GIMME SHELTER Clockwise from left: Orange and gray wool felt Silver Dollar scarves by Fung+Blatt Architects, $105 each, A+D Museum; 1951 bird shelter by Malcolm Leland for Architectural Pottery, reintroduced by Vessel USA, $175, Museum of California Design; sterling silver butterfly pendant, $110, and sterling silver collar, $29, both at Museum of Latin American Art; orange and gray wool felt Double Negative scarf, $155, by Fung+Blatt Architects, A+D Museum; and Where We Live: Photographs of America From the Berman Collection exhibition catalogue, $49.95, J. Paul Getty Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
DEER HUNTER Art book “Naughty Kids: The Chinese New Generation Born After 1970,” $45, and black plywood platter, $22, both at the Hammer Museum; handmade ceramic reindeer by Ruth Apter, $32, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art; and fantasy ceramic and resin bead necklace by Teresa Goodall, $190, Palm Springs Art Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
SHAPE SHIFTER “Origami Pleats” scarf by Nuno, $250, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Joli Jewelry fish brooch composed of Art Deco glass50s vintage plastic, coral, goldstone and pearls, $65, Pacific Asia Museum; ruby and 24-karat vintage-finish leaves on a 24-karat neck wire, $550, Vilaiwan by Joe Viboonviriyawong, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum Shop. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
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Lionhearted Black wool shawl with embroidered pebble design, $85, Santa Monica Museum of Art; limited-edition Chinatown art plates by Steve Wong, $200 for a set of eight, Chinese American Museum; resin reproduction lion, $35, J. Paul Getty Museum; sterling silver cuff bracelet, $179, Museum of Latin American Art; and Experience Life Through Art sterling silver bracelet, $38, and silver thorn apple candle by Douglas Little, $250, both at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
RED HOT Red algae decoration by Vitra, $25 for six-piece set, Museum of Contemporary Art, and “Roman Red Seaform Pair” 2006 studio edition glass by Dale Chihuly (includes custom vitrine and a copy of “Chihuly Seaform”), $4,500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
BEAD WORKS Kippys turquoise and red Swarovski crystal belt, $400, Autry National Center, and handmade Sumatran dowry beaded baskets, $230 and $280, Craft and Folk Art Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
Full House: From top: green ZeCar toy, $12, Museum of Neon Art; “Family Guy” bendable dolls, $24.95 for a set of five, Museum of Television & Radio; “Lil Professor” Nano case by Tiny Meat, $14, Library Store at the Los Angeles Central Library; die-cast “Agajanian Special #98” model car, $135, Petersen Automotive Museum; “Motorbike” passport case by Tiny Meat, $18, Library Store at the Los Angeles Central Library; and “Guiette House” architectural maquette, $350, L.A. Phil Store at Walt Disney Hall. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
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Creative Intelligence Bugbonz! 21-piece bug building set, $20, Kidspace Childrens Museum; wood and Velcro sushi toy bento set, $19.95, Japanese American National Museum; and Maharam Memory Game, $36, Museum of Contemporary Art. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
High-flying Hand-painted silk crab kite, $22, Chinese American Museum, and “Cathay Rose” Fringe Studio glass vase, $40, Pacific Asia Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
Trophy Gift Palestinian hand-embroidered, beaded scarf, $280, Craft and Folk Art Museum; glitter canary trophy by Sherri’s Designs, $48, Santa Monica Museum of Art; silk ribbon, gold chain and cameo necklace by Candace Ang, $250, FIDM Museum Shop; and Bahari rosewood bowl, $38, the Hammer Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)
Objets d’Art: Clockwise from top left: porcelain Astéroïde vase by Koray Ozgen, $26, Museum of Contemporary Art; reproduction Chinese bronze bedwarmer, $55, Bowers Museum of Cultural Art; Dale Chihuly “100,000 Pounds of Ice and Neon,” $15 for set of 12 notecards and 12 postcards, Museum of Neon Art; Tuareg sterling silver necklace with black glass beads by the Koumama family, $85, Fowler Museum at UCLA; Petersen logo silver pen, $13.95, Petersen Automotive Museum; Storm limited-edition “Invada” watch, $168, and “Barely Lucid” maroon and aqua Eyebobs reading glasses, $58, both at FIDM Museum Shop; 1,000-year-old Afghan bead necklace by Ruth Cushner, $375, Pacific Asia Museum; and laminated walnut plywood tray, $120, the Hammer Museum. (Pornchai Mittongtare / For The TImes)