Alexandra Becket Designs With Grace
Music for the eyes comes to mind when I look at the graceful work of California artist Alexandra Becket. Her stunning, painted silk textiles flowed naturally into the fashion and interior design...
View ArticleJulius Shulman No Photo Available
In memory of Julius Shulman, a wonderful friend to many and for his inspiring work throughout his career, we are revisiting our post from last year. Today is the anniversary of his passing and the...
View ArticleA Man for all Designers: John Entenza
John Entenza (1903 – 1984) was the Publisher and Editor of the influential California-based Arts & Architecture Magazine, from1940 to 1960. Entenza’s most lasting contribution to Modernism was his...
View ArticleFantastic Lecture Series at Craft in America Study Center Beginning This Week...
For those of you that are not in the Los Angeles area or unable to attend the lectures. Please visit Craft in America. If you are not already familiar, Craft in America is a nonprofit organization...
View ArticleIt’s the Weekend, Have Yourself a Case Study Moment. Be Laid Back, But Still...
Facts about the photo: Shown above is the Case Study House #20. Designed by Conrad Buff, Calvin Straub, and Donald Hensman. This house was built in 1947 for Saul Bass and is located in Altadena,...
View ArticleIt’s Friday, Time for Some Inspiration… Whether You Are Coming or Going this...
Vintage Ad for the Frank Bros store in Long Beach, California Facts about the photo above: Shown above is the Case Study House #25. Designed by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates. This...
View ArticleJuergen Nogai: Julius Shulman’s Impressive Protégé
Most of us are familiar with the iconic image of architect Pierre Koenig’s “Case Study House #22” taken by renown architectural photographer Julius Shulman in 1960. Shulman enjoyed an especially...
View ArticleExploring the Residential Swimming Pool, a California Dream Come True
I’ve been reading The Springboard in the Pond: An Intimate History of the Swimming Pool and digesting the impact California culture had on pioneering the swimming pool as a normal addition to private...
View ArticleGenesis of the Case Study House Program
The official announcement for the Case Study House Program ran in the January 1945 issue of Arts & Architecture. Editor John Entenza and his staff were concerned with post-war residential housing...
View ArticleOngoing Conservation of the Case Study Houses
One of the many facets to the Case Study House program was the innovative use of materials such as steel, aluminum, stucco, glass, and veneer wood, not to mention flat roofs and sliding doors. The...
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