Frank Lloyd Wright Designed a Dog House

I read a great blog called Letters of Note.  It features various letters, postcards, telegrams, etc. and includes a little history behind the authors and their backstory (always fascinating).  This week, they featured an exchange between a little boy and the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.  12-year-old Jim Berger commissioned the design of a dog house for his dog Eddie (Wright had designed his parent's home).  Wright eventually sent along plans for the dog house and the structure was built.

Completed dog house

Sadly, Eddie did not appreciate the fantastic design and the dog house was demolished within 10 years.

You can read the full exchange and see a diagram of the plan at "Please design me a dog house".

Happy 126th Birthday Mies!

It's Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's 126th Birthday and the following Google Doodle was posted to celebrate the day:

I have to say the Barcelona Chair is one of my favourite modern design pieces by Mies van der Rohe. I first saw one in the early days of my corporate career when I visited the executive floor of one of my clients.  I was instantly impressed by its sleek design.  Now, I have an even greater appreciation for the piece as I can see the reference to the Roman Curule chair and am amazed that something so modern, and still so relevant, was created in 1929.