It interior designer around town (and my personal style crush) Molly Luetkemeyer will be delivering us loot weekly!

March 17, 2011

Yup, we are lucky!

I've been losing myself in Molly's blog, a visual treasure trove of goodies, since she started it and now GROOMED LA readers can grab a sneak peek weekly of her turn ons!

 YAY!

First up – my pick –  L U C I T E.

Growing up in the 70's-80's – lucite feels like home.

It's so bad-ass.  

Here Molly discusses VASA LUCITE with us!

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A while back, I did a post on multicolored lucite.  After reading it, Rebecca (from The Reluctant Floridian) suggested I check out the work of Vasa Mihich and I am SO glad she did!  He has been making candy-colored goodies since the late sixties and I can't wait to get my hands on one.  See if you agree:

 

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I love the vibrant colors and how they morph into hybrids when viewed from different angles.  The sleekness and polish of these pieces really speaks to me right now.  All of the ones above are for sale on Vasa's site, Vasa Studio.  Here's a little backstory on the man behind the magic:

 

A senior Professor of Design at the University of California, Los Angeles, Vasa is an innovative, internationally known sculptor whose creative work explores the three dimensional interactions of light and color. With an advanced understanding of optical complexities, Vasa has become, in the words of Henry Seldis, former art critic of The Los Angeles Times, "the most sensuous and sensational colorist of the southern California artists working in plastic."

You can also find vintage pieces of his online.  I love this column from 1983 (found oneBay).  As you move around the piece, it becomes almost active – changing into new color combinations from every different vantage point.

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And a little digging on 1st Dibs turned up this amazing table (from the fantastic shop, Fat Chance, here in LA)

 

YUM!  How great would this be in an all white living room with hot pink curtains?  I can see myself relaxing there right now (with my dogs locked outside on the deck).  Enjoy!

 

                              :: for more Molly loot go to www.mollyloot.com ::

Hey people. I’m Molly Luetkemeyer (loot-kah-my-er, just so we can get that out of the way). I have been a practicing interior designer at my firm, M. Design Interiors for the past 10 years (for the full back story, check out my about page). My ongoing mission is to guide clients to create personal, comfortable, chic homes that reflect their needs and particular tastes. No one should live in a showroom or someone else's house. Period. I am inspired by a range of sources from modern and contemporary art to nature, fashion and vintage design books to stuff I see on the street. It’s always coming at me and I want to share a little of it with you.

So take a look and always, let me know what you think atmdesigninteriors at mac dot com