Eric Clapton’s previous home, the only private residence
designed by MOCA’s celebrated Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki, is being
offered at $2.5m. The current owner will donate funds over the market
price to current relief efforts in Japan.

Owned by Clapton for five years until 2003, the 3,000 square
foot pad sits along the sands of Venice Beach, CA,
and includes the famed musician’s sound system and custom furnishings by Getty
Museum artisan, Ronald Bennett.

Shortly after purchasing the home from Mr. Clapton, the
current owner discovered a digital tape Clapton had left behind in the sound
system. The twelve-minute solo classical guitar instrumental has never been
professionally recorded or released. The owner says the tape will be included
with the sale, as it is ‘part of the home’s history’.

More than a rock star, Eric Clapton is an icon, a living
embodiment of the history of rock music. The home’s equally iconic designer,
Arata Isozaki, is known for using bold, exaggerated forms and inventive
detailing. The new owners of this property will inhabit a space occupied and
conceived by two artistic greats—and feel good knowing the proceeds will go
toward the ongoing aid and rescue efforts in Japan. 

ClaptonVeniceHouse.com