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Hollyhock House / Ikebana

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Flowers for Aline: An Exhibition by Sogetsu Ikebana Los Angeles Branch at the  Hollyhock House  (1921). At Aline Barnsdall's request,  Frank Lloyd Wright Wright incorporated her favorite flower, the hollyhock, into the design of the house. Multiple buildings were planned for the property but after delays and cost overruns, only this main house and two guest houses were completed by Wright.  RM Schindler served as the project manager. In 1927 Aline donated the property to the City of Los Angeles.  The front door.   This composition, in a Frank Lloyd Wright planter box, is by Auralynn Nguyen. This was only my second visit to Hollyhock, which I should be ashamed of. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site. The only one in Los Angeles. In addition to the incredible house, it sits upon a hill with some of the best views of LA.
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Downtown Modernism /2024

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  Los Angeles Downtown Modernism Sunday, April 28, 2024 The best flea market around is back! Market Hours are from 8AM - 2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 More info
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Weekend / Stuff

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  Japanese stool with storage Knoll and Joel Edwards
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Weekend / Stuff

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  Isamu Kenmochi Kathuo Mathumura for Yamaguchi. At least that is what the label says. The designer is really  Katsuo Matsumura. Obviously a letter was switched in translation. I had a set of tables before with the same incorrect label.  Eames ESU, another second series. Van Keppel Green Stools: Isamu Kenmochi and iron and leather Sori Yanagi pitcher and George Nelson (Irving Harper) Boltabest tray   Japanese iron and La Gardo Tackett  A California trio of Tony Hill, Elizabeth Madley, and Bob Stocksdale Kurt Versen and Gerald Thurston Early Soleri bell It was a good weekend!!
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Jack Rogers Hopkins / Exhibition

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Jack Rogers Hopkins, California Design Maverick Curated by Katie Nartonis March 1, 2024 - September 28, 2024 Jacobs Education Center Gallery at The Sam + Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts The fact that much of this material still exists is credited to this exhibition, which has been in the works for several years. The Hopkins family home in San Diego was destroyed by a fire in 2018. A large amount of the work Jack made for the family was lost. A large number of drawings, notebooks, photos and jewelry pieces were in the possession of the curator at the time and therefore spared from the fire.  Sam Maloof's house in the foothills is a the perfect setting for the exhibition. Hopkins and Sam were both in the sphere of Millard Sheets in Claremont. Sam worked for Sheets until 1949. Then Hopkins studied under Sheets and earned an MFA from Scripps College in 1958. Jack would also go back to teach at Claremont in the summers of 1964 and 1965. After receiving his MFA, Jack moved from Bakers
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