John Elgin Woolf: Office (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Description

The personal office and studio of John Elgin Woolf on Melrose Place in Los Angeles, was a multi-building compound with an imposing entrance door, secluded courtyards, and light-filled rooms. The office allowed Woolf to bring his specific design aesthetic for his clients' homes into view in his office space. Designing in an image-conscious city for celebrity clientele allowed Woolf to bring many of those details to life in this space to show clients his ideas.

Creator

John Woolf, designer
Robert C. Cleveland, photographer

Source

John E. Woolf papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1945-1949

Rights

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Citation

John Woolf, designer Robert C. Cleveland, photographer, “John Elgin Woolf: Office (Los Angeles, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 12, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/243.