The Futuro House

The Futuro House was conceived by Matti Suuronen in 1968 as a "portable" ski chalet. It is an iconic piece of architecture and this site is devoted to documenting the history of the Futuro and the current status and whereabouts of the remaining examples.





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About "Things Futuro" | TheFuturoHouse.com Collection

Our interest in the Futuro House quickly became our passion for the Futuro House and eventually, perhaps some might say, our obsession with the Futuro House. We collect books, magazines, collectibles and other items that relate to the Futuro House in some way. As is the case with all collections it started off relatively small with easy to obtain pieces but over time it has become quite extensive and worthy of "Futuro Nuts".

The collection contains all manner of items from unique original pieces from the early days of Futuro through contemporary mass-produced items and everything in between. At the time of the latest update to this page the collection comprises 518 physical items plus 161 "digital" items (in particular digital copies of newspaper articles) and these pages are effectively the collection's "catalog".

Additional items can also be found in The Charles Cleworth Futuro House Archive and in several smaller collections and archives.

As is the case with most collectors we are always looking to add to this collection so if you have Futuro related items for sale or know of any Futuro items for sale please let us know.

A Few Notes Relating To This Collection
  • Out Of Date Item Descriptions: Item descriptions were accurate at the time collection items were acquired but may have become outdated since. In the event that information pertaining to an item has changed following the reference links in item descriptions will take you to pages where that updated information can be found.
  • Translation: There are a number of items in this collection in languages other than English. While Google Translate can be a valuable tool it is never as good as a true translation by a bi-lingual person. Such items will display a "Translate" icon. If you are able and would be willing to translate an item please click the "Translate" icon for that item to send an email requesting high res files for the purposes of translation. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. You would receive full attribution for the translation along with a link to your own website (or other website of your choosing) and you would also have the satisfaction of knowing your are contributing to the Futuro knowledge store here on this website.
  • Copyright: These pages contain photographs of various books, magazines and other items in this collection. Many of these items, and certainly the majority of the books and magazines are subject to copyright and the images are deliberately of a fairly low resolution and are used here simply to catalogue this collection and to provide you with a glimpse of what you would be getting if you chose to follow a similar path to us and purchase any of these items for yourself. If you wish to display any of this subject matter on your own website or otherwise use it please respect the publishers copyright and purchase your own copy.
  • Amazon Links: These pages are not aimed at advertising and we are not trying to sell you anything. However, there are expenses with keeping up a website such as this and we spend a great deal of time researching and trying to maintain this site as the most up to date and complete Futuro House resource on the web. So if, and only if, you already intend to purchase for yourself something we have in this collection please consider using the links provided here to do so if the price is right (we strongly suggest exploring other online retailers as well before making a purchase; most of the links here are to Amazon and while their prices are almost always competitive they are not always the cheapest). Doing this will not increase your cost but it will earn us a small (and it is small) commission on the sale that will be put towards our recurring web hosting costs. You know what the proverbial "they" say - every little helps!
  • Item Loans: We have in the past loaned items to institutions for various exhibitions (details here) and, on a case by case basis, are prepared to do so again in the future. If you are interested in such a loan please contact us with details of the Institution and/or Exhibition making the inquiry, the dates the items would be required and which items you are interested in displaying.
Sections Of The Collection

Magazines C-D

Listed below are magazines (titles C-D) related to Futuro included in this collection.

