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Weekend / Stuff
Abel Sorenson and a candle holder by Donald Drumm. I was always skeptical about the Drumm attribution, but it was confirmed by his studio. It was part of a grouping he designed with a partner. They...
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San Diego Children's Zoo / Design
Plastic reinforced sphere aquarium that Gilbert A. Watrous designed for the San Diego Children's Zoo. Yes, it's the same Gilbert A. Watrous (1919-1991) who designed this Heifetz lamp, which won a...
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Downtown Modernism / Recap
Downtown Modernism did not disappoint. There was some great merchandise and word is that attendance was up. I didn't do a very good job documenting it again, but here are some pics. First up is...
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Weekend / Stuff
Lamps by Edmond Spence and Mario BottaYes, another Stan Hawk : )Pre-production Eames DCW by EvansThe exposed metal washers dates it to 1945-46PatinaNew books. Objects:USA is 50 this year!Klaus Grabe...
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Crafting Opportunity / Mid-Century Work from Mingei
Crafting Opportunity:Mid-Century Work from the Collection of Mingei International MuseumMay 11 – July 28, 2019 | San Diego Central Library GalleryCrafting Opportunity, an exhibition of ceramics,...
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Weekend / Stuff
Muriel Coleman at my favorite vista pointLa Gardo Tackett, Gerald Thurston, Jens Quistgaard, Ravenware and birdiesJapanese architecture mags
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Maurice Martiné / Exhibition
It's been over a year since The Maurice Martiné exhibition I did with Archive 20th Century I never got around to actually doing a post with photos of the exhibition, so here it goes. Maurice Martiné...
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Weekend / Stuff
Malcolm Leland Centerpiece Mel Smilow table and some smallsAnother Stan Hawk! I also picked up a similar looking piece by Albert Manufacturing, a taller imposter. Sign designed by Deborah Sussman of...
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Mutual Housing Association / Site Office
The Mutual Housing Association Site Office (1947) by A. Quincy Jones, Whitney Smith and Edgardo Contini.The Mutual Housing Association concept began with four musicians who, in 1946, wanted to share...
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Cree House / Albert Frey
In 1947, Raymond Cree, a school superintendent who went into real estate development, hired Albert Frey to design a hotel on 12 acres Cree owned on East Palm Canyon Drive. The hotel never materialized,...
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Weekend / Stuff
I stayed local this weekend and it rained. A side table is all I picked up. At least it's nice.
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Horton Plaza / Jon Jerde
Horton Plaza by Jon Jerde opened in 1985. It was a big deal. Downtown San Diego was dead and this postmodern mall was an attempt to revitalize the heart of the city. It's considered a postmodern...
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Tryyn Gallery / Guaty
William Chappelow at his Tryyn Gallery in Guatay, CA. Bill is an amazing craftsman who specializes in wood kitchen implements. He's been at it since the early 1970s and his work is included in the...
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Weekend / Stuff
Robert J Ellenberger for Calfab Furniture Company. Los Angeles, 1950F Carlton Ball and Tatsuzō Shimaoka Two more for the cup collection.
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Leon C. Meyer / Round House
Leon C. Meyer (1924–2003) was an architect known for designing round houses in the 1960s and 1970s. They are primarily found in the Bay Area. Leon's firms were Meyer Round Structures and Meyer and...
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Horton Plaza / Curbed
Alisa Walker wrote an excellent piece on the impending destruction of Horton Plaza for Curbed. I took the photos. Will this PoMo wonderland in San Diego be saved?An urban mall designed to revive...
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Weekend / Stuff
Milo Baughman for Glenn of CaliforniaRay Komai "the big catch" for Laverne Originals. I've been looking for this for a long time. Hideki Takayama wood sculpture and Akio Nukaga cup from a show hosted...
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Sori Yanagi cups and La Gardo Tackett SandpipersBench from 1959, iron stool and David Cressey for Architectural Pottery
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Curved Space System / Peter Jon Pearce
For years I've had a childhood memory of playing in a space age bubble. I asked my mom and she had no idea what I was talking about. My deep digging on the web never provided any leads. I remembered it...
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