Posted by Harry
Books | 31 Mar 08 | Comments (0)
It's snowing here again, in April!, and frankly I'd rather be somewhere warmer, somewhere like say, Silver Lake, CA (aka Willamsburg West). Bohemian Modern is the illustrated guide to Silver Lake, a creative enclave in the midst of Los Angeles and the birthplace of BoMo. As a guide, it touches on the community spirit there and walks the reader through town with stops at restaurants and various other hipster merchants. Silver Lake is also well known as the home to a variety of iconic Modern-era houses by the likes of Neutra and Lautner (a Neutra house is featured in the book), but also includes more contemporary houses including the Lexton MacCarthy House, an early design by Lorcan O'Herlihy. Warning: even though it's penned by an architect, don't expect much Silver Lake architecture in this book, it's more of a city guide. More images from the book at Amazon. Hardcover, 272 pages, well illustrated, $23.07 at Amazon.