Latest Update(s)/Addition(s) ***
  1. CA Modern | Winter 2007 Issue | Purchased 092912
  2. Cabin Life | February 2009 Issue | Purchased 091612
  3. Casa Brutus | Summer 1999 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  4. Casa Brutus | #13 | April 2001 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  5. Casa Brutus | #16 | July 2001 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  6. Casa Brutus | #19 | October 2001 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  7. Casa Brutus | #20 | November 2001 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  8. Casa Brutus | #21 | December 2001 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  9. Casa Brutus | #29 | August 2002 Issue | Japanese | Purchased 101712
  10. Cercle | #2 | 2014 | Purchased 112117
  11. *** Circus | Late Summer 2021 Issue | Volume 13 | Received 090821
  12. Christie's Magazine | December 2007 Issue | Purchased 120712
  13. Columns | Vol 34 No 4 | Fall 2017 Issue | Purchased 120319
  14. Craft Horizons | Vol 29 No 1 | Jan/Feb 1969 Issue | Purchased 042114
  15. Cranes Today | September 2011 Issue | Purchased 103012
  16. Curve | 2012 Issue 40 | Purchased 020913
  17. D2 | December 2 2011 Issue | Norwegian | Received 011313
  18. Das Haus | October 1971 Issue | German | Purchased 021414
  19. De Standaard Magazine | 012520 Issue | Belgian | Received 031021
  20. Der Spiegel | #31/69 | 072869 Issue | German | Received 052221
  21. Der Spiegel | #49/71 | 112971 Issue | German | Purchased 032014
  22. Der Spiegel | #47/74 | 111874 Issue | German | Purchased 032014
  23. Design | #241 | January 1969 Issue | Purchased 030419
  24. Design From Scandinavia | Issue 3 1970 | Purchased 042913
  25. Domus | #473 | April 1969 Issue | Purchased 031815
  26. Domus | #861 | July/August 2003 Issue | Purchased 052414
  27. Dwell | February 2001 Issue | Purchased 102412
  28. Dwell | July/August 2004 Issue | Purchased 080812
  29. Dwell | October/November 2004 Issue | Purchased 100312
  30. Dwell | December 2004 Issue | Purchased 121413

CA Modern - Winter 2007 | Purchased 092912

CA Modern's Winter 2007 issue includes an excellent and detailed article about the Idyllwild Futuro. It includes some great photographs, a lot of fascinating information about the process of transporting the unit by road to its current location and much more. It also includes some interesting information on the Pensacola Beach Futuro. Probably the best and most informative magazine article we have read to date.

We purchased a copy from the Publishers website. Actually we purchased two - the Eichler Network store had a $12 minimum purchase and the magazine was $10 so it would not let us purchase a single copy. If anyone is interested in purchasing our extra copy or trading it for something we do not have please let us know.

CA Modern Cover

CA Modern Page 29

CA Modern Pages 10-11

CA Modern Pages 12-13

Casa Brutus - #13/April 2001 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

Casa Brutus #13 April 2001 CoverTranslateIssue #13 (April 2001) of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus carried a Futuro article on pages 130 through 133.

Pages 130-131 display a double page color photo taken at an event we like to call "The Sandbox"; a 1969 event wherein a series of Futuro models were staged in a "sandbox" type environment and photographed. On pages 132-133 we see several photos, some drawings and some images of Futuro models. The photos include one of the Dombai Futuro and a shot of the three Futuros that were located together in Belgium in the early 1970's.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #13 April 2001 Pages 130-131

Casa Brutus #13 April 2001 Pages 132-133

Casa Brutus - #19/October 2001 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

TranslateOn page 127 of the October 2001 issue of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus we see a Futuro for sale. The advertised price is five million yen; at today's exchange rates that is about $62650 or about $81,650 at todays prices (based on this online inflation calculator). There is a photo of the exterior and three interior shots. The Futuro looks to be in either excellent original condition or it has been very well restored.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #19 October 2001 Cover

Casa Brutus #19 October 2001 Page 127

Casa Brutus - #21/December 2001 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

TranslateIn the December 2001 issue of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus we find an eight page photo feature. It is titled in English "2001: A Futuro Odyssey"; presumably a play on Stanley Kubbrick's classic 1968 movie "2001; A Space Odyssey". There is a little text on one of the pages but of course we have no idea what it says.

In addition on page 86 there is a photo of a Futuro that appears to be in excellent condition accompanied by a very short write up.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Cover

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Page 86

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Pages 76-77

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Pages 78-79

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Pages 80-81

Casa Brutus #21 December 2001 Pages 82-83

Christie's Magazine - December 2007 | Purchased 120712

Christie's Magazine December 2007 CoverFew auction houses have the prestige of Christie's and in 2007 a Futuro House was sold at auction by Christie's. The sale, titled "20th Century Art And Design", was held at Christie's in Paris on 112707.

The Futuro House was expected to sell for somewhere in the range 150,000 to 180,000 Euros; it actually came in a little under that at a reported 140,000 Euros. Christie's website allows you to access the results of past auctions but searching this sale for the Futuro lot comes up empty; not sure why that would be. The catalog for the auction is also included in this collection; it can be found here.

