lundi 22 décembre 2008

Russel Wright's house, Manitoga











Russel Wright (03/04/1904 - 21/12/1976) est un designer industriel américain contemporain. (...) Après la mort de son épouse, il érigea "Dragon Rock", une retraite d'une superficie de 75 hectares sur le territoire de Manitoga de Garrison, (état de New York) et y construisit une maison maison moderniste éco-sensible qui est désormais ouverte au public.On peut y découvrir, entre autre, un délicieux jardin de mousse.

Russel Wright (April 3, 1904 – December 21, 1976) was an American Industrial designer during the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1920s through the 1960s, Russel Wright created a succession of artistically distinctive and commercially successful items that helped bring modern design to the general public. (...)After his wife’s death, he retired to his 75-acre (300,000 m2) estate, Manitoga in Garrison, New York, building an eco-sensitive Modernist home and studio called Dragon Rock. Manitoga is a U.S. Department of Interior designated National Historic Landmark and open to the public. (wikipedia)

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