Esoteric Survey

The Visionease by General Lighting Company  Arts & Architecture (1949) Louis Danziger designed this ad, which ran in  Arts and Architecture in 1949.  The Marv Rand photo was taken in Case Study House 8 (The Eames House), while it was under construction.    Merit specified for the Case Study House Program  J.R. Davidson House (1950) Source: Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute Ladislav Sutnar design for  General Lighting Company Source: MoMa Although we know some great designers worked on the graphics for General Lighting, many of the lamp designs are just credited to the General Lighting Company, with no specific designer named. That's often the case when in-house designers are used. One of those in-house designers was the company's president, Harry Handler (I bet that name was rough in junior high).  He designed several versions of this gooseneck lamp for his compa...

Babes on Van Keppel Green - 1947 Complete with an issue of Arts & Architecture from August 1944. Cover by Ray Eames. The magazine is a bit old considering the photo shoot was in 1947

  Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism  Contemporary Jewish Museum  This exhibition, curated by Donald Albrecht, is a survey of contributions made b y Jewish designers, architects and patrons on the midcentury modern America home.  The museum and curators did a great job on the exhibition design. Guest curator Albrecht couldn't have selected a better group of designers.   Alvin Lustig This Lustig combo deserves another angle.  The textile and Paramount chair are on loan from  Elaine Lustig Cohen. Muriel Coleman The Coleman chair is on loan from the Museum of California Design George Nelson George Nelson/Irving Harper marshmallow sofa and Anni Albers textiles Marcel Breuer Rudolph Schindler Ben Seibel Trude Guermonprez Ruth Adler Schnee Elaine Lustig Cohen Alvin Lustig covers and Eugene Deutch ceramics  Gregory Ain / Good Desi...

Ray Eames : In the Spotlight The exhibition was curated by C harles and Ray's granddaughter,  Carla Hartman. Carla is the  daughter of  Charles's daughter,  Lucia.  A lot of love went into this and a vast majority of the material has never been on public display. It's a special tribute to Ray's brilliance. Carla with Grandpa Charles Photo by Lucia Eames, courtesy of Carla Hartman, Via Denver Post Prototype base on a Zenith rope edge chair, made with director and close Eames friend Billy Wilder in mind. Wilder often served as a test pilot during the prototype phase, particularly in the lounge chair department. Oh yeah,  Hawk House sighting. Source: Life Speaking of Wilder, Ray worked on a typography design for his film, Love in the Afternoon . The Eames Chaise (ES 106) is in the background. See the Wilder connection in this video by Daniel Ostroff,  here .  The end product  ...