Esoteric Survey

  Peter Blake Gallery curates another  BLAKEHAUS  installation. This time it's at the Hunt House by Craig Ellwood and Jerrold Lomax. It's my first time being back inside since it's been restored. At one point it was on the verge of being demolished . It has since been purchased and restored  by architect Diane Bald and her husband Michael Budman. They were also able to get some of the original furnishing back. Those pieces have been temporarily moved off site for this exhibition. As described by the gallery: This iteration of BLAKEHAUS mines the aesthetics of modern architecture, West Coast minimalism, and historical modern design in a site-specific installation at The Hunt House in Malibu, CA. Eames chair that was deaccessioned from a Greek museum. It has a Hille label on the bottom. That's something you don't often see in the US. This nook looks like it was designed for this DeWain Valentine. The Hunt house really is the perfect setting for West Coast Minimalism

Alice Kagawa Parrot, Earthgender and Dora De Larios Alice Kagawa, Pre-Parrott  Some pots from when she was at Cranbrook studying under Maija Grotell  Dora and her birds Metal 1930s Deco

  ARCHITECTURAL POTTERY  BOOK SIGNING EVENT JF CHEN showroom in Los Angeles.  November 9, 2024 4-6pm In addition to getting your book signed, JF Chen has enough AP in his showroom to do his own exhibition. This is even after he loaned a bunch to the AMOCA exhibition . See you there.  

My pile from Downtown Modernism. A very good Soleri bell Tackett Koyo Sangyo, 1980 Tom McMillin and Dean Santner Knoll Laverne Originals Books and bookends Eames from the weekend before.

  Our buddy Dave Hampton will be giving a talk on Kendrick Bangs Kellogg at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library November 6th at 7:30pm.  More information and tickets, here .  Bailey residence, 1983–1989; photo credit: Chad van Herpe

  Downtown Modernism October 27th, 2024 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM Admission is $10 Cash Dogs Welcome! 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 Still the best flea market around!  Trust me, I go to them all and times are tough out there for picking. More information here . 

  Eames ESU 100, George Nelson  cane bench, model 5291

 Joe Nyiri, Jade Snow Ong, Carl Aubock, Heath and Peter Shire I picked up a pair of these interesting and surprisingly comfortable iron rockers and stoos. Plus, a Hans Sumpf hose pot Harry Lawenda