RUDOLF SCHINDLER

Dear Sophie -

Isn't Schindler swashbuckling dashing!!  RUDOLF SCHINDLER moved to Los Angeles from Vienna, Austria (first stopping in Chicago). He was at the forefront of the modernist movement and an idealist.  He built a home for 2 families with shared communal living spaces.  He loved the climate in LA and had outdoor bedrooms. (We can tour the house in West Hollywood!).   

Kings Road House 1922

Before starting his own practice, he worked for FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT overseeing the construction of several projects. RICHARD NEUTRA came to live with him for a time and went from being a friend to a rival. Schindler never had the success that Neutra did, but left an equally important legacy.

xoxo
Mommy