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Just In: George Nelson Marshmallow Sofa
Recently one of our consignors sent us a photograph from 1966 of him and his sister sitting on a George Nelson Marshmallow sofa (designed in 1956). We rarely have a chance to see such personal photographs of our auction pieces in their prime. More than forty years later, LAMA is offering this Marshmallow sofa, which is still in excellent condition (thanks to our consignor).
Continue Reading >> February 15, 2013Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged George Nelson, Marshmallow Sofa, Modern Design | Leave a comment
Dan on Design: Beige is Beautiful
Dan on Design: Beige is Beautiful
They say when one of the five senses is diminished, the other four flourish. As a great designer narrows his or her palette to seemingly humble shades of brown and beige, other qualities of the artist’s creation become more pronounced. Today I’d like to focus on a couple of exceptional lots that achieve their quality by minimizing the color element to call greater attention to their form, texture, and materials.
Continue Reading >> October 6, 2012Posted in Dan on Design | Tagged Dan on Design, Edward G. Robinson, George Nelson, LAMA Turns 20, Samuel Marx | Leave a comment
Save the Date for LAMA’s Best Sale Yet
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE
DECEMBER 11, 2011
IMPORTANT MODERN ART & DESIGN AUCTION,
LAMA’S MOST IMPRESSIVE SALE
SINCE OPENING IN 1992.
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October 26, 2011 Posted in LAMA Current Events | Tagged Andy Warhol, George Nelson, Greene & Greene, Isamu Noguchi, John Chamberlain | Leave a comment
Timeless Timepieces: George Nelson’s “Radically Modern Clocks”
“What is a clock, anyway?”
In the late 1940s, George Nelson and fellow designer Irving Harper were sitting around a table with their team at the Howard Miller Clock Company. After someone posed this simple question, they began sketching and came up with a fundamental design of six lines bisecting at a common midpoint. This scaffolding became their elemental blueprint from which a myriad of …
Continue Reading >> June 19, 2011Posted in Buzzworthy Items, LAMA Exclusive | Tagged George Nelson, Modern Clock, Motion Notion | Leave a comment
Peter’s Auction Picks of the Day: March 3rd
The Classics
This sale is exciting because of all the rare and sometimes obscure designs we happen to be offering in this catalogue. It is not every sale that we have unique works by Sottsass, architectural relics by Albert Frey, and superb provenanced examples from Billy Haines.
But let’s not forget about the classics…
Great examples by Charles Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard have a tendency …
Continue Reading >> March 3, 2011Posted in Peter's Auction Picks, Words from Peter Loughrey | Tagged Alexander Girard, Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson | Leave a comment
Photography for the May 23, 2010 Auction Catalog
Yesterday we officially started photography for the May 23, 2010 Modern Art & Design Auction Catalog. Once photography is done we will go straight into designing the catalog, which will be available for purchase at the beginning of May.
Continue Reading >> March 16, 2010Posted in LAMA Current Events | Tagged George Nelson, Harry Bertoia | Leave a comment
LA Modern Auctions Preview Day 1: Peter’s Picks
The day has come, the LA Modern gallery is now open to the general public for preview. Preview is open through Saturday December 5th, leading up to Auction Day, which is December 6th. Today there was buzz around the Stan Bitters Ceramic Garden Table and Stool Set, Lot 238, probably because we rarely sell items by Bitters that are not pots and planters. At …
Continue Reading >> December 1, 2009Posted in Peter's Auction Picks, Words from Peter Loughrey | Tagged George Nelson, Stan Bitters | Leave a comment