Esoteric Survey

There is a New England style barn on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles. It was originally designed in 1950 as a photographer’s studio. 

In 1965, A.Quincy Jones (seen here) purchased the building and remodeled it after his home burned down. He referred to it as “the Barn.” It was his home and workplace until his death in 1979. His wife Elaine continued to live in there until 2009.Source:  Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles


1966 interior with Eames and other Herman Miller as far as the eye can see.
Source:  Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
1966 and more Eames
Source:  Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Source:  Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Here was in the scene in 2002, with some David Cressey/Rober Martin planters for Architectural Pottery. The pots went up for auction at LAMA in 2010, after Elaine moved out of the house. Photo: La Times Magazine via An Eclectic Eccentric
This Eames Hang-it-all , a gift from Ray…

LAMA Preview for the May 21 Art and Design auction
Here we have a Van Keppel Green table and a KEM Weber Airline chair for Disney
Claire Falkenstein ceramic sculpture from 1939
Ken Price cup
Ken Price cup on paper
Greta Grossman
Monster Beato mural above a monster Nakashima cabinet
Nice tie in with the Natzler pieces below their former student's work. 


George Nelson Catenary Group. A set like this doesn't show up very often. 
Emerson  Woelffer and Jerome Kirk
Richard Allen Morris
Alvin Lustig chair for Paramount Furniture. They were made to order and about 50 were produced. This should be interesting.

While a lot of people were gearing up to watch America's race to the bottom (AKA the presidential debate), a ton of great art and design was up for sale at LAMA. Wall of Gordon Onslow Ford
Helen Frankenthaler
George Nakashima
DeWain Valentine
R.M. Schindler chairs designed these chairs for Sardi's Restaurant in 1933. The chars were manufactured by the Warren McArthur Corporation. The restaurant was demolished by a fire in 1936. These are rare! George Rickey
Oskar Fischinger is so underrated.
Classic hard edge modern
Model no. T-3-C Heifetz Manufacturing Co. by James Harcey Crate This one came out of The Bailey House (Case Study House 20A) by Richard Neutra. See more on The Bailey House here. 
Eames Colouring Toy. I wonder why some of them use the British spelling? Mine doesn't have the "u". Anyway, it was a gift from Ray Eames to Dale Bailey, who I assume lived in Case Study House 20A. It's next door to the Eames House. The one I own was a gift from Marylin Neuhart to th…

A monumental Sheila Hicks fiber sculpture at the preview for the May 22nd LAMAsale.
It appears they also have some Walter Lamb furniture
KEM Weber desk and side table designed for the Disney studios in 1938.
KEM Weber music cabinet designed for the Disney studios in 1938.
This was the KEM Weber set up at Disney, complete with an "Airline" chair on the right 
Source: Walt Disney Archives
Three paintings by Oskar Fischinger Coincidentally, Oskar worked as motion picture cartoon effects animator at Disney right around the same time KEM Weber designed the new offices. Theoretically, he could have been using a Weber desk when he was working on Fantasia. Fischinger at work at the Disney studio in 1939. He hated it. More on that, here.
Source: Elfriede Fischinger via Michael Sporn Animation
Salvador Dali was around the Disney studio too. There is an "Airline" chair in the corner.
Source:  Night Flight
Bernard "Tony" Rosenthal, 1953