Four pieces of wood, some glass, a light bulb and wire. Do I hear $20,000? That’s the low estimate floated for a 1942 prototype lamp by Richard Neutra to be sold by Los Angeles Modern Auctions on May 6. The value, the auction house said, stems from the piece’s rarity: Only one other like it is known to exist. Designed for Neutra’s parents’ house in Westwood, the lamp now belongs to Raymond Neutra, son of the iconic L.A. architect, who is donating proceeds toward the renovation of the Neutra VDL home and studio in Silver Lake.
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Neutra lamp auction part of effort to fix Silver Lake landmark
April 6, 2012 at 3:03 pm
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California Utility Opens First Sustainable Campus as Model Utility Site
January 31, 2012 at 12:44 pm
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Burbank Water & Power opens a sustainable power plant campus as a model for re-adapting industrial sites from water reclamation to solar
Katherine Spitz sees Mar Vista garden as a green testing ground
December 26, 2011 at 9:56 am
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Landscape architect Katherine Spitz has worked with her husband, architect Daniel Rhodes, for more than 20 years to create a series of outdoor rooms for their Mar Vista home. The story behind their garden’s renovation is the latest installment of Pro Portfolio, our Monday feature that looks at recently built, remodeled or redecorated spaces with commentary [...]
Mar Vista family home made colorful, playful
August 22, 2011 at 7:32 pm
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Every Monday we post a recently built, remodeled or redecorated home with commentary from the designer. This week we look at modern Mar Vista house redecorated as a family friendly — and colorful — home. Design: Vanessa De Vargas, Turquoise. Designer’s description: I took a boxy space and added color and pattern. My client wanted [...]
Anthony Coscia’s Skywave House in Venice
July 4, 2011 at 7:00 am
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Every Monday, we post a recently built, remodeled or redecorated home with commentary from the designer. This week, we have the architectural departure called Skywave House designed by Anthony Coscia of Coscia Day Architecture & Design in Marina del Rey.
Home tour: In Santa Monica, modern house soars with a heart of glass and skeleton of steel
May 14, 2011 at 9:01 pm
From the front, you’d never know the balancing act that Giorgio Scali’s new Santa Monica house pulls off in back. The master suite hovering over Pepita, above, provides shade for the cozy backyard conversation area pictured below. At the heart of architect Victoria Casasco’s design is an open-plan living area, a beautiful glass box whose [...]
Win A $100 Gift Card From Pottery Barn on DesignLife Blog
March 22, 2010 at 8:01 amBest in Bathroom Design contest at DesignLife Blog. Submit photos of your great design ideas and you could win $100 to spend at Pottery Barn. Good luck!
