great buys » espirit doors

Own a piece of classic 1970’s industrial design with these solid-core, painted wood doors – complete with vintage 70’s-era hardware – reclaimed from the historic 900 Minnesota Esprit Building in San Francisco. The 900 Minnesota building was originally built as a wine storage facility in 1903. It survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake but was damaged by a fire in the early 1970s. Doug Tompkins, environmental activist and co-founder of the Esprit clothing company, refurbished the building and converted it into the Esprit headquarters in the mid 1970s. The building had a definite West Coast 70’s vibe, combining natural materials with industrial design elements and bright colors. Sandblasted Doug fir posts, beams and exposed trusses mixed with these brightly painted doors and other elements – such as industrial hardware, industrial lighting and exposed brick and glass. Together these materials combined to create a vibrant space that was at once both rustic-organic and industrial-modern. These vintage doors, with their unique and special pedigree, are a bargain at $10 per piece for a lot of 10 or $50 per single piece.

Source: 900 Minnesota Esprit Building in San Francisco, built in 1903 and converted into the Esprit de Corps headquarters in the mid 1970s.

Colors: Red, frost grey, tulip yellow, electric violet, shamrock green, black.

Dimensions: Dimensions vary. Call for details.

Finish: Painted.

LEED: MR 4 (Recycled Content).

Price: $10 each per lot of 10 or $50 per single piece.