Esoteric Survey

A mix of Downtown Modernism and other pick ups from the weekend. This is the second straight Downtown Modernism that I bought a Lawenda Lamp.  There is also Design Line, James Lovera and Laura Andreson. A 1950s sign for Redondo Beach architect, Corwin Eberting AIA  Post-Modern Time Last but certainly not least, a Magdalena Suarez Frimkess dog.

Harry Lawenda chairs and table by Victor Papanek  Here is victor with his table. The design was included in a Sunset Magazine DIY book. Vista also copied the design.   Jan de Swart and Rick Yoshimoto Japan La Gardo Tackett Christmas mobiles, Val Robbins, Peter Shire and other things.  Scandi things

  Inside the Design Center Ilse and Lloyd Ruocco’s Design Center, located in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, was a foundation for the modern design community of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Inside the Design Center brings to life a vignette of mid-twentieth century interior, lighting, and furniture design, featuring pieces by significant California designers, manufacturers, and craftspeople as selected by Ilse Ruocco for her 1950 showroom. This exhibition offers an immersive, revelatory window into San Diego’s culture of modernism through the lens of architecture, design, interior decorating, home goods retailing, landscape architecture, graphic design, and photography. Historic images of the Design Center set the backdrop for over 30 original pieces of modernist furnishings. Works by designers such as Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Dorothy Schindele, Milo Baughman, and Edith Heath of Heath Ceramics are included.  Guest Co-Curators: Dave Hampton wi...