This absolutely incredible home was the private residence of noted mid-century modern designer and builder Rodney Walker (1910-1986). The 4,300 square foot house designed by Walker himself was completed in 1959 and features a large open living space with 17 foot high ceilings, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and floor to ceiling windows that overlook the Ojai Valley. The home is currently listed at just under 4 million by Crosby Doe Associates.
Ice Cube ist studierter Architekturzeichner; er spricht über sein Interesse an Charles und Ray Eames und den Verkehr in Los Angeles:
Ice Cube drives Inglewood blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows. He talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as “Gangsta Highway”. Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be resourceful.
The video cuts to Cube walking the Eames House perimeter, through the Eames living room, and sitting in the Eames lounge chair. He brings us back to his NWA years when he studied architectural drafting before launching his rap career.
One thing he learned that translates is to always have a plan. Cube describes the modern, green and resourceful building design of Charles and Ray Eames. Visionaries of connecting nature and structure. Cube ends by saying “Who are these people who got a problem with LA? Maybe they mad cuz they don’t live here.”
Song during intro is “A Bird in the Hand” off of Death Certificate.
Der in Südkalifornien lebende Animator und Musiker → Chris Reccardi zählt zu den unangefochtenen Größen des Lowbrow oder pop surrealism, der hierzulande von Künstlern wie → Moritz R® getragen wird. Reccardi hat Zeichentrickserien wie Samurai Jack, The Ren & Stimpy Show, die Powerpuff Girls und jede Menge andere mitentwickelt und arbeitet für DreamWorks, Sony Pictures und das Cartoon Network. | → Die Website von Chris Reccardi.
“Leisurama” ist eine Ausschnitt aus einer Dokumentation über einen amerikanischen Macy’s Store, der in den sechziger Jahren Häuser in Originagröße ausstellte und verkaufte –
“The homes were on the 9th floor of the Macy’s Herald Square store in Manhattan and were a huge hit among shoppers not expecting to encounter an entire home while shopping for such things as a new winter coat. The models were fully decorated and furnished, all the way down to the toothbrushes and toilet paper.”
Scrubbles, der selbstverständlich auch ein prima Blog betreibt, hat ein paar Flickr-Sets, die für jeden Freund von Ephemera, Werbeanzeigen, Illustrationen und Industriedesign der Mid-Century Moderne eine rechte Freude sind:
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Umschlag von Lose Without Blues, ein Diätprogramm von Mary Sue Miller; Illustration: lali, 1961.
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Aus dem Magazin Industrial Design, November 1958.
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Margaret Mitchell’s Magic Mealtime Desserts (Wear-Ever Aluminum, 1951). Illustrator unbekannt.
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