This unlacquered brass knob from Annabelle Selldorf’s Vica collection is the perfect size, feels great in hand, and becomes more beautiful with use. I’ve used this knob on a number of projects over the years and never grow tired of it’s beautiful simplicity.
We’re looking for a classic, monochromatic felt to grommet and hang on the wall in large panels, like a tapestry. I think this wool felt from Johanna Daimer will fit the bill perfectly.
A: Well, I’ll restrain the answer to my present location (New York). The Lever House (1952) by Skidmore, Owens, and Merrill. Go see it here.
While digging through my archives the other day, I ran across this image. It’s one of the few remaining photos from a student project that has long ceased to exist and, for which, nearly all photos were lost during a computer heist.
In any case, it was a lovely model. It went on like this – in an undulating pattern – for nearly six feet. It was fabricated with raw steel rods, galvanized metal strips, wire mesh, fiberglass cloth, and catalytic resin and was completely bound in monofilament thread.
It was a conceptual study model, intended to articulate detail and materiality as well as an overall organization for the building. Now, it’s just a beautiful image.
After five days of demolition, we have a nice, clean, raw space to begin work.