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The Origins of The Case Study House Program.
The best place to start researching and learning about the Case Study House Program is…
5 Mid-Century Modern Chairs that Will Leave You Speechless
The combination of geometric or organic forms with upholstered colourful cushions, has something magic that attracts our attention. Within many materials and colors, however, we have a real passion for the wood and blue/turquoise contrast; somehow it always works very well. Today we decided to show you five Mid-century Modern seats with upholstered blue cushions to prove that, doesn’t matter the shape, this combination always works!
A Mid-Century Modern Cabin Renovation in Long Island
When in 2007 the Fisher family decided that was time to renovate their Mid-century Modern cabin, they went for a respectful, low budget and highly space efficient approach.
David’s Collection Shows Real Love for Mid-Century Design
David collects mid-century designs and is the owner at “Boomerang For Modern“, a vintage store…
A Year of Mid Century Modern Architecture, Rewind 2012
Another year passed by and it’s time again to look back and see what you liked the most in 2012 on Mid Century Home.
Today I will start a week of posts dedicated to the best content published this year starting from Mid Century Modern Architecture.
Mid-Century Icons
Browsing the internet I noticed how often websites give for granted that you actually know name, specifics,…
Arne Jacobsen’s Swan Chair
The original Swan chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen as part of a project for the Radisson’s Royal Hotel in Copenhagen that also included the Egg chair. Arne Jacobsen’s design consisted of a curved hard plastic seat on a polished aluminium stand.
The aluminium swiveling base was not part of the original design for the Swan chair. It previously had a set of cross-shaped legs made from laminated beech wood.
The Eames LCW Plywood Chair
In 1941, the New York Museum of Modern Art opened a design competition named: ‘Organic Design in Home Furnishings’. The competition’s main goal was to find new ideas which were aimed at improving the mid-century interiors. Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen together achieved two 1st positions within the furniture category.
The Origins of the Mid Century Modern American House. Part One
The idea behind the so called ‘American Mid Century Modern House’ -with its open floor plan, functional areas and cubic shape- has its origins in the works of Le Corbusier and other European architects later absorbed and regionalized by the masters of American architecture.
The 10 Best Mid Century Modern Chairs. Part 2
Last week I published the first part of The 10 Best Mid Century Modern Chairs and today I will complete the list with other five amazing and iconic mid century modern chairs. Be sure to read the post until the end…there’s a surprise.
The Eero Saarinen Womb Chair.
The Case Study Houses Program: Mid-Century Modern Architecture
The Case Study Houses Program, promoted by the magazine Arts and Architecture in 1945, represented…
How The Mid Century Aesthetic Influenced Steve Jobs.
Sounds like a weird title, isn’t it? But it’s true…the mid century architecture somehow influenced Steve Jobs and his choices in business.
I don’t have to tell you who Steve Jobs was, what I probably have to tell you is that he influenced and inspired many of my personal decisions in the last ten years at least and that I was really touched when he died.
The Noguchi Coffee Table
Before talking about the IN50 Noguchi coffee table I want to introduce you shortly its…
The Isamu Noguchi IN50 Coffee Table
The Isamu Noguchi coffee table is the today’s iconic mid century object. I’m lucky to see it every day from real -it’s in the hall of my office- and I can say to know it quite well 🙂
Who Isamu Noguchi was? A Short Biography.
Thrifting With the Smurfies
First a small request 🙂 If you’ll like this post, I would appreciate you to…
The Mid Century Home Living Keyword: The Open Floor Plan
The mid century period has been revolutionary for home architecture and not just only in the field of design. In fact, during that period architects introduced radical changes in the way of designing the interiors.
Probably, the most important of those innovations was the Open Floor Plan.
George Nelson
(George Nelson’s portrait by Josie Portillo) George Nelson dominated the Mid-Century Modern design and architecture…
How the US Courts Thwarted the Mid-Century Design
I can not stop to learn about the Mid-Century Design 🙂
When last week I wrote about the New and Old Molded Plastic Eames Chairs and When the Mid-Century Modern Begun, I pointed out how the designers and the manufacturers invested a lot of time and money in the research and development process in order to find a way to use the post war technologies and new materials for home furnishing scopes.
When the Mid-Century Modern Begun?
“ Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly 1933 to 1965. “ -Wikipedia-
Few days ago, I had a very nice chat with a friend of mine -he has a great home that I hope to show you soon here ;)- about the Mid-Century Modern design.
How the Wars Influenced the Mid Century Design?
In this video, a quick explanation of how the technologies used during the World War I and II influenced the works of greatest designers of the 40s and 50s; like Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll and Harry Bertoia.
