Wednesday, February 27, 2013

More Modern Roomboxes in Museums

On a hunch I took at look at the Thorne Miniature Rooms in the Art Institute in Chicago. These are 68 roomboxes commissioned by Mrs. James Ward Thorne, most of which are historical European or American rooms. However a few of them are rooms from California during the 1930s, including this one
 

 This one is a French library from the same period:



Obviously Mrs. Thorne travelled in different company than I do, but isn't it nice she left us these beautiful records of home interiors.
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4 comments:

  1. otterineFebruary 27, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    When Lyssa and I went to the museum, I took a close up of that curved sofa and coffee table with the intention of duplicating them someday. They are fantastic rooms.

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  2. studiosevenFebruary 27, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    Indeed it is. The exactness of scale is exquisite and the style...refined & flawless.

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  3. NeenFebruary 27, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    Stunning, absolutely stunning, and inspiring! Thanks for posting the photos, Molly, I haven't seen these rooms before.

    Cheers, Neen

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  4. FabiolaFebruary 28, 2013 at 2:34 AM

    I like the second room.
    Bye Faby

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