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  • Stan Bitters & Fresno, CA

    Stan Bitters is a Fresno based artist and ceramicist who played a pivotal role in the birth and growth of the organic/environmental modernist movem...
  • The Eames House

    Over the last decade we have collected vintage furniture.  What started as finding interest in the sharp look of modern-day replicas evolved into ...
  • Thousand Oaks Eichler Stay

    We recently had the privilege of staying in a 1964 Eichler Home in the Thousand Oaks tract a few nights.  This was the second Eichler Home we have...
  • Walking Through an Untouched 1968 Streng / Sparks Home

    Today we had the opportunity to walk through the most well-preserved home we have ever experienced;  A 1968 Modified Streng Brothers home designed...
  • Lucas Valley Eichler Stay

    We recently took a short trip to San Rafael and stayed in an Eichler Home in Upper Lucas Valley.  It was quite a privilege to call an Eichler our ...
  • LA Quick Trip

    Earlier this week we took a quick trip down to LA for some business, recreation, and research.  Usually that means plants and architecture.  It was...
  • Fairmeadow Eichler Tract - Orange, CA

    During a recent Southern California trip we went searching for mid-century neighborhoods.  In Orange, CA we came across the Fairmeadow Eichler Trac...
  • Sherman Library & Gardens

    The Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona Del Mar is a magical place absolutely worth visiting if you are in Southern California.  While the cact...
  • Folia Collective

    Folia Collective in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles, CA is an aesthetically pleasing space with more than just a great selection of plants.  The...
  • Mickey Hargitay Plants

    Mickey's Plants in Los Angeles is making LA a much greener place, one plant at a time.  While we have attended a plant pop-up by Mickey at Modernic...
  • Ponderosa Cactus

    Ponderosa Cactus in Highland Park (Los Angeles) is the best little cactus shop in LA.  They stock rare species, have curated the space beautifully,...
  • 2019 Streng Bros. Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour

    This week the new issue of Atomic Ranch hits newsstands.  The cover features Robert A. Maurer's 1974 Streng dream home.  Last month we were fortun...