From the New York Times:
Tomorrow, the Maison Tropicale, a small aluminum-paneled house built in 1951 by Jean Prouvé, a French designer and the current court favorite of well-heeled contemporary art and design collectors internationally, is being opened to the public for preview in Long Island City. Christie’s, the auction house, will offer it for sale on June 5.
You can check it out at 41-98 Vernon Blvd from 17 May - 5 June 2007.
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Claire and I made the trip out this afternoon. It's pretty cool. Like a steel beach house on the East River. No crowds. A bit of trek from the train, though.
Does anyone know if the house is open on weekends? Christie's (the auction house handling the sale) doesn't seem to know.
Great question... we had trouble finding answers when we were planning our trip.
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