All Blog Posts Tagged 'MCM' (17)

A new year-long exhibit opens tomorrow (February 23) at The California Museum in Sacramento, devoted to Ray Eames, the understated (and often misidentified) wife in the famous duo with husband and partner Charles. Celebrating her centennial, "Ray Eames: A Century of Modern Design" will not only chronicle the well-known Eames collaborative body of work, but also showcase new information about her early life as a…

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Andria and I spent Easter weekend in Los Angeles seeing family and some really great examples of mid-century modern design and architecture.  Even though I was born in the Bay, I grew up in Los Angeles in a cool little neighborhood known as Ladera Heights.  Ladera is located on the west side of LA, West of La Cienega and North of Centinela to give you an idea.  The neighborhood was mostly developed in the 50’s and 60’s and features some incredible mid-century modern architecture usually…

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If you missed the debut of American Masters - Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect & The Painter on PBS tonight, you can look for the reruns (through Dec 27) on KQED on this page - or…

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They may not be Eichlers, but there will be 10 stunning modern homes available to tour September 17 & 18 in the city at this year's American Institute of Architects Home tour.

General admission tickets are $85 (discounts available for AIA members, students, some teachers & bicyclists!) and include a cocktail reception on the 17th.  Tickets & full discount details…

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Congratulations to our Greenridge neighbors Mark Yin & Sharon Young, who are being honored by the Hayward Area Historical Society for the beautiful, period-appropriate renovations they completed on their Eichler!

 

They'll be feted at Stonebrae Country Club in Hayward on Friday, April 29 at the 12th Annual History Awards Gala, which is open to the public. To buy tickets or…

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A lovely tongue-in-cheek infographic from CoreToons explaining how to describe your furniture for sale. From: http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/core-toons_how_to_describe_your_used_furniture_on_craigslist_18103.asp…

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Just thought I'd share this great retro-modern style video intro for local SF artist Brian Barneclo's latest and most ambitious work, Systems Mural Project being planned down by the Caltrain station in San Francisco. I've written about his work…

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There's just something about MCM, architecture and LEGOs - besides the official LEGO Architecture sets, there's that Nelson Bench, and now a scale model of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater built by a Croatian architecture student. Read…

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We know everyone loves a peek into some lovely examples of mid-century modern homes. The first-ever Sacramento MCM home tour will take place on Saturday, June 26 and features over 20 beautiful examples of some of the best that our state capital has to offer. I'm hoping some of those fantastic river-side Strengs are part of the mix. Tickets are now on sale for $20 each - more info and some sneak peeks of…

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I'm not quite sure why I'm on the Design Within Reach email list for events when they neglect to send notification about the one we care about: the famed DWR warehouse sale! Just heard that it's happening this weekend, March 27 & 28, in the Potrero Hill warehouse which is adjacent to their PotHill store on the corner Potrero @ Alameda in the City. Hours are brief: 10a-4p today, and 11a-3p tomorrow.

We went to the last warehouse…

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This is pretty incredible. Someone has built the familiar George Nelson bench (retail about $700 depending on what size you get) out of LEGO plastic toy blocks. And it looks great!

Although initially this project was prompted by the cost of the bench, the Legos ended up costing a few hundred dollars, too, and the final product is not sturdy enough to sit on, but is…

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The Wright auction house of Chicago, which specializes in modern design, is holding an Eames Auction April 8, featuring not only many of the classic chairs, room dividers and shelving units, but also more esoteric items including photos, items from their offices, fabric, splints used for manufacturing, speakers and radios! Definitely worth a visit to the site (get out the droolrag!), and if you're so inclined, bids can be made remotely via email and phone as well as in person.…

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Something to check out (or continue to covet as we have for years!): a designer in Utah has a handful of these stunning showpieces, authentic Poul Henningsen-designed artichoke lamps in 2 sizes, brand new and still in their original crates, which they are offering at 25% off retail. Unfortunately that's still about $10k each, but just look at the savings! :) And imagine how it would look in the center of your A-frame as people walk into the atrium...…



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You know, often it takes a fresh pair of eyes (and of course motivation) to show you what's right in your backyard. Our friend Baz over at AtomicIndy (yes, as in Indianapolis) visited the Bay Area over Labor Day weekend, and created a wonderful overview of the best furniture stores for Mid-Century Modern tastes both in SF & here in the East Bay including lots of photos and a good sense of what you can expect to find. A huge range… Continue

You may or may not be familiar with the name, but you've most certainly seen his work in and around San Francisco. Brian Barneclo is a well-regarded local artist who's best known for his distinctive, angular, retro-modern large-scale murals in hotels, restaurants & bars (including NOPA & Rye), and outdoors (such as the massive "Food Chain" mural at 14th & Folsom) - as well as in private homes (if perhaps you're feeling your atrium needs a little something special).… Continue

Julius Shulman, who documented the Southern California modernist movement for over seven decades and was most famous for his iconic photo of the Stahl House cantilevered over the sparkling lights of LA (also known as the Koenig Case Study House #22), died last night at 98 years old. Although in a walker and in declining health, he worked right up until the end. Here are a few articles from just this year:



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