A few years ago when I was living in Chicago, I attended a Wright auction. Wright is located in an nondescript warehouse, just southwest of the loop. I’m sure I stuck out like a sore thumb in the relatively small crowd but I enjoyed the auction nonetheless. It was pretty thrilling to see so many great modern pieces in person as well as to see the frenzy of the auction.
If you’re in the Chicago area, I would highly recommend attending one. Lucky for you, there’s a modern design auction tomorrow, October 7th. It’s kind of like seeing a museum show before everything makes it to the museum. Also, some pieces may never see the light of day again as they end up in private collections around the country. Also, you never know, you could find a deal.
I am a huge lover of Heath Ceramics, and when we moved into our make-shift house/campsite I was determined to use all of the excellent Heath products we received from our wedding. I have to say that despite the price and the initial trepidation of breaking or scratching them, everything Heath produces is extremely durable. So while it may be an oxymoron for a ceramics company to produce a line of children’s dishes, it’s not for Heath. This set will surely hold-up against the most careless of little hands.
Most importantly, compared to the tons of plastic dishes and plates coveted by moms everywhere, these will undoubtedly be passed down.
Ok, this is not really house&fig relevant; unless you count the fact that there are 50 things I should be doing with the house today (Joe is outta town) and instead I’m watching short films on the internet. But if you have ever procrastinated even you over-achievers out there, watch this. It’s a really beautiful, creative, silly, and spot-on ode to the art of procrastination. I relate most to “doing 8 things at once and not getting any of them done and making lists.” I wish I was more of a sock-drawer procrastinator because at least that’s getting something done.
Nonetheless, watch this video. While you’re doing that I’m going to make a list of what I should be doing to the house:
• cleaning up dead plants in yard
• weeding the garden
• removing blackberry bushes that seem to sprout up daily with vicious force
• sweet stairs, clean, re-arrange storage space (sell crap on ebay to make room for more stuff)
• research kitchen appliances, counters, and storage
I’m posting a few local finds from The Apartment and some vintage pins bought at X-21 Modern in the Mission. I wish we had room for a few of these things, especially the locker. It would make for a nice place to display an awesome show collection.
If this isn’t on your radar already, perhaps it should be. The AIA Chapter of San Francisco is hosting the 5th annual Architecture and the City Festival. Lots of great programs have passed but there are still plenty to attend, including this weekend’s (hugely popular) home tours.
Joe and I went last year and enjoyed it despite the teaming crowds. We’ll likely skip this year and opt for the free gallery exhibition and cocktail hour (figures…). However, I do see a few lectures that are relevant to our project (Building Green in San Francisco, Sept. 30) and tons of family programs that look like fun.
House & Fig is Sarah Wert & Joe Hebenstreit. Joe is a ‘Maker’ in all meanings of the word as well as a Product Design Lead. Sarah spends most of her time photographing very cute kids Modern Kids Photography. We got hitched in July of 2007 and about a month later found ourselves tearing down walls in our new home. You could say we're newlyweds living in a construction zone.
