Esoteric Survey

  Ikebana, Amy Donaldson, Hal Fromhold and David Stewart I went to the Peter Shire open house last weekend and bought a dustpan. and some ceramics George Nelson (with Isamu Noguchi and Bucky) and Irving Harper (right) From George Nelson: The Design of Modern Design , Nelson reminisced about that 1947 evening in his office: "And there was one night when the ball clock got developed, which was one of the really funny evenings. [Isamu] Noguchi came by, and Bucky Fuller came by. I’d been seeing a lot of Bucky those days, and here was Irving and here was I, and Noguchi, who can't keep his hands off anything, you know – it is a marvelous, itchy thing he's got – he saw we were working on clocks and he started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, 'This is a good way to do a clock,' and he made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this ... pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenl...

Eames!  Euro stuff with holes Music jewelry box by Tom Tramel  Architectural Pottery Smalls, including a Heino and plaque by Marguerite Wildenhain

Japanese Modern at T&Y Gallery The exhibition includes pieces by Junzo Sakakura, Isamu Kenmochi, Isamu Noguchi, Riki Watanabe and Sori Yanagi. There is also a mobile tatami platform by architect Kiyoshi Seike. This is a collaboration with Gallery Sign Tokyo. Junzo Sakakura Bench by Riki Watanabe Isamu Kenmochi Isamu Kenmochi Daybed by Makoto Masuzawa Mobile tatami platform by architect Kiyoshi Seike "My House" by Kiyoshi Seike, 1954  The architect designed his small 1 0m x 5m house   for himself and his family in his parent’s back garden.   The tatami mat was used indoor and out for multiple functions. The house today.  Source: Gallery Sign Tokyo Seike is considered one of Japan's most important post-war architects. This is the dream. I used to have the same model Lambretta, LD Mark II. Source:  Gallery Sign Tokyo There was a model of the house on display. Sori Yanagi tray The exhibition closes December 23. T & Y Gallery is just a few months old and is l...

Félix Candela: High Life Textile Factory, Coyoacan, Mexico City 1955 The facility made suits for a retail men's store called High Life. The store is still in existence but the building was later Cavalier Fashion and now appears to be vacant. The building made the cover of Arts & Architecture in May 1956. There is an article on Candela but this building isn't discussed. During construction. I was able to poke my phone through one of the few sections of window that wasn't covered by a board.  It's very nondescript from the exterior.  It's located near Frida's Casa Azul.

Parroquia de la Santa Cruz by Antonio Attolini Lack (1960-1968) I took another trip out to Jardines del Pedregal, the master planned community developed by Luis Barragan. This incredible church was initially designed by José Villagrán but Attolini took the project over and made substantial changes to the original design. Thorny David y David I'm not sure who designed this chair. Antonio Attolini Lack designed this one.  The crypt So many good details. Source: Una Vida Moderna Source:  Una Vida Moderna The wall lining the plaza in front of the church. Antonio Attolini Lack was obviously proud of this project. Rightfully so.