Esoteric Survey

Crafting Opportunity:Mid-Century Work from the Collection of Mingei International Museum
Crafting Opportunity, an exhibition of ceramics, furniture, fashion, fiber art, jewelry, and metalwork, explores the robust artistic output that followed World War II. Many of the works, selected from Mingei International Museum’s permanent collection, are on view for the first time.

Harrison McIntosh
Marg Loring owl and Jean Balmer birds.
Wayne Chapman weed pots. Gifts from Dave and Gayle.
One of Mingei's nice Eames LCWs.
Did you know that San Diego played a role in the Eames development of bent plywood?  Read about it here.
Beatrice Wood
Marcia Lewis
Mingei is closed for renovation, so this exhibition will be on view at theSAN DIEGO CENTRAL LIBRARY ART GALLERY, located at 330 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101
The exhibition closes July 28, 2019

Hydrodynamica exhibit at Space 4 Art. 
The exhibition focuses on surfboard pioneers Bob Simmons and Carl Ekstrom and the technology used   to develop the modern day surfboard. 

Eames chairs, Eames quotes and surfboards.   The idea is that surfboard building and post-war modern California design were on similar paths. 

Eames and boomerangs


Surfboards

Carl Ekstrom boards
Svetozar Radakovich, in collaboration with Carl Ekstrom, did these foam, fiberglass, wood and resin doors. They were shown in California Design 10 and now they're at the Mingei. 
Dave Hampton breaks it down better than i ever could:
Surfing and the craft of shaping surfboards began to exert an influence on San Diego's design culture in the 1960s, when  local surfers like Douglas Deeds and Carl Ekstrom started using polyurethane foam, fiberglass and resin to create smooth,  seamless chairs, tables and doors as well as a variety of products for water sports and the beach lifestyle. Deeds'  inventive designs for furniture ma…