Harry Jackson / Pacifica
Harry Jackson (R) with architect Jon Konigshofer (L). Jackson was the owner of Jacksons furniture, which was based in Oakland, CA. He was also the impetus behind the Pacifica design movement.
"I'd created a program I called PACIFICA in which the living style of the Pacific Ocean basin was contrasted with our traditional European ties. This was reflected in architecture, interior furnishings and apparel." - Harry Jackson Recollections on Pacifica
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Photo shoot for House Beautiful Magazine, with Conover and Muriel Coleman pieces on the set.
Photo: M.Parker, Huntington Library
1953 Oakland Tribune Jacksons Pacifica ad, with Luther Conover table and stools. "Taking its theme from Japanese culture, adapting the restraint of Japanese designs to furnishings for American homes."
Pacifica was the synthesis of Japanese and American concepts of design and arrangement.
"I'd created a program I called PACIFICA in which the living style of the Pacific Ocean basin was contrasted with our traditional European ties. This was reflected in architecture, interior furnishings and apparel." - Harry Jackson Recollections on Pacifica
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Image: Life Magazine, 1951
Photo shoot for House Beautiful Magazine, with Conover and Muriel Coleman pieces on the set.
Photo: M.Parker, Huntington Library
1953 Oakland Tribune Jacksons Pacifica ad, with Luther Conover table and stools. "Taking its theme from Japanese culture, adapting the restraint of Japanese designs to furnishings for American homes."
Pacifica was the synthesis of Japanese and American concepts of design and arrangement.
