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Josef Albers's nesting tables represent one of his earliest, most functional exercises in color theory. Designed in the late 1920s while Albers was at the Bauhaus, the oak-and-glass tables are still available today.
Josef Albers's nesting tables represent one of his earliest, most functional exercises in color theory. Designed in the late 1920s while Albers was at the Bauhaus, the oak-and-glass tables are still available today.
A modern reproduction of a 1926 set of tables, these nesting tables show Josef Albers’s mastery of color. The set was originally built for the Moellenhoff family in Berlin, Germany. Although their home was destroyed in the war, this piece, along with many others, was saved and brought to the United States prior to the outbreak of World War II.
A modern reproduction of a 1926 set of tables, these nesting tables show Josef Albers’s mastery of color. The set was originally built for the Moellenhoff family in Berlin, Germany. Although their home was destroyed in the war, this piece, along with many others, was saved and brought to the United States prior to the outbreak of World War II.
"The school serves as the workshop and one day they will merge into one another. This is the reason why we do not have teachers and students but rather masters, journeymen and apprentices," said Gropius of the Bauhaus. Josef Albers' 1923 painted-glass work Park demonstrates the school's interest in experimentation and craftsmanship, or, as the book puts it, #learningbydoing.
"The school serves as the workshop and one day they will merge into one another. This is the reason why we do not have teachers and students but rather masters, journeymen and apprentices," said Gropius of the Bauhaus. Josef Albers' 1923 painted-glass work Park demonstrates the school's interest in experimentation and craftsmanship, or, as the book puts it, #learningbydoing.
While the house’s original pine is richly colored and textured, a number of structural posts rendered the kitchen difficult to furnish with modern fixtures. A newly-added black beam, which extends outward into the dining room, allowed for the posts’ removal.
While the house’s original pine is richly colored and textured, a number of structural posts rendered the kitchen difficult to furnish with modern fixtures. A newly-added black beam, which extends outward into the dining room, allowed for the posts’ removal.
The house has two modules: a living space on the left and a utilities, laundry, and outdoor kitchen on the right.
The house has two modules: a living space on the left and a utilities, laundry, and outdoor kitchen on the right.
The Sweetwater Spectrum Community in Sonoma, California, offers supportive housing for adults with autism, with four homes, a community center, therapy pools, and an urban farm. A variety of passive and active strategies, including building orientation, a high-performance envelope, and building-integrated photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, reduce energy consumption 88 percent from the baseline.
The Sweetwater Spectrum Community in Sonoma, California, offers supportive housing for adults with autism, with four homes, a community center, therapy pools, and an urban farm. A variety of passive and active strategies, including building orientation, a high-performance envelope, and building-integrated photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, reduce energy consumption 88 percent from the baseline.
Living Room: Updating your living room can be as simple as a few new side tables. Try the exquisitely reproduced Albers Nesting Tables made in solid oak and MDF topped with lacquered glass tops in sumptuous shades of green, yellow, orange and blue.
Living Room: Updating your living room can be as simple as a few new side tables. Try the exquisitely reproduced Albers Nesting Tables made in solid oak and MDF topped with lacquered glass tops in sumptuous shades of green, yellow, orange and blue.
"By keeping the main color block in the showers, we tried to contain the chaos to a small and palatable space within the bathroom," Cooper says. "It's fun when you're in there, but you're not overwhelmed when using the bathroom for other purposes."
"By keeping the main color block in the showers, we tried to contain the chaos to a small and palatable space within the bathroom," Cooper says. "It's fun when you're in there, but you're not overwhelmed when using the bathroom for other purposes."
Opposite the master bedroom on the top floor lies the sunny kids’ bedroom. A double-sided wardrobe provides storage, and functionally divides two separate sleeping areas. Further storage is placed along the window wall that faces the backyard.
Opposite the master bedroom on the top floor lies the sunny kids’ bedroom. A double-sided wardrobe provides storage, and functionally divides two separate sleeping areas. Further storage is placed along the window wall that faces the backyard.
Set of four stacking tables. Ca. 1927. Ash veneer, black lacquer and painted glass. Gift of John and Andrea Weil in memory of Fritz and Anna Moellenhoff: 1) 15 5/8 x 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. 2) 18 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. 3) 21 3/4 x 21 x 15 3/4 in. 4) 24 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
Set of four stacking tables. Ca. 1927. Ash veneer, black lacquer and painted glass. Gift of John and Andrea Weil in memory of Fritz and Anna Moellenhoff: 1) 15 5/8 x 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. 2) 18 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. 3) 21 3/4 x 21 x 15 3/4 in. 4) 24 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
In the Bogarts’ living room, a brick fireplace inspired by Josef Albers commands attention and changes with the daylight. The artist made the bowl filled with yellow flowers in college.
In the Bogarts’ living room, a brick fireplace inspired by Josef Albers commands attention and changes with the daylight. The artist made the bowl filled with yellow flowers in college.
Grid Mounted (a.k.a Lattice Picture). 1922 (ca.). Glass. 12 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
Grid Mounted (a.k.a Lattice Picture). 1922 (ca.). Glass. 12 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
In the living room, a travertine-topped coffee table by Paul McCobb pairs well with the Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System sofa. The Josef Albers print over the fireplace is an original, scored on eBay.
In the living room, a travertine-topped coffee table by Paul McCobb pairs well with the Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System sofa. The Josef Albers print over the fireplace is an original, scored on eBay.
