Esoteric Survey

An oasis of California Design is tucked away on the third floor of the Art of the Americas Building at LACMA .  Richard Neutra, La Gardo Tackett and Walter Lamb Richard Neutra, 1941 Chair from Channel Heights Housing Project, San Pedro John Kapel, Greta Grossman and Ray & Charles Eames As far as Eames, it doesn't get much rarer than this  Evans prototype from 1944-45 .  They paid a pretty penny for it too. It was sold through LAMA in 2000 for $107,000 5-2-7 bolt pattern!  Of course I checked underneath.  Richard Neutra, 1931/1941 David Cressey Monster Gertrud  & Otto Natzler Harrison McIntosh x 2 John Mclaughlin LACMA will be having a solo exhibition of his work, beginning on November 13.  Details:  John McLaughlin Paintings: Total Abstraction

It's National Coffee Day

1967 Clay Kids stuff

Garden sculptures by La Gardo Tackett, a gift of the Lawrence Family in honor of Max and Rita Lawrence (Architectural Pottery founders), alongside  a  Richard Neutra chair from his Channel Heights Housing Project, San Pedro. They are are currently on display at LACMA .

Gertrud + Otto Natzler Hawk House / Stan Hawk Milo Baughman / Glenn of California

Eames Lantern by Aurilla Doener for Architectural Pottery and Doyle Lane The Aurilla Doener lantern was in the 1964 Architectural Pottery catalog and it was shown in California Design 9 (1965) A few years earlier Doener received an "Honorable Mention" in Washington.  Plaque by Vivika and Otto Heino and a weaving Cool ceramic lamps with not so cool shades

Steve McQueen is the "King of Cool", so it's no surprise he had La Gardo Tackett and Kenji Fujita in the kitchen of his 1962 Buff & Hensman in the Hollywood Hills.  Photo: Sid Avery via Reform Gallery I'm sure those Fujita liquor decanters saw a lot of use Photo: Sid Avery You know he drove his Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta to buy that Tackett Steve McQueen also had Eames Source: Life He also wore khakis while sitting in his Tropi-Cal chair.  Tough guys sit on iron. Source: Gap  Marlon Brando with bongos and a Harry Lawenda Lamp. That also looks like a Richard Galef pencil cup. Photo: Sid Avery Paul Newman was kinda cool and collected Dansk. Photo: Sid Avery

VKG chairs, 40s terracotta sculpture and macrame    Iron and Isamu Kenmochi Clay and a Sori Yanagi sake glass George Nelson/Irving Harper fire starter and Japanese iron