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The Mission Tiki Drive-In Theater in Montclair has been showing movies outdoors since 1956. This year, the venue has seen a huge uptick in business as moviegoers hungry to see films in a theater flocked to the outdoor venue 35 miles east of Los Angeles. The 27-acre property was sold for development last year, but uncertain times have staved off the final curtain for a bit longer. We spoke with 73-year-old Frank Huttinger, CEO of DeAnza Land and Leisure, which has owned and operated drive-in the...

An online exhibition of select works was organised to commemorate Dashrath Patel’s 10th death anniversary this year Dashrath Patel, among modern India’s most versatile yet lesser known artists, made memorable contributions to painting, photography, ceramics and design — a body of work that is today coming in for a serious relook. On his 10th anniversary this year, an online exhibition was organised, showcasing a selection from his large range of works and giving a glimpse of Patel’s imm...

15 Snug Lounge Chairs That’ll Let You Relax in Style Unwind from the day (or year) with these inviting lounge chairs. Whether you’re looking for the perfect accent, reading chair, or place to nap, these versatile lounge chairs will upgrade your living room. All that’s left to do is sit, kick back, and relax. Developed for Design Within Reach by Norm Architects, the Finn Collection (2013) expresses the designers pursuit of "utility, purity and quiet beauty." The chairs teak frame ...

30 of the Best Art and Design Books of 2020 Got some shelf space? We hope you have a lot of it. Because the amount of great design books that were published this year is daunting. (Really—as I glance to my left, I see a teetering column of hardcovers that’s a Darwin Award in the making.) But to start: disclaimer time! When we write “The Best Books of 2020,” what we really mean is “our favorite design books that we came across in 2020.” Though many publications might be hesitant to...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. Low-Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles is the latest initiative spearheaded by Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles. Since leaving his post as architecture critic of the Los Angeles Times in March 2018, Hawthorne has carved out a unique and surprisingly wide ranging role at City Hall. Recently I reached out to him to talk about his two-plus years in government, the latest “ideas” challenge (as he ...

Ford Places Its Future Bet on a Renewed Detroit Dec 15, 2020 During the post-World War II era, U.S. automakers achieved far more than transforming the country’s transport systems and infrastructure (for better or worse). Companies like General Motors and Ford also had an impact on American architecture that reached its zenith during the 1950s and 1960s. Designers including Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames left their mark on Detroit and much of Michigan, whether it was at the massive GM campus...

Horoscope: December 15, 2020 HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020: Expansive, positive and well-liked, you think big. This year, you optimistically hatch a work project that will bring you many riches. Your confidence protects you from pitfalls, but it’s still best to hire a financial adviser. If single, you’ve many to choose from and you must exercise more discernment, as you definitely will commit this year. If attached, you’re in heaven with your romantic partner. LIBRA loves the ...

December 13, 2020 By Stanley Abercrombie "Anni and Josef Albers: Equal and Unequal" by Nicholas Fox Weber. New York: Phaidon, $150. 512 pages, 750 illustrations (350 color). There have been monographs before about Josef Albers (1888-1976) and his wife Anni (1899-1994), but this is a book about them both. And they are the perfect couple for such treatment with lives, opinions, tastes, and art—his paintings and her textiles—that were so closely interdependent. The pair met as students in the ...

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