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Southwestern College / Onion
Mayan Hall (1968) at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California is on the chopping block. The planetarium (1967), along with almost every other original building on the campus are all slated to be...
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San Diego /Design Week
San Diego Design Week is an annual five-day series of events that celebrates interdisciplinary design in our region through talks, studio tours, workshops, and self-guided tours. In 2020 we’re...
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Weekend / Stuff
Isamu Kenmochi stool, Rosenlew kannellinen vuoka by Timo Sarpaneva and a Oiva Toikka Nuutajarvi bird.March 1950
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Richard Neutra / Claremont Methodist Church
Claremont United Methodist Church (Originally Claremont Methodist Church) in Claremont, CA by Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander (1959) and rebuilt by Dion Neutra (1968). I was in Claremont this past...
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La Gardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery, with the original stake. Although this is the first survivor I've seen, I would love to get more. They look great in a group. As seen in the Architectural...
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It was a pretty good weekend. Ellamarie Woolley, Jack Boyd, some Eames toys ,George Nelson, Timo Sarpaneva, Van Keppel-Green, and La Gardo Tackett.Jack BoydEllamarie Woolley
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Southwestern College / Bruce Nauman
While I was at Southwestern College a few weeks ago checking out the original buildings before they get demolished, I paid a visit to "Dark" by Bruce Nauman.The sculpture is "a 4’ by 4’ by 4” thick...
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Roy McMakin for Domestic Furniture chest of drawers and nightstands. Alvar Aalto stools, La Gardo Tackett and Dansk rare woods tray. Hans Bellmann stoolDesert pickings
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Jack Boyd sculpture, a bench and ceramics by Jean Balmer andAdam SilvermanMore desert picking. The Boyd isn't for sale, but the house is...Kaufmann Desert House by Richard NeutraSource: Wall Street...
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Maurice Martiné / Martines
1937 college humor magazine from USC. The cover drawing is by Maurice Martines, who later changed his name to Maurice Martiné. There has been a bit of mystery on whether or not his name was Martinez,...
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Weekend / Stuff
Ettore Stottsass, Bruno Gambone, Paolo Soleri and Mario BelliniKipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Glenn of CaliforniaRichard Galef for Ravenware and Tom Tramel
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Eugene Weston stools for Modern Color Inc.. Ettore Sottsass phone and an Alvar Aalto chair.This is actually from the weekend before last. I was distracted by the fate of democracy and all that. Weed...
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Gene Loose / Laurel Canyon
I was in Laurel Canyon this weekend and happened upon this house. I was told it was designed by Gene Loose. He was also involved in the design of at least three to four other houses on the cul-de-sac....
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Weekend / Stuff
Gross Wood, Ettore Sottsass and Frederick WeinbergOne of my extra curricular activities in digging through stacks of yard sticks.
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Herman Miller fabric, Van Keppel-Green ottoman, Marg Loring owl, Paul Vokening and Howard WarnerI'm really fortunate to have some works by Bob Matheny.And also a mask from Bob's wonderful wall of...
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Harry Crosby / Tijuana 1964
Tijuana 1964: The Photography of Harry CrosbyThe Modern San Diego newsletter alerted me to this exhibition currently taking place at the La Jolla Historical Society. It has been extended to January...
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Weekend / Stuff
Alvar Aalto, Lisa Johansson Pape "Apila" Stool and some Scandinavian smalls.Tony Paul in the front and a mystery in the back.Robert Maxwell
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