Esoteric Survey

The  Eames lounge chair (670) and ottoman (671)  is probably the most iconic Eames design.  When someone says "Eames chair", they usually mean this one. It's actually one of my least favorite .  However, this early example  Farnsworth  just listed for sale got me excited. It has a number of features that don't show up very often. It's also pretty much as early as it gets. Source:  Farnsworth First, there's two snaps, instead of the normal clips. Eames Office employee Parke Meeke remembers "the first 50 or so sold were basically put together by hand."  Then, with the success of the chair,  Charles and Ray made adjustments, which included changes to the way the cushions clipped on.  ( An Eames Primer , by Eames Demetrios)  The use of snaps to hold the cushions on is something I don't think I've seen before.  The early snaps are on top and the later clips are on the bottom. Image:  The Story of Eames Fu...

Tanya Aguiniga   has one next to her Stan Bitters bird house Farnsworth knows that Soleri bells are good for business. Edgar Tafel was the last surviving member of Frank Lloyd Wright’s original Fellowship.   He passed away in 2011 at the age 98. Source: Metropolis Volume 1 is  here Volume 2 is  here Volume 3 is  here Volume 4 is  here Volume 5 is  here

Farnsworth Skalar Modern Weinberg Modern It's good to see some old school Douglas Fir DIY modern on 1stdibs. The lack of the usual grasping for designer names through attributions is also refreshing.  Some things are just great no matter who made them. In the manner of honest design.

It was a super nice weekend in SF Farnsworth has some Max Gottschalk chairs Some big kid from the Mission left his shades at the Alameda flea