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city foundry: lost and very much found
with a heavy emphasis on all things metal, city foundry is a treasure trove crammed full of meticulously curated mid century modern and industrial influenced furniture, lights and other more random bits and pieces. although i’ve walked by a zillion times, only recently did i venture into their newly opened annex focusing on objects from the machine age. city foundry’s annex is a little less cluttered and thus a little more appealing to me, and i’m glad that i did. i think now that i won’t be able to stay away since there is so much to love in there.
the city foundry annex has tons of seating options, and if you’re looking for stools (especially without a back) you’re in luck. i liked the one pictured up top which is a medical examination stool from the ’40s. if we had more room, or higher ceilings, i would definitely buy some of those polished stainless steel letters that were taken from a corporate building sign even though they are pricey at $125 a pop. and city foundry has all sorts of other fun home furnishings including globes, leather medicine balls, anatomical eye models, rotary telephones and even life size mannequins. in addition to visiting the store, city foundry also sells many of their pieces through 1stdibs.
lastly, city foundry has been exhibiting these amazing robot sculptures created by gordon bennett for bennett robot works. made from a mixture of new and old found objects, these robots contain all sorts of materials including bakelite, glass, rubber and glass, and they are each unique, one-of-a-kind pieces. according to bennett, the works are “inspired by norman bel geddes and raymond loewy whose visions of the ‘modern age’ helped shape industrial design of the ’40s and ’50s.”
bennett gives them all names, and the number two above is adlake kero, and according to bennett’s price list the cost is in the several thousand dollar range. oh, this is when i really crave more space. our very cookie cutter apartment just wouldn’t handle one of these so maybe someday we can save up and get a new apartment just so we can have our very own robot. city foundry, 365 atlantic avenue between hoyt and bond streets. city foundry annex, 435 atlantic avenue between bond and nevins streets, both in brooklyn, new york, .
so if i plan a trip to brooklyn, will you take me shopping?
p.s. LOVE the robots!
So glad you posted this. I saw the CF robots during Atlantic Antic and fell in love with them! Trying to figure out where they would go was the tough bit. Any styling suggestions?
they are great. we don’t have enough room, but i think if you had a little space and could put them in the corner, or on some kind of stainless metal stool/table depending on how tall. i could even see sticking them on a rough wood bench or piece that came out of the wall. we also couldn’t do it with two critters under 6. they would be dismantled in minutes.