This lot was donated by PATTERNS with proceeds benefitting Hollyhock House.
Kill Bill is a bedside lamp shade designed by Patterns in collaboration with Bill Pearson & North Sails. Kill Bill takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by new fibrous materials to produce a light ambience. The lamp shade is constructed using a combination of black carbon and yellow aramid fiber tape, carbon tow and 13-watt warm white energy efficient spiral CFL bulb. The title pays homage to the iconic black & yellow dress used by actress Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino’s famous action thriller.
PATTERNS is an award-winning and innovation-driven architectural practice led by Argentinian-American partners Georgina Huljich and Marcelo Spina, based in Los Angeles. PATTERNS takes advantage of the city’s decidedly global stance and idiosyncratic identity to create equally engaging and speculative architectural projects that operate beyond their functionality to become civic and cultural landmarks in the city and larger the public realm.
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.
