Join DLFNY for a beautiful Fall day trip to Manitoga, the former home and 75-acre woodland garden of pioneer industrial designer Russel Wright. The site is a National Historic Landmark and one of only a few mid-century modern homes with original landscape open to the public.
We will be joined by Anita Jorgensen to talk with us about the beautiful Lumen Award winning Design Gallery project nestled within the site, which serves as the only permanent, in-depth exhibition of the Wright’s product designs anywhere in the world. We will find out how Anita’s ‘invisible lighting’ design concept was applied to illuminate Wright’s objects and help the space blend seamlessly into the stunning landscape surrounding it.
Following the Design Gallery presentation, we will embark upon a tour of Russel and Mary Wright’s experimental home and design studio ‘Dragon Rock’, and the surrounding Woodland Garden.
NOTE:
The experience includes a moderate hike. Attendees must be able to negotiate uneven ground, several bridge crossings with no handrails and a series of 40 stone steps in order to participate in the tour.
We ask that members make their own way to Cold Spring train station where the program will commence. Shuttle transportation will be provided for the duration of the program, returning guests to Cold Spring train station at approximately 5:15pm
– There is a train from Grand Central station departing at 12:49pm, arriving at Cold Spring at 1:09pm.
– A return train leaves Cold Spring at 5:24pm, arriving at Grand Central at 7:01pm.
Guests are also welcome to provide their own means of transportation.
DLF Members are permitted to register (1) one additional non-member guest to join the program. Children are permitted but must be over the age of 5.
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