John Vugrin sits at glass and metal table in front of curving glass window covered in pathwork screen made up of curving triangular, arrow like yellow shapes in Kellogg Doolittle House in Joshua Tree, CA.

The Under-the-Radar Craftsman Behind a Very Iconic Masterpiece

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Inspiration for the interiors of the house arrived in various guises: Jay Doolittle’s fascination with fossils and John Vugrin’s love of jazz and the way repetitive elements can be used to construct a larger work. "For the pieces I do, I’m more influenced by art, music, and sculpture and not architects," says Vugrin, pictured here.