Walter Gropius,
Modernism, & Cape Cod.



"pioneer of the glass curtain wall and prefabricated housing; founder of the single most influential force on modern design, the Bauhaus."

"Modern Cape Cod!"

Yesterday, while in the midst of a summer bike ride on the Cape,
a friend pointed up towards the top of the hill to point out the Murchison House,
built by Walter Gropius in the late 1950's.

The house, in its current state (top photo) is slowly being restored, and sits upon a hill overlooking the bay. After a long ride through the streets, we headed back to the
Lobster Pot, an institution, for some Wellfleet oysters & lobsters. Run!


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"A Japanese temple was used as the inspiration for the home. The house’s canopied entrance, not visible from the street below, and the two roofs further evoke the oriental character. The Architectural Record article goes on to say: "The plan of the living areas also suggests the Japanese. There are no rooms in the conventional sense, but rather living spaces which blend together, and are linked by a broad gallery.

The house has an architectural impressiveness not often seen today." To take advantage of the views, the top floor of the house contains the main living areas. The bottom floor was reserved for functional and service areas such as Mr. Murchison’s office and guest rooms. The house was built with every amenity. Service areas included a refrigerated room for the storage of woolens and furs, a food storage area, an air conditioning system and emergency power generator. The site also has a terrace surrounding three sides of the house and a swimming pool."





-Laurel Guadazno
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Totems!

the smoky
mountains.

the totems of the smoky mountains.
in north carolina, on vacation, with the family.

A totem is any supposed entity that watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan, or tribe. Totems support larger groups than the individual person. In kinship and descent, if the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is called a totem. Normally this belief is accompanied by a totemic myth. Although the term is of Ojibwe origin in North America, totemistic beliefs are not limited to Native Americans.

Similar totem-like beliefs have been historically present in societies throughout much of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the Arctic polar region. In modern times, some single individuals, not otherwise involved in the practice of a tribal religion, have chosen to adopt a personal spirit animal helper, which has special meaning to them, and may refer to this as a totem.













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Every summer demands a good vacation.
I'm looking forward to mine coming up!
Good books, R.J., and a summer drink. And I'm set.







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Louis Vuitton ‘Malle Secrétaire’.

France, 1920s.


An exceptionally rare and important ‘Malle Secrétaire’, the fully fitted interior incorporating a folding writing desk, drawers and stationery compartment, the exterior in classic LV Monogramme canvas, with all brass and leather fittings, in outstanding original condition. French, circa 1920.

Few pieces illustrate the creative genius of Vuitton more ably than this remarkable ‘Malle Secrétaire’, manufactured in very limited numbers by Vuitton in the early 1920s. Standing 45 inches (112 cms) in height, the ‘Malle Secrétaire’ would have been installed in its owner’s stateroom at the start of a long sea voyage, containing all necessary accoutrements of stationery, a type writer and so forth.

Rare in the extreme, only a handful of ‘Malle Secrétaire’ were made, all to special order. In our 35 years of collecting, this is the first example we have owned."




via pullman gallery
king street, london.










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