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Weekend / Stuff

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Between the holiday and bike camping over the weekend,  I only shopped a little on Friday. I did get a pair of Lemurian Crafts walnut beakers by Reynolds G. Dennis. MoMA has one There it is on the ESU in MoMA Good Design (1951).  If you need a refresher on the Lemurians, read this article by Dave Hampton:  Ancient Modern: Lost Crafts of the Lemurians Vintage photograph of the Phoenix Financial Center, designed by W.A. Sarmiento Books and MoMA cookie cutters from the estate of a local architect ended up at the junk swap. He was active in San Diego between the 1980s through mid-2000s as far as I can tell. He designed the Seaside Market in Cardiff by the Sea. 
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The Good Flea 2026 / Heath Ceramics

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The second Heath Ceramics Good Flea  was so much fun. Once again, Heath Clay Studio Director Tung Chiang selected about 15 dealers from around the world to participate. Last year was incredible and this year was even better. The Heath team, fellow vendors and customers were all such a pleasure to work with.  The Heath Pass the Plate booth had a line out of the building for most of the market.  Shin, Naohiro, and Masaki came from Japan to sell. Shin's table He also had an Eames film. Gallery Stoop / Naohiro with Noguchi and early Yanagi cups. Now Official / Masaki brought Mingei ceramics. Tung was swarmed by his fans. He had a beautiful display of Finnish pieces and flatware. Speaking of flatware...   Dung , the flatware king of New York, and globetrotter was set up with souvenirs he picked up on his travels. Dung was really working his California visit. He merchandised with citrus and even had the sun working for him. Everyone ate it up.  Carl/ O...
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Weekend / Stuff

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  Ilmari Tapiovaara at my favorite vista point on the 5. These are the things I bought when I was in the Bay Area for The Good Flea. Japanese iron Melvin Best, Heath, Irving Harper, Finland and Quistgaard Minis
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Weekend / Stuff

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It was a wild weekend.  Let's just say that I didn't go out looking for a 9 foot knife. The usual fare.  That Soleri bell is a good one. The log holder is by Alfred Staples, a Canadian designer. I've had a couple of them over the years and just found that out recently. Max Filkenstein and Ed Thompson.  Also, Aalto with a nice patina.
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