over the weekend, i was cruising the decorative arts and design furniture collection at the los angeles county museum of art (LACMA) and stumbled across the purtiest little piece of furniture by henry glass (pictured above).
it's called the swingline dresser and was produced (in very small numbers) in 1951 as a piece of children's furniture. the rounded corners prevented injury and the multicolored cabinets were intended to assist with sorting.
however, mr. glass was a man of many talents. not only did he design a handful of colorful, modern, and modular furniture pieces, but he built the "first passive solar house in america" -- in 1948!
oh, and he designed the living room couch on "i love lucy."
here are a few more of glass's lovely goods...
Comments
I've never heard of Henry Glass until now. Thanks for the introduction. I'm in love with his pieces!
Posted by: Yoshi | August 02, 2011 at 06:52 AM
I saw one of his pieces at the MOMA awhile back. His colors are perfection
Posted by: Rae | August 02, 2011 at 11:04 AM
That Swingline cabinet is amazing... I feel like it has so many uses. So glad to hear of him. I'll have to troll Ebay to see what I can find. Thanks!
Posted by: Noe @ Adella Avenue | August 02, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Yay! So glad that he's in your life now :)
Posted by: Tula Jeng | August 05, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Let me know if you find anything. Looks like his pieces go up for auction in the 5000-6000 range.
Posted by: Tula Jeng | August 05, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Oh my heavens! The space saving of the table thrills me! Love the curved lines for safety with little ones... but all of these could be build with rougher edges very simply. And I totally agree that the color is bright but not loud, perfection for a household with children!
Posted by: Janett | December 13, 2012 at 02:40 PM