Get-A-Ways
The Maloof Experience
- Item Number
- 110
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Opening Bid
- 2500 USD
Item Description
Fuller Craft Museum will fly you and a friend roundtrip to Alta Loma, California for a chance to tour the Maloof Studio with renowned studio furniture master SAM MALOOF.
Central to his work and life is the sprawling hand-built residence and adjoining woodshop. Nestled in a lemon grove near the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California, the residence is filled with Maloof furniture and one of America’s outstanding arts and crafts collections.
In 1990, the Maloof residence and woodshop were deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. With the long-planned Foothill Freeway extension set to cut through the Maloof site, negotiations began to save the buildings by moving them to a nearby location. The original location was a working lemon grove and the new six-acre site was chosen partly for the existing lemon trees that help recreate the original environment and also compliment the new landscaping.
Today the relocated residence has been opened as a living museum. Once again, each room is filled with treasures that give this unique home its spirit. Sam has designed a new house that was constructed below the original residence. The woodshops have been moved to the new site, as have many of the trees from the former Maloof property. The landscaping consists of a natural garden of water-wise California native plants and compatible plants from other Mediterranean climate zones around the world. Benches, sculpture, and picnic areas offer spaces for visitors’ quiet reflection and relaxation.
Maloof continues to create furniture at the new site and add to his fine art collection that encompasses work from all media, including many renowned artists such as Maria Martinez, Millard Sheets, Harrison McIntosh, Paul Soldner, Kay Sekimachi, and Bob Stocksdale.
Package includes cost of airfare, 2 night accommodations and lunch or dinner with Mr. Maloof (timeframe based on availability).
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