Esoteric Survey

Rope edge Zenith Eames chair with the grease pencil and the this LAX base. It checked all the geek boxes.  The middle weed pot is James Wayne. The other two pieces are Japanese.

Robert Swanson candelabra and Alvar Aalto stools Robert Swanson designed the candelabra  to compliment the Saarinen-Swanson Group.  The line, designed in collaboration with his wife Pipsan, included furniture, textiles, lamps, glassware and ceramics.  Source: House & Garden, July 1947 Robert F. Swanson, Pipsan and her father Eliel Saarinen, Marianne Strengell, Benjamin Baldwin, Charles Dusenbury, and ceramicist Lydia K Winston all collaborated on the Saarinen Swanson Group. Source: House & Garden, July 1947 The interesting thing is that mine is iron, possibly to compliment the Sol-Air group by Pipsan and Robert.   More about the candelabra: MIA & Cranbrook Also, according to the original owner, it was purchased at VKG. I was so happy to get this. Now I need to figure out what it went to. James Lovera and Harry Handler (see more here ) A great ikebana container, Robert C Fritz, James Lovera and Ted Saito Howard Miller clock, Heath ladle, Gustavsberg ...

 I love bisque Architectural Pottery so I was pretty happy about this collection from an original owner. They are mostly by Malcolm Leland but there are a couple La Gardo Tackett large cones and one by Paul McCobb. I always found it a little strange that Paul McCobb designed for AP. All the other designers were based in Southern California. McCobb is the only east coast designer I can think of. Isamu Noguchi James Wayne glass vase, Thomas Ferreira, Kenji Fujita and Eames Kurt Versen Speaking of classic lamps, a friend gave me some awesome ephemera. Merit Specified! It includes some Pascoe drawings. I also picked up a couple photos from an LA based product photographer. Seen here is a Dan Johnson chair. There are a lot of goodies in this shot.

Bill Lam , Isamu Noguchi, Tony Paul and James Wayne Doyle Lane Cat and Bird (1962) wall hanging by  Evelyn Ackerman .  It has certainly seen better days.  I also found a stack of interesting photos.  More on this later.