ICONIC MONDAYS....JOHN DICKINSON'S DESIGNS

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Today I'm looking at John Dickinson's iconic designs.  Specifically, his tables. 

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John Dickinson was born in 1920 and was raised in Berkeley, California.  He studied in New York City at the Parson's School of Design before moving to San Francisco in 1956.  

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Here's one of his interiors above.

“To me, the dullest room in the world is furnished in nothing but Louis XV or Chippendale or Queen Anne,” he said. “A house should be a very personal composition of things you can’t live without--not a museum."   John Dickinson   Source 

I really love this quote.  Something we should all keep in mind when decorating our homes or our client's homes.

His designs were produced in galvanized steel and plaster.  He designed both furniture and lamps.  


Here's one of his plaster twig lamp.

                                 

You can see his domed lamp as well as some of his stools and one of his chairs in this picture.

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Some more of his tables - 

 Footed table

 Table with rope tie

Hoofed table

Etruscan table

    His galvanized table.    


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Etruscan table

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Dickinson's 1970 Plaster lamp and African table.

Here's his 1977 Bone Cigarette Table.

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This photo above is taken at his famed "Firehouse", which he transformed into a home.


This Firehouse was famously photographed by Fred Lyon for House and Garden.  These photos are what John claims put him on the map.

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This last picture shows his large domed lamp in the center of the table. 


He was also a cat person...just wanted to point that out...I like him even more now! 

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Unfortunately, John passed away in 1983, but he left us with some beautifully design furniture to remember him by.


Update - Just saw this image on FB via Damask et Dentelle via Mustard Ceiling and I had to add it.  Showing a version of the stools in a modern, rustic setting.