I don’t think there is one New Yorker who didn’t dream of moving to California this past winter. One Manhattanite who made the escape to Los Angeles years ago is designer and writer David Netto.  I’ve posted photos of his Richard Neutra mid-century modern home many times but I love the new peek that was shown […]

Dakota Johnson is on the cover of the February 2015 issue of Vogue to promote her upcoming movie 50 Shades of Grey. What’s more exciting is that the accompanying feature was shot by Mario Testino in Elizabeth and David Netto‘s Richard Neutra mid-century home in Los Angeles. While you can pick up the magazine this […]

Since I mentioned that Derek Lam was inspired by Richard Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, I thought it might be nice to post some photos.  You can read the full story about the house in a post that I wrote in 2008 here. Photographer Slim Aarons and Julius Shulman were also enamored by […]

My last post about J. Crew using Kaufmann House in Palm Springs as a backdrop for their latest catalog shoot had me going back for more. Designed in 1946 by Richard Neutra, it is a wonderful example of mid-century modern architecture. The house was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. who also commissioned Frank Lloyd […]