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Photo Essay: CA Boom V
Chillaxing at CA BOOM V | All Photos & Captions by Caroline On Crack and Zach Behrens for LAist
This past weekend was CA Boom V, a West Coast design show that gathered some of the best of the best design and architecture from the United States. Whether it was non-traditional, modern or contemporary, it was there at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Curbed LA was there doing architecture tours and below is some of the exciting design items found.
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Who is this man and why should you know who he is? He is Julius Shulman, most well known for his famous 1960 photo of the Case Study House #22 with Los Angeles below
Harveys at seatbeltbags.com is a Santa Ana based company. While they focus on bags at the moment, this chair prototype will be available in March 2009, selling for $1200. No specific carmaker is favored in the seatbelt production line.
CA Boom V is so hip, it had its own soundtrack
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Futuristic 1960s egg shell baby chairs from Bloom Baby
Also from Bloom Baby, baby rocking chairs
Icarus lamp and butterflies from Plushpod on 3rd Street
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The outdoor patio eating, chilling, wine cocktail drinking area
Shelf from Ku Ambiance in West Hollywood
$1000 skateboards from Italian woodmakers, Bottega Montana
From Clay & Wood, a wife and husband team off of La Tuna Canyon in the Valley
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From Not Neutral on Larchmont, the Los Angeles plate costs $50 and comes in a collection of four out of three.
By Long Beach based artist, David Gilmore
Some doghouse greenrrroofs from Sustainable Pet Design based in Ventura County
2nd Shadow Lamp by
, $195
So pretty, here it is again from
Of Van Nuys,
Infinity Rings
Rug made of recycled bike tire tubes ($1,199) from Plushpod. Could be used for sound insulation, children's play room, or to butch up a guy's room.
Eames chair
It's the Fanny Pack, but updated from Silent Revolution. It's called the Ammo Bag ($78)
Special thanks to Caroline on Crack for photos, lounging and editing!
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