The December 2007 issue of Christie's Magazine includes a two page article on the Futuro House; though dated December it was clearly published earlier than that since the article talks about the "upcoming" November 27th auction. Interestingly it features a photograph of the Futuro displayed at MUDAM earlier that year and this text:

"The rare Futuro house to be offered in the upcoming 27 November sale in Paris was the highlight of the exhibition "Tomorrow Now - When Design Meets Science Fiction" at the brand-new Luxembourg MUDAM museum for modern art this summer."

This text is a little ambiguous; it could be interpreted as meaning that "a" Futuro was displayed at MUDAM or "the" Futuro that is offered for sale was displayed at MUDAM. Until recently we had always thought that the Futuro at MUDAM was the Saint-Ouen Futuro but recent information suggests it is more likely to have been the Belgian Futuro and we believe the article is simply using the MUDAM exhibition as an example of a Futuro for the article.

The Futuro was purchased by Dakis Joannou and moved to his property in Limni, Corfu.

Christie's Magazine December 2007 Pages 84-85

Curve -#40/2012 | Purchased 020713

Curve -#40/2012Issue 40 of the Australian magazine Curve: The Industrial Design Magazine published in 2012 included a two page article on the WeeGee Futuro.

The article text is general and reveals nothing new about the Futuro but the photos that accompany the article include a couple of nice shots.

There is also a review of the definitive Futuro book "Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday" edited By Marko Home & Mika Taanila on page 63.

Curve Issue 40 2012 Pages 16-17

Das Haus - October 1971 | Purchased 021414

TranslateGerman publication Das Haus featured the 1971 IKA or "Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung der Welt" on pages 21-23 of its October 1971 issue.

The IKA showcased a number of plastic and potentially portable housing units; included among them was the Futuro House. The article is in German so are unable to read the text. It includes a single photograph of the Futuro House.

Das Haus Cover

Das Haus Page 21

Der Spiegel - #49/112971 | Purchased 032014

TranslateIn 1971 an exhibition that featured many portable and plastic house designs took place in Lüdenscheid, Germany. The Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung der Welt or IKA included a Futuro House.

The 112971 issue (#49/1971) of German magazine Der Spiegel includes an article on the IKA on page 177; there are several photos including one interior shot.

Der Spiegel 49-1971 Cover

Der Spiegel 49-1971 Page 177

Design - #241/January 1969 | Purchased 030419

Design - Issue 241 January 1969 - CoverThe exhibition "Plastics As Plastics" ran from 112368 through 011269 at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts (now the Museum of Arts and Design) in New York City (a copy of the catalog for the exhibition can be found in this collection here).

Issue #241 (January 1969) of the publication Design featured a multi page article on the exhibition that included a double page spread on the Futuro House (we are unclear as to whether a Futuro was actually displayed at this exhibition though based on the information we do have we tend to think not). The article includes several photos some of which are of Futuro #000 in Turenki and one of which appears likely to be a photo taken during manufacture.

The article describes the Futuro House in general terms and is fairly typical in that sense but it does make one assertion we have not come across before in that it reports that the Futuro came in two models "for after-ski and after-swim"; frankly we are not entirely sure what that could be referrring to and while we have seen many suggested uses for Futuro in the marketing materials from the time we have not previously seen this specific idea regarding distinct models anywhere.

Design - Issue 241 January 1969 - Page 26

Design - Issue 241 January 1969 - Page 27

Domus - #473/April 1969 | Purchased 031815

Well respected Italian architecture and design magazine Domus was founded in 1928 and has been going strong ever since. Page 31 of the April 1969 issue of Domus features an article on the Futuro House.

The article, in Italian and English, offers some general commentary on the Futuro and is accompanied by a couple of exterior shots of Futuro #000 on the property of Jaakko Hiidenkari in Turenki, Finland, an interior shot and a small plan and elevation drawing.

Domus April 1969 Cover

Domus April 1969 Page 31

Dwell - February 2001 | Purchased 102412

Page 92 of the February 2001 issue of Dwell includes a short paragraph on the Futuro House along with a single photo; the Futuro is featured, along with other often "futuristic" and perhaps "quirky" architectural designs in an article entitled "Electronic Cottage".

Dwell February 2001 Cover

Dwell February 2001 Page 92

Dwell - July/August 2004 | Purchased 080812

Dwell - July/August 2004 CoverThe July/August 2004 issue of Dwell featured a two page Futuro article which included some commentary, a couple of nice though very "70's" photos along with a cool panoramic photo of the Dombai Futuro.

