Claire Falkenstein wallpaper.
LACMA / Conover / Chairs
There was a recent post on LACMA's blog "Unframed" that
includes this Luther Conover chair, videos of John Kapel and
Kay Sekimachi, and information on Sam Maloof.
The author of the post bought the Conover chair for $80!
Check it out: What Is It About Chairs?
Merry Soleri from Arcosanti
Arcosanti, December 24th and 25th
Ceramic Studio, front
Ceramic Studio, back
The Sky Suite
Christmas morning sunrise
Bell chambers as room decorations
Arcosanti Cafe
Nobody was there, so it was operating on the honor system.
Special assembly bell in the Cafe
Rebar Christmas tree at the cafe
Learn more about Arcosanti and Paolo Soleri here: www.arcosanti.org
Ancient Woolley Discovered
Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley "Reflective Sun" at the Mingei International Museum
Leave it to Hampton to uncover this one deep inside storage at the San Diego Civic Center.
San Diego Civic Theater, ca. 1964.
Photo: Courtesy of the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture via Culture Lust
Shops
Rapson Inc., Boston
Ralph Rapson, Harry Bertoia, Eames Alan Gould, Paul Laszlo Pacific Iron, Knoll
Rapson Inc., Boston
Alvin Lustig
Armin Richter, La Jolla
Irving Szabo, Alvar Aalto, Eames, Laverne, Bruno Mathsson
Design Center, San Diego
Luther Conover, Greta Grossman, Modern Color, Knoll, Van Keppel Green, Eames
Maurice Martine, South Laguna
Alexander Girard Shop
Alexander Girard's Fisher Road home/studio, Grosse Point, Michigan, 1940s
Alexander Girard's Kercheval Place studio, Grosse Point, Michigan, 1940s
Alexander Girard, Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Knoll, Ray Komai
Alexander Girard's Kercheval Place studio, Grosse Point, Michigan, 1940s
Maurice Martine, Eames, Bill Lam, William Armbuster, Tony Paul,
Alexander Girard's Kercheval Place studio, Grosse Point, Michigan, 1940s
Girard table, Don Knorr
Alexander Girard's Kercheval Place studio, Grosse Point, Michigan, 1940s
This is a great book.
Grossman: Wright December 2011 Results
Greta Grossman, Glenn of California. Sold for $10,000
Photo: Wright
Greta Grossman double cobra lamp, Ralph O Smith. Sold for $12,500
It seems like the table would be worth more?
Photo: Wright
Wacky switch.
Photo: Wright
Noguchi Prototype: Sotheby's Important 20th Century Design December 2011
Isamu Noguchi, 1946 Chair Prototype, Sold for $182,500
Not a bad investment since it sold at Christie's for $72,500 in 2007
Photo: Sotheby's
In 1946 William A.M. Burden hired Noguchi to design chairs and a table to be used in his house in Maine, by architect Wallace K Harrison. Burden went went with Eames DCMs instead. I'm all about Eames, but they wouldn't be my choice with this table.
The Burden house burned to a crisp in 1999 and the only reason this chair is still around is becauseit was stashed away in storage. I've seen this chair in person and these pictures don't do it justice.I can't believe the guy who owned it actually let it go. I guess the $100k profit makes it a little easier to part with.
Photo: Sotheby's
Photo: NY Times
The Burden house was rebuilt in 2006
Photo: NY Times
Wright December 2011 Auction / 1951 MoMA Lamp Competition
Wright has a great collection of 1951 MoMA Lamp Competition winners at their December 15th Auction.
Heifetz produced 10 of the 15 winners and Wright has seven of them at the sale- not bad.
This is the Joseph Burnett reflector lamp. It won first prize.
Photo: Wright
Robert Gage T-6-G model, honorable mention. They have three of these for sale.
Photo: Wright
I want that tag!
Photo: Wright
A.W. and Marion Geller, honorable mention
Photo: Wright
Zahara Schatz, mention
Photo: Wright
James Harvey Crate T-C-3, third prize
Photo: Wright
Gilbert A. Watrous, special prize
Photo: Wright
John van Zwienen T-7-V, mention
Photo: Wright
One of the ones not at Wright
Anthony Ingolia, second prize
Photo: Interiors
Another missing model
Lester Geis, honorable mention
Photo: Interiors
The third missing model
Alexey Brodovitch, honorable mention
Photo: Interiors
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