Tag Archives: mid century modern
a restored Lautner house
It’s summer, so I’ve become fixated again on windows, views through windows, breezes through windows. In my inbox recently from Dwell, this house in Desert Hot Springs caught my eye, built by architect John Lautner, a protege of Frank Lloyd … Continue reading
Posted in artists, garden travel, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged boutique hotels, desert gardens, Dwell, John Lautner, mid century modern
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enter the dragons
What they say about good bones for faces and houses applies to gardens too. Good bones will see you through some tough times. I’ve posted just a couple photos on this sweet little house and garden before. The front facade … Continue reading
1/24/13 Thursday Garden Talk with Lili Singer
I had the belated, long-postponed, very intense pleasure of attending one of Lili Singer’s Thursday Garden Talks held by the Los Angeles County Arboretum, a tradition going back ten years. Lili Singer has long been so embedded and enmeshed in … Continue reading
Posted in design, driveby gardens, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers
Tagged Acacia iteaphylla, Arum italicum 'Picturm', Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy', Circle Pot, Grow Outdoor Design, Joel Lichtenwalter, Lili Singer, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, mid century modern, Potted gifts for the garden, Ryan Gates, Stan Bitters
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an afternoon at the museum
“Modern design was born from the marriage of art and industry.” – “The Architect and the Painter,” Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey I was worried the exhibit would be over by the time I finally scooted over to Los Angeles … Continue reading
Mid Century Modern Madness
Yesteday, the Modernica sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A couple wire, Eiffel-Tower-base chairs were tentatively on my list, like these: But the sale itself was such an amazing spectacle of Mid Century Modern mania that I lost my focus, … Continue reading