Warehouse Full of Incredible Things

 

In May of this year, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened its warehouse facility to the public.  When I read about it in the New York Times, I knew I would have to go there.  

They call it the V & A Storehouse and it was a building full of a massive amount of objects owned by the museum but not currently on view at the main museum.

I was lucky to be joined in this exploration by my friend  Steve who writes the Shadows & Light blog.

It was a thrill to see Steve once again and an even bigger treat to have him help me navigate getting to the storehouse.  I don't think I could have done it without him.  It's located a bit east of the central part of London.

In the photo above we see a reconstructed office designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar J Kaufman, an American business man.  It's the only FLW interior on display outside of the U.S. 

To the right is the Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky in 1926.  It was supposed to be the ideal kitchen in a compact space to make housewives work easier.

There is so much to see in the storehouse that it was a bit overwhelming.  It was a great experience to see this incredible place.

On the way out, we walked over a bridge in Hackney Wick and I admired this view of the canal on another glorious, sunny day.