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barrympls
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01/08/2008 3:39 am  

I bought a Dining Room storage cabinet,, cheap and i just thought it was nice, but generic furniture.

Turns out that this line was designed by by Russel Wright!

Cool,, huh?


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Gustaf
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01/08/2008 3:46 am  

My psychic abilities sense...
My psychic abilities sense an imminent request for pictures.


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whitespike
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01/08/2008 4:31 am  

pictures please?
pictures please?


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barrympls
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01/08/2008 4:36 am  

OK
There it is
It's in two parts


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Brent
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01/08/2008 5:33 am  

Gorgeous.
Gorgeous.


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whitespike
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01/08/2008 8:34 am  

Very nice. I was curious to...
Very nice. I was curious to see if I would like it (and I do). Many sotrage pieces I have seen by R. Wright are absent of pulls or handles, making it hard to open and close (especially after it is really old and doesn't properly from wear). I am glad to see yours is very nice and very functional. Great find!


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dashes
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01/08/2008 10:51 am  

Very cool. What is that avocado dinnerware you have in it?
Don't tell me Wright, that would be too funny.
That's one fun part of learning about design - finding unmarked items and realizing it's not just generic. Until yesterday, I didn't realize that Gilbert Rohde designed for Haywood Wakefield, so lots of that undervalued HW stuff on ebay could well be Rohde designs.


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barrympls
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01/08/2008 6:07 pm  

No, Dashes, the green dinnerware
is 'El Verde', casual ironstone from the kilms of MS, designed by Max Shonfeld.
I bought the set at an antique mall, but I believe this line was sold at Super Markets back in the 1970's.


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barrympls
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01/08/2008 6:08 pm  

One more
see below


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Gustaf
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01/08/2008 6:33 pm  

"pictures...
"pictures please?"
Spooky, eh? 🙂
I like the doors. They really lighten up what would otherwise be a rather unassuming design. Thanks for sharing.


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rockland
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01/08/2008 10:08 pm  

Funny this came up.
I have family visiting and just made reservations for next
week to visit the Russell Wright Design Center in Garrison NY.
http://www.russelwrightcenter.org/


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dashes
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02/08/2008 7:47 am  

Ooo, love that swirl pattern on those dishes
Thanks for sharing! And they look great on those shelves too.


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02/08/2008 7:52 pm  

Rockland--
In words of Napoleon Dynamite: "Lucky!". I'm SO jealous-- will you be able to tour "Dragonrock", Russel Wright's house (& studio)?
Please take lots of pictures & post them here!


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whitespike
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03/08/2008 3:30 am  

I've always wondered what...
I've always wondered what was up with Wright's dining set. Are the shells knockoffs? The bases look weird.


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rockland
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03/08/2008 9:51 pm  

The tour
is only once a day and limited to the summer months.
One and one half hour tour of the house, studio and landscape.
For just ten people.
Certainly not Graceland. 🙂
I imagine i'll be holding up the tour a bit with a thousand
question...
For any one visiting NY, a nice day trip just north of NYC...
the Russel Wright Design Center, 11am-12.30
Dia Beacon (20 miles north)
Storm King Sculpture Park
http://www.stormking.org/highlights.html
http://www.diabeacon.org/exhibs/bindex.html


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