tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post7112671633529563522..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Karl Friedrich Schinkel, A King's MentorMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-65913432222699918772011-02-28T19:25:52.778-05:002011-02-28T19:25:52.778-05:00Dear Stefan and Paul, thanks for your comments. I ...Dear Stefan and Paul, thanks for your comments. I envy you both for having seen Schinkel's work first-hand! Visiting his creations is certainly on my bucket list!<br /><br />I read something that might be a surprise to you both. Ironically, while Karl Friedrich Schinkel is remembered as a primary Neoclassic architect, he actually preferred Gothic architecture.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64232058802193352302011-02-28T15:03:10.496-05:002011-02-28T15:03:10.496-05:00This is wonderful work. I only regret that Schinke...This is wonderful work. I only regret that Schinkel hadn't been alive and still a force when Berlin was newly laid out after the fall of the wall. I don't admire the new Berlin, though it's a great city of impressive energy. What it lacks in its new state is the classic harmony that makes a city truly grand!Paul Gervais de Bédéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483589339393580019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-31741926660306057742011-02-28T12:08:12.488-05:002011-02-28T12:08:12.488-05:00While familiar with his architectural work, I wasn...While familiar with his architectural work, I wasn't as familiar with his other design work -fascinating! Even before I knew who he was (when a german exchange student in HS), all of my favorite buildings in and around Berlin were by him!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-28068753675048284202011-02-28T10:16:55.169-05:002011-02-28T10:16:55.169-05:00Oh. Theresa, you would find that Schinkel's wo...Oh. Theresa, you would find that Schinkel's work is great reference for some of your projects!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-42356962473125936692011-02-28T09:35:43.276-05:002011-02-28T09:35:43.276-05:00Well with a name like that, he had to be an overac...Well with a name like that, he had to be an overachiever! <br />I am amazed at his versatility. Thank you for introducing him to me Mark.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-48192423432921020532011-02-28T07:33:13.648-05:002011-02-28T07:33:13.648-05:00Dear Quintessence, you will not be disappointed. E...Dear Quintessence, you will not be disappointed. Either book is sumptuous and full of inspiration.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-52939991304528585042011-02-27T15:46:01.913-05:002011-02-27T15:46:01.913-05:00ADORE this post!!! Another Schinkel fan here of co...ADORE this post!!! Another Schinkel fan here of course - but mostly of his paintings and architecture! Must admit that I was not fully aware of the extent of his most prodigious talent!! Schinkelzeit - you have to love it! And am ordering the Yale edition immediately - I love their books!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-86040727347260562942011-02-27T11:48:02.101-05:002011-02-27T11:48:02.101-05:00Thank you Terry, Reggie and Devoted!
Terry, it&#...Thank you Terry, Reggie and Devoted! <br /><br />Terry, it's interesting that you mention the garden benches because I almost included one of several that are featured in these fine books. It was hard to draw the line — I could have included beds, chairs with his needlepoint designs, desks, and on and on!<br /><br />Reggie, I would also love to experience everything Schinkel first-hand, and I imagine that that alone would merit a trip to Berlin.<br /><br />Devoted Classicist, Schinkel was indeed a great colorist. Perhaps you know the story of the bet he had with another artist. Schinkel designed Queen Louise's bedroom with the intention that she would feel as though she was always awaking in dawn light. His friend doubted that Schinkel could pull that off. So Schinkel painted the room peach and then hung sheer white curtains over all the walls. And one can see in today's photographs that he did successfully create the illusion of early morning light.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-46525119127650997812011-02-27T10:41:33.334-05:002011-02-27T10:41:33.334-05:00I am a huge fan of K F Schinkel and appreciate you...I am a huge fan of K F Schinkel and appreciate your presentation of his many talents. Often his remarkable use of color is overlooked, so I am particularly happy to see you touched on that as well.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-73507818835205126462011-02-27T09:35:01.792-05:002011-02-27T09:35:01.792-05:00Thank you for this post. I am an ardent fan of He...Thank you for this post. I am an ardent fan of Herr Schinkel, who I consider to be, like you, one of the greatest in the pantheon of architecture and design. I am itching to go to Berlin to visit Museum Island, where I intend to wallow in everything Schinkel.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-83394789287634615252011-02-27T08:24:03.542-05:002011-02-27T08:24:03.542-05:00Thanks for the interesting post about Schinkel. I...Thanks for the interesting post about Schinkel. I didn’t know he was that versatile. I’ve seen a few of his buildings in Germany, but they don’t stand out so much because there is so much great architecture there. Some of his pavilions and villas are very simple, really just windows, stucco and cornice, and are elegant and enduring because of their perfect balance, proportions, and the beautiful symmetry.<br /><br />I believe some of his outdoor metal garden chairs are still in production. They are outside some of the buildings in Germany. <br /><br />I didn’t know he was also a painter. When I saw the architectural rendering I was surprised that it isn’t so different from 20th century modern ones. I am amazed at all the detail in his designs, and how it contrasts with the minimalism of modern architecture today. Imagine that in Schinkel’s work, basically every stone detail and block is individually designed, carved, fitted, and accounted for, and all in the days before computers, electric tools, etcetera. Sometimes we are hindered by modern inventions. And I’ll take Schinkel over Gehry any day.<br /><br />That garden detail, with the flat fish fountainhead is incredible. What a fantastic talent and individual.Square With Flairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587474304650348836noreply@blogger.com