Taxi Cab II, 1959
Taxi Cab II by Al Held, 1959
Al Held (1928-2005) was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings.
Case Study House, 1947
Case Study House in Brentwood, designed by Rodney Walker in 1947.
Rodney Walker (1910-1986) was an architect and designer. He attended Pasadena City College before transferring to University of California Los Angeles where he graduated with a degree in art. In 1937, Rodney and his wife Dorothea built their first house in West Los Angeles. Soon after, he went to work for Rudolf Schindler as a draftsman. Over the next thirty years, Rodney designed and built some 100 homes in Southern California.
Oculus Chair, 1960
Oculus Chair, designed by Hans Wegner in 1960
Philips Portable 22GF Record Player, 1969
Philips Portable 22GF Record Player, designed by Patrice Dupont for Philips France, 1969
B35 Lounge Chair, 1928
The B35 Lounge Chair was designed in 1928 by Marcel Breuer.
S 826 Rocking Chair, 1971
The S 826 Rocking Chair was designed in 1971 by Ulrich Böhme for Thonet.
Ulrich Böhme (1936) studied architecture at Stuttgart University. After completing his studies he worked as an architect in Hanover, Zurich, and Stuttgart. Since 1971 he has focused on furniture design.
Milan skyscraper designed in 1968 by Joe Colombo.
Joe Colombo (1930-1971) was an Italian industrial designer and architect, who studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and the Politecnico di Milano.
In 1951 he joined the Movimento Nucleare, founded by Sergio D´Angelo and Enrico Baj, where he was was active as an Abstract Expressionist painter and sculptor. In 1962 he opened his own interior design and architecture studio, designing products for Oluce, Kartell, Bieffe, Alessi, Flexform and Boffi.
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Milo Baughman Desk, ca. 1950
This desk was designed by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California in the 1950s.
Fiesta Pitcher, 1935
The Fiesta Pitcher, part of the Fiestaware line, was designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead in 1935.
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was an English potter who worked in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery, and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiestaware line for Homer Laughlin China Company.
