Friday, June 4, 2010

for the LOVE of LUCITE

Long have I been a huge fan of lucite.  I think my first experience was a clear pair of jelly-like “heels” in the 4th grade that I saved up like two months of allowance for.  Not a wise choice when playing tetherball on the playground.

What draws me to it?  I had to think awhile to come up with a simple answer and there my answer lies. lucite relies solely on form and function to make its point.  There are no fancy patterns, textures or colors…merely a shape that makes up its entire story and draws you in.  I love a piece of lucite furniture in a room that has a lot going on already in terms of finishes and textures.  I love lucite bases on beautiful pieces of mirror or burled wood, or lacquer tops – all the while making that surface that it is supporting float and seem all the more important.  When I worked for Lori Erenberg Design in Los Angeles, CA, she had the most glamorous Paul Evans desk with two waterfall lucite legs, a burled wood slab capped with a wheat and cream-colored travertine top…to die for.

 lori erenberg working on fabulous interiors


vintage lucite = heaven:

'crylicord' desk lamp by peter hamburger for kovacs, 1970s


'metric' dining table by charles hollis jones, 1960s




magazine rack by dorothy thorpe, 1960s



lucite tables attributed to kartell



lucite and brass chandelier, 1960s



lucite and brass vanity, 1960s



can i have this?!?  lucite and glass desk to dream for, 1970s



peacock lacquer and lucite console, 1970s



in honor of loosing another golden girl.....tear.......bamboo and lucite chairs (change the fabric), 1970s



lucite framed lacquer buffet, 1970s - those martinis would just fly off the top at a cocktail party!



lucite framed faux alligator desk, mid-century



lucite and lacquer desk, 1960s



milo baughman with burled wood top desk, 1960s



vladimir kagan slipper chairs with lucite bases, 1970s



samuel marx low table with lucite legs, 1945



waterfall dining table by charles hollis jones, 1960s



new lucite pieces:
brilliant console by alexandra von furstenburg



clearly classic tangier table from whitewebb.com



crisp console from conranusa.com



george II chair by plexi-craft



helena rubenstein chair from the paris apartment



madeline coffee table by todd hase home



mercer bench by jan showers



parisian headboard by kendall wilkinson



square vanity by plexi-craft



swivel vanity stool by plexi-craft



custom stationary box by iomoi



lucite in spaces:








i wish this photo was better...lucite bases on the mirrored tables...






madonna in versace 2005



this is exactly how i seal my bills in my office before sending them out - madonna for versace



Thank you Charles Hollis Jones for catapulting this clear and fantastic material into the interior world.




Soundtrack:



 the theme song to wonder woman in honor of her invisible, lucite airplane, of course.



4 comments:

  1. love this! love you! I'll take a burlwood baughman desk please!

    ps - following you now hot lady!!! you can find me on blogspot too... xo, Chels

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  2. Lucite me to the moon. Love that stuff. I want a lucite coffee table bad! Great inspiration lady! xx

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  3. Girl, get thee over to golden girl of the west. She's giving away a lady head!!! http://goldengirlofthewest.blogspot.com/

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