As part of the annual “Legends of La Cienega” design event May 7 – 9 , designers Steve Jones and Amanda Malson of Better Shelter created a fantastic display at Remains Lighting LA celebrating Osa Johnson’s autobiography I MARRIED ADVENTURE. Grand Design Communications, in cooperation with the Martin and Osa John Safari Museum of Chanute, Kansas, represents graphic novel rights for I MARRIED ADVENTURE. Roy Thomas, writer of Tarzan, Conan, Star Wars and at one time or another just about every Marvel and DC character, is attached as writer. Explorers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson have been a fixture in popular culture since before the 1920s. In recent years they have been an inspiration in the worlds of fashion and design, with I MARRIED ADVENTURE and it’s unique zebra-striped cover becoming a wildly popular interior design accessory. 
Remains Lighting’s website explains the origins of the display:
Inspired by the book’s highly coveted iconic cover, I Married Adventure has become the most widely used stylist prop; inspiring every realm of design. More importantly, beyond the cover, is a true testament to the spirit of adventure, curiosity and fearlessness. Osa Johnson investigated how others live, forged new friendships and created community. Most design aficionados have seen Osa Johnson’s autobiography I Married Adventure, even if they don’t realize it. A bestseller when it was published in 1940, the book recounts Osa and husband Martin’s travels in exotic Africa and the South Pacific, with headhunters, pygmies and big game. The book introduced truly novel countries and customs to the imagination of folks who might not even identify Kenya on a map of darkest Africa. Used as a styling piece and prop in countless interiors and photo-shoots over the years, the graphic zebra print cover of early editions of the novel has established it as a design icon in its own right. But the plot thickens: Amanda grew up in the small town of Chanute, Kansas, where Osa spent her years prior to marrying adventure and traveling to farflung locales. So to create their window, Amanda tapped friends, relatives and colleagues back home to fill their Legends window with their cherished copies of I Married Adventure. Amanda worked with The Safari Museum www.safarimuseum.com, which houses the collection of artifacts and history of the amazing places Osa and Martin brought to American bookshelves, and continue that legacy of adventure.