“Tiki” | Jimmy McGriff | Album: Let’s Stay Together 1972
San Lorenzo House | Architect: Mike Jacobs | Los Angeles, CA | 2011 Design Honor Award, AIA Los Angeles - Via
1958 John P. Twigg & Steve Watson Home | Architect: Blaine Drake (?) | Phoenix, AZ
Drake was an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright and well known in Phoenix as a custom home builder. Soldier-stacked concrete block was one of his trademarks.
Taliesin (East) | Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright | Photos: Maynard L. Parker (1955) | Spring Green, Wisconsin
This was Frank Lloyd Wright’s summer home that he began building in 1911. Wright experimented continually and used inexperienced students to work on the home. The structure did not use a solid foundation and although millions of dollars have been spent, preservation proved difficult. It’s future is still uncertain.
Frank Lloyd Wright Sectional Sofa | Manufactured by Heritage Henredon | Angled Upholstered Form Supported by Wood Frame with Taliesin Design
c.1962 “Scimitar” Chair | Design: Preben Fabricius & Jorgen Kastholm | Denmark - Via
Duplex Apartment in a 1925 Building by Helmle & Corbett | Greenwich Village, NY | Interiors: Michael Haverland | Photos: Stephen Smith & Kristi Stiff–Imaginare Co. - Via
Upper East Side Apartment of Architect Michael Haverland and Lawyer Novelist Philip Galanes - Via
“The Shadow Of Your Smile” | Brother Jack McDuff | 1967
Happy Birthday Jens Risom!
Jens Risom is a Danish American furniture designer. An exemplar of Mid-Century modern design, Risom was one of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design in the United States. - wiki
Jens is 97 years old today! He shares a birthday with graphic design master Saul Bass.
DWR Presents: Jens Risom
Running into legendary designer Jens Risom in the halls at Design Within Reach is just one of the many great things about working there. This DWR Film lets you experience the wit and wisdom of the modern master, as he speaks with us about history, parachute straps, and, of course, chairs.
SAUL BASS: TITLE CHAMP Short Documentary
Set to a bebop jazz beat, this documentary brings to life the extraordinary work of graphic designer Saul Bass, whose groundbreaking title sequences for Hitchcock’s films transformed the art of movie titles. Through interviews with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro, this film reveals why Bass is still considered the medium’s greatest artist. (IMDb)
“The Desert Villa” by Studio Aiko | Architects: Winestein Vaadia
