Esoteric Survey

I picked this bell up from my good buddy Steve ( ayersfan ) at Downtown Modernism this past weekend. It has a Freeman Lederman label.  I picked this one up from Dean ( dacvintagela ) from the spring Downtown Modernism. He happens to be good pals with Steve and I think Dean is OK with me as well : ) Then there's the owl, which is much more common than the bells. I've had at least a few of them over the years. They were all offered by Freeman Lederman. Most things distributed by Freeman Lederman were designed by LaGardo Tackett or Kenji Fujita. However, they also sold many things that weren't. This includes traditional Japanese craft imports. The bell collection has always been a curious thing. I was convinced they weren't be Tackett or Fujita.  It turns out I was right. They were designed by Pat Lopez. I was familiar with her name because I've seen an ad for some hanging pots she designed for Freeman Lederman. I  posted about them here  in 2011.   She design...

The weekend pile from Downtown Modernism is always a great one. It's good to bring back some San Diego clay by the likes of Wayne Chapman and Marg Loring.  There's also a Ken Starbird, Ikebana and a Freeman Lederman bell (more on that soon). Another John Caruthers creature! Carl Auböck, Jack Boyd and other bronze things. Wood Some nice paper turned up as well! The Herman Miller catalog is a hard one to find.

 Here is my load from Downtown Modernism.  It was another great one! Donald Drumm wall mounted candelabra and more of the Raymor spot lamps. Some dealers/auctions have attributed them to Harry Gitlin but I don't think Raymor sold his lamps. Handmade stool that has a label from the City/County of San Francisco. I'm curious if they worked with someone we might know on some sort of commission. Freeman Lederman bell. These are from their Import Collection. Although it does have a Tackett look, I think it was part of a collection they imported from Japan. A tea set by Richard Shaw Aluminum box and a nice Joel Edwards Olga Lee, Charles Allen, Paul McCobb and George Nelson

Freeman Lederman owl, Dansk Slim pickin's

La Gardo Tackett for Freeman Lederman How to Wrap 2 Flaming Swords

Greta Grossman table and Freeman Lederman owl

Pat Lopez for Freeman Lederman Freeman Lederman Hibachi Skewers