When Dr. Rich North, owner of a Marcel Breuer-designed home in Baltimore, noticed that some of his bluestone pavers were wobbly underfoot, he talked to a contractor about having it relaid. Discouraged by the consultation, North set to solving the problem himself, using a tiny drill and a 60-cc syringe to inject epoxy under the troublesome pieces. "In this otherwise very quiet setting, it was most disconcerting to have loose stones go bump in the night," he says.
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Marcel Breuer Hooper House II
A new owner with a light touch has kept Marcel Breuer's 1959 Hooper House II a marvel of the mid-20th century whose life will extend well into the 21st.
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Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture
This Marcel Breuer retrospective, conceived and organized by Vitra Design Museum, presents almost all of Breuer’s major furniture pieces, as well as twelve exemplary buildings.
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Marcel Breuer's Design and Architecture
RISD Museum assistant director James Brayton Hall will lead a discussion on the furniture and architectural design of Marcel Breuer, and the materials he favored.
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