Built in 1923, the Millard House (aka, La Miniatura) was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first project using his modular textile block, a technology with which he hoped to “take the despised concrete block and turn it into a thing of beauty.” One look at this lovely home, with its richly textured brocade-like walls, and I'd say he succeeded.
Photo: Scott Mayoral
Recognized by Wright as his earliest “Usonian” house, the Millard House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also currently for sale. The property includes a residence and studio, nestled into an acre of gardens within the Prospect Historic District of Pasadena. List price: $4,495,000.
Happy spring! We love traveling through the seasons with you. Flowers are poking through
the grass, and the days are getting longer. The new season sheds a fresh light on our
homes, and this makes me think redecorate.
For indoors and out, we have product to
inspire you. This is a time when “outdoors and indoors are inseparable,” said landscape architect Garrett Eckbo. “They are two sides of the same door.”
The DWR Charlotte Studio recently invited customers to strut their pup down the, er, catwalk at a very pet-friendly event. The cutest, cleanest and best-behaved dogs won special prizes, as judged by a panel of pooch aficionados, including local dog trainer Roger Alan Bernard of Savvy Canine Training.
Photo: Lift-Off Photography
Which pooch is your favorite? Keep reading to see additional photos.
Hans Wegner admiring a model of his smoking Wing Chair.
The late Hans Wegner was born on this day 99 years ago. A prolific designer, the Danish master created more than 500 chairs in his lifetime, including the iconic Wishbone Chair (1949). Known for crafting perfectly finished joints and exquisite forms, it’s no wonder that Wegner was widely regarded as “the chair-maker of chair-makers.” On this day we raise our glasses to Hans Wegner. Make a wish!
Japanese architect Toyo Ito has been awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the industry's highest honor. Acknowledged for being a “creator of timeless buildings,” the Pritzker Jury cites Ito for “infusing his designs with a spiritual dimension and for the poetics that transcend all his works.” [Call me a chair nerd, but the Series 7 Chair is the perfect choice for his Pritzker portrait.]
Architect: Toyo Ito. Tama Art University Library (Hachiōji campus), 2004—2007, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Tomio Ohashi
Architect: Toyo Ito. Tama Art University Library (Hachiōji campus), 2004—2007, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Tomio Ohashi
Photo courtesy of the Chicago History Museum (www.chicagohs.org)
On this day 127 years ago, the modern master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born. "An interesting plainness is the most difficult and precious thing to achieve," said the architect and Bauhaus director who designed the Farnsworth House in Illinois and the Seagram Building in New York, to name just two of his architectural triumphs. Equally significant is his furniture – minimalist forms that exhibit an unerring sense of proportion. Mies van der Rohe may have designed the Barcelona® Chair for the king and queen of Spain, but in our book, he was the one who was truly royalty. A salute to Mies on this day.
DWR Employees favored the First Christian Church Clock Tower designed by Eliel Saarinen from @StevePaszt. Steve will be receiving the book: "Eero Saarinen: Furniture For Everyman," written by Brian Lutz.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a timekeeper and voted. Look for more DWR Giveaways very soon.
Check out the DWR Warehouse Sale this weekend at the DWR Outlet in Secaucus, NJ. Take an additional 25% off already drastically reduced prices on overstocked, returned and scratch-and-dent furniture. Prices are up to 75% off original retail. Without wheels? Catch our free shuttle from the DWR Studio at 903 Broadway (at 20th).
What fun we had with our Timekeeper Contest in our Instagram community. We asked you to find the coolest timekeeper and tag it with #onDWRtime. We had more than 250 submissions and here are our ten favorites. Which one do you like best? The winners will be announced this week.
Degas, La Sortie de Pesage
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 10 x 16 cm
Twenty-three years after 13 pieces of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the F.B.I. has announced that it might be close to solving the case. The announcement that federal officials know the identities of the thieves was reported in yesterday's New York Times.
The museum is offering a $5 million reward for the return of the pieces, and the F.B.I. has set up this website with photographs of the missing works of art and reports of recent developments.
Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880
Oil on canvas, 26 x 34 cm.
Even today, the museum keeps the empty frames on display to remind visitors of the paintings that were lost. Sadly, despite this huge break in the case it is still uncertain if the artworks will ever be recovered.
Save from floor to ceiling, on items for indoors and out during the DWR Semiannual Sale. Shop the sale at your local DWR Studio, online at dwr.com or by calling us at 1.800.944.2233.
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the grand opening of our newly renovated SoHo Studio on Greene Street. We appreciate everyone who supported us during this amazing transition, and we are so grateful to be in our new space.
DWR CEO John Edelman is selling his NYC penthouse and this incredible space is featured in a Halstead Property online Open House. Step into Edelman's shoes and check out this fantastic urban pad.
From flouncy skirted slipcovers to sleek shapes and calm neutrals -- see this
month’s Veranda magazine for Frances Schultz's story on this 1926 French-style home in
Houston’s Museum District.
DWR is pleased to announce the opening of our Miami Design District Studio. Last week's grand opening was warmly received by this hot design community and many of our designers came out for the festivities.
Studio Proprietor Tyler Stone cutting the red ribbon, shown with: Chris Hardy, Brad
Ascalon, John Edelman, John McPhee, Sandra Hansel, Kari Woldum and Marcella Barry. Look for Chris Hardy's new table collection for
DWR, coming in May.
The DWR March catalog is in the mail and available at DWR Studios. You can also check it out online. The book begins with this letter from John Edelman, DWR President and CEO.
Dear Readers,
At Design Within Reach, we make authentic modern design accessible. Authentic means
it is the real thing. We don’t do “inspired by” or “just as good as” or “in the spirit of.” If it’s a Richard Schultz chaise, you can be assured that he designed it and that the
company that has the rights to produce his work is making it. The same goes for pieces
by Saarinen, Eames, Mies, Bernett and the rest of our designers. If you buy it from DWR,
you know it’s the real thing.
