Who owns the Bernat Klein Studio?
Who owns the Bernat Klein Studio?
Scottish Enterprise Borders
Category of Risk and Development History May 2001: A member of the public reports that the building is owned by Scottish Enterprise Borders and was occupied by its textile information service until c. 18 months ago.
How much did high Sunderland sell for?
After Klein died in 2014, the house was marketed for sale in 2015, at an asking price of £795,000. Klein’s daughter, Shelley Klein, published a memoir, The See-Through House, in 2020.
Where is the see through house?
Designed by the architect Peter Womersley, who became a close family friend, High Sunderland sits in a pine forest on the Scottish borders. A single-storey series of interconnecting boxes, its defining feature is a generous use of glass, which seems to draw the surrounding landscape inside.
What makes Bernat Klein Studio so special?
The Bernat Klein Studio won an RIBA award in 1973 for its design and exemplary use and combination of the materials of concrete, brick, steel and glass. It was also awarded the Edinbugh Architectural Association Centenary Medal. (Historic Environment Scotland List)
Who was Bernat Klein?
RIAS Secretary, Neil Baxter, wrote: “Bernat Klein (15.08.22 – 17.04.14) was an adoptive Scot whose international influence as a textile designer cannot be underestimated. As an entrepreneur he helped revitalise the Border’s weaving and cloth manufacturing industries.
What is Bernat Klein’s textile style?
Bernat Klein’s textiles were also used as furnishing and curtain fabrics, contributing splashes of brilliant colour and pattern to, often otherwise austere, commercial and domestic interiors designed by some of Scotland and Europe’s leading modernist architects.
What is the history of Klein Studio?
In 1972 the Klein studio won both an RIBA award and the Edinburgh Architectural Association Centenary Medal. The building was widely published and made the cover of the acclaimed Japanese publication A+U in its first year of circulation. Since then it has been voted 5th best building in Scotland built in the last 50 years.
