| | Support Iconic Houses Today! | Thanks to your support, we can continue our research and reveal to you which modern house museums you can visit during your travels; with our ongoing research we provide information on important modern homes in danger of being lost and add new houses to our Icons at Risk Watch List. With our letters of support we help modern museum homes obtain monumental status; our PR brings the museums more visitors and therefore more income to maintain their heritage. Donate today, benefit from discounts and stream our film 'Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House' for free! Your support means so much to us: Thank you!
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| | Iconic Houses welcomes the Riez House in Brussels! | In 1925, Joachim Riez, a building materials merchant, commissioned the architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin to design and build his house, a perfect example of Art Deco in the port district. The builder was already well known at the time, having already been commissioned by Victor Horta to build Solvay House (1903), and by Michel Polak to build the Villa Empain (1934).
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| | Icon for Sale - Haus Wittmann by Johannes Spalt | At the end of the 1950s, the celebrated Austrian architect, trained bricklayer, member of the legendary arbeitsgruppe 4, rector of the University of Applied Arts, historian, exhibition curator and collector Johannes Spalt met furniture manufacturer Franz Wittmann. The result was a mutually beneficial professional collaboration and a friendship that lasted for decades, and a house for Wittmann that is now on the market.
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| | New Webshop Arrival - Van Schijndel House Tour | In 1995, the Utrecht architect, product designer and tutor Mart van Schijndel (1943-1999) won the Rietveld Prize for the design of his own house. In the film made at the time, he takes us on a tour of the house and talks about his sources of inspiration. To keep his ideas alive, Natascha Drabbe, founder and director of Iconic Houses and Van Schijndel's widow, gives guided tours every first Sunday of the month and by appointment.
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| | CALL TO ACTION: Help Restore Maison Binotto! | Serge Binotto designed this circular house in Mirepoix, Ariège, south-west France, for his parents in 1969 while he was working as an assistant to Jean Prouvé in Paris. It was one of the last houses to be built in Jean Prouvé's workshop. It is also a unique example of the application to a house of the ingenious processes developed by the Prouvé workshop for the circular service stations produced for the Total company.
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| | IH City Icons: Amsterdam Housing Highlights, May 2024 | Next year, IH City Icons makes its debut with Amsterdam: Housing Highlights. On Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May, we will explore Amsterdam’s unique residential architecture – from its Golden Age roots in the 17th century, through its modernist social housing heritage, to contemporary housing projects with the wow factor. An introductory talk will put everything in context and tell you what to look out for on the tours.
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| | DATE CHANGE: 8th IHC2025 new dates 17-24 May, 2025 | | Our field trip to prepare for the 2025 conference was very informative. We visited many homes and met with local partners. The most important thing to share with you now is that we have decided to bring the programme forward by one week due to Memorial Day (26 May). As this is an important holiday in the US, it would be difficult to recruit catering staff and arrange transport. In our December newsletter you will get a preview of the 2025 program!! |
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| | Volunteer in Iconic Houses Research Group! | | In a few countries, active researchers use their network to find potential new modern house museums that meet the criteria to become an affiliated museum of Iconic Houses. Do you enjoy looking for modern museum homes that are not yet part of Iconic Houses? Then join our research group! Contact Natascha Drabbe at ndrabbe@iconichouses.org if you are interested to get involved. |
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