Esoteric Survey

Doyle Lane : Clay Paintings The Landing at  Reform Opening Reception: Thursday, May 1st, 7 pm Photo: Ben Serar Reform has unearthed some work by Doyle which has never been on public display.  You do not want to miss this!

Modern Originals by Leslie Williamson In this, her second book, Leslie beautifully photographed the homes and studios of Eurpoean designers such as  Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, and  Achille Castiglioni. Le Corbusier The Carl Auböck workshop  Achille Castiglioni's home This is not one of those books you flip through once and then stick it on the shelf.  There is so much depth to the photos, be it the custom aspects of the the living spaces, the artifacts on the shelves, or the task of trying to ID all the furniture.  Case in point, the  Eames leg splint hanging on the wall and there's an Alvar Aalto brick on the heater.   Gae Aulenti Considering how great her first book ( Handcrafted Modern )  was, she must have been under a lot of pressure with this sophomore outing. She definitely pulled it off.

Los Angeles Modernism was held this past weekend at 3Labs .  I caught it on the last day. Inner Gardens and all their massive Architectural Pottery display was front and center.  Reform  had a booth dedicated to the work of Gerald McCabe McCabe as far as the eye can see Even a McCabe bed McCabe rockers Harrison McIntosh sculpture The shiny California corner-- Palo Alto chair by Byron Botker and table by McCabe. Peter Shire Erik Gronborg cup getting a fill up.  I did make it out of the Reform booth but the power went out shortly after, so I was only able to get a couple more photos... Great table at  NOHO Modern . They had some cool art too.  Dharam Damama--always a cool booth and always cool to hang out with.

Clay Flea market next to the airport = good junk photos Smalls I don't usually buy glass from Holland, but if it's Good Design approved,  it's good enough for me.

Tackett, Woolley & Dirks Photo by Charles Schneider

Doyle Lane : Clay Paintings The Landing at  Reform Opening Reception: Thursday, May 1st, 7 pm "Why not take paintings out of doors where one may sit and watch the changing play of sunshine on the glazes, and thus have changes of mood during the day?" - Doyle Lane via Objects USA  This is going to be major.

Greta Grossman, 1953 The Architect , a sale at Phillips, created by Lee Mindel, FAIA Franco Albini, c. 1940 Junzo Sakakura, 1956 The Japanese section of the 1960 Triennale di Milano, 1960 Jean Prouvé, 1944  In situ, 1944 Carlo Mollino, 1949  Mollino light in situ, 1949 Gerrit Thomas Rietveld , 1923/1957 The sale is in London on April 29.   It includes a ridiculous amount of great design by the likes of Juhl, Wright, Aalto, Fuller, Ando, Niemeyer...  See it all here . All images via Phillips

Lovell Beach House (1926)    by R.M. Schindler Source: USC West Elevation during construction Source: Southern California Art History Soleri bell on a Schindler!

Greta Grossman table and Freeman Lederman owl

In 1957, the Eames Office designed the station, rail yard, office, signage, posters, and tickets for the one-fifth scale Griffith Park Railroad. Deborah Sussman from the Eames Office was one of the designers on this project.  Source:  Eames Design by Ray Eames and the  Neuharts Source:  Eames: Beautiful Details  by   The Eames Office  and  Ammo Books  Sadly, in 1961 the lease belonging to Sam Bornstein (the operator who hired the Eames Office) was terminated and the new operators altered the design. It was eventually removed entirely.  Source: Eames Design by Ray Eames and the Neuharts Source:  Eames: Beautiful Details  by   The Eames Office  and  Ammo Books This Eames film,  Toccata for Toy Trains , was made the same year as the Griffith Park Railroad project.  Charles loved trains.