Esoteric Survey

While a lot of people were gearing up to watch America's race to the bottom (AKA the presidential debate), a ton of great art and design was up for sale at  LAMA .   Wall of Gordon Onslow Ford Helen Frankenthaler George Nakashima DeWain Valentine R.M. Schindler chairs designed these chairs for  Sardi's Restaurant in 1933. The chars were manufactured by the  Warren McArthur Corporation.  The restaurant was demolished by a fire in 1936. These are rare! George Rickey Oskar Fischinger is so underrated. Classic hard edge modern Model no. T-3-C Heifetz Manufacturing Co. by James Harcey Crate This one came out of The Bailey House (Case Study House 20A) by Richard Neutra. See more on The Bailey House  here .  Eames Colouring Toy. I wonder why some of them use the British spelling? Mine doesn't have the "u". Anyway, i t was a gift from Ray Eames to Dale Bailey, who I assume lived in Case Study House 20A. It's

Stan Hawk, Glenn of California, Danish vase and “The Anchor” magazine holder by Seymour Robins Jean Balmer, Doyle Lane, and Martha Longenecker Smalls California Designed (1956) Fiber

Graphic designer and artist Elaine Lustig-Cohen passed away this week.   According to a biography by Stephen Heller. .. "At 15, she wandered into Peggy Guggenheim’s short-lived but influential Art of This Century gallery, where Guggenheim had exhibited a collection of Kandinskys in an installation designed by Frederick Kiesler. That chance visit ignited Elaine’s lifelong passion for modern art." Image: NY Times Elaine worked with her husband Alvin Lustig from 1948, until his passing in 1955. At 28, she took over the family business and had a long career as a graphic designer and artist.  Source: Elaine Lustig-Cohen One of her first projects was building signage for Phillip Johnson's House of Seagram. Source:  Elaine Lustig-Cohen Elaine's 1955 catalog design for Lightolier, a company Alvin also designed for. It was included in a  recent  LACMA  exhibition of Alvin and Elaine's graphic design work.   The  LACMA  installation

Japanese table and fireplace tools Lisa Larson Kaj Franck Smalls, including Andrew Bergloff and Soleri bells