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I recently redesigned and supervised the construction of the parkway of the Mies van der Rohe high-rise building I call home. I did $20,000 worth of free work from getting the Dept of Forestry to sign off–our very nice, young, green and inexperienced landscape architects said it could not be done–to making sure the drawings were followed and no one got electrocuted. (Story for another time.) Another condo owner approached me, pointed at the new 20 inch tall, black powder coated, one by one inch, stainless steel bar stock fence and five foot wide flame-finish, absolute granite walkways and asked,
"Did you do this?"
"Why, yes." I replied.
"You think this is Mies?" He asked. His eyes grew wide and he turned red. He began to stutter–I never heard him stutter before.
"This, this, this, this...."
"This is IKEA."
I began to laugh inside. My first thought was to ask him what his unit looked like and inquire if there was there any contraband IKEA furniture in it. I designed my unit and everyone I share it with enjoys how I made a small space feel much larger, function better and fit like a glove.
"Ok"
I responded and I walked away so I could laugh out loud.
We all have emotional connections to places and spaces and I respect them but sometimes it can get a little over the top. I listen, consider it and I may not agree with but I take it all with stride. And sometimes it strikes me in the funny bone.
#lincolnparkchicago #mies #ikea
I recently redesigned and supervised the construction of the parkway of the Mies van der Rohe high-rise building I call home. I did $20,000 worth of free work from getting the Dept of Forestry to sign off–our very nice, young, green and inexperienced landscape architects said it could not be done–to making sure the drawings were followed and no one got electrocuted. (Story for another time.) Another condo owner approached me, pointed at the new 20 inch tall, black powder coated, one by one inch, stainless steel bar stock fence and five foot wide flame-finish, absolute granite walkways and asked,
"Did you do this?"
"Why, yes." I replied.
"You think this is Mies?" He asked. His eyes grew wide and he turned red. He began to stutter–I never heard him stutter before.
"This, this, this, this...."
"This is IKEA."
I began to laugh inside. My first thought was to ask him what his unit looked like and inquire if there was there any contraband IKEA furniture in it. I designed my unit and everyone I share it with enjoys how I made a small space feel much larger, function better and fit like a glove.
"Ok"
I responded and I walked away so I could laugh out loud.
We all have emotional connections to places and spaces and I respect them but sometimes it can get a little over the top. I listen, consider it and I may not agree with but I take it all with stride. And sometimes it strikes me in the funny bone.
#lincolnparkchicago #mies #ikea