An architectural designer and an artist harnessed the collective power of their design firm to remake a dilapidated mid-century gem into a hillside perch for their family.

Vitsoe teamed up with subterranean neighbors Dashwood Books to host the 620 Reading Room in celebration of the re-engineered Dieter Rams’s classic 620 Chair Programme. The modular chair system was launched by Vitsoe in the early 1960’s and has been updated with a coconut husk and rubber filling.

“The banana peel [is thoughtful packaging]. It protects, it changes color to tell you it’s ready to be eaten, and it’s completely biodegradable. Well done, nature.” —Mark Adams, managing director at Vitsœ

Birdsall and Atticus are seated on an ipe bench designed by Anna Boeschenstein; the stucco exterior cladding was matched to Cast Iron 6202 paint by Sherwin-Williams.

Although aux boxes were originally designed as detached one-room structures of around 100 square feet, they now offer the larger Model 240 and Model 620. (The model number denotes its footprint in square feet).

The living room has a white scheme and almost fully furnished with Dieter Rams Vitsoe 606 and 620, 621, including multiple vintage items which are not in production anymore. It also features multiple great pictures from Brazilian/American artist Amauri Torezan and also includes multiple Braun radios and players, with 1962 Braun Audio 1 / L 46 systems integrated into Vitsoe shelving system. Arne Jacobsen 3107 chairs used for mini-workplace and dining. Most of the lighting in the apartment is Poul Henningsen PH5 and PH4/3 from Louis Poulsen.

The updated 620 Chair Program, designed by Dieter Rams for Vitsœ in 1962, has just been reintroduced to the market at $3,340 per unit.

Augustin spent $6200 on concrete floors, which included the new slab and the control joins, as well as grinding, polishing, and sealing. “We just put one layer of sealer on and they ground it down a bit,

The 620's base is constructed from precision-engineered birch ply and houses a traditional coil-sprung construction. This in turn is over-laid with a rubberized-coir molding (a mixture of torn coconut husks and natural rubber). The arms and backs are made from warm-pressed sheet-molding compound, a material similar to, but stronger than, fiberglass. Photo courtesy Vitsœ.

The full-grain uncoated leather is available in six colors, including the midnight leather with off-white shell shown here.

A home near Rye, England, opens onto a deck through a Sunflex door. The living room features a sofa by Terence Woodgate, 620 chairs by Dieter Rams for Vitsœ, and an Oluce Atollo 239 lamp by Vico Magistretti. Pett Level, England Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

A home near Rye, England, opens onto a deck through a Sunflex door. The living room features a sofa by Terence Woodgate, 620 chairs by Dieter Rams for Vitsœ, and an Oluce Atollo 239 lamp by Vico Magistretti. The wood-burning fireplace sits along one wall in the room, with a bright orange flue acting as a sculptural focal point.

Upstairs den featuring a vintage Deiter Rams 620 chair and ottoman, Milo Baughman burl wood console table, original oil on canvas art by Austin's own, Elizabeth Chapin, Blu Dot's Paramount sectional, Free Range coffee table and mirror mirror. Planter from West Elm.

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The kitchen in suite 201

Vitsœ, 621 side table

Body Chair 60.1 wood

The "cabin room" of the suite 201

View of the exterior of suite 201

Bench 201. Curved bench.

View on the corridor leading to the kitchen of suite 201

201. Good model-making techniques in wood and cardboard

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Architect Amanda Gunawan’s 1,620-square-foot Biscuit Loft in Downtown L.A. is awash in gentle light. Designed by French-born, Missouri-based architect E.J. Eckel in 1925, the building had been converted by Aleks Istanbullu Architect in 2006 into a live/work complex. Amanda introduced Japanese-inspired touches to soften the industrial language. The harmonious living room features a CB2 sofa, white Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Knoll Wassily Chair, and a rug and timber bench from Zara Home.

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The Kreten dyed-concrete candelabra, designed and fabricated by Brooklyn upstart designers Souda ($620).

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Originally located at 201 Franklin Road, the cottage was moved to 239 Franklin Street after the completion of the Booths’ permanent house.

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The walls, ceiling, and trim throughout the house were all painted Benjamin Moore “Ice Mist,” to create a “neutral backdrop, with a really nice, fine grain texture to it,” says Beaulieu, which sets off the lines of more modern furniture pieces. The light is the Secto 4201 Birch Pendant Umbrella.

Located southwest of downtown Los Angeles, the adobe-style home was originally built in 1922 for poet Alice Lynch. The home was declared Historic-Cultural Monument #621 by the city of Los Angeles in 1996.