We found a copy of this magazine on Amazon; at the time of writing it is no longer available but a Google search will likely turn up options if this interests you.

Dwell Page 90

DwellPage92

Dwell - October/November 2004 | Purchased 100312

The October/November 2004 issue of Dwell contains a very short piece on the Pensacola Beach Futuro.

The piece is actually a reader's letter and is in response to the Futuro article in the July/August 2004 issue of Dwell. The letter is accompanied by a small photograph.

Dwell October/November 2004 Cover

Dwell October/November 2004 Page 26

De Standaard Magazine - 012520 | Received 031021

De Standaard Magazine is a weekly lifestyle magazine published by the Belgian Newspaper De Standaard.

The 012520 issue featured an article on Munich which included a nice full page photo of the Munich Futuro. The short text accompanying the photo translates to:

"A Futuro by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, a prefab home-slash-flying saucer of which about 100 were manufactured in the 60s and 70s."

Our thanks to @incitatusforconsul for the translation.

Our copy of the publication was sent to us by our good friend and fellow Futuro enthusiast Yves; many thanks Yves.

De Standaard 012520 - Cover

De Standaard 012520 - Page 45

Circus - Late Summer 2021 | Received 090821

Circus magazine, which describes itself as celebrating

"... the art of magazine craft; with real journalism, beautiful photography and stunning illustration and design."

is a free publication distributed in the region of Bath and Bristol in the south of England.

Volume 13, the late summer 2021 issue of the publication, included a short article about "glamping" under the heading "Starry Nights" that featured the UK Futuro during its stay at Marston Park.

We would like to thank Lois for thinking to grab a copy of the magazine for us and then shipping it to us here in the US!

Circus Cover

Circus Page 47

Circus Page 48

Circus Page 49

Cabin Life - February 2009 | Purchased 091612

In an article in the February 2009 issue of Cabin Life magazine Robin Washington, a local Wisconsin journalist, recounts a little Futuro history, a little history of his own fascination with the Futuro and also tells us a little about Drew Poggeman's "Pod Up North", a Futuro available for holiday rentals on Lake Sumach, Wisconsin.

We found our copy of this magazine on the website Kalmbach Bookstore. We just checked (at the time of writing) and they did not have it listed anymore but as with most magazines, at least the ones that are not too old, a search online will likely turn up a copy if it interests you.

Cabin Life Cover

Cabin Life Page 66

Casa Brutus - Summer 1999 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

TranslateIn the Summer 1999 issue of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus on pages 12-13 we see a photo of a Futuro being loaded onto the Finnpartner for transport to London for the 1968 Finnfocus Export Fair (or perhaps being removed from the ferry on its return to Finland after the event); this photo is also found in the book Home Delivery: Fabricating The Modern Dwelling.

There are some additional photos on page 31 including a couple from an event we like to call "The Sandbox"; a 1969 event wherein a series of Futuro models were staged in a "sandbox" type environment and photographed.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus Summer 1999 Cover

Casa Brutus Summer 1999 Page 31

Casa Brutus Summer 1999 Pages 12-13

Casa Brutus - #16/July 2001 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

Casa Brutus #16 July 2001 CoverTranslateA large photo of a Futuro in a heavily wooded landscape covers pages 116-117 of Issue #16 (July 2001) of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus. As best you can tell from the photo it is a shell and not furnished, some of the windows are also missing.

On the following two pages we see several interior shots, likely not the Futuro featured on the previous pages along with a small photo of a Futuro on some sort of work site, perhaps in process of either being placed or removed.

There is also a small photo of what looks like it may be from the Shinto Ceremony that took place at the time of the construction of Japan's first Futuro in Karuizawa. Footage of this ceremony is one of the extras on the DVD of the Mika Taanila film "Futuro: A New Stance for Tomorrow" that accompanies the book "Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday" edited by Marko Home and Mika Taanila.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #16 July 2001 Pages 116-117

Casa Brutus #16 July 2001 Pages 118-119

Casa Brutus - #20/November 2001 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

TranslateIn this issue (#20/November 2001) of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus we again see a Futuro for sale for five million yen; not being able to read the text it is hard to know for sure but it seems highly likely this is the same sale listing as appeared in the previous issue of Casa Brutus (#19).

