new vintage paperbacks

A few additions to the collection...

Kronish House saved!

Finally some good news from the preservation front! The Kronish House (1954) designed by Richard Neutra has been saved from the wrecking ball. It sold in April and the new owners wanted to demolish it. The overwhelming public outcry about this caused the Beverly Hills City Council to craft an ordinance to protect historically significant buildings.

Apparently the house has sold again (for $12.8 million) and the new owners are going to restore it.

Construction of "the Chair"

Interesting film about the construction of the famous chair designed by Hans Wegner and used in the Kennedy/Nixon tv debates.

Vintage danish design part 6

CH-27 armchair by Hans Wegner

Ramayana: divine loophole

This was published early last year by Chronicle Books but I just bought it. Author and illustrator Sanjay Patel is a Pixar animator and tells the story of Rama, a god from Hindu mythology in about 180 Colorful, illustrated pages. Highly recommended!

Birth of the Swan

The McMansion wins again

They tore down this:

And replaced it with this monstrosity:

The unfortunate victim was the Morton May residence near St. Louis. Designed in 1941 by Chicago architect Samuel Marx.

With thanks to: vanishingstl and B.E.L.T