Let's See Your Vintage Inspired Office!

["Doc" Devereux]

Here you go - Trippe's office atop the Chrysler building:

WANT!

 

[zeus36]

Check out the following flicks for great offices:



William Powell's office on the waterfront in "My Man Godfrey"

Al Pacino's in "The Devil's Advocate"

Truman Capote's in "Murder By Death"

George Peppard's studio office in "The Carpetbaggers"

M's office in the Connery "James Bond" series ( most of James' enemies had great offices. Zorin, Drax, Stromberg, SPECTER...)

Mr. Rand's office in "Being There" with Peter Sellers.

David Niven's study in "Casino Royale"

Kirk Douglas' office in "THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL"


For my tastes, I'd go with Victorian style, heavy carpet and drapes. A large window behind the desk or a corner style view. A three dimensional ceiling treatment as well. There must be a side room for changing, napping, and toliet facilities adjacent to that area. A hidden liquor bar and an air exchange system to allow cigar and pipe smoking.

Some sort of large exotic fish tank built into the wall. A functional or decorative fireplace opposite the aquarium tank.


Having recently been to Hearst Castle, I was impressed by his use of dark woods from the hull of a French naval vessel, fireplace, and Greek vases in the office.

 

[Wild Root]

Here you go - Trippe's office atop the Chrysler building:

Love that ceiling... and wasn't there a round screen TV set too?

Thank you sir! Oh, so cool that office is! They had a TV set in there in the early 50's... I think it was a Zenith. But, in the frist shot, you can see an early 30's "High Boy" four leg radio.

Good stuff!!!

=WR=

 

[Flitcraft]

Hey, DocIndyJones..

Charlton Heston needs that gold disc back- they're doing a sequel to Secrets of the Incas! !

Seriously, that's an awesome office and I love the idea that you decorated it on the cheap- it looks so classic!
Tip of the fedora to you, sir!

 

[Flitcraft]

To: MK...

Love your office, too. Wish mine looked that comfortable!

 

[Mycroft]

My ideal office would be:

Color schemes - walls

Racing Green, Dark Monhagany(sp?), Navy Blue, Black, Choclate Brown

Carpet/wood flooring:

Dark Teak/Mohagany floors. Dark Green Marble,and some rugs.

Pictures on walls

Generals of WWI and Leaders of WWI, Casablanca, James Bond playing Bakara(sp?), Rat Pack, and Nighthawks and a Dali, Leo. Di Vinci's notebooks on fortresses and weapons

Furniture - desks, chairs

Art Deco Club Chairs for vistors with Art Deco table. The Desk would be of my own Art Deco design and the desk chair maybe an Eams Chair. Bookselves eveyware gun case(see bellow), Hat rack

Any fun items (humidor, decanter etc.)

Busts:
Ceaser
Nepoleon-David,of course
Arisotle
Ben Franklin
Alex. Hamilton
Alexander the Great

Militaria: (in a case like in GG's in Wall Street)
WWI helmets
WWI rifle
Dueling pistols in a fill case
English Longbow
All the guns in Wall Street

On the desk:
Farbanks and Stikes Fighting knife as a letter opener
Laptop builtin station that it just sits into
Antique inkwells
Art Deco lamps

Books:
1st Edtion Great Gasby
Old Count of Monte Cristo and Sherlock Holmes

Vices:
Art Deco Martini set
Art Deco decanter and glasses like in Blade Runner,sorta of.


Actual layout - (couch, coffee table one end etc.)

Like Juan Tripps

Signage/fonts used

Like Sam Spades

 

[Mr. 'H']

Excellent!

Anyone else...?

 

[filmnoirphotos]

Here's the office I use. The landlady says its cheap and clean.....never argue with the landlandy.

 

[MK]

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Love your photos. Good to see you around.

 

[Doghouse Reily]

 

[CharlieH.]

Here's the office I use. The landlady says its cheap and clean.....never argue with the landlandy.

That's stunning! I've always wanted to do something like that.

