Landes Manufacturing Co. Portfolios Collection

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Landes Manufacturing Co. Portfolios Collection

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box 1

Landes Designs and Designers (Book 1) (1953-1961, 1963-1965, 1982)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents note

66 black and white and color photographs of tables and chairs for both dining and lounging, stools, wire racks and holders, headboards, shelving units, tea carts, port-a-bar, TV trays, and outdoor furnishings. Additionally there is a printed advertisement for the Montecito Unit. Designs represented are for the Balboa group, Delmar group, Memories group, Westwood group, Brentwood set, and Sausalito set. Designers represented include Jerry Johnson and staff designers.

box 2

Landes Designs and Designers (Book 2) (1961-1965, 1967-1972)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents note

63 black and white and color photographs of tables and chairs for both dining and lounging, sofas, and outdoor furnishing. Additionally there is what appears to be a Landes Manufacturing Co. catalog cover. Designs represented are for the Acapulco group, Carmel group, Coronado group, Encino group, Idyllwild group, La Costa group, Miramar group, Ramona group, Redondo group, Santa Barbara group, and Sonora group among others. Designers represented include Byron Botker, Jerry Johnson, David Tompkins, and Lewis Van Der Beken.

box 3

Landes Designs and Designers (Book 3) (1972-1976, 1979-1980)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents note

62 black and white and color photographs of tables and chairs for both dining and lounging, bedroom sets, a desk, and outdoor furnishings. Additionally there is what appears to be a Landes catalog cover. Designs represented are for the Blocks, the Ascona collection, Malibu collection, Tahoe collection, Belmont group, Bolinas group, Gambria group, L.A. group, Maricopa group, Orinda group, Pacifica group, Tiburon group, Tioga group, Ventura group, and Westlake group. Some pieces appear to utilize steel tubing and ABS plumbing pipe. Designers represente include Charles Anacker, Byron Botker, Elsie Crawford, Jerry Johnson, Heinz Meier, Paul Tuttle, and Lewis Van Der Beken.

box 4

Landes Designs and Designers (Book 4) 1974-1981

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents note

62 black and white and color photographs of tables and chairs for both dining and lounging, sofas, desks, shelving units, storage cubes and drawers, wardrobes, bedroom sets for mostly children, and outdoor furnishing. Designs represented are for the Fontana group, Mendocino group, Menlo group, Napa group, Northridge group, Paso Robles group, Sausalito group, Seating group, Toltec group, Verdugo group, Westridge group, Portola collection, and Solana collection. Some pieces appear to utilize steel tubing. Designers represented are Rudolph Bofinger, Byron Botker, David Cornn, Elsie Crawford, Charles Gibilterra, Jerry Johnson, Dan McCue (McFarland Designs), Kimo Martin, Heinz Meier, and staff.

box 5

Landes Designs and Designers (Book 5) 1981-1985

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents note

40 black and white and color photographs of tables and chairs for dining and lounging, headboards and beds including some designs for children, wardrobes, shelving units, and outdoor furnishings. There are also a catalog cover and photographs of seven unidentified male individuals. Designs represented are for the Butterfly chair, Palomar chair, Saratoga circus baby furniture, and an adaptation of the Breuer chair; the Alondra group, Brentwood group, Claremont group, Newport group, Westwood group, Mojave Collection, and San Francisco Collection. Some pieces appear to utilize steel tubing. Designers represented include Charles Anacker, Byron Botker, Chong Chiu, Jerry Johnson, Krister Olmon, and Lewis Van Der Beken.

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