Esoteric Survey

La Gardo Tackett studio bowl Report from the field (Phoenix, AZ)

 Candelabrum by Bruce Hill for Peter Pepper Products More here and  here . As seen in California Designed ( 1955) with Malcolm Leland Prescolite lighter Big Soleri bell Ken Starbird Braun Domino lighter set by Dieter Rams and clam shell ashtray by Alan Fletcher. The 15 year ago me would have been very excited about this plastic stuff.

The  Objects USA  annual sale happened this past weekend in San Diego. Some people showed up. Barbara Chapman It got trippy

La Gardo Tackett

Public Work: Lines of Desire, at the Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles explores Peter Shire’s public and private architectural commissions. It was curated by Jo Lauria. Early 80s Model for a project in Elysian Park The selected design for Elysian Park Here's the full scale version at Angel's Point, Elysian Park. That's Downtown LA in the background. Mr. Chubs must think he deserves some credit as well. I'm not sure if this was some sort of a joke, but there was a very functional looking teapot hiding under a neighboring tree.

Objects USA presents their annual weekend-long sales exhibition. Dates             Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 21 st , 7 pm Saturday, Nov. 22 nd 10 am – 5 pm Sunday, Nov. 23 rd   10 am – 4 pm   Location Ronis Fine Art - 1946 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92102   More information at objectsusa.com

Kurt Versen, Esempi, George Nelson tray and Swift and Monell stool Boyd and Earthgender George Nelson clock Eames EC175-8 (1971)

Amy Auscherman, design preserver / archivist at Herman Miller had a way better Tackett Thursday than I did. This is a La Gardo Tackett memo to Hugh De Pree, son of Herman Miller founder, D.J. De Pree. This is when Tackett was working for the company's Objects Division.  Amy's Instagram feed is great. Follow her at acid_free La Gardo and Kenji

MALCOLM MCCLAIN: VISUAL, TEXTUAL The exhibition, curated by Dave Hampton, included  work from the 1940s through the late 1970s. There were 30 works on paper. The exhibition  also included a sound installation  by Charles Curtis,  drawn from texts by McClain.  There's Charles now. Ceramics by McClain

Joel Edwards large and in charge pots, Wayne Chapman for Wednesday, Rene Brancusi table and Brazilian bowl for the Lunning Collection Bill Lam ceiling/wall mount lamp

Malcolm McClain fui. non fui. , c. mid-1970s Typewriter and collage on paper 6 x 3-1/2 inches This weekend :  MALCOLM MCCLAIN: VISUAL, TEXTUAL  includes work from the 1940s through the late 1970s.  The exhibition will also include a sound installation  by Charles Curtis   drawn from texts by McClain.   November 8 and 9 at Ronis Fine Art -  1946 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92102 Malcolm McClain American Prophecy State University , c. mid-1970s Ink on paper 4-15/16 x 7-15/16 inches Malcolm McClain Composition , c. 1952 Watercolor on paper 6-1/2 x 8-5/8 inches

La Gardo Tackett does ice cream toppings 

OK, so this Victor Bisharat  candelabrum sent me on one of those wormhole reserach expeditions.  It was designed in 1951 by Bisharat, a Jordan-born architect living in California. This I have known for quite some time. What I didn't know is that he designed this base around the same time.  It was used as a plant stand or a table and is pretty much the same concept as the candelabrum. It seems super obvious now. Here it is in table form. I've had a couple of these and never knew the designer. Since they are usually found in the SF Bay Area, I assumed it was a designer from up there. It turned out to be true. The wormhole paid off this time. Too bad I sold the tables. Also in the early 50's, Bisharat supposedly worked with with the Ralph M. Parsons Company and helped with the plan for Disneyland in  Anaheim . He was in the LA area, so it's plausible, but I couldn't find anything to substantiate the claim that he or the Parsons company worked on th