Interestingly the photo that accompanies it appears to be of the Futuro featured in Casa Brutus #16 rather than the photo that accompanied the "for sale" article in issue #19. It may well be that they are one and the same and that it was moved and made ready for sale between the two articles. Perhaps it will become more clear if and when we get the text translated.

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #20 November 2001 Cover

Casa Brutus #20 November 2001 Page 76

Casa Brutus - #29/August 2002 | Purchased 101712

Update 061519

We recently received information about the history of the two Japanese Futuros (Karuizawa and Maebashi), the series of Casa Brutus magazines included on this page and in some cases translations of the magazine content. More information can be found here.

Original Information 101712

Casa Brutus #29 August 2002 CoverTranslatePages 32 and 34 of this issue of of the Japanese publication Casa Brutus both include well known and often used Futuro shots; they are among other photos illustrating an article entitled "Nordic Design - A Utopian Odyssey".

While we have been able to get an idea of the content of many non English publications by laboriously typing the text into Google Translate that is not an option for Japanese so we have no idea what any of the text in this magazine says; if you are able (and willing) to translate it please let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Casa Brutus #29 August 2002 Page 32

Casa Brutus #29 August 2002 Page 34

Cercle - #2/2014 | Purchased 112117

Cercle Magazine describes itself as:

"... an independent and thematic magazine published once a year. Every year, a new issue. Each issue, a new topic. Cercle tries to gather information around one main topic and to propose a support that values contemporary artistic creation, culture and science."

The 2014 issue, themed "Science Fiction", includes a small section on Futuro which is accompanied by a photo of the Warrington Futuro.

Cercle 2014 - Cover

Cercle 2014 - Page 115

Craft Horizons - Vol 29 #1 /Jan 1969 | Purchased 042114

In 1941 the American Craft Council started to publish a newsletter for its members. The newsletter evolved into the magazine Craft Horizons (first published May 1942 and then renamed American Craft in 1979; it continues to be published to this day).

Volume 29 Issue 1 of Craft Horizons published January/February 1969 contains a four page article entitled "The Plastics of Architecture." There is no mention of the Futuro House in the text of the article but it is accompanied by a photograph of a Futuro House. The photo is (we think) of Futuro #001 now located at the WeeGee Exhibition Center in Espoo, Finland but at the time located in Hirvensalmi, Finland.

craft_horizons Cover

craft_horizons Page 17

Cranes Today - September 2011 | Purchased 103012

The September 2011 issue of Cranes Today Magazine includes an article on the 2010 transport of the Vlotho Futuro to its current location in Witten.

The Futuro was moved by the German Firm August Alborn who received an award from ESTA (the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes) for the move. After considering and subsequently discounting disassembly for road transport and air transport the company settled on moving the Futuro by road in a fully assembled state.

Cranes Today September 2011 Cover

Cranes Today September 2011 Page 40

D2 - 120211 | Purchased 011313

TranslateOslo based Norwegian daily newspaper Dagens Næringsliv publishes D2, a free lifestyle magazine, each week with its Friday edition. The 120211 issue of D2 includes an article on the Norwegian Futuro House (pages 36-40).

The article, titled "Tilbake Til Fremtiden" (which Google translates to "Back To The Future"), was written by Elisabeth Sperre Alnes (Elizabeth's blog post on the article can be found here). Of course we cannot read the article which is now another on the list of things we need to get translated (if you happen to be able to translate Norwegian and would like to help out please let us know; we can provide hi-res images of the article for the purpose).

Despite our inability to read the article it does contain some great photos (taken by the author) and the photos clearly illustrate the fact that this Futuro is in very good condition.

We must say a huge thank you to Dagens Næringsliv; not only were they happy to send us a copy of the magazine at no charge they would not even let us pay for the shipping from Norway to the US. In this day and age where everything seems to be about money it was a surprise, and a very refreshing surprise at that, to come across a business which would do something like that; thank you again Dagens Næringsliv.

Whole Earth Catalog Fall 1970 Cover

Whole Earth Catalog Spring 1970 Page 21

Whole Earth Catalog Spring 1970 Futuro Detail

Whole Earth Catalog Spring 1970 Futuro Detail

Der Spiegel - #47/111874 | Purchased 032014

TranslatePages 5-58 of 111874 issue (#47/1974) of German magazine Der Spiegel carry an article that includes a photo of the Futuro at the 1971 Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung der Welt.