 

[Wild Root]

The lighting and angle is magic! The feel of it is great and well captured! :cheers1:

The guy's sideburns and hair looks a little shaggy, kind of looks like a yong Sterling Holloway. The girl's hair is a little too "Laura Ingles" and not enough of "IT" to seduce a privet eye.

Sorry, that's just the purest in me coming out to play.

=WR=

 

[John in Covina]

Working office versus executive.

I tend to set up 2 desks, one in front and one behind. If in a cubical I try to have a u shaped 3 desk set up. This allows me to have several projects going at one time and a general response area for customer service calls. Also a good catalog rack for reseach, in the auto parts game.

I love those huge roll top desks so I'd like to explore a roll top behind me and an open desk to the front.

The three D's of corporate executives:
DELIBERATE
DELEGATE
DISAPPEAR

Tonto (Jay Silverheels) interviewing at NBC Studios (Johnny Carson Scetch, Carson is HR guy.)

HR person: "Do you have any other skills?"
Tonto: "Tonto can stay up all night! Hoot like OWL!"
HR: "Sorry, all of our vice presidential positions are taken!"


W.C. Fields' desk in "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" with the memory expert filing system.

 

[filmnoirphotos]

The lighting and angle is magic! The feel of it is great and well captured! :cheers1:

The guy?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s sideburns and hair looks a little shaggy, kind of looks like a yong Sterling Holloway. The girl's hair is a little too "Laura Ingles" and not enough of "IT" to seduce a privet eye.

Sorry, that's just the purest in me coming out to play.

=WR=

Too true, too true. But I work with the folks that are interested in doing these kind of shoots and not all of them are purists, as you can see. Still, a great deal of fun and there are always a few truly rewarding images in the mix.

 

[Wild Root]

Well, filmnoirphotos I see you live up around San Fran, there are a few people who know how to do it well up there! Do your self a flavor and find out when Stompy Jones is playing next, go and meet some people that know the style and have they're own wardrobe. With your talent and they're authentic period attire and hair styles combined, there's going to be some beautiful photos to be had!!!

=WR=

PS. If you ever make it down here some time, look some of us up and we'll have a film shoot!

 

[filmnoirphotos]

Well, filmnoirphotos I see you live up around San Fran, there are a few people who know how to do it well up there! Do your self a flavor and find out when Stompy Jones is playing next, go and meet some people that know the style and have they're own wardrobe. With your talent and they're authentic period attire and hair styles combined, there's going to be some beautiful photos to be had!!!

=WR=

PS. If you ever make it down here some time, look some of us up and we'll have a film shoot!

Wild Root,

Good call about S'Jones, have seen him several times and indeed the attending crowd has a good share of well dressed folks. Have actually connected with a number of folks at these events, along with the Art Deco Society. Curious thing is, folks get all excited at the prospect of doing this kind of shoot after seeing my work, but most, like 80%, seem to flake out and either postpone, cancel or just not show.... A curious lot.....

Perhaps part of the problem is I only ask for a beer to do these shoots, as they are done for the love of the look, but I'm beginning to suspect that folks tend to regard the whole project as something very low priority since it is essentially free, and can always be done at another time. Guess I need to start charging something up front so people will follow through with the shoots.

 

[scotrace]

1939

A room-encircling shelf that becomes the desk. A television, and air conditioning...

 

[Mycroft]

A room-encircling shelf that becomes the desk. A television, and air conditioning...

Whoa! What is that thing, is it antique design or new. Nano Technology?

 

[scotrace]

It's from 1939. The blue thing controls the AC. The middle thing is lighted shelves. The Boss can control the radio, weather stuff, etc., from a control panel. The rounded desk seats all the "yes men" equally. The window is sealed. AC y'know.

 

[Mycroft]

It's from 1939. The blue thing controls the AC. The middle thing is lighted shelves. The Boss can control the radio, weather stuff, etc., from a control panel. The rounded desk seats all the "yes men" equally. The window is sealed. AC y'know.

Very cool. I like the copper elements mixed with the sweet deco chair. Where is the article from?