Making LA modern
Subtitle: Craig Ellwood : myth, man, designer
By: edited by Michael Boyd ; co-edited by Erin Ellwood ; photography by Richard Powers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780847861538
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Modernism (Aesthetics); Midcentury modern (Architecture)
Other titles: Craig Ellwood :
Description: "Craig Ellwood, the 'Cary Grant of architecture', was one of the most visible faces of California mid-century modernism. He was known as much for his exquisitely designed, minimalist structures as he was for his exuberant lifestyle. This book celebrates and explores the glamour of Ellwood's work, life, myth, and career. Through photographs, primarily of the iconic houses he designed in Southern California during the 1950s and 60s, we see a life of refined decadence, expressed through gorgeous architecture, fast cars, beautiful women, Hollywood style, palm trees, swimming pools, and minimalist design all in the context of the Southern California postwar building boom."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword : the Craig Ellwood I knew / Ray Kappe; title: Editor's preface : Craig Ellwood : how things look and the primacy of image / Michael Boyd; title: Bobertz House; title: Anderson House; title: Steinman House; title: Chateau Marmont Bungalows 3 + 4; title: Hunt House; title: Daphne House; title: Rosen House; title: Moore House; title: Kubly House; title: Palevsky House; title: Art Center College of Design; title: Comments on selected works / Michael Boyd; title: Making LA modern : Craig Ellwood - myth, man, designer / Michael Boyd; title: Craig Ellwood : from structure toward architecture / Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher; title: Craig Ellwood : pragmatic modernist / Michael Webb; title: Turning the corner : Ellwood and painting / Jeffrey Head; title: Growing up with uncomfortable furniture / Erin Ellwood; title: Designing elegance : the furniture of Craig Ellwood / Keith York; title: Craig Ellwood : high octane / Carl Magnusson.