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Industrial Architecture in Berlin: P. Behrens’ AEG Turbine Factory
I tricked two friends to ride 15 kilometers from our hotel on rented bikes to check out the architect Peter Behrens’ 1909 turbine factory on a recent unseasonably freezing cold morning. Michael Graham and his partner Phil Leiderbach of Leiderbach … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Leiderbach and Graham, P. Behrens, Turbinenfabrik, WEG Turbine
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From Darkness, Light
It’s spring. Buds are breaking on twig tips, fine sprays of grass fringe walkways, and a shifting palette of salt, slate and blue in the foggy mornings lifts to reveal gently sunny afternoons. With spring comes an itch to move: … Continue reading
Spongebob Would Feel Right at Home, More on the Shedd Aquarium
After exhausting the possibilities of the front rooms of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and pestering the staff for more information on the fixtures (they had none) and on any other old, original parts of the building (“this is it”), … Continue reading
Spongebob Would Feel Right at Home – Nudibranches
I had a few hours between meetings to explore the Shedd Aquarium, part of Chicago’s lakefront neoclassical cultural campus including also the Field Museum and the Adler Planetarium. The Shedd was conceived by John G. Shedd, designed by architect Philip … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Antique and Vintage Lighting, Architecture
Tagged Shedd Aquarium, Sterling Bronze Company
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Twas the fortnight before Christmas…
Twas the fortnight before Christmas and I had the New York architect Alan Wanzenberg on the brain. Alan and I have known each other for a decade or so and over that time Remains has been lucky to contribute to … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Wanzenberg for Remains Lighting, All Posts, Architecture, Craftsmanship, Designer Collection, US Manufacturing
Tagged Alan Wanzenberg, Ancram Table Lamp, Brodsky Organization, Clement Clark Moore, Copake Table Lamp, Gallatin Table Lamp, General Theological Seminary, Hillsdale Table Lamp, Philmont Table Lamp
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HEARST BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
The Hearst Building (as in William Randolph, American publisher of note) in San Francisco was built in 1910 and remodeled in 1937. The remodel was designed by Julia Morgan who also designed Heart’s “castle” San Simeon. I stopped by recently … Continue reading
Chas. J. Weinstein and The Loew’s Kings Theater in Brooklyn
I got a call from a friend of mine who’s bidding on the restoration of one of the massive old movie palaces in New York City. The Loew’s Kings Theater opened in Brooklyn in 1929 with marble, crystal, velvet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Antique and Vintage Lighting, Architecture
Tagged Chas. J. Weinstein & Co, Loew's Kings Theater, Remains Lighting Brooklyn
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Pumpkins and Lanterns at Van Cortlandt Manor
Alix and I dragged the kids up to Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton on Hudson recently to see their annual pumpkin extravaganza. Aside from this hilarious seasonal confection, I diligently documented a few lights on the 18th Century house, lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Pumpkin Blaze, Van Cortlandt Manor
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