Collection by Jaime Gillin
Lost & Found in LA: Part 2
If you liked what you saw in my previous report on Lost & Found in Los Angeles, then check out this slideshow: a roundup of owner Jamie Rosenthal's favorite items in the shop, along with her thoughts on what makes these pieces unique. Some great gift ideas in here! All available for purchase online.
Wooden clock with leather strap by Brooklyn-based Stanley Ruiz, $225. "I first saw this clock when it was a prototype. I loved it then and am thrilled to finally have it for sale. Stanley really knows how to balance modern organic design with a utilitarian purpose. Between Stanley’s clock and the unraveling calendar, you have a good chance of successfully navigating 2011."
Ceramic shotgun house by New Orleans artist Robert Tannen, $100. "Robert Tannen is one of my favorite renegade artists of all time! He is a brilliant engineer and urban planner as well, and a major visionary force in New Orleans for decades. He has elevated the importance of the shotgun house in numerous mediums through out his career and has been working with his buddy Frank Gehry to create a new living model for Louisiana and the world. This ceramic object in collaboration with New Orleans jewelry designer Mignon Faget memorializes the shotgun housing that was torn down in Lafayette and is another great example of Tannen's love of his home region's architecture."
Other People’s Rubbish lamp shades, designed by Heath Nash, made from recycled plastic jugs, $395-$1,250. "Capetown designer Heath Nash embraces the local craft of his hometown and has created a new modern aesthetic that celebrates a tradition of recycling. He departs from tradition [see next slide] to create new functional designs made from post-consumer plastic bottles."
Vintage grain-sack placemats from Transylvania, $20 each. "The interesting thing about these hand-woven linen, cotton, and hemp recycled grain-sack placemats is the stripe. Each farmer's name was indicated by the color of their stripe, so that when they were left filled with grain at the mill they would be properly credited. People ask me all day long where things are from. Having the opportunity to say 'Transylvania' and watch the expression on their faces always makes me smile."