Spoonglyph

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  • In reference to the triglyphs found on top of Greek columns, these were created by Charles Jencks in reference to food

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            CJA-TCH-a-42 · File · 1978-1984
            Part of Charles Jencks Archive

            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.