Esoteric Survey

I found some pots this weekend. David Cressey Pro Artisan designs for Architectural Pottery. A couple are on Malcolm Leland forms. The striped one is an atypical piece by Stan Bitters.

The Paolo Soleri and Mark Mills, Dome House (1949), in Cave Creek, Arizona is for sale.    The house is listed at only $300,000!  The photos on  Realtor.com  were actually just lifted off a post I did in  2012 .  At that point I was only able to see it from a distance. They could have at least used the ones from when I was there in  2017 . They're better and include interior shots... It's an amazing piece of architecture, but it was designed by two young architects at the beginning of their careers using experimental materials. One big issue is the dome was originally designed to slide open and there was a shield to protect the interior from the blaring sun. That functionality is long gone, which makes for a torturous summer under the dome.  Image: Julius Shulman,   © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10) Image: Julius Shulman,   © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Resea...

Jens Risom, Bill Lam and another Tork! French wall shelf

Kornhaus (1930) by Carl Fieger Located on the Elbe River, the city of Dessau, with the brewery Schultheiss-Patzenhofer, commissio ned the construction of the Kornhaus restaurant. Fieger was a draftsman for Walter Gropius. Kornhaus is still a restaurant. I had asparagus and potatoes. Asparagus season is a big deal in Germany. It's large and white--I'm talking about the asparagus. Steel House (1927)  by Georg Muche and Richard Paulick. It too was commissioned by the  city of Dessau. The return on that investment in architecture must have been pretty insane. I imagine thousands of people head to Dessau every year to see these buildings. The house was planned as a prototype, but it wasn't a success. Employment Office (1929)  by Walter Gropius Gropius designed a round building with a glass saw-tooth roof. I really wish I was able to go inside. Source: Bauhaus Dessau The city of Dessau also commissioned Walter ...

Alvar Aalto at my favorite rest stop on the I-5. The George Nelson gods were smiling down on me. Robert Maxwell, Donald Saxby and a clock More rusty iron.

In May I spent some time in Europe. I saw a lot of castles, but this was my favorite.    Bauhaus at Dessau was constructed in 1925-26. It was designed by the founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius and was commissioned and paid for by the city of Dessau.  Bauhaus, shortly after completion. Source: © Lucia Moholy Estate via 99 Percent Invisible For some context of the time period, check out the buildings in the distance. Source: Bauhaus It still operates as a school. There's also a museum and café. The dorms where  junior masters and promising students lived and worked. It's where Marcel Breuer, Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, Franz Ehrlich, Marianne Brandt, and Anni Albers slept. It is also where a much less important design geek spent the night. I was able to call Bauhaus home for a night. It was so special. Gropius handles are everywhere. In bed at Bauhaus. László Moholy-Nagy...