Esoteric Survey

Ray Eames : In the Spotlight The exhibition was curated by C harles and Ray's granddaughter,  Carla Hartman. Carla is the  daughter of  Charles's daughter,  Lucia.  A lot of love went into this and a vast majority of the material has never been on public display. It's a special tribute to Ray's brilliance. Carla with Grandpa Charles Photo by Lucia Eames, courtesy of Carla Hartman, Via Denver Post Prototype base on a Zenith rope edge chair, made with director and close Eames friend Billy Wilder in mind. Wilder often served as a test pilot during the prototype phase, particularly in the lounge chair department. Oh yeah,  Hawk House sighting. Source: Life Speaking of Wilder, Ray worked on a typography design for his film, Love in the Afternoon . The Eames Chaise (ES 106) is in the background. See the Wilder connection in this video by Daniel Ostroff,  here .  The end product  ...

Objects USA  booth at the 2014 Palm Springs Modernism show. Craft geeks. Reform Gallery Gerard, once again, went all out and had an amazing display of California craft. Jack Rogers Hopkins Studio 111   Limboman likes to mix up classic hard-edge modern with some out there wackiness. The big round fur sofa was a hit with the ladies.    Fat Chance This is where the rich people shop. Jeff always has the good high end stuff... Parzinger, Dunbar... and this kick ass Claire Falkenstein. Lisa Cliff Collection Lisa always has awesome sculpture, including the jeweled variety. Z Modern The classics. The Nelson MAA is a sexy chair. It looks  particularly good from behind, doesn't it?  Archive A lot of big fancy names here.  This is the dark modern look, for the evil villain types. Max Neufeldt assemblage ... Sold Sputnik Franco Albini desk and an insane Malcolm Leland f...