I just got an e-mail from Alexis, a partner at Alto Furniture, announcing the re-launch of their website www.thisisnotikea.com . While the rest of us toil away in offices, Alexis spends weekdays going to estate sales and auctions, collecting vintage and retro furniture and more. After seven years, Alto Furniture has over 1,000 items in [...]
Just giving you the early warning for something you definitely do not want to miss: CABoom V. Yes, it is the fifth installment of the coolest design and architecture show on the planet, hosted in Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. I’ve been to the last three shows and this event gets more amazing [...]
If you are heading down to Orange County to check out the great exhibit Birth of the Cool at the Orange County Museum of Art, stay off the freeways and drive the Pacific Coast Highway. My wife and I took this route and there is so much to see and do in Long Beach. Located at [...]
Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury is a new exhibit opening at the Orange County Museum of Art on October 7th. Running through January 6th, the exhibit will feature the architecture, design, music and culture of mid-century California. This is another indicator that hipsters’ love for all things mid-century is becoming mainstream. [...]