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.
If we think to mid century modern architecture or interiors our mind probably first goes to western…
I have a new hobby, browsing for mid century modern houses on Airbnb, you know…the…
When the architect had to design this house in a wooden area -his own home- he chose for a particular rigours style.
Like most of the mid century modern houses, also this one was designed to make blurry the limit between inside and outside. The rectangular and single-level architecture together with the floor to ceiling windows used as external walls, provide views of the wood from most of the rooms.
Because of its unique design, the Atomic Clock became one of the most recognizable pieces of the mid-century design. Its shape reminds of an atom’s molecular structure, resembling the modern age and technology innovations. The missing numbers may also indicate the representation of time as a metaphysical state in which it passes without reference.
Today I will share another stunning house included in the Case Study House Program: the house…
The Buff, Straub and Hensmann Studio designed many of the mid century modern homes photographed…
The photos in this article come from my favorite architecture and design magazine -Case Da Abitare. It was taken in one of the houses built by Richard Neutra in the so-called “Neutra Colony”- a group of mid-century homes built at Silver Lake (L.A.) in 1959.
The new owner of this piece of Neutra mid-century architecture is Eli Bonerz; buying this house was a promise he had made to himself.
If you love mid century architecture as I do, probably is very easy to picture Palm Springs as the perfect place to visit amazing mid century homes and villas. But back to the 50s and 60s, it was mainly known as the Hollywood stars and rich people’s favorite location to spend a weekend playing golf and having fun.
The guys at W2 Studio did a great job with this house! The mid century modern…
As many mid century modern homes, also in the Raymond Kappe Hayes Residence the boundaries between inside…
After updating the Richard Neutra Kaufmann house with some amazing pics from the Julius Shulman…
Few days ago I started to write about The Genesis of The Mid Century Modern American House. Today I will complete the story writing about two of the most significative contributions to the modernist movement and their influence on the succeeding generation of mid century modern architects.
Richard Neutra gets a fair amount of coverage on this site, with the legendary architect taking rightful place as one of the key progenitors of the mid-century style.
Even though I am used to show mid century modern houses decorated with natural textures and materials, the typical 50s and 60s houses often had rich and bold colours that helped to highlight, unify and divide the inner spaces.
The monotonous palette of the war period interiors were replaced by dazzling tints during the 50s.
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.
Basically, Dwell and the Pacific Standard Time asked to Dwell’s readers to ‘Construct a model of an original mid century modern home inspired by iconic California mid-century modern architecture.’ They had more than 100 entries and now its up to us to vote the best ones.
I can’t help it, I love small spaces. Probably because they are more tricky to decorate and they force you to be creative.
This house is based in Manhattan and the owner -that clearly likes mid century modern and art- went through a difficult renovation to achieve this small gem of creativity and handiness.
Today I’ll show you a very special house, the famous Danish designer Borge Mogensen home. The house…
Some time ago I published this house that -as the Eclectic Mid-Century Modern Apartment in Amsterdam I wrote about last…
Sometimes you enter an apartment and immediately feel a connection with it. That is what happened when I first entered this amazing house.
From Mid-Century to Contemporary.
The owner, my friend Guido, is a graphic designer living in Amsterdam.
He has an original and personal style, that always inspires me. Guido likes to mix mid-century pieces with playful retro flea markets objects found around Europe.
I like how the owners of this mid-century inspired bungalow in the Hampshire furnished it. The colors and materials perfectly match.
I like how the sloping ceiling creates geometries in contrast with the brick walls, a lot of triangles, rectangles and trapezia.
A part from reading about mid century modern design and architecture, I sometimes watch TV…
Within the Case Study House Program, the #21 represents an experiment that the architect Pierre…
