This past Saturday, at Modernism Week in Palm Springs CA, I was proud to introduce a documentary, “The Harvard Five”, a very personal labor of love from fellow New Canaanite Devon Chivvis, because it speaks to something that I hope we can reaffirm with not only these visual documents of the past, but the continued camaraderie of the art, architecture and design communities in achieving innovative living in the man-made world.
When I spoke with Devon and executive producer Alicia Albee as recently as a few weeks ago, what struck me the most in the story they were narrating was the importance of the group. In a time of changes – societal and technological – a small group of architects, designers, and artists got together, socialized, exchanged, shared, experimented, and developed a new vision for living. You’ll see them together, on a deck or by the fireplace that looked not quite like your typical New England home. And today 70 plus years later, we celebrate them, their vision, their voices.
For all at Grohe and the LIXIL Global Design team, we are extremely proud to support this wonderful piece of work, and we hope it can be an inspiration for all.
“The Harvard Five” will soon premiere on the East Coast at the New Canaan Library, and will be shown in the Fall at the Architecture & Design Film Festival in NYC, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles. We will also host a screening and panel discussion later this year at the LIXIL Water Experience Center in NYC.