The John Lautner Foundation

03/13/2026

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Infinite Space, a documentary feature film, traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius John Lautner to create “architecture...

01/14/2026

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We have changed shops and Infinite Space DVDs are back in stock! We also have Lautner A - Z at the remarkable price of $60.

We haven't set up mailing arrangements yet. Please be patient.

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01/07/2026

SOLD OUT! THANK YOU, EVERYONE!
We invite you to a docent-led tour of the Sheats-Goldstein House, designed by John Lautner in 1963. The 1-1/2 hour tour is on Sunday, February 8 at 11 a.m. We will also view the tennis court and Club James. (The Turrell light installation is not included in the tour.)

We kindly ask for a $75 per person donation to the John Lautner Foundation to view the house and to help further our educational outreach programs.

There is a limit of 25 people on the tour. Adults only, please.

For further information, please email John Lautner Foundation Secretary Eleanor Schrader at [email protected] for payment link by Venmo or Zelle.

07/13/2024

A rare family photo. I don't know how my father convinced my mother to join us all on the beach, including the three youngest, from a different father. On the beach in Marquette, MI. Date unknown, about 1958 or 1959

Top row from left: John Lautner, Karol, Abby, Mary de Roche, Mary.
Front row: Judy, Catherine, Chris, Michael

05/14/2024

I'm a day late but I couldn't find a good photo yesterday. Here is my mother, surrounded by her brothers, in 1929. She was 16 years old. She was very tall, especially for the time. I don't know if she ever realized how beautiful she was.

04/18/2024

Years ago my mother told me she was once the no. 3 woman archer in the country. Today I found proof! In the September 1947 edition of Archery magazine she is listed as number 3 in the August national tournament in Salt Lake City. There is also a photo on the cover of participants. I have been unable to find her among them.

03/21/2024

The Pearlman cabin, designed by John Lautner, in Idyllwild, California will be open for a visit on May 13. RSVP is required. Write to [email protected]. Pictures at pearlmancabin.com. Call 213 705-4992 with questions. Brunch is provided 10-2 and talk about cabin is at 11.

Pearlman Cabin Website

01/14/2024

I used to have more books than I do now. I got into the habit of giving them away after I'd read them (or trading or selling them). However, I still keep certain books on my shelves.

I received this book from my father for Christmas 1966. That was the year I moved to California to study at Cal State University Los Angeles. I loved the book. Read it hungrily, absorbing all the details of Bach's life. It has remained with me all these years.

It's an excellent biography. It is still being sold, at prices ranging from about $6 to $98 (on Amazon) and up to $300 (on eBay). Mine has significant wear but is still solid, ready to read again. What I most think about, though, when I see this book, is the dreams I had back in 1966, the visions of a future full of music, even possibly one in which I pllayed Bach compositions on the piano. I feel a small ache for the loss of the dreams.

09/29/2023

Congratulations to Helena Arahuete, chief architect in John Lautner's office for many years. Her own work is now being exhibited at the Art, Design, and Architecture Museum in Santa Barbara. The featured exhibit will be on view through December 17, 2023. It's certainly time that Helena's work is recognized, including her contributions to John Lautner's works.

Event Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 to Sunday, December 17, 2023 View from the interior of the 'House above the Morning Clouds,' 2009. Photograph by Tycho Saariste. Amidst the pressing environmental concerns arising from the construction industry today, From Within shines a spotlight on the ar...