The magazine is from 1974, three years after the exhibition, and the Futuro appears in a section titled "Bäu-Affaren" which Google Translate tells us is "Construction Affairs." It appears to be an article about either a company (or an individual) involved in the construction industry, Schmöle, that has fallen on hard times. We cannot read the article but we are assuming that Schmöle had some involvement with the IKA.

Der Spiegel 47-1974 Cover

Der Spiegel 47-1974 Page 57

Design From Scandinavia - #3/1970 | Purchased 042913

Design From Scandinavia 3 1970 CoverThe annual magazine Design from Denmark was launched by publisher Kirsten Bjerregaard in 1967. The following year the publication was renamed Design from Scandinavia.

Issue 3 of the publication included a short, very general, article on the Futuro House with text in three languages including English and several photographs including one very oft published photo of the Hirvensalmi Futuro (now at the WeeGee Exhibition Center).

We believe this issue was published in 1970 but we are not sure; if you search on Amazon or for that matter anywhere else for issues of Design From Scandinavia the quoted publication dates for the various issues often differ. The physical magazine itself, at least in the case of Issue 3, does not display the publication date anywhere.

Design From Scandinavia 3 1970 Pages 6-7

Domus - #861/Jul-Aug 2003 | Purchased 052414

Well respected Italian architecture and design magazine Domus was founded in 1928 and has been going strong ever since. In the "Review" section (pages 2-3) of the July/August 2003 issue (#861) there is an article about the Futuro House which is part history and part review of the Home & Taanila book Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday. The article is presented in Italian and English and is accompanied by a photo of the Dombai Futuro.

Page 1 of the "Review" section includes a very small photo of a Futuro at a location we do not immediately recognize; we think it might be Futuro #000 at the 2000-2001 "Vision & Reality - Conceptions Of The 20th Century" exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark from an angle we have not seen before but we are not sure. Check it out here; perhaps you can identify it! If so please let us know.

Domus Cover

Domus Page 3

Dwell - December 2004 | Purchased 121413

Dwell Magazine - December 2004 - CoverAs somewhat obsessive (and yes we do admit to that!) collectors of all "things Futuro" we are, like most collector's, looking for the most complete collection we can accumulate given the availability of items to collect and our own resources.

However in this case we think we might have managed to overstep the bounds of even our own "obsessiveness" (Is that even a word? Spell check suggests not but we think it appropriate anyway). We read somewhere, don't recall where, that the December 2004 issue of Dwell mentioned the Futuro House and, as always, we rushed to the trusty web to find a copy.

We found a copy quickly but we did not (lesson learned) confirm exactly what constituted a "mention" before proceeding to hand out our hard earned cash.

In this case even we would probably have concluded that the "mention" was insignificant enough that even we did not need this magazine in our collection but, since we did not check, and instead purchased a copy here it is.

The "mention" is exactly that and no more than that. In an editorial entitled "The Future Is Now" on page 33 of the magazine the Futuro House is one of the houses included in a list of "futuristic" houses from the 20th century that the writer suggests do not illustrate how architecture will actually evolve (specifically we believe the suggestion is that "round" will not be the shape we see other than in "one offs" and "experiments").

Thankfully the magazine was not very expensive.

Columns - Vol 34 #4 /Fall 2017 | Purchased 120319

AIA DFW Columns Magazine Fall 2017 CoverAIA Dallas is the sixth largest chapter of the American Institute Of Architects; the chapter publishes its Columns magazine four times a year.

The Fall 2017 issue of the publication included an article on the Royse City Futuro. The article occupied two pages and carried a single photo of the Futuro. The article was very general in nature and did not provide any new information either about Futuro in general or Royse City in particular. The article can be found online here.

AIA DFW Columns Magazine Fall 2017 Pages 62-63

Der Spiegel - #31/072869 | Received 052221

TranslateThe 072869 issue (#31/1969) of German magazine Der Spiegel includes an full page ad for Bayer on page 22.

Though the Futuro is not the subject of the ad it uses the Futuro as an example of the type of futuristic construction that could be accomplished using materials manufactured by Bayer. The final sentence of the text reads, according to Google Translate "Chemistry - the realm of unlimited possibilities".

Interestingly back in 2017 we added a framed copy of this ad to our collection; it is nice to now see it as originally published.

Der Spiegel 31-1969 Cover

Der Spiegel 31-1969 Page 177

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