BRAUN & VITSOE TOTAL DESIGN / by michael heyward

As part of the London Festival of Architecture late June:   Braun & Vitsoe, Total Design Exhibition. Located in a duplex flat on the Highgate New Town (Whittington Estate) by Peter Tabori. The flat belongs to Peter Kapos who collects Braun & Vitsoe products designed by the fantastic product designer Dieter Rams. Jonathan Ive of Apple is a fan and quotes him as influential in his work. Peters flat is crammed with Braun and Vitsoe collectables. He also deals Braun products via Dasprogramm.co.uk  Not only got to see all these wonderful design objects but also see inside one of the Whittington Estate flats for the first time .The flat is very well laid out with generous space (especially by todays standards) and with great external roof terraces. The flats were built for Camden Council under the Direction of Sidney Cook and were constructed from 1968-1981. If you want to know more about the architecture get the excellent book: Cooks Camden, The making of modern housing, by Mark Swenarton.   Many thanks to Peter for such an interesting and welcoming visit to his home.

01_The Dinning area

01_The Dinning area

02_Living room view

02_Living room view

03_Living room view

03_Living room view

04_Braun Radios in a Vitsoe cabinet

04_Braun Radios in a Vitsoe cabinet

05_The Whittington Estate, Stoneleigh Terrace

05_The Whittington Estate, Stoneleigh Terrace

06_The Whittington Estate

06_The Whittington Estate