This lot was donated by Now Here with proceeds benefitting Hollyhock House.
Now Here is an LA-based design practice working at the intersection of the speculative and the everyday. Both “now here” and “nowhere”, Now Here’s projects are interested in big ideas, how they get built, and what happens in between. Recent work includes award-winning houses, landscapes, furniture, exhibition designs, writings, and collaborations with friends and artists.
Curated by Dung Ngo, design expert and Editor in Chief of AUGUST, this selection of works will benefit Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Hollyhock House. Focused on architecture and architectural design, the remarkable range of furnishings, artwork, and objects reflect the vibrant design landscape of Southern California and includes contributions from influential figures and firms including Johnston Marklee, Kulapat Yantrasast, Christopher Norman, Ali Tayar, Edwin Chan, Design, Bitches, West of West, Hiroshi Clark, and more.
Hollyhock House, photographed by Stan Ecklund. Image courtesy of City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Located in Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Los Angeles. Representative of Wright's masterful integration of architecture and nature, the architectural treasure is stewarded by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to provide a timeless cultural space for both the local community and visitors worldwide and proceeds from this sale will support its contemporary exhibitions program.
Hollyhock House, photographed by Joshua White. Image courtesy of City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
