Weekend / Stuff
Robert Swanson candelabra and Alvar Aalto stools
to compliment the Saarinen-Swanson Group. The line, designed in collaboration with his wife Pipsan, included furniture, textiles, lamps, glassware and ceramics.
Source: House & Garden, July 1947
Robert F. Swanson, Pipsan and her father Eliel Saarinen, Marianne Strengell, Benjamin Baldwin, Charles Dusenbury, and ceramicist Lydia K Winston all collaborated on the Saarinen Swanson Group.
Source: House & Garden, July 1947
The interesting thing is that mine is iron, possibly to compliment the Sol-Air group by Pipsan and Robert.
Also, according to the original owner, it was purchased at VKG.
I was so happy to get this. Now I need to figure out what it went to.
James Lovera and Harry Handler (see more here)
A great ikebana container, Robert C Fritz, James Lovera and Ted Saito
Howard Miller clock, Heath ladle, Gustavsberg watering can and La Gardo Tackett