Esoteric Survey

Wood and Japanese Lightolier Serge Chermayeff for  L. Anton Maix Fabrics Vivika + Otto Heino and La Gardo Tackett Gerald McCabe

The Bailey House (1958), Case Study House 21 by Pierre Koenig The house was auctioned off by Wright in 2006 . It sold for $3.1 million and the buyer was  Gallery SEOMI . It now operates as their gallery for contemporary art.   Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute   Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute The custom Gerald McCabe/Pierre Koenig music center cabinet from CSH 21 was up for auction last month at Sotheby's. The estimate was $8-12k and it looks like it passed. In 2005 it sold for $16k.  Gallery SEOMI should scoop it up and put it back in the house. Source: Sotheby's Along with the music center, the sofa and ottoman were all custom-made for the house by Gerald McCabe. While I'm spending Gallery SEOMI's money, the...

Los Angeles Modernism was held this past weekend at 3Labs .  I caught it on the last day. Inner Gardens and all their massive Architectural Pottery display was front and center.  Reform  had a booth dedicated to the work of Gerald McCabe McCabe as far as the eye can see Even a McCabe bed McCabe rockers Harrison McIntosh sculpture The shiny California corner-- Palo Alto chair by Byron Botker and table by McCabe. Peter Shire Erik Gronborg cup getting a fill up.  I did make it out of the Reform booth but the power went out shortly after, so I was only able to get a couple more photos... Great table at  NOHO Modern . They had some cool art too.  Dharam Damama--always a cool booth and always cool to hang out with.

Gerald McCabe rocker at Reform Gallery The chair was part of the Silhouette Group for Brown Saltman. It's unclear whether Brown Saltman manufactured the chair or was just a distributor.  Prior to Brown Saltman's involvement in the early 60s, the chairs were produced by A&E (Areon & Erin).  They were also exhibited in California Design 6.  The Bailey House (1958), Case Study House 21 by Pierre Koenig.  The sofa, ottoman and stereo cabinet in the back were all custom-made for the house by McCabe.   Photo by Julius Shulman The Bailey House Photo by Julius Shulman Besides the Bailey house and some promotional materials, the chair is nearly impossible to find.  Of course, Reform has these two and a third in yellow.  The chair is seen here flanked by a McCabe glass cube table and a walnut, aluminum and resin table for S/M furniture.  McCabe was part owner of S/M.  ...

Gerald McCabe, Paul Tuttle and some great ceramics in the  Reform Gallery  booth at the Los Angeles Antiques Show .  There was some good music coming out the JBLs in that McCabe stereo on the back wall. The Gordon Onslow-Ford and Lee Mulican on the side wall were good to see.  John Altoon painting, Vivika and Otto Heino pottery, Gerald McCabe cube tables and dining set,  Evelyn Ackerman textilesand Design Line lamps / Reform Gallery booth. Look at those huge Heino bowls! Gerald McCabe, Evelyn Ackerman and Design Line /  Reform Gallery booth. Tanya Aguiniga  / JF Chen  booth. Sorry for the horrible phone images.