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Sneak Peek: Tom of Finland's L.A. House

By Out.com Editors
Tom House, 1421 Laveta Terrace
Tom House, 1421 Laveta Terrace

Nestled in a leafy, residential street in Echo Park, L.A., the house of Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen in 1920) is a trove of homoerotic masterpieces. This is where the provocative artist lived and worked during the last decade of his life, until his death in 1991. Part shrine, part haven, part archive, the house is still occupied by Durk Dehner, the man who resided there with Tom and dedicated himself to preserving the artist’s legacy by cofounding the Tom of Finland Foundation with Laaksonen, in 1984.

For the first time, Tom House is presented in a picture book, Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles, edited by Architectural Digest contributor Michael Reynolds, and beautifully photographed by Martyn Thompson. Here, we go on an intimate tour of the artist's art-filled rooms, where black leather and phallic memorabilia rule. 

Photography by Martyn Thompson

Master bedroom
Master bedroom

Photography by Martyn Thompson

Study
Study

Photography by Martyn Thompson

Drawing Board (Detail)
Drawing Board (Detail)

Photography by Martyn Thompson

Customized Chair
Customized Chair

Photography by Martyn Thompson. 

Leather Gear
Leather Gear

Photography by Martyn Thompson

Footwear
Footwear

Photography by Martyn Thompson

The artist's attic room
The artist's attic room

Photography by Martyn Thompson

 
 

Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles, by Michael Reynolds, Rizzoli New York
with a foreword by Mayer Rus, West Coast editor of Architectural Digest
$55. Available March 8 at Rizzoli.com

Photography by Martyn Thompson

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Tom House, 1421 Laveta Terrace
Master bedroom
Study
Drawing Board (Detail)
Customized Chair
Leather Gear
Footwear
The artist's attic room
 
Tags: Art & Books, Lifestyle, Fashion, tom of finland