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Bruno Mathsson Summer Houses

Swedish furniture designer and architect, Bruno Mathsson, built two summer houses between 1960 and 1965, that have slowly decayed into disrepair. Mikael Olsson has photographed both houses over the past decade. Below are some images from Mikael Olsson’s book, Sodrakull Frosakull. If you’d like to see more, you can find his book online here: Mikael Olsson: Sodrakull Frosakull

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Besser Vibrapac

 

Photos: The Mover

Knud Blach Petersen & Herbert Jensen Villa House

 

 

Photos: Julian Weyer

 

The Twitchell House by Paul Rudolph

Stunning photographs by Chris Mottalini of derelict modernist homes designed by Paul Rudolph.The Twitchell House, The Michaels House and The Cerrito House shown below are all included in Mottalini’s series After You Left, They Took It Apart: Demolished Paul Rudolph Homes.

 

 

 

 

Photos: Chris Mottalini

 

The Michaels House by Paul Rudolph

 

 

 

 Photos: Chris Mottalini

 

The Cerrito House by Paul Rudolph

Photos: Chris Mottalini

 

Turkel House by Frank Lloyd Wright

This fabulous two-story Usonian automatic home by Frank Lloyd Wright fell into disrepair and has been beautifully restored by its new owners. You can read about the restoration here.

 

 

Photos: Peter Beers

 

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  1. Peter Wooding, FIDSA, ASIDOctober 18, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    Nice work. FLW shines in Detroit !

  2. LuciaOctober 30, 2012 at 11:00 am

    Beautiful architecture! These structures give a vibe of vintage!

  3. HeatherNovember 1, 2012 at 6:49 am

    I clicked through to the link for the FLW Turkel house and read the article and comments. From the comments it surfaced that the website you linked (curbed.com) failed to act professionally regarding use of photos in their article. You may want to follow the link for the Detroit Hour mag article found in the comments.

  4. HeatherNovember 1, 2012 at 6:50 am

    Here is that link: http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/September-2010/Rescuing-a-Landmark/

  5. EmilyNovember 2, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    I adore these photo’s! It breaks my heart to see these dream homes in disrepair…

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  • Jan OConnell: Hard crowd to please...If he didn't use his name, would you still be making such hard comments? He's been drawing for a long time and his major in college was architecture. So hobby, no...second career yes. He has excellent taste in furniture and the homes he's designed. He's been into design since moving to LA and has spent most of his time in antique/vintage stores around the world. He has taste, I personally love the dining and cocktail tables...are they a play on another design, maybe...as artists, we all take from other designs. It's human and it's how we evolve as artists to become better artists.
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  • Linda Fougerousse: I like the tables, however, I agree I've seen the spring table in several collections already. Not lovin the bed. There is a reason they're showing it undressed!
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  • iris fingerhut: having good taste does not mean you are a designer. we have seen so many celebs turn to design as a way of expanding their "brand". macy's star line-up has made this practice legit. the donald trump collection? please... i find this furniture derivative on the whole and some things in particular, bad design. the bed, especially. that extension at the foot of the bed is a real knee slammer!. i guess being a wealthy,handsome, talented actor, father of 6, philanthropist is not quite enough to keep brad busy... i find this whole trend a terrible one. do what you do best, and leave it to designers to design. if it weren't for the name recognition and celebrity, most of these "collections" would never see the light of day.
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  • Brooke Richards: Hey, if Brad Pitt wants to try his hand at something new, he should go for it. Why not, there will always be purists, nay-sayers & critic's. The chair, in a sunny corner sitting with my back in the curve of the back & the arm, my legs thrown over the front of the opposite arm, feet dangling, reading a good book! By the way, see the resemblence to Batman's mask anyone? The tub, yep clearly the man knows bathtime playtime. Enough said! The side table, love it too. Looks like the physical expression of the motion of Samantha's wand on 'BeWitched'. The bed, cool, angular metal, smooth wood curves, platform beds aren't for everyone. Just give me the wild legged polished wood table/bench. What a lot of fun, the surprises in life, life does have it's crazy sharp turns......
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