Esoteric Survey

In 1977 Steve and Ruth Rieman purchased a plot of land in Yucca Valley, California. They fell in love with the landscape while camping and riding motorcycles (now reformed off roaders). The plan was to build a small habitat structure for a weekend retreat. At the time, they were living in Costa Mesa where Steve was running his design business and Ruth was working in the insurance industry. Stepping back a bit to 1976, Steve had graduated from Art Center and was working as an industrial designer. He submitted two chair designs for inclusion in the Pasadena Museum of Art's exhibition, California Design 76. Steve said he was initially rejected but asked curator Eudorah Moore to take another look because the photos he submitted didn't do the chairs justice. After seeing the chairs in person, Eudorah decided to include them. A photo of his low rocker was also included in the catalogue.  Rieman made twelve of the rockers by hand. This one still sits in their living roo...

LAMA  preview for the May 18th Auction Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture hanging out with a few works by John Altoon Custom designed Billy Haines furniture from a Samuel Marx-designed residence in the Holmbly Hills area of Los Angeles. I bet the  fancy pants  crowd is  salivating over this stuff.   Easy to say for a guy who had lots of money and taste. Henry P. Glass file cabinet and Alexander Girard ottoman-with original fabric! Dan Johnson desk for Hayden Hall, in nice original condition with lots of patina and Eames VKG Eames Sofa Compact with Girard fabric and some 670/671s Johnson, Knoll, Grossman and Baughman The crafty corner with a lot of Nakashima and Maloof. The craft continues: Maloof, Tuttle, Ackerman, Nakashima and a monster Michael Arntz mountain pot. John Smith This Dominic Di Mare weaving is one of my favorite things in the sale. It comes from the estate of Edurah Moore...