Esoteric Survey

Ettore Stottsass, Bruno Gambone, Paolo Soleri and Mario Bellini Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Glenn of California Richard Galef for Ravenware and Tom Tramel

1937 college humor magazine from USC. The cover drawing is by Maurice Martines, who later changed his name to  Maurice Martiné . There has been a bit of mystery on whether or not his name was Martinez, with a "Z" or not. Some speculated he changed it to avoid discrimination of having a hispanic name. It actually turned out to be that he thought Martiné had panache and was more suitable for a designer. During his studies at USC, Martiné studied under Glen Lukens.  And last month at Bonhams  a Lukens bowl from the Martiné estate came up for sale. His Eames lounge chair and ottoman were also up for grabs.

  Jack Boyd sculpture, a bench and ceramics by Jean Balmer and Adam Silverman More desert picking. The Boyd isn't for sale, but the house is... Kaufmann Desert House by Richard Neutra Source: Wall Street Journal

Roy McMakin for Domestic Furniture chest of drawers and nightstands. Alvar Aalto stools, La Gardo Tackett and Dansk rare woods tray.  Hans Bellmann stool Desert pickings