Esoteric Survey

Greta Grossman, Marg Loring, Joel Edwards and Henry Takemoto. Not a back weekend. Takemoto, 1959

George Nelson for Herman Miller Steelframe, Doug Ayers, Jacob Hermann and chairs by Taos artist Ben Wade. Teak stuff Fong Chow  Fong Chow (1923-2012 ) was a Chinese American ceramicist, curator, and photographer from New York, N.Y. In 1951 Fong Chow completed a program at the Boston Museum School, majoring in ceramics, with a minor in painting and photography. He then was accepted into the ceramic program at Alfred University. Around 1952 he was hired by Glidden Pottery in Alfred in the role of designer and glaze developer.  of his Glidden Pottery designs won him a Museum of Modern Art coveted "Good Design" award. After Glidden Pottery closed in 1958, Chow accepted a job at the Metrolitan MAuseum of Art as assistant curator of ceramics in the Asian Department. As his career proressed at the Metroplitan, he maintained his own ceramic studio. ( Cooper Hewitt )

  The Max Wilcockson House by Walter S White  Walter S. White (1919-2002) was in the Palm Springs area from about 1948 to 1960. The architect, industrial designer, inventor and builder was born in San Bernardino. He worked for his father's construction company and then was a tool designer at an airplane factory during WWII. White returned to architecture in 1947 with and worked with John Porter Clark and Albert Frey. He also worked in the offices R.M. Schindler and Harwell Hamilton Harris. Not a bad group of architects I'd say. By the way, White had no formal architecture training. Source: UCSB , Walter White, architect, “Walter White: Alexander house (Palm Springs, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed November 4, 2021, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/579. Bates house (1953-1954) The house was built as a sculptor’s studio for Miles C. Bates. Also known as the Desert Wave House , it was in poor condition before a recent restoration by Stayner Architects, who al...

  Here is my haul from Downtown Modernism. As always, it was a great show! Riki Watanabe David Stewart William Chappelow The hanging file basket has always been my favorite part of the George Nelson Home Office desk. I was happy to be able to get one without having to buy the actual desk. I'm not sure what to do with it but I've wanted one ever since seeing the mailbox at the Eames-designed De Pree house. More about the De Pree house here .