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Claudia at ModernMecca’s Wexler Weekend In Palm Springs.

Eric — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:25:48 +0000

“Thoroughly Modern: Wexler Weekend In Palm Springs” by Claudia Andrade-Desbiens

I am seriously, falling head over heels in love with Palm Springs and anything and everything is an excuse for me to drop whatever I am doing, get into my car, and make the 1.5 hour drive east to this desert oasis. Two weekends ago, Los Angeles Home Staging + Design Company, Modern Mecca had the opportunity to participate in an event celebrating the 84th birthday of renowned modernist architect, Donald Wexler.

I AM A REALLY BAD BLOGGER

Eric — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:54:09 +0000

I have to admit is has been quite difficult to blog while managing VISUAL ACOUSTICS and working on my new projects. Can you help me? If you have something you want to blog about pertaining to Julius, Modernist architecture and/or design or anything else you think is related, could you send that to info@juliusshulmanfilm.com? We would prefer to have a photo sent as well along with a photo credit if possible.
Thanks for your help.

Eric

Welcome…

Eric — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:52:48 +0000

…to our website! We just went live. Please take a look around. The site is still under construction so pardon our pixel dust.

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman World Premiere!

Eric — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:37:40 +0000

I have just been notified that Visual Acoustics has been invited to the Los Angeles Film Festival as its World Premiere! There will be two screenings of the film of which I am still awaiting final confirmation of the dates and times. As soon as I get more info I will post it on the screenings page. As Julius stated: “It would be a crime for it to premiere anyplace other than Los Angeles.”

Thank you to everyone for your support over the last few weeks/months/years; looking forward to celebrating in Los Angeles.

Austin’s First Annual Eco Home Tour

Eric — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:37:57 +0000

I just recently moved to Austin from Los Angeles. During my city-move selection process, one of the requirements from my list of city attributes was that it had to be progressive in it’s thinking, which I think is most evident in a city’s architecture. Austin passes this requirement with an A++ rating.

Yesterday (Sunday) my family and I attended an open house at the Dragonfly House located on the eastside of Austin. This event was part of Austin’s “First Annual Eco Home Tour” which is tied into a citywide celebration of Earth Day.

First a pleasant surprise: the listing agent of the house, Roland Galang, and I happened to have graduated from the same high school. I haven’t seen him in twenty years. Wild. He happens to work for a really outstanding real estate firm here in Austin:

www.urbanspacerealtors.com/agents/57

I also happened to meet an architect, Chris Krager, and his wife Amy. Chris’s firm, KRDB, located here in Austin, has launched an incredible line of AFFORDABLE, modular houses. He told me that the core inspiration of this line which is called ma (standing for modern+affordable) came from the initial intent of the Case Study House Program. Of course, he was also influenced by none other than Julius. In addition, his wife Amy is a filmmaker so we all had a lot to talk about. Below are his words along with a link to his website. Great stuff:

I was very inspired by the CSH program and the work of the architects (particularly Schindler & Neutra) of LA from the 30’s thru the 60’s. The notion that good, modern design should be broadly accessible was a strong undercurrent in this work (in CSH it WAS the underlying principle, although it fell short in reality). The work 1) had a social conscience 2) was innovative and progressive in terms of materials and methods and 3)was happening at a scale and scope that was, and is, unprecedented. You get the sense that the spirit of modernism was pervasive in this period. It was present everywhere, from architecture, to graphic design, cinema, photography, etc. What an amazing time to be in that place.

www.mamodular.com

It’s finished. Really.

Eric — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:06:59 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome to my “Visual Acoustics” blog. After researching the film from January 2002 through December 2003, shooting the film from February 2004 through May 2006, editing the film from October 2005 through October 2007, and on-lining the film from October 2007 through March of 2008, I can finally announce THE FILM IS FINISHED!