Esoteric Survey

 Joe Nyiri, Jade Snow Ong, Carl Aubock, Heath and Peter Shire I picked up a pair of these interesting and surprisingly comfortable iron rockers and stoos. Plus, a Hans Sumpf hose pot Harry Lawenda

  Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Malcolm Leland for Architectural Pottery, from the Barney Reid estate Paolo Soleri, La Gardo Tackett, Ed Cromey

  Sill Building by Charles Franklin Henry and Ernest Joseph Kump Jr ., 19 39   Clock and directory in the lobby. The Sill family still owns and manages the bu ilding . T hey take amazing care of it .     O n e of the best floor markers I v ' e ever seen.  Hans Sumpf Sculpted ceramic wall, most likely designed by John Bennett.  This was an unexpected find.   It's located downtown, on the City of Bakersfield Community Development De partment building.   Hans Sumpf  pots     Bakersfield also has some fine examples of mid-century architecture designed by local folks, but that will have to wait for the next trip.     I'd like to tha nk David Coffey for taking the time to show me his Neutra house and for schooling me on what Bakersfield has to offer.  For my lesson, h e didn't actually make me sit at the  Raymond Loewy desk he has o...