Thursday, April 14, 2011

And it happened again...

Another craigslist seller flake. Found an Eames shell [in the elusive grey no less] with Eiffel base for a steal. Arranged a pick up time with the seller. He said he 'just needed to get some dinner and would call'. Well two hours later he calls saying he sold it to someone who was very persistant. Oh come on...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Las Palmas Estates and Raquet Club Estates

Some model images from original brochures advertising Las Palmas Estates and Raquet Club Estates in Palm Springs. See more over at Palm Springs Modern Committee site:

Las Palmas


Raquet Club



Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Serge Mouille lighting

Like everyone else, I love Serge Mouille lighting but crazy out of my price range.
But West Elm has a decent enough version for $150:

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Paul McCobb

Excerpts from the 1956 Directional Designs catalog

And my favorite [how swank!]:


Tuesday, April 5, 2011