File 42 - Thematic House 1978-1984: Seconds: Indian Summer & Autumn

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CJA-TCH-a-42

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Thematic House 1978-1984: Seconds: Indian Summer & Autumn

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  • 1978-1984 (Creation)

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1 folder; photographs, tracing paper and paper

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Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 Seconds: Indian Summer & Autumn'.

Includes:
-b&w polaroid photographs of built-in furniture in Indian Summer and Autumn
-pencil and ink sketches of kitchen units with annotations of measurements
-manuscript notes on design problems
-pencil drawings of design elements on tracing paper
-pencil notes and sketches titled 'Spoonglyphs'
-colour slide of the kitchen units during construction
-pencil perspective drawings with coloured pencil shading showing furniture designs in Indian Summer
-pencil plan on tracing paper showing the layout of Summer, Indian Summer and Autumn labelled 'CJ Jan 22, 82'
-whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design showing the arrangement of the sinks and hob in Indian Summer, folded
-pencil sketches on tracing paper, badly torn and creased
-pencil, ink and photocopied sketches of design details

Inside the folder is a bundle of papers labelled KITCHEN including:
-pencil sketches of design elements on tracing paper
-invitation to Sir John Soane's Museum to celebrate the Bicentenary of Soane's appointment as Architect & Surveyor to the Bank of England and view his Restored Picture Room, 1988
-scale plan of the kitchen on tracing paper with loose cut-out representations of kitchen units, appliances and cleaning equipment
-whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'The Nannys kitchen' with a specification sheet attached, March 1982, folded.
-whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: overall plan', May 1982, folded.
-whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: pavilions' April 182, folded.
-whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: frieze', April 1981, folded
-b&w polaroid photograph taken from Autumn, looking through Indian Summer to Summer
-colour design on tracing paper titled 'Door Panel Study, scale 1:5'.
-pencil perspective drawing of Indian Summer with colour pencil shading
-two page cutting from an unknown magazine about a Sir Christopher Wren exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
-pencil sketch on University of California, Los Angeles headed paper
-whiteprint labelled 'Family room: plans and elevations; with 'dining kitchen' annotated above.

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The file includes several pencil drawings on tracing paper that have been attached to plastic sleeves with plain white paper inside them. There are also a large number of items that have been fixed to other with tape or glue, that have become attached to other drawings.

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