Even the shower embraces the neutral palette.
Even the shower embraces the neutral palette.
There’s more concealed storage in the bathroom, this time clad in wooden tile so it blends in with the wall treatment. The flooring is terrazzo tile.
There’s more concealed storage in the bathroom, this time clad in wooden tile so it blends in with the wall treatment. The flooring is terrazzo tile.
In the bathroom, the shower stall looks up to the open sky.
In the bathroom, the shower stall looks up to the open sky.
The two bathrooms are sited on either end of the rectangular plan. Each have been fitted with discrete skylights for additional illumination.
The two bathrooms are sited on either end of the rectangular plan. Each have been fitted with discrete skylights for additional illumination.
A look at the couple's adjoining bathroom.
A look at the couple's adjoining bathroom.
"We wanted this to be a fully-immersive environment in and out of the shower," Cooper says. His team decided to create a custom terrazzo based off of the same material that was found during demolition.
"We wanted this to be a fully-immersive environment in and out of the shower," Cooper says. His team decided to create a custom terrazzo based off of the same material that was found during demolition.
The lights cycled through a spectrum of colors.
The lights cycled through a spectrum of colors.
The cedar plywood paneling used throughout the project adds a mellow quality to the light. The dropped fiberglass screen recalls an outdoor shower, but also provides privacy. The materials were chosen for their texture, weathering characteristics, durability, and organic appearance — while fiberglass may not actually be natural, says architect Lance Herbst, the type used here, with its visible fibers, has a natural quality. The basin is Metrix, and the shower curtain by Catherine David.
The cedar plywood paneling used throughout the project adds a mellow quality to the light. The dropped fiberglass screen recalls an outdoor shower, but also provides privacy. The materials were chosen for their texture, weathering characteristics, durability, and organic appearance — while fiberglass may not actually be natural, says architect Lance Herbst, the type used here, with its visible fibers, has a natural quality. The basin is Metrix, and the shower curtain by Catherine David.
Simple brass screws affix the bathroom’s antibacterial copper cladding, reclaimed from a barn roof in Connecticut, to the walls. Bronze screen frames, salvaged from buildings on Shope’s Amenia property and then cut into small decorative strips, line the bathroom door frame.
Simple brass screws affix the bathroom’s antibacterial copper cladding, reclaimed from a barn roof in Connecticut, to the walls. Bronze screen frames, salvaged from buildings on Shope’s Amenia property and then cut into small decorative strips, line the bathroom door frame.
Skyscrapers on Transparent Yellow. Ca. 1929. Glass, 13 3/8 x 13 3/16 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
Skyscrapers on Transparent Yellow. Ca. 1929. Glass, 13 3/8 x 13 3/16 in. Photo: Tim Nighswander. Image licenced to Eleonore Hugendubel The Museum of Modern Art by Eleonore Hugendubel Usage : - 3000 X 3000 pixels (Letter Size, A4) � Photo: Albers Foundation/Art Resource, NY / Art Resource
A large rock from the property provides seating in the shower.
A large rock from the property provides seating in the shower.
“The central vision was threefold: interiors that would bring the family joy, support their daily activities, and provide specific areas of refuge for each member and as a family,” says Chenault, who integrated a Hansgrohe Axor rain shower in the master bath, which has frosted glass.
“The central vision was threefold: interiors that would bring the family joy, support their daily activities, and provide specific areas of refuge for each member and as a family,” says Chenault, who integrated a Hansgrohe Axor rain shower in the master bath, which has frosted glass.
The standing shower is set off by etched-glass panels supported by stainless-steel hardware. There is no threshold; instead, the tile within the shower zone slopes down very slightly to a floor trough with a custom stainless-steel grille. Along the wall, a Corian shelf—“the longest soap dish in the world,” resident Don Evans jokes—runs the length of the space.
The standing shower is set off by etched-glass panels supported by stainless-steel hardware. There is no threshold; instead, the tile within the shower zone slopes down very slightly to a floor trough with a custom stainless-steel grille. Along the wall, a Corian shelf—“the longest soap dish in the world,” resident Don Evans jokes—runs the length of the space.
A shaft of sunlight streams into the marble shower, through a glass atrium that connects the master suite to the outdoors while maintaining privacy; the fixtures are by Vola.
A shaft of sunlight streams into the marble shower, through a glass atrium that connects the master suite to the outdoors while maintaining privacy; the fixtures are by Vola.
A courtyard off the master bath acts as a solar chimney, drawing in cool air and bringing light and ventilation into the shower. The fixture is from Hansgrohe. - Rockport, Massachusetts Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017
A courtyard off the master bath acts as a solar chimney, drawing in cool air and bringing light and ventilation into the shower. The fixture is from Hansgrohe. - Rockport, Massachusetts Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017
Josef Albers revolutionized color theory, and their is a multitude of ways to to tap into his legacy. Two options are these color theory coasters by Post Studio ($25 for a set of four), or the Interaction of Color iPad app ($9.99 in the iTunes store).
Josef Albers revolutionized color theory, and their is a multitude of ways to to tap into his legacy. Two options are these color theory coasters by Post Studio ($25 for a set of four), or the Interaction of Color iPad app ($9.99 in the iTunes store).
The bathroom is fitted with pine plywood and minimally decorated with framed photographs.
The bathroom is fitted with pine plywood and minimally decorated with framed photographs.

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