Esoteric Survey

  I was able to get this Bill Lam lamp back in a horse trade. I'm not sure who did the perforated spun brass clock. Smalls Kenji Fujita

  It's a great weekend when you come home with a Henry Takemoto. The one on the right needs a little more research. Someone who attended Chouinard Art Institute in the 1950s bought the Takemoto directly from him, along with pots from fellow Otis ceramicists Voulkos, Rothman and Mason. This includes the piece on the right. Early Soleri bell and an uncommon Kenji Fujita pitcher

Johannes Aasbjerg, Kenji Fujita  and Ben Seibel I stopped by sidewalk sale on my ride to work and a guy was selling some of his nudes collection.

  Roy McMakin Domestic Furniture Cove dining table Kenji Fujita Eames Office.  Perhaps a little contact magic from 901.  Evelyn Ackerman

I took a trip out to the desert and did a little shopping. Jewelry box by Aspy Khambatta. Cup by Susan Peterson. Kenji fujita cruet and BoltaBest tray by Paul McCobb.  It's the largest size. Speaking of trays.

Susan Peterson, Kenji Fujita, Denis Wagner Carl Aubock Denis Wagner Earthgender, Jens Risom and David Cressey

 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.

  An Exhibition for Modern Living, 1949 You know I love these lamps.

 John Follis for Architectural Pottery, fake Tackett cansiers and a Kenji Fujita vessel. Pond Farm / Marguerite Wildenhain Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware. Distributed by Raymor. Ashtray from the Craig Ellwood designed South Bay Bank Stool by Phillip Lewis, as seen in the exhibition, STOOLS from the JF Chen Collection , by  Marta  &  JF Chen . More on the exhibition, here .  A book was published by Marta and JF Chen.  I've had a number of these stools over the years but never knew who designed them. I was told by a dealer who I purchased one from that he once had one with a Made in Japan sticker under the seat. That turns out to be not true. It turns out that they were made by a San Francisco Bay Area woodworker named Phillip Lewis. The information came from the family who purchased one from a friend in San Francisco. Fortunately that information came about about as Marta was cataloging the exhibition and I was able to pass along the information. The f...

Doyle Lane and Isamu Noguchi Weekend goals achieved Doyle Lane 💓 Jens Quistgaard Rare Woods Jacob Jongert for Dutch company Van Nelle. 1928–1930 Finally something to hide my coffee accessories in. Tapio Wirkkala and Kenji Fujita

  My pile from Mod Swap. Anyone ever see a Rupert Deese candle holder in solid bronze?    Speaking of Mod Swap, it was a super fun day.  Photo: Ron Kerner It was also the debut of Black Pine Society The non-Mod Swap pile for the weekend... Architectural Pottery and Doug Ayers And a Bill Lam diffuser. I have a feeling there are a lot of these out there waiting to be saved. I found mine attached to a table lamp at the Rose Bowl. I'm just glad the guy didn't make me buy the awful lamp it was on.