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Monterey Furniture refers to several furniture lines made from 1930 to the mid-1940s in California. Uniquely western, the line derived its character from Spanish and Dutch Colonial styles, California Mission architecture and furnishings, ranch furnishings, and cowboy accoutrements such as might be found in a barn (lariats and branding irons).
Kreiss was founded in 1939 by Murray Kreiss and his two sons Norman and Howard. [6] The company began by importing ceramics from Japan. [7] Norman, along with his wife Eileen, expanded the company’s importing portfolio to include goods sourced from Spain, Hong Kong, China and Thailand in the early 1960s.
Jerome and Eveyln Ackerman hand-hooked tapestry rug. Jerome Ackerman (1920–2019) and Evelyn Ackerman (née Lipton) (1924–2012) were American industrial designers who jointly contributed to the aesthetic of California mid-century modern with their ceramics, wood carvings, mosaics, textiles, and enamels in home furnishings and architectural elements. [1]
Barker approached Müller and together they founded a furniture shop on 112–114 N. Spring Street near the Los Angeles Plaza, called Barker and Mueller. In 1880, Los Angeles was a town with a population of 11,183. Its population would increase tenfold in the next twenty years, and tenfold again, to over one million, in the 25 years after that. [1]
This is a list of department stores and some other major retailers in the four major corridors of Downtown Los Angeles: Spring Street between Temple and Second ("heyday" from c.1884–1910); Broadway between 1st and 4th (c.1895-1915) and from 4th to 11th (c.1896-1950s); and Seventh Street between Broadway and Figueroa/Francisco, plus a block of Flower St. (c.1915 and after).
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) is the first auction house to specialize in 20th century Modern art and design. Founded by Peter Loughrey in 1992, LAMA especially champions Modern and Contemporary works by California and West Coast artists and designers.
Whether the 1996 sale was completed is unknown. Of the stores remaining, three were closed in 2006. [9] The last 17 [14] [9] [1] stores, including two La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery locations [3] (one in California and one in Oregon), were closed in 2008. [1] [7] [9] A company press release cited macroeconomic conditions as the reason: [1] [9] [15 ...
Craft Contemporary, formerly the Craft and Folk Art Museum, is a non-profit, non-collecting arts museum dedicated to showcasing contemporary craft in Los Angeles, California. The museum is located on Los Angeles' Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard, and across from the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits. It is the only institution on the ...