Esoteric Survey

  A little pile to close out the year. An iron and wicker catch all, Japanese bench and some smalls.  LaGardo Tackett

Van Keppel Green library table Grete Prytz Kittelsen, Gross Wood and Raul Coronel Richard Thompson for Glenn of California and a record stand

  Big Marg Loring ceramics and glass bird by  Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi La Gardo Tackett, Hugh Acton and paper Hangers??

Some months back I posted the William Rotsler sculpture seen on the table.  The photo is from the installation of the 1989 exhibition at MoCA Los Angeles,  Blueprints for Modern Living:  History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses .  Carole Krohn and her husband made the table that was used in the exhibition. It's one of two they produced. She also provided objects for the timeline of consumer appliances section in the exhibition. Carole assisted with many other exhibitions, like What Modern Was and Machine Age Design .  Photo: David Wasco Blueprints for Modern Living:  History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses  was held in 1989 at the the Geffen Contemporary at MoCA Los Angeles.  Specifically, it was at the "Temporary Contemporary" space designed by Frank Gehry. The exhibition and accompanying book were and still are a big deal. It was the first museum show focused on the impact of the Arts & Architecture Case Study House program. It...

Harry Lawenda chairs and table by Victor Papanek  Here is victor with his table. The design was included in a Sunset Magazine DIY book. Vista also copied the design.   Jan de Swart and Rick Yoshimoto Japan La Gardo Tackett Christmas mobiles, Val Robbins, Peter Shire and other things.  Scandi things