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  • Monarch Bay Homes, Laguna Niguel (Outdoor Dining Terrace) (1961)

    Carlos Diniz Ladd & Kelsey

    Architectural delineator Carlos Diniz translated architects' often very technical renderings of buildings into a format easily understood by clients, developers, and the general public. Diniz created alluring drawings of Monarch Bay Homes to show to the developer and later to be used in sales brochures. The outdoor patio set for entertaining and floor-to-ceiling glass walls epitomize the way that a California home allowed life to be led outdoors. Famously characterized by open plans and indoor/outdoor living, California homes like this one became a hugely influential model for the rest of the country, and indeed, the world.


    Screenprint 20 1/8 x 26 in
    LACMA, Gift of Gilbert Ortiz and Edward Cella Art + Architecture, M.2010.76.2 Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Bowl (1943)

    Gertrud Natzler; Otto Natzler


    Earthenware Height: 3 1/2 in.; diameter: 8 1/2 in
    LACMA, Gift of Rose A. Sperry 1972 Revocable Trust, M.72.105.5 Photograph © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • ESU (Eames Storage Unit) (ca. 1949)

    Charles and Ray Eames


    Zinc-plated steel, birch-faced and plastic-coated plywood, lacquered particle board, rubber 69 x 47 x 16 in.
    LACMA, Gift of Mr. Sid Avery and Mr. James Corcoran, M.86.105 Photograph © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Desk (with storage unit) (1952)

    Greta Magnusson Grossman


    Walnut, iron, Formica 47 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 40 in
    LACMA, Decorative Arts Deaccession Fund, M.2007.37 Photograph © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Desk and Chair Exhibited at the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939 (ca. 1938)

    Kem Weber


    Satinwood, primavera, chrome, aluminum, resin, leather (replaced) Desk: 30 1/4 x 60 x 30 in
    LACMA, Purchased jointly with funds provided by the Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell, Shannon and Peter Loughrey, Heidi and Said Saffari, and Holly and Albert Baril, M.2010.7.1-.2 Photograph © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Dresser with Mirror from the Shep Commission (ca. 1934-38)

    R.M. Schindler


    Gumwood, mirror glass 70 1/2 x 105 x 26 3/8 in
    LACMA, Gift of Ruth Shep Polen Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Playsuit and Skirt (late 1950s)

    DeDe Johnson


    Printed Cotton Blouse, center-back length: 16 1/2 in
    LACMA, Gift of Esther Ginsberg and James Morris in memory of Don Morris Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Playsuit (ca. 1945)

    Joseph Zukin of California


    Rayon blend Center-back length: 36 in
    LACMA, Gift of Esther Ginsberg and Linda Davis in honor of Cherie Erickson Harris and Claire E. Erickson Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Chair for the VDL Research House (Designed 1931; made 1941)

    Richard Neutra


    Ash plywood, chromed steel, original leather 25 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 26 3/8 in
    LACMA, Decorative Arts Council Fund Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Woman's Swimsuit and Jacket (ca. 1950)

    Margit Fellegi for Cole of California


    Cotton Swimsuit, center-back length: 19 3/4 in.; jacket, center-back length: 30 in.
    Gift of Doris Raymond/The Way We Wore Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Woman's Swimsuit and Jacket (ca. 1950)

    Margit Fellegi for Cole of California


    Cotton Swimsuit, center-back length: 19 3/4 in.; jacket, center-back length: 30 in.
    Gift of Doris Raymond/The Way We Wore Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Lamp (ca. 1952)

    Olga Lee for Ralph O. Smith Manufacturing Company


    Aluminum, iron 27 1/2 x 10 x 12 in
    LACMA, Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Desk (1947)

    Dan Johnson


    Maple, oak 30 1/4 x 54 x 24 in
    LACMA, Purchased with funds provided by The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Screen (1930s)

    Millard Sheets


    Oil on canvas on board 88 x 114 x 1 1/2 in
    LACMA, Purchased with funds provided by the American Art Council Fund, the Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund, and Barbara and Michael Brickman Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Bowl (ca. 1940)

    Glen Lukens


    Earthenware Height: 5 5/8 in.; diameter: 22 3/4 in
    LACMA, Gift of Gary Keith in honor of his parents Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Pin (ca. 1947-57)

    Margaret De Patta


    Silver, quartz 2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in
    LACMA, Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition and Deaccession Funds Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Peacock Tail Necklace (1962)

    Arline Fisch


    Silver, enamel 9 x 7 1/2 in
    LACMA, Gift of Arline Fisch in honor of Dr. Jae Carmichael Photograph © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA

  • Endless Summer (ca. 1964)

    John Van Hamersveld


    Poster 60 x 40 in
    Bruce Brown Films, publisher. Screenprint. From the Mark and Maura Resnick Collection. Photograph © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way"

This exhibition, the first major study of modern California design, will examine the state's role in shaping the material culture of the entire country with more than 350 objects, comprising furniture, ceramics, metalwork, graphic and industrial design, film, textiles, and fashion. The exhibition begins by tracing the origins of a distinctive California modernism in the 1930s, including work by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, and their contemporaries. It then explores the design innovations made possible by the conversion of World War II technologies to peace-time use, exemplified by the plywood and fiberglass furniture pioneered by Charles and Ray Eames. The heart of the exhibition focuses on the modern California home, famously characterized by open plans and indoor/outdoor living and furnished with products from companies such as Heath Ceramics, Van Keppel-Green, and Architectural Pottery. Many of the furnishings for these homes were produced by other important companies and designers whose work will be a revelation to museum audiences. The show concludes by exploring how 'The California Look' was disseminated by exhibitions, magazines, shops, and films throughout America and the world.
Dwell / Lego Inspiration
10/01/2011 – 06/03/2012
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036