Wright Chat

the schindler how house of 1925 is for sale. the restoration has been ongoing for a few years now. i'm not sure that these photos do it justice. is something a little strange about the kitchen? the exterior is stunning in person. i am going to make an appointment to see the interior asap. this house...

the schindler how house of 1925 is for sale. the restoration has been ongoing for a few years now. i'm not sure that these photos do it justice. is something a little strange about the kitchen? the exterior is stunning in person. i am going to make an appointment to see the interior asap. this house...

nice photos! i was just there a month ago, and they were still doing repairs on the skin. i especially like the black and white photos. they look like vintage pics from opening day. the value of the color looks just right. then when i went back to the color photos, i found myself wanting to see that...

maybe a more manageable and marketable book would be documenting only the unbuilt designs. the renderings are so illuminating, and to see what could have been (with the accompanying story as to why it wasn't built) could make for an interesting read.

good luck. i"ll buy it!

very impressive, a model restoration...

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i hope i can eventually come close to this with lamberson. i will bookmark this article documenting your patience and care, and whenever i want to cut some corners, reread it!

the most delicious blend of charm, intelligence, charisma, arrogance and nobility

beautiful...

i realize that it might not relate to wright directly, but thought it was interesting and, tragic, nonetheless.

http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/

i have seen a lot of r.m. schindler's furniture close up. he simply filled the voids with putty. of course there weren't as many in those days as there are now. schindler was not shy about revealing the edge in his plywood constructions, but he did conceal some of the "imperfect" qualities...

after further research and help from other posters, i have found vertical grain redwood veneer, and it is not as expensive as one would think. also, i have found solid redwood in 14 inch widths, but also have been reassured by several cabinetmakers, that there would be no problem in joining two boar...

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i have only seen photos of the lloyd wright wayfarers chapel, which as we all know, can be very deceiving when it comes to architecture.

i was curious why you think that it was not successful. conceptually, i find it strong.

thanks ps traveler. i will contact him and see what he says. The attraction of solid wood in the case of miters is that minor irregularities of alignment can be sanded to perfection. Plywood face veneers, at somewhere around 1/40th of an inch these days, leave no room at all for such "adjustmen...

I do, by the way, like a lot of the work of Lloyd Wright. I've seen Taggart and Sowden from the exteriors only, but not Novarro. By any chance, do you have an address for the Novarro residence? If so, that would be great. the 1928 samuel-novarro house is located at 5609 valley oak drive, l.a. ca.

the pasadena area is rich with architecture: altadena alone has the buff straub hensman case study house on santa rosa, the neutra all steel beard house from the thirties, the frank lloyd wright jr. dorland house on 1370 morada place. there is a great gregory ain housing tract on highview ave. enjoy...

James Ipekjian - 768 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103; 626-792-5025. Jim did the living room sofas for Hollyhock House and has done considerable work on the Gamble House. A Master wood worker & craftsman. i called mr. ipekjian and am awaiting a response. as much as he sounds exteremel...

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