññ BooksMario Pani rendering
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Peter Voulkos / Rondena
Peter Voulkos, Rondena, 1958 will be up for sale at Phillips. Rondena was first exhibited at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1958. It was purchased at the Felix Landau gallery by Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum...
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Mexico / City
This is the third year in a row I've taken a trip to Mexico City in November.It's incredible that just a little over two months ago a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the city. 370 people died. I debated...
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Casa Pedregal / Luis Barragán
The Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel was a deserted area outside central Mexico City. The area is covered in dense lava from the Xitle volcano, which erupted thousands of years ago. Luis Barragan saw...
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Weekend / Stuff
A pair of Althea Cochrane (Brimm) collages from 1966Someone did a number on this Clay Michie Lamp No. 8 for Knoll.It's OK, you're safe now.Jens Quistgaard Dansk tray in WengeGood paperYes, that Pilot...
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El Altillo / Felix Candela
"El Altillo" or Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (1955) by Felix Candela and Enrique De La MoraLocated in Coyoacán, Mexico CityCandela was the master of the thin-shelled concrete hyperbolic...
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Palacio de los Deportes / Felix Candela
Palacio de los Deportes (1968) by Félix Candela, Antonio Peyrí Maciá, and Enrique Castañeda TamborellIt's visible from the air when flying into Mexico City. I stopped by on my ride back to the...
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McDonald's / Stanley Clark Meston
The oldest operating McDonald's is located in Downey, CA. It was the 3rd McDonald’s built, and opened in 1953. It was the second restaurant franchised by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald. The...
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Soleri / Daniela
I used to half-jokingly refer to Paolo Soleri as "Saint Soleri." I have even spent Christmas at Arcosanti a couple times. His work is some of favorite; whether it's the sculptures I live with, his...
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Weekend / Stuff
La Gardo Tackett for Architectural PotteryDoyle Lane beadsThere's something sweet about this paintingTripod potIt's the tough picking time of the year. So much so, I even forgot to post "stuff" last week.
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2017 / 2018
In 2017, I was able to go to some amazing places, see some great buildings, and picked up some cool things. If it weren't for the country falling apart, it would have been a great year. Anyway, here...
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Architecture / Pioneering Women
Pioneering Women of American Architecture is a collection of profiles of women who have made important contributions to American architecture. All of these women were born before 1940. The list was...
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