Edward Wormley
Edward Wormley – American, 1907 – 1995 “Modernism means freedom—freedom to mix, to choose, to change, to embrace the new but to hold fast to what is good.”Edward Wormley was born in 1907 in Rochelle,...
View ArticleHans J. Wegner
Hans J. Wegner – Denmark 1914 – 2007 “Many foreigners have asked me how we made the Danish style. And I’ve answered that it…was rather a continuous process of purification, and for me of...
View ArticleCool Design for Small Spaces
Author and designer Kyle Schuneman takes you through the