Monthly archives:May 2011

Modern Masters Series: Walter Gropius

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Twentieth century architecture and design would never have been what was if it weren’t for the genius of German-born architect Walter Gropius. Founder of the epic Bauhaus School in Germany – the world’s most famous monument to modernism – and one of the most influential designers and preeminent tastemakers of the movement, his contribution to the field is [...]

Modern Masters Series: Walter Gropius

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Twentieth century architecture and design would never have been what was if it weren’t for the genius of German-born architect Walter Gropius. Founder of the epic Bauhaus School in Germany – the world’s most famous monument to modernism – and one of the most influential designers and preeminent tastemakers of the movement, his contribution to the field is [...]

Pre-Fabulous: Marmol Radziner’s Prefabricated Desert Home for Sale

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The Los Angeles based firm of Marmol Radziner – a design-build practice led by Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner – has become widely known for their dynamic architectural, historic restoration, landscape, interior and furniture design projects. These days, they’re making news for the private Desert Hot Springs residence they built for none other than Mr. Marmol[...]

Pre-Fabulous: Marmol Radziner’s Prefabricated Desert Home for Sale

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The Los Angeles based firm of Marmol Radziner – a design-build practice led by Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner – has become widely known for their dynamic architectural, historic restoration, landscape, interior and furniture design projects. These days, they’re making news for the private Desert Hot Springs residence they built for none other than Mr. Marmol[...]

Psychoanalytic Couches: A Freudian Approach to Furniture Design

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When Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis to investigate the mind and provide treatment for those with psychological and emotional illnesses, he intended that the patient lay on a couch to induce a relaxed state and say whatever comes to mind. As such, the brilliant psychologist, within the walls of his own famed offices, had an inviting divan-style couc[...]

Psychoanalytic Couches: A Freudian Approach to Furniture Design

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When Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis to investigate the mind and provide treatment for those with psychological and emotional illnesses, he intended that the patient lay on a couch to induce a relaxed state and say whatever comes to mind. As such, the brilliant psychologist, within the walls of his own famed offices, had an inviting divan-style couc[...]

Modern Masters Series: Marcel Breuer

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In the great pantheon of outstanding modern architects and furniture designers of the 20th century, Marcel Breuer stands out for his inspired works that exude an international flair. Born in Pecs, Hungary in 1902, Breuer first studied art in Vienna before eventually becoming a student at Bauhaus – Germany’s famed school founded by modern architectural pio[...]

The Art of Glass: Cheryl McNeill & Rabbit Canyon Designs

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It’s not a very difficult task to find beauty in glass; as artist Dale Chihulyss once said, “Glass is one of few natural materials that light goes through, and where colors can be so intense, or so subtle.” In these trying times of rampant environmental destruction, glass is also a pure and sustainable material capable of being recycled indefinitely. Cher[...]

The Art of Glass: Cheryl McNeill & Rabbit Canyon Designs

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It’s not a very difficult task to find beauty in glass; as artist Dale Chihulyss once said, “Glass is one of few natural materials that light goes through, and where colors can be so intense, or so subtle.” In these trying times of rampant environmental destruction, glass is also a pure and sustainable material capable of being recycled indefinitely. Cher[...]

Home Alone: Hit Film’s Spectacular Georgian House for Sale

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The star of the 1990 hit film “Home Alone” is making headlines again – and we’re not talking about Macaulay Culkin. The stately Georgian manor used in the film, located in the affluent neighborhood of Winnetka north of Chicago, has been put on the market for a cool $2.4 million by its owners, John and Cynthia Abenshien. The red brick home shot to fame alo[...]