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Haskell Harris | January 12, 2009 | Design
Call me ignorant, but I was amazed when I turned to page 129 of Rizzoli's Great Houses of Florida and learned that Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone (of Firestone Tires fame) all had Southern summer houses.
But not just houses. They also had laboratories and vast botanical gardens—both used to research a domestic source for rubber back in the day.
And while the idea of those three having big intellectual powwows in the middle of a sultry Florida summer kept me reading, I couldn't help focusing on the photo of the lab (see below):
Photo by Steven Brooke
I love everything about the architecture of the space, from the industrial pendant lights to the utilitarian work tables to the old-school plumbing fixtures.
Out of the whole mix, though, what I was attracted to most were the moody amber-colored glass apothecary jars.
There is something purposeful and mysterious and beautiful about that particular kind of glass.
Which is probably why we're seeing so much of it in design these days (see examples below):
Apothecary Jars from Design Within Reach
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Goblet from Jayson Home & Garden
If you love the look, it's just a click away!
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A few random comments:
You just made me remember a 7th grade trip to Greenfield Village, where the Menlo Park lab now sits. That place is totally bizarre.
Victory Vintage in Decater GA always had great apothecary and lab jars, including beakers from high school chemistry classes. I love to keep cotton balls, Q-tips, etc. stored in them in my bathroom. I've always been drawn to odd jars and beakers, even though I was terrible at all things science!
By becky | January 29, 2009 at 08:30 | Reply
It is amazing what we find to be inspirational. You've made me look at that space in an entirely different way! I love the raw wood and the weathered green paint on the door, too. I will get some of that amber glass. Time will have to do its work on my painted doors, though. Thanks for your expert insight!
By PAR - VA | January 13, 2009 at 09:59 | report | Reply
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