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Houses Fit for Grasshoppers and Cobras

Although designer Greta Grossman (1906–1999) is widely known for her “Grasshopper” and “Cobra” lamps and her modern furniture for Glenn of California, she was also an architect. Between 1948 and 1967, Grossman designed and built more than a dozen homes, mostly in Southern California. Additionally, she also worked with Los…

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Houses Fit for Grasshoppers and Cobras
Houses Fit for Grasshoppers and Cobras

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Bertoia Sound Sculptures: Seeing what I hear

Bertoia Sound Sculptures: Seeing what I hear Last month Sotheby’s Auction House offered its Bertoia: The Sonambient Barn Collection, an epic sale of Harry Bertoia sound sculptures. I never imagined the sale of the most exceptional and personal sculptures from the Bertoia sound barn. …

Sculpture

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Bertoia Sound Sculptures: Seeing what I hear
Bertoia Sound Sculptures: Seeing what I hear
Sculpture

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Architect Paul R. Williams — A Black man AND a Republican?

When I first read architect Paul R. Williams’ FBI file I was confounded by his political affiliation as a “Republican.” I assumed he was a Democrat since Blacks historically vote as Democrats. I could not imagine Blacks voting Republican…ever. This is a perception I had not questioned until now. …

Architecture

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Architect Paul R. Williams — A black man AND a Republican?
Architect Paul R. Williams — A black man AND a Republican?
Architecture

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The Bradbury Building, Angel’s Flight and Grand Central Market…Looking Backward

I remember first going to the Bradbury Building on Broadway and 3rd street in downtown Los Angeles in the late 1960s when I was in kindergarten and first grade. At that time my grandmother still lived in the Pico-Union neighborhood just west of downtown. …

Landmark

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The Bradbury Building, Angel’s Flight and Grand Central Market…Looking Backward
The Bradbury Building, Angel’s Flight and Grand Central Market…Looking Backward
Landmark

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The Bradbury Building…Plays Itself

Perhaps the Bradbury Building’s best-known role was in 1982 when it served as a key setting in the movie, Blade Runner. I (JH) spoke with historians turned filmmakers, Pauline Sarris (PS) and Andrew Kael (AK) about their project to edit together all the visual references to the Bradbury building into…

Los Angeles

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The Bradbury Building…Plays Itself
The Bradbury Building…Plays Itself
Los Angeles

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Dec 28, 2021

Pretend Driving Lessons Were No Lie

After getting curious, doing research and connecting various dots which initially seemed completely unrelated, I pieced together the unusual, unknown and uncredited story of Linus Applebaum. My wife and I watch a lot of old black and white Hollywood movies, mostly noir, but we are not overly discriminating in our…

Technology

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Pretend Driving Lessons Were No Lie
Pretend Driving Lessons Were No Lie
Technology

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Nov 22, 2021

100th birthday of Industrial Designer…

Today marks the 100th birthday of industrial designer Don Albinson (1921–2008). Don is perhaps best known as Charles Eames’ “right hand man.” He worked in the Eames Office from 1946 to 1959 and shared patent rights with Eames on over a dozen products. …

Industrial Design

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100th birthday of Industrial Designer…
100th birthday of Industrial Designer…
Industrial Design

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Aug 7, 2021

The Bradbury building Looking backward…to the future

I wanted to do my best to understand George Wyman and the design of the Bradbury building, so I decided to read Looking Backward: From 2000 to 1887, by Edward Bellamy. This was Wyman’s source of inspiration, for the design of the Bradbury building, according to his daughters. Due to…

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The Bradbury building Looking backward…to the future
The Bradbury building Looking backward…to the future

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Jun 19, 2021

The Bradbury Building…Art & Architecture

There is a good amount of information online about the building’s architecture, but I wanted to look more closely at its history. So, I went to see my friend Alan Penwick. Alan is a storyteller and a very knowledgeable architectural historian. He also has two Shih Tzu dogs. …

Architecture

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The Bradbury Building…Art & Architecture
The Bradbury Building…Art & Architecture
Architecture

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May 4, 2017

Past Perfect Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Moholy-Nagy: Future Present is the first comprehensive exhibition in Los Angeles for artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. The exhibition travelled from the Guggenheim Museum in New York and The Art Institute of Chicago, before making its most recent and last stop at LACMA. Described as the first major retrospective of Moholy’s career…

Art

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Past Perfect Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Past Perfect Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Art

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