Observation Tribune and Restaraunt in Klampenborg, Gentofte Municipality Denmark 1964
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Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
(Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek inaugurating Brasilia, 1960.)
Brasília (or Brasilia as commonly spelled in English) is a fascinating gesture of modernism, with a unique history. Amidst an intense competition to redesign Brazil's Capital, President Juscelino Kubitschek awarded the grand prize to Urban Planner Lúcio Costa. Under Costa, the Architect Oscar Niemeyer created some of the most impressive forms in wildly imaginative structures. Brasília was completed in the remarkably in 41 months, from 1956 when the plan was set in motion, to the grand inauguration April 21, 1960.
These photos I have collected are the works of Marcel Gautherot and René Burri. Gautherot, who was himself an architect, was an enthusiast of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. Gautherot was granted unprecedented access to the construction site of the building of Brasilia.
René Burri is a Swiss photographer noted for his photographs of political, historical and cultural events and also of key figures of the second half of the 20th century. His photographs of Brasília have become quite iconic.
"I like to design to be semantically correct, syntactically consistent, and pragmatically understandable," said Massimo Vignelli. Massimo Vignelli is an architect-designer known for his graphic design, including the 1966–70 subway map and sign system for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority. The most successful product designed by Vignelli and Associates, Heller Dinnerware was an instant classic. The most compelling part about the set is its ability to stack. All pieces are made in standardized sizes so that they all nest together and stack neatly. Part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art New York. The set of dinnerware won the Compasso d’Oro award for good design in 1964.
I have painstakingly collected this set piece by piece over the last few years since I moved to California. With each new piece found I was one step closer to my goal of an eight piece serving. I have finally amassed an 8 piece serving set, but want to develop my collection of white pieces so that I have a serving for four in white, and develop my color collection so that I have a full serving for 8 in all colors totaling a serving for 12. I am very happy for now though, and want to have a dinner party soon to use the set.
Crow is a reproduction of an original owned by Charles and Ray Eames, and manufactured by Vitra.
Dining chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, manufactured by Fritz Hansen for Knoll Studio.
All photos © Douglas Cain 2010.
I have painstakingly collected this set piece by piece over the last few years since I moved to California. With each new piece found I was one step closer to my goal of an eight piece serving. I have finally amassed an 8 piece serving set, but want to develop my collection of white pieces so that I have a serving for four in white, and develop my color collection so that I have a full serving for 8 in all colors totaling a serving for 12. I am very happy for now though, and want to have a dinner party soon to use the set.
Crow is a reproduction of an original owned by Charles and Ray Eames, and manufactured by Vitra.
Dining chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, manufactured by Fritz Hansen for Knoll Studio.
All photos © Douglas Cain 2010.
This vintage teak lamp, with ceramic inlay, was found in El Cerrito, at a charity thrift store for $5.00. I think I upset Eric by finding this first... The Finnish screen printed textiles are also new and have received their own post here. The Danish teak chair was found in Berkeley, on the side of the street, and was reupholstered by me in vintage Marimekko fabric. It looks to me to be manufactured by Farstrup, although the only mark is "Denmark" which I've often found with respects to the labeling of mid-century Danish furnishings.
I have been working for some time now on amassing a whole collection of this set, designed in 1964 by Massimo Vignelli for Heller. This set won the Compasso D'oro upon being released and has retained its cache as a wonderful icon of mid-century plastic design. This set has been acquired and is in permanent collection at the MOMA. I found these 4 white dinner plates this weekend, in a shelf of junky plastics. I felt like I had discovered a diamond! Eric also has had good luck with the Vignelli plates recently, bringing home a lovely purple one last night.
Brock California - Dinner plate, 11", "California Farmhouse" motif. Southern California Pottery Company, Inc. aka B. J. Brock Company was situated in Lawndale, California. Founded in 1947 by Bert Brock, the company closed in the mid 1950s.
This is my favorite design that I have seen on a Thermos. I find these ALL THE TIME, but I almost never find them in such nice condition, and with the plastic interior, as I have definably broken my fair share of the glass lined thermoses. Its just to hard not to accidentally jostle them. Anyways, isn't it sweet? I couldn't resist the clever pattern.
I found this set of six unmarked,1950's, barbecue themed - dinner plates... If anyone knows or has a hunch relating to the manufacturer of these, please drop me a line.
Above design by Anneli Airikka-Lammi. Printed by Erkki Helenius Oy, a company that formed when Erkki , once a Marrimekko textile designer, split from Marimekko to launch an independant manufacturing venture. Helenius Oy specialized in beutifully rendered images of natural phenomina. I think that this is my favorite vintage Scandinavian textile that I have ever come across!
Printed by Tampella, 1977, another wonderful midcentury Finnish textile manufacturer. Designer's name illegible.
I was so lucky when I spotted them, as they hadn't been priced, and I was eying them in the back room, through an open door. I know that this is a big thrift shopping no-no, but I have been having good luck getting great stuff by just noticing that it was about to be put out for sale. Anyways, I mustered up my kindest and most convincing demeanor and asked the sales girl if she would please allow me to have a price on them as I was to be leaving town that afternoon and very much wanted to leave with these textiles. Luckily for me, there was an old "Goodwill" price tag on the back of the Tampella "Gulls" print, indicating $4.00. which I indicated to the Manager- who was called over to price the wall hangings. The Manager quickly agreed that this would be a fine price for each, but it gets better..... It was 50% off day! I got them both for $4.00 total!!!!!! Amazing!!! Goes to show that if you want it bad enough and are willing to wait, the things that we channel will come to us... Sometimes you just have to ask. More to come on my great finds here at the 1/2 off thrift store.
Here are some sweet pieces of furniture designed by Olivier Mourgue. What happened to the future??!
Olivier Mourgue was born in Paris, France in 1939. He is an industrial designer and landscape architect. His work appeared in Stanley Kubrick's 2001 a space Odyssey as the furnishings for the Hilton rotating hotel in Space.
I need his human shaped chaise lounge.
Today I wanted to share a collection of photos of the work of Verner Panton. I LOVE him. I want to craft a life that looks like this. Check out the official Verner Panton website here.What a playboy!
This weekend I found a Coach briefcase in in my vintage hording travels. Thank you to C.T.R. for donating this wonderful thing. Its really just the thing I needed. When I first pulled this out of the heap that It was in, it looked a little worse for the wear. I applied 2 coats of Dr. Martins lanolin and now this bag is magnificent... and my cat wants to constantly smell it due to the new sheep smell.
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