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Furniture Designs [1]
CJA-TCH-c-5 · File · 1983- 1990
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Includes:
-pencil, coloured pencil, felt tip and photocopied furniture designs on paper and tracing paper
-letter from Art Monthly to Charles commissioning a contribution to a book 'Art in Public Places' based on Charles' "ICA contribution', 1983
-private view card from Medite House at RIBA, 1990
-designs for cushions for Johnny's Room with fabric samples
-correspondence with James Stirling and Robin Hamlyn at the Tate Gallery regarding interview text, with ink drawings on reverse, 1987
-cutting from the Sunday Times 22 Sep 1985, 'Heavy Metal in Milan' by Deyan Sudjic
-letter from the Formica Corporation regarding the donation of a Sun chair to the Art Institute of Chicago
-printed programs for furniture
-pencils sketches of a gateway
-sketch plan of furniture in rooms on the reverse of notepaper from Interior Design '84 Sapporo
-correspondence with Shinji Kohmoto, National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto regarding inclusion of the Alessi Tea & Coffee set in the exhibition 'Contemporary Landscape: From the Horizon of Postmodern Design'
-letter from Spiral Staircase Systems quoting for the manufacture of ten sets of Alloy spheres, 1985
-cutting from an unidentified newspaper about designer Albert Hadley
-colour transparency of a table
Furniture Design
CJA-TCH-c-4 · File · 1985 -1986
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Furniture Design'.

Includes:
-post-it note with multiple manuscript notes
-MODO magazine October 1986 [Italian language] with a Slide Skyscraper on the cover, with a covering note from Sawaya & Moroni tucked inside. Also inside are a typescript furniture price list; a letter from Aram Designs enclosing measurements of the furniture and regarding orders; a list of addresses titled 'Patrons of New Art'; an article titled 'Good Solid Stuff' by Deyan Sudjic from an unknown magazine; an article titled 'Best Bets' from an unknown magazine showing modern furniture; cover of MODO Aug-Sep 1986 and an advertisement for the Sun chair, as well as pages torn out of the same issue relating to furniture.
-invitation to an exhibition 'Furniture in the Aluminium Vein' at Kaiser Art Gallery, California, 1986
-private view cards for 'Design in the '80s: Surface & Ornament' at the Contemporary Arts Centre, Cincinnati, 1986, with a covering letter and invitation to an associated conference, sponsored by Formica
-brochures for furniture by Berghof Landes Rang
-business cards
-letter regarding a mechanism for raising and lowering a television
-correspondence with Seaboard International regarding supplying Medite from Sandell Perkins Ltd
-copy letter from Charles to Travis Dale & Partners regarding co-ordinating publicity
-correspondence between Charles and Aram Designs around costs and manufacturing
-letter from Marti Koplin at the Koplin Gallery regarding Terry Schoonhoven
-correspondence Max Protech regarding selling the Sun table and Chairs
-invoice from Wendy Baker for work on Maggie's desk, kitchen cabinet and ceiling, Room of Doubles and varnishing furniture
-printed document titled 'The Hermitage Chair'
-typescript and photocopied programs for furniture
-cutting from an unidentified magazine promoting the exhibition of Symbolic Furniture at Aram Designs
-pencil, pen, coloured pencil and photocopied designs for furniture
-statements from Nu-Line Paints Ltd and Sandell Perkins
-letter from Stephen Calloway regarding Charles' exhibition opening and the forthcoming exhibition at [the V&A]
-letter from the Formica Corporation about a visit to the Design Center, Cincinnati and draft reply from Charles, 1985.

Furniture Articles
CJA-TCH-c-2 · File · 1985-1990
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Bundle relating to furniture designed by Charles, originally for the Thematic House and later commercially produced.

Includes:
-Medite News Spring '85 containing an article titled 'Furnishing The Future' on Charles' use of MDF with a b&W reproduction of the Sun Table and Chairs in Summer
-Building Design Interiors Supplement 1985 containing a one page feature on Charles' furniture designs recently on display at Aram Designs, London, with colour reproductions. (duplicates)
-photocopy of a document reating to the V&A RCS MA Course History of Design
-letter to Charles from the V&A Museum regarding a potential acquisition for the Department of Prints & Drawings and Photographs and a potential forthcoming exhibition. The letter has been annotated with dates and prices
-offprint from Country Life January 23 1986 of an article by Rosemary Hill titled 'A Designer's Guide to the Galaxy' about Charles' furniture designs with b&w reproductions
-correspondence from Sawaya & Moroni Contemporary Furniture regarding the production of the Symbolic Furniture and copy replies from Charles, plus photocopies of articles about the furniture in European press
-typescript annotated document titled 'Outline for an exhibition - SYMBOLIC FURNITURE' with prices of items suggested press
-page from The Times October 19-25 1985 with an article on children's furniture by Sarah Stallard highlighted.
-Cutting from The New York Times, August 12 1990 on Formica with a covering note from Robert D. van Roijen regarding a Sun chair in the accompanying picture
-correspondence from Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik law offices regarding a legal case between IPF International and Lambert Furniture, enclosing a photocopy of an article about the Sun Chair and a US Patent for a chair filed by IPF International
-colour postcard of a Sun chair on a grass lawn from the exhibition 'Symbolic Furniture' at Aram Designs, London
-catalogue for Miele vacuum cleaners featuring a version of the Sun Chair on the cover.
-pages from House & Garden magazine on the Designs for Interiors exhibition at the V&A museum featuring work by Charles, and a forthcoming lecture series on 20th century decoration.
-Invitation to a preview launch and price list from ALMA Furniture Co Ltd
-letter from Milo Baughman regarding slides
-photocopy of a page from Blueprint Dec-Jan 1985/6 reporting on the opening of Charles' exhibition at Aram.

Garden
CJA-TCH-b-7-9 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing the rear elevation of the house with two people, possibly workmen, on the stairs. Card mount annotated in pen 'garden' and stamped 'AUG82N5' and '23'.
Penny's models
CJA-TCH-b-7-8 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing maquettes with a white background being held up behind them. Card mount annotated in pen 'Penny's models' and stamped 'AUG82N5' and '37'.
Garden
CJA-TCH-b-7-7 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing the rear elevation of the house. Card mount annotated in pen 'garden' and stamped 'AUG82N5' and '25'.
Moonwell
CJA-TCH-b-7-6 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing the Moonwell, looking up. Card mount annotated in pen 'Moonwell' and stamped 'JAN82N5' and '28'.
Lansdowne Walk
CJA-TCH-b-7-5 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing Bookhouse during construction in the Architectural Library. Card mount annotated in pen 'Landsdowne Walk' and stamped 'AUG82N5' and '32'.
Lansdowne Walk
CJA-TCH-b-7-4 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing the exterior of the Architectural Library. Card mount annotated in pen 'Lansdowne Walk' and stamped 'AUG82N5' and '15'.
Garden Aug 82
CJA-TCH-b-7-37 · Item · [Aug 1982]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Colour slide showing the rear elevation with construction debris in the garden. Card mount annotated in pen 'Garden' and 'Aug 82' stamped 'AUG82N5' and '22'.