Esoteric Survey

Henry P. Glass cabinet for Fleetwood and a stool by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall for Glenn of California.  Though few were built, the Fleetwood Corporation and Glass became a regular pair with Glass designing patented case goods for them in 1955 that displayed the frame on the outside as an aesthetic feature while freeing space inside. Built throughout the late 1950s for schools and offices, this “Tube” chassis was an alternative to the more expensive Charles and Ray Eames Storage Units from Herman Miller to become one of Fleetwood’s most ubiquitous cabinets. And they remained a constant client with Glass designing children’s school desks for the company through the 1960s. (ArchiTech Gallery) Source: Art Institute of Chicago I wonder if the bed ever went into production?  Source: Art Institute of Chicago

Travelstead Hall (1963) at University of New Mexico by Max Flatow , Moore, Bryan and Fairburn 1963 Source: Albuquerque Modernism A detailed write up on the building can be found at  Albuquerque Modernism .

Smalls from the weekend. Bill Curry, Stan Bitters and Martz

I was digging around for architecture spots to visit in New Mexico and saw a mention of a project by Harry Weese. There aren't too many of his projects west of the Mississippi, so it was nice to get to see one in person. I did get to visit a church he designed in Columbus, Indiana, here .  Built in 1972, First Plaza is located in downtown Albuquerque. Source: New Mexico Architecture, December 1975 via UNM Here it is, Albuquerque's tribute to precast concrete. It's a shopping center that, like most these days, has a lot of vacancies.   Many of the shops are/were located downstairs and these skylights provide natural light. Source: Film ABQ The windows  The plant didn't let me check out the bottom level.

A rug by Mexican Modernist, Cynthia Sargent, Kipp Stewart table and an Eastern European textile.   Italian smalls, including a box by Gabriella Crespi and a Bitossi bulldog by Aldo Londi

The Blue Cross Building, Albuquerque. Designed by Ferguson, Stevens, Mallory and Pearl, Architects in 1954. The cross pattern concrete walls were a nice design element.   Source: Architecture in New Mexico via UNM Blue Cross is long gone, but the cross blocks are still there. The glass facade and wall are gone too.  It's also been adobe-ized!

Roland Smith lamp , Takeshi Nii stool, German lamp and fire tools. Martz, Harwood Steiger fabric and a bowl. This is actually from last week. There's a Design Line lamp and a Don Shoemaker table.

The Kelvin Home (also known as the Raabe House or Kelvinator), 1938 by William Burk, Jr. in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The house was built for local hardware store owner, Walter Raabe. Influenced by Le Corbusier and architecture seen at the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair, he commissioned Burk, an instructor at the University of New Mexico, to design an International Style modern machine for living. The house also incorporated Kelvin appliances, which Raabe sold in his shop. Hence, the nickname.  Sharon Karpinski put together a wonderful case study on the house, which can be seen at  Albuquerque Modernism . It's what led me to the house.  I was able to dig up some newspaper articles on the house and The Raabe & Mauger Hardware ad explains it all. There were several articles and ads promoting all aspects of the "ultra modern home." Source: Albuquerque Journal, 1938  Source: Albuquerque Journal, 1938  Advertised as the "Ho...