If I had the power to revise architectural history, I'd replace the cold machine aesthetic of Mies Van Der Rohe and Le Corbusier with the quirky, organic and dreamy work of California architect Bernard Maybeck.
Berkeley Built is an occasional series in which Berkeley’s David Stark Wilson of WA Design takes a look at a notable Berkeley structure or building. I’ve always been a fan of Maybeck’s work and this building is no exception. These images show the interior and exterior street entrance of a home Maybeck designed for J.H. Senger, a professor […]
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Antique 18th c. Frankenthal porcelain plate from the Mannheim Hofservice, circa 1760. Decorated with exotic birds in the French taste. The border with geometric design and alternating panels of neoclassical flowers and fruit. Measures 9 3/4" in diameter. We also have a companion plate of slightly different border design. Painted with a pair of fantasy birds standing in a naturalistic landscape surrounded by trees and bushes, four gilt-framed floral vignettes alternating with four panels of 'Wittelsbach' chequers under a shaped gilt-edged rim, crowned CT mark in underglaze-blue. The Frankenthal Porcelain Factory was one of the greatest porcelain manufacturers of Germany and operated in Frankenthal in the Rhineland-Palatinate between 1755 and 1799. The porcelain factory in Frankenthal was established in 1755 by the Hannong family, who had previously manufactured porcelain, known as Strasbourg faience, in Strasbourg until Louis XVI established a state monopoly on porcelain in favour of the Sèvres factory and closed down all others. Karl Hannong transferred his business to an empty barracks in Frankenthal and staffed it with his Strasbourg workforce, under privilege from Elector Carl Theodor of Bavaria, who visited the factory himself in the following year. In 1757 additional craftsmen were hired from Meissen and in 1759 Hannong was able to open a shop in Strasbourg. In 1760 Karl Hannong died and the business became the property of his two sons Joseph Adam Hannong and Peter Anton Hannong, who fell out over the "arcanum" (the formula of the paste). Their disagreements had a damaging effect on the business and by 1761 they had borrowed so much from the Elector that it was impossible for them to repay it. In 1762 therefore the Elector bought the factory from the Hannongs for 40,804 guilders, plus another 10,00 for the arcanum, and installed his own officials to manage it. The years from 1762 to 1770 were extraordinarily successful: the products achieved high quality and established the factory's reputation. From 1770 all items were marked with a date mark. From 1774 the paste was made with local china clay, generally mixed with "Passau earth" (Passauer Erde). By 1776 the Frankenthal porcelain factory had shops in Aachen, Basle, Frankfurt am Main, Livorno, Mainz, Munich and Nancy. The Napoleonic Wars brought an end to the business. Frankenthal was occupied by the French, who closed the porcelain factory in 1799.
RENOWNED ARCHITECT BERNARD MAYBECK’S best-known design is the Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Millions of visitors have strolled through its elegant colonnades and stood beneath its magnificent rotunda. But few of these visitors, including Bay Area residents, know that Maybeck also designed several grand residences, as well as an arts center, just across the Golden Gate in Marin County.
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RENOWNED ARCHITECT BERNARD MAYBECK’S best-known design is the Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Millions of visitors have strolled through its elegant colonnades and stood beneath its magnificent rotunda. But few of these visitors, including Bay Area residents, know that Maybeck also designed several grand residences, as well as an arts center, just across the Golden Gate in Marin County.
Architect: Bernard Maybeck (1907)
The home is now called the Maybeck Studio because of its cathedral-like recital hall with...
