Esoteric Survey

Cressey and Glenn Glen Lukens Inco and San Diego Manufacturing Company  Smalls

Tackett cameo at the Stahl house by Pierre Koenig Photo: Julius Shulman

Fayman Industrial Building (1966) by Russell Forester I visited the complex sometime last year and the buildings were all white. This was very  disappointing  after seeing a vintage shot with them looking more like they do here. It's great to see them back to the way they're supposed to be.   it looks like they need more paint in the back.

Eames Time-Life Stool AP/Malcolm Leland Flower Pot Smalls

Blunk House in Inverness, California  J.B. Blunk built the house    from 1957 to 1962,  by hand. This wasn't my first trip to the house. Almost 10 years ago I ate from Point Reyes cheese on Blunk plates with   Mariah Nielson   (J.B.'s daughter) and   Tanya Aguiniga .  I still get the chills thinking about it.  A young J.B. Blunk cups. I had coffee in one.  J.B. made the Bizen ware cup on the left in Japan. The details are everything Every square inch of the house is a testament to Blunk's talent. Right down to the doorknobs. That's me brushing my teeth in the best sink ever. I took a shower outdoors. Craft geek nirvana was reached. Ceramic soap holder Christine Nielsen, Mariah's mother and a textile artist. She was with J.B. for over 30 years, until his passing in 2002. Christine and her husband Keez made my visit to this incredible ho

Isamu Noguchi, laced up Malcolm Leland / Architectural Pottery Smalls