Esoteric Survey

Nice Claire Falkenstein you got there Trina Turk. The Paul Evans sculpture isn't bad either. Pepe Mendoza too? Images:  Bonnie Tsang  for Matchbook Magazine

There's a great post about Oscar Fischinger on LACMA's blog. Check it out:  Oskar Fischinger and California Abstract Animation Studie nr 8 (excerpt) by Oskar Fischinger from CVM on Vimeo .

Arthur Umanoff Swing Chair, distributed by Elton Image:   wit + delight Image: Reform Source:   arthurumanoff.com

There was a special fifth Sunday Long Beach flea at Vets Stadium yesterday. Picked up some clay and a Japanese weaving.

Source: Edwin Himself The Gainey company started in 1949 after John Gainey purchased the pottery he was employed at. They were making  Sparkletts water bottles and dog bowls at the time. Gainey is still made in California. Learn more here .   They produced Architectural Pottery's first designs before they had a facility of their own.   Source:  Edwin Himself

Fuck Your Eames Leg Splint Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table  is a pretty funny blog. It's where all these images came from. Fuck Your Eames Rocker Doubly so for this obvious knock off. Fuck Your Eames Lounge Chair Triply so for this bad knock off in white Fuck Your Fake Taxidermy  and Your Fake Eames Rocker Fuck Your Eames Hang it All  Times Two Fuck Your Map  and Your Eames Chairs Actually, those look like nice vintage shells.  They even stuck with H bases and didn't buy repro dowel bases. They do have those lame glove molds.  FRAME CLUSTER FRIDAY-  Fuck Your Frame Cluster  and Your Eames Chair FRAME CLUSTER FRIDAY  is my favorite. TERRARIUM TUESDAY   is pretty cool too. FYNC advertise a poster with their namesake. I can't decide if it's a joke or a lame attempt to make a buck. I hope it's a joke.

Jack Boyd Bronze Necklace- Every lady needs a Boyd. San Diego, California  Lisa Cliff Collection  has some insane California studio jewelry on 1stdibs Doyle Lane Ceramic Disk Pendant- For the down to earth minimalist type who appreciates a good glaze. Los Angeles, California  Doyle Lane Ceramic Bead Pendant- Only a keeper would appreciate this.  Los Angeles, California  Esther Lewittes Sterling With Gold Wash Ring- For that lady who is sophisticated and complex (in a good way).    Los Angeles, California  J. Arnold Frew Amethyst, Pearl and Gold Ring - For the high maintenance pisces in your life.   Arcadia, California

I have an owl collection. So what. A few of them are whistles and the biggest one is a lantern. They're by Marg Loring.

Bill Stern, who served as consulting curator for California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way ,"  at LACMA through June 3, will discuss how local materials, war industries, and a burgeoning population  conspired to make California - America's cultural frontier - a preeminent source of new products and new  looks for the entire nation. He will demonstrate how distinctively California circumstances, including a gold rush,  an earthquake, a depression and a world war, combined with the state's unique confluence of cultural influences -  Spanish Colonial, Spanish-Moorish, Mexican, European, Chinese and Japanese - to inspire an astonishing  surge of design innovation.  P.S. Even though this is an open-seating event, it would be helpful for us to know if you are planning to attend it.         Reply to: lacmatalk@mocad.org

Ceramic Sculpture By Veralee Bassler at Studio 111

 X-21 was a legendary shop on Valencia I miss it. Image: Flickr This is what's in the old X-21 space now. So sad. Brand spanking new knock off Tackett egghead condom holders, Made in China,  This is probably my least favorite Tackett design, but still. These are at a shop called Therapy. CB2 knocks off VKG Tradesman  - On the best block in San Francisco. Marc always has a tight looking shop. Artist Rex Ray thinks it's a great block too.  Source: CA Home + Design Hey Farsworth ! That guy stocks some good stuff.  The parklet outside Four Barrel Coffee , which is also on the 300 block of Valencia.  San Francisco is a pioneer with their use of  parklets .  A  couple parking spaces are converted into a place where  people and bikes hang out instead of parked cars. Pulp!  Fiat 500 on Market Another Fiat

Purple contract color - that's pretty rare Source: Ebay 1939  Kleinhans chair by Eames and Saarinen.  It was up for a day and like many good things on ebay, gone the next. Source: Ebay Bastardized Frankeneames Source: Ebay Lovely merchandising for this DTM Source: Ebay Awe Source: Ebay

 Olga Lee  and husband Milo Baughman The  Baughman-Lee  showroom was located at 744 1/2 North  La Cienega  Blvd., Los Angeles They were a full service design and decorating operation. Their line included furniture, fabric and wallpaper.   Olga  Lee  and Milo Baughman both designed for the short-lived designers' plan. Where can I get one of those? Olga Lee  screen-printed fabric  "Elements" Olga Lee  screen-printed fabric "Elements" Olga Lee  lamp for Ralph O Smith Collection of LACMA