Esoteric Survey

Karl Kundert Medical Building by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1956San Luis Obispo, CA


"Flow chart studies of Doctor Kundert's patients were taken, and utilized in the final outcome of the design. These extensive studies started in 1950 and it was not until 1954 that plans for the building were started. In the center of the building is a central island where the receptionist acts similarly to a control tower at an airport, directing traffic. The total construction time of the building was four to five months. It was originally going to be made out of Usonium Block, but the 5an Luis Building Codes would not allow it." Source: usgwarchives.net The building has been in continuous use as a medical building since it was finished in 1956. It's really good to see that they're still using a Frank Lloyd Wright table in the waiting room.
The table is similar to this one that came out of the Price Tower in Oklahoma, which was also built in 1956. It sold at Wright for $25,000 in 2011. So…

Sleepover LAis a short film project.  It's the first collaboration between director Lily Baldwin and producer Nicole Disson. It was written by Andrea Claire Maio and Baldwin.
Nicole Disson is the producer. You might also recognize her from Reform Gallery; hence the really good CA Design props- the Design Line lamp and Malcolm Leland ceramic in this scene.
Greta Grossman lamp and Stan Bitters tiles are seen here with Lily Baldwin.  That also looks like a Wright catalog on the left.  I hope they're kicking down to help support the completion of this project.
Speaking of supporting, you should help out too.. You can watch the trailer and support their Kickstarer campaign: Sleepover LA.

Watts Towers, 1966
Sam Rodia, the man who built the towers, died a year before this picture was taken. Sam named his towers "Nuestro Pueblo" / "Our Town". I think he would have liked these guys.  
Photos: Life Magazine, 1966 Via Ubora / Messy Nessy
More on the Watts Towers here and here.

The Letterhead: History and Progress, 1955 by Ernst Lehner


The little yellow square is a nice touch.
Alvin Lustig went to the The Art Center School, for a year.
The A-D Gallery, where Alvin Lustig had his first exhibition in 1949, was at the Composing Room offices. Lustig obviously didn't design the letterhead. It's a bit lackluster.

The compass design and topographic contour lines are really good.

Oh yeah, Eames

Source: The Times UK
Source: The Times UK
Source: Wallpaper

Ruth Asawa exhibition/private sale at Chtistie's



 Ruth Asawa ink on paper
Yayoi Kusama / Ruth Asawa
Anni and Josef Albers with their Ruth Asawa

All images are from the Chtistie's catalog for this sale.  They also did a video...

Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen Papers Source: Smithsonian
Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen Papers Source: Smithsonian 
Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen Papers Source: Smithsonian
Eames house photo from the Aline and Eero Saarinen Papers Source: Smithsonian