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Architecture / Pre-Post-Trees
Kimpson House, Long Beach, California, 1939-1940 by Raphael SorianoPhoto: Julius Shulman, Getty Research InstituteTodayArt Center College of Design (Hillside Campus), Pasadena, California, 1970-1976 by...
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Eames Pavilion / Henry Ford
Good news- the Henry Ford Museum purchased the Eames World's Fair Pavilion that was in the last LAMA Auction.I can't think of a better place for it to end up. Here's the press release. The post I did...
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Weekend / Stuff
And some weekends, the pickings are slim. Though that is a cool waste basket.Braun ABW 30 clock by Dietrich Lubs
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CicLAvia / Modernists
This weekend is CicLAvia, for Modernists. Wilshire Boulevard will be closed to cars, so this is a rare opportunity to explore Wislhire on by foot, bike, skates or other non-motorized transport. As part...
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GBS / OUSA
g.colton, a brand & shop in Los Angeles, does a project it calls Guest Buyers Series.They ask people who inspire them to go out and buy cool stuff on g.Coltpn's dime. They document the purchases...
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Balboa Park / SD
Malcolm Leland gates leading to the San Diego Museum of Art sculpture garden.Is that Claire?Accelerated Point by Claire FalkensteinYeah, it's legit. There's the signature. What's not legit is the...
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Weekend / Stuff
Stacking tables/stools by Fran HoskenFran Hosken was a Boston-based architect, urban planner, designer, feminist, and social activist. She studied under Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer at the Harvard...
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CF / BS
Some jackasses have been stealing pieces of copper off the Claire Falkenstein "Three Fires" sculptures at the Fulton Mall in Fresno. According to Eric at Save the Futlon Mall, the City plans to remove...
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Craftsmen / Menagerie
Allied Craftsmen Today at the MingeiThe Allied Craftsmen of San Diego have been around in one form or other since the 1940s. This exhibition is sort of an update to the Mingei's 2011 San Diego's Craft...
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Watch this Space / Lustig House
Up until recently, there was only one known Alvin Lustig house and that was the June Wayne House. Now, there's two. Through the detective work of the house's new owner, Andrew Romano, and the previous...
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Modernism / Downtown LA
You blew it If you didn't go to Downtown Modernism at the Modernica factory yesterday.Then again, I blew it by not taking photos of all the stuff you missed out on. It's definitely the highest caliber...
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Weekend / Stuff
Michael Arntz ceramic headEames splintHoward McNab and Don Savage for Peter Pepper ProductsAlvin Lustig / New Directions : New Classics #27
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Amerika by Franz Kafka / Jacket by Alvin Lusitg The Anatomy of Revolution by Crane Brinton / Jacket by Paul RandSource: Paul Rand by Steven HellerThe World of Franklin and Jefferson / Design by Eames...
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Ross Bellah / Organic Design
Rattan chair and cart by Ross Bellah and Carl Anderson, from the 1941 MoMA Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition.They won Honorable Mention in Category A: Seating for a Living Room.Source:...
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