Now available in paperback, this bestselling volume chronicles one of the most innovative, influential, and beloved architects of the early twentieth century.\nGracefully written and brilliantly illustrated, this handsome new volume captures the vision, the wit, and the down-to-earth inventiveness of one of the most influential and beloved architects of the early twentieth century.Raised in Greenwich Village and trained in Paris, Maybeck spent most of his long career in northern California. An irrepressible bohemian with no desire to run a large office, he spent much of his time designing houses for friends and family, as well as for other patrons so loyal that they often hired him to design more than one house. Maybeck also created two of the most beautiful buildings in all of California: the exhilarating Church of Christ, Scientist, in Berkeley, and the gloriously romantic Palace of Fine Arts, in San Francisco.This incisive overview--the first to feature color reproductions of Maybeck's exquisite interiors and exteriors--analyzes every aspect of his life and work. Not only his architecture but also his furniture, his lighting designs, and his innovations in fire-resistant construction are thoroughly discussed and illustrated. The book is also enlivened by documentary photographs, by clearly drawn plans, and by several of Maybeck's dazzling, previously unpublished visionary drawings. Bernard Maybeck is a major study of an internationally significant architect whose environmentally responsive work has much to offer today's designers and whose houses have given enormous pleasure to those fortunate enough to visit or dwell in them.
One of San Francisco's architectural treasures is up for sale.
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I had the chance to visit Berkeley the last weekend. We hiked for a bit in Tilden Park, but mainly I went to see the amazing building of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The First Church of Christ, Scientist...
Throughout the years, the home's handcrafted details were meticulously maintained, including intricate moldings lining the entryway. Tagged: Hallway and Medium Hardwood Floor. Photo 4 of 12 in A Century-Old Arts and Crafts Home by Bernard Maybeck Lists for $4.25M.
RENOWNED ARCHITECT BERNARD MAYBECK’S best-known design is the Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Millions of visitors have strolled through its elegant colonnades and stood beneath its magnificent rotunda. But few of these visitors, including Bay Area residents, know that Maybeck also designed several grand residences, as well as an arts center, just across the Golden Gate in Marin County.
One of San Francisco's architectural treasures is up for sale.
Architect: Bernard Maybeck (1907)
3233 Pacific Ave., San Francisco
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For commentary on Chick House, see www.verlang.com/sfbay0004ref_bm_07.html berkeleyheritage.com/eastbay_then-now/guy_hyde_chick.html
The Marina District favorite, Maybeck’s restaurant recently reopened with a new California-inspired menu and talented chef/ owner line-up.
RENOWNED ARCHITECT BERNARD MAYBECK’S best-known design is the Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Millions of visitors have strolled through its elegant colonnades and stood beneath its magnificent rotunda. But few of these visitors, including Bay Area residents, know that Maybeck also designed several grand residences, as well as an arts center, just across the Golden Gate in Marin County.
The home is now called the Maybeck Studio because of its cathedral-like recital hall with...
One of San Francisco's architectural treasures is up for sale.
The Arts & Crafts architecture and design movement, including its features and where to see the Arts and Crafts movement in the U.S., especially California
Set on a tree-lined corner lot in San Francisco's Forest Hill neighborhood, the Erlanger House was built in 1916 by Bernard Maybeck. A leader of the American Arts and Crafts movement, the acclaimed architect designed the home to celebrate nature and various cultural influences.
Jennifer Beeson and her family of 5 live in a gorgeous Arts & Crafts home in Berkeley, CA. Visit her beautiful home in this Living with Kids special featured by top design blog, Design Mom. Click here now!!
World famous architect, Bernard Maybeck, has constructed some of his most renowned masterpieces right here in Marin by Marin Magazine.
10257. Bernard Maybeck Arts & Crafts High Back Redwood Bench c1922. Constructed and designed for the Berkeley Maybeck home, Underhill House, 9 Tamalpais Road, Berkeley. Unsigned. Very nicely refinished. Comes with letter of Provenance from The Underhill Family. 64”h x 66.75”w x 28”d SOLD
You know a home has history when its sellers are referred to as "stewards" rather than...
Bernard Maybeck. Architect (1909)
Located: 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA Designed by Bernard Maybeck (1862 - 1957) and completed in 1910. The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Berkeley Christ, Scientist Church are Maybeck's two great masterpieces. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. For some great interior shots see: www.flickr.com/photos/jasonholmberg/sets/72157618294164570/
Landmark house listed for $16 million last year
