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Tina Roth Eisenberg, who designs and blogs under the company name Swissmiss, is a Swiss designer gone NYC. She and her family live in Boerum Hill, and her blog is an interesting pastiche of very modern product design and graphic arts. Recently, she posted photos and a link to this Swiss manufacturer of the coolest modern fireplaces I’ve ever seen. Check out her site, as well as the site for Rutz Feuerstellen. Now all I need is some serious Euros, and some Brooklyn loft space.
Photo: swiss-miss.com.


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  1. Traditionalmod,

    I feel that things that arose from a particular time and place generally have a common root. Sometimes the root is deep, sometimes shallow.

    1930’s German modernism, even though rejected by the Nazi movement, shares a root with other things that are 1930’s German, such as Nazi-ism.

    That doesn’t mean that German modernism is tainted by Nazi-ism. Just that they share a root. It’s complicated.

    Moreover, the shared root between Nazi-ism and German modernism is deep. They share a sanitized aesthetic. Both movements were intolerant of things that they felt did not belong, and both movements were based on order and elimination. (Of course, the German modernism “elimination” was of an entirely different sort than the Nazi “elimination”).

    It’s very interesting that the Nazi movement rejected German modernism. Perhaps German modernism made the Nazi’s feel uncomfortable because German modernism too accurately held a mirror up to Nazi-ism? Who knows? It’s interesting to think about.

    So when Minard wrote: “It was first invented by 1930’s Germans who were not exactly known for their humane tendencies,” I see that as an acknowledgment of a common root… a deep root.

    Just to be clear, I love Germany and I hate Nazi-ism. Moreover, I like modernism very much and I do not think modernism is tainted by Nazi-ism. I simply see a shared deep root.

  2. Wrong, Pigeon. Here is Minard L’s exact quote:

    “It was first invented by 1930’s Germans who were not exactly known for their humane tendencies”

    NOT EXACTLY KNOWN FOR THEIR HUMANE TENDENCIES

    That means he was connecting modernism incorrectly to the Nazis. Now he’s trying to backtrack.

    The Nazis hated modernism. Hated it. They were all about embracing a sentimental past German architectural style. Now who has what in common with who here?

    As for this whole thread I think the whole point of it isn’t necessarily to promote minimalism but sharing ideas for fireplaces. Covering up a wood-burning fireplace when not in use isn’t such a bad idea. They’re filthy with soot.

  3. hipster, I do like wearing pressed “trousers” (why the quotes?) but I can assure you that I see a lot of rumpled folks walking about in Brooklyn Heights. You should spend more time in Brooklyn Heights, maybe on the promenade or in one of the cafes. it really isn’t such a horrible place.

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