EBAY AUCTION: Vintage Biaggio Light for Flos

1968 by Tobia Scarpa. I lost this auction. $1,681 U.S. and still a bargain at that. Yuck. This is an amazing light. One day.

EBAY AUCTION: Eames LTR

c1950s. Charles And Ray Eames. California. $456.00. Congrats to the winner.

Hui Ka Kwong

Mid-Century Chinese Ceramicist

Hope for reform of California Prison System?

The Supreme Court ruling will force the state to address the issue. It's a start.

Column Here

A Life Sentence Of Joblessness

Homegirl Cafe and Homeboy Bakery employs ex-convicts. What's crazy is the food and service is actually really good. Read Here.

Earlier story Here. Thanks to Ryan for pointing this Op-Ed out.

Makeshift Steadicam

Very useful. Another reason to grab the Sunpak 7500 Platinum Tripod.

La Rose De Fer (1973)

Jean Rollins. One of my favorite openings to a movie.

Shelter

Lloyd Kahn claims that shelter is more than a roof over your head. As the author and publisher of over a dozen books on home construction, Lloyd has been grappling with the concept of home, physically and psychically, for over five decades. Situated in the financial and housing crisis, this film profiles Lloyd's ideas on do-it-yourself construction and sustainability.

SHELTER from jason sussberg on Vimeo.

Jack Lenor Larsen Blanket

c1956 Seattle, WA

EBAY AUCTION: Hans Wegner Round Chairs

5 PP503 Hans Wegner Birch Round Chairs. $2,202 total. Congrats to the winner.

These are the chairs famously used in the first televised U.S. presidential debate. The PP503 was chosen by Kennedy and Nixon for its looks, its ergonomics and its ability to keep a suit from ruffling.

The chair has since permanently joined the White House. Check out its construction here.

La Jolla Cave

La Jolla, CA. The 145 step stairwell is inside a shell shop on the first floor of a house on the ocean. This man bought this house in the 50's and it came with a cave! Pictures thanks to Kelly.