Weekend / Stuff
Hans Olsen fireplace, Mel Smilow table, Finn Juhl tray, Ravenware and an Alcoa vase.Tunsi Girard, Alexander's brother
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Holiday shopping : (I did get a tall Harrison McIntosh vase to go with my other two.
View ArticleTorres de Satélite / Ciudad Satélite
Torres de Satélite ("Satellite Towers"), located in Ciudad Satélite, a northern suburb of Mexico City. I stopped on my way back from San Cristobal.The concept was developed by Luis Barragán and...
View ArticleAlexander Calder / Hauser & Wirth
‘Calder: Nonspace’ at Hauser & Wirth Los AngelesThe gallery exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Calder Foundation, consists of mostly monochromatic, abstract sculptures that create...
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Isamu Kenmochi table to match the one I had, although the new one is larger. They nest. Who knew?Shopping for junk during the holidays is usually rough because people are trying unload all their...
View ArticleKelvin / Albuquerque
The Kelvin Home (also known as the Raabe House or Kelvinator), 1938 by William Burk, Jr. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The house was built for local hardware store owner, Walter Raabe. Influenced by Le...
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Roland Smith lamp, Takeshi Nii stool, German lamp and fire tools.Martz, Harwood Steiger fabric and a bowl.This is actually from last week. There's a Design Line lamp and a Don Shoemaker table.
View ArticleBlue Cross / Albuquerque
The Blue Cross Building, Albuquerque. Designed by Ferguson, Stevens, Mallory and Pearl, Architects in 1954. The cross pattern concrete walls were a nice design element. Source: Architecture in New...
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A rug by Mexican Modernist, Cynthia Sargent, Kipp Stewart table and an Eastern European textile. Italian smalls, including a box by Gabriella Crespi and a Bitossi bulldog by Aldo Londi
View ArticleHarry Weese / Albuquerque
I was digging around for architecture spots to visit in New Mexico and saw a mention of a project by Harry Weese. There aren't too many of his projects west of the Mississippi, so it was nice to get to...
View ArticleTravelstead Hall / University of New Mexico
Travelstead Hall (1963) at University of New Mexico by Max Flatow, Moore, Bryan and Fairburn1963Source: Albuquerque ModernismA detailed write up on the building can be found at Albuquerque Modernism.
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Henry P. Glass cabinet for Fleetwood and a stool by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall for Glenn of California. Though few were built, the Fleetwood Corporation and Glass became a regular pair with...
View ArticleDraper Studio of Modes / Pasadena
Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena is Historic Route 66. This 1948 building is just one of the great examples of architecture still in existence on the historic roadway.The building started out as Draper...
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Inco stools, Ward Youry Ceramics, Glenn of California for Stewart MacDougall coffee table and another Hans Olsen fireplace.
View ArticleRichard Bowman / The Landing
Radiant Abstractions, a retrospective of paintings by Bay Area artist Richard Bowman (1918-2001) at The Landing.In the 1950s and 60s, Bowman pioneered the use of fluorescent paints, incorporating...
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George Nelson for Howard Miller fire tools, Raymond Loewy for Mengel stool and a wire basket.Doyle Lane mask
View ArticleINCO / Products
INCO was an independent furniture company located in Los Angeles from 1924 to 1977.Francis Inco (left) was the owner of the company. At the time, the factory was located in downtown Los Angeles. In...
View ArticleMod Swap / 2019
On Saturday, March 16th, a crew of a dozen or so Midcentury collectors will be gathering in San Diego to unload some great vintage goods. For the second year in a row, it will now be hosted by One Bunk...
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Axel Larsson chair from 1948 , Peter Pepper magazine rack and Isamu Noguchi table for KnollJack Boyd, Harrison McIntosh and Frans WildenhainJack Boyd necklace.
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