The Carnation Ice Cream shop at Disney was always a must visit. Our very own neighborhood played host to the Carnation Company Building on Wilshire with a Mid Century Coffee shop designed by Stiles O Clements.
Carnation Coffee Shop | Demolished
Category: LIFE | STYLE
Barbican Estate | London, England
On our recent travels we visited London, the home of brutalist architecture. Post war 1950’s London saw the rise of this style of architecture characterize by minimalist construction highlighting the bare materials over decorative design.
Googie’s Coffee Shop by John Lautner | Demolished
Googie’s Coffee Shop by John Lautner | 8100 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046 | Demolished in 1988/1989 THEN The Googies Coffee Shop by architect John Lautner was built in 1949. Located on the world-famous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA, the coffee shop became a popular meeting place for celebrities including James Dean, Marilyn [...]
Ludvig Mies van Der Rohe – Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design
Ludvig Mies van Der Rohe - Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design
Eileen Gray’s E-1027 Villa and Side Table
“To create, one must first question everything” Eileen Gray Not long ago we had the privilege of staying at a private residence in the South of France in a little medieval town called Roquebrune. This gorgeous property has exquisite private gardens which overlook Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea, and, boasts past visitors like Princess Grace [...]
