Spaces: Shelton, Mindel + Associates: Loft 3514

An incredible light filled rooftop loft by Shelton, Mindel, and Associates, known simply as Loft 3514 on their online portfolio.  Featuring a light neutral palette and a sweeping sculptural staircase made of steel.

Complimenting this amazing space are some rare and fine pieces of 20th Century modern design, including lamps by Edouard-Wilfred Buquet,  George Nelson, Pierre Gauriche and Serge Mouille; lounge chairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Henningsen, and Hans Wegner; tables by Peter Hvidt, Poul Kjaerholm and Jean Prouvé, a daybed by Poul Kjaerholm, and outdoor furniture by Richard Schultz.

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Fresh Finds: A Rare Walter N. Kraus Stool, Italian Gilt Sheaf of Wheat Tables, + A Canadian Modernist Walnut Chest

A rare and intriguing folded steel stool finished in brushed brass enamel. Designed by Walter N. Kraus, a manufacturing engineer who served as a tool and die maker for Aircraft Mechanics during the second World War. After the war, he founded K & S Metal Products in 1946 in his hometown of Colorado Springs, which he owned and operated until 1983.

A clear parallel can be seen in this stool to the works of Jean Prouve, in both aesthetics and use of materials, particularly in the folded steel legs that seem to echo many of Prouve's pieces. However it is not known whether Kraus was influenced, or even aware of Prouve at all. The similarities between their designs may have been purely coincidental. Nevertheless, this rare stool remains emblematic of wartime ingenuity in post-war society, which defined so much of the American Modern Movement.



A classic Sheaf of Wheat table bases in gilt steel. Despite its Italian origin, this design became the epitome of Parisian chic when both Coco Chanel (left)and Yves Saint Laurent (right) utilized similar tables in their own homes.

This fine modernist chest of drawers features louvered drawerfronts and richly pronounced walnut veneer. Designed by an unknown Canadian studio, this piece draws inspiration from both Florence Knoll's earliest casegoods designs and George Nelson's Executive Office Group.


Via Modern Love, with many more great finds to come.

Favorite Picks: Wright: Modern Design

Some elegant pieces and rare variations are coming to the market at Wright's upcoming October 12th Modern Design auction, ranging from the austere to the lyrical. These are my favorite picks:

Standard chairs by Jean Prouvé.

A daybed by Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand.

Saturn wall sconces by Serge Mouille.

A Harry Bertoia Light Screen sculpture.

Turn-of-the-century tables and chairs by Gebrüder Thonet.

A rare Edward Wormley Listen-to-Me chaise.

Lyrical occasional chairs by Gio Ponti.

Arredoluce Triennale in brass and white enamel.

Paul Tuttle Zeta lounge chairs.

Canadian Jack Dixon lounge chairs.

Gabriella Crespi swiveling occasional table.

Paul McCobb brass coffee table.

Prototypical Alexander Girard Table which utilizes an Eero Saarinen Tulip table base.

A rare variation of a George Nelson Bench.

An Edward Wormley sofa.

A Florence Knoll walnut and white laminate credenza.

A T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings biomorphic coffee table for Lane.

Lounge chairs by George Nakashima.



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Modernist Gas Stations

Oobject has posted a great gallery of modernist gas stations, including a few by the masters: Arne Jacobsen, Jean Prouvé, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, just to name a few.

See the full gallery here.

Modernist Gas Stations

Oobject has posted a great gallery of modernist gas stations, including a few by the masters: Arne Jacobsen, Jean Prouvé, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, just to name a few.

See the full gallery here.