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 Isamu Kenmochi Sori Yanagi Raul Coronel

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium / Blanton and Company

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  Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium by Rex Willoughby of Blanton & Co. Architects & Engineers (1975). Located on the University of Arizona campus. More about Blanton & Co. (formerly Blanton and Cole) can be found at the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation The history of the Grace H. Flandrau Planetarium can be found here .

Weekend / Stuff

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  James Lovera is underrated. This pot is perfectly thrown. Alice Kagawa Parrott A must have craft geek reference. Additions to my vintage photo / furniture collection.

Blakehaus / Donald Wexler

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Peter Blake Gallery  hosted another exhibition during Palm Springs Modernism this year. The Blakehaus installation for 2024 took place in a 1962 Donald Wexler steel house. The  Calcor/Rheem Prefabricated Steel House is number three of the seven Wexler Steel Houses. Forty houses were planned for the development but the increased price of steel made them cost-prohibitive. See Blakehaus 2023, here , which took place in a William Cody home. Wexler actually actually worked for Cody when he moved to Palm Springs. Prior to that, he worked for Neutra.

Weekend / Stuff

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 Earthgender, Robert Maxwell, La Gardo Tackett, Paul McCobb, Soleri Felmore fire tools (first time seeing outside of a period ad) and Victor Bisharat plant stand