In 1995, according to Ikea, Verner Panton designed a chair that has always struck me as an almost blatant disregard of the contemporary and a symbol of the strong advocacy of modernism. The Vilbert Chair is just such a symbol of modernist creativity and reduction of forms to only essential elements. Verner Panton (1926-1998) was […]
Especially if one lives out here in the southwestern United States, we take for granted that American modernism flourished in abundance, mainly in small and large offices, schools, churches, restaurants, and other commercial buildings. In residential architecture, quite a few developers and designers built communities on modernist principles, among these were Eichler and Haver. Among […]
Sometimes a bare wall can be very depressing, especially if one can’t dole out large sums for original artwork. Many ideas come to mind that would cure the depression besides a trip to the doctor and pharmacist. One could try to feed a starving student artist by offering a reasonable compensation for his or her latest Magnus opus. […]
“Gio” or Giovani Ponti (1891 – 1979) was a busy Italian architect with an admirable record of buildings in Italy and international locations. Unfortunately, the only example of Ponti’s architecture in North America is the Denver Art Museum (1971), North Building which was done in collaboration with James Sudler Associates. As far as architecture goes, […]
This is a short film on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater (Kaufmann) House. It is a little out of sync but I thought many people would enjoy this video, a film written and produced by Mary Rawson. Just a little note: This house is best called Fallingwater since another famous and beautiful house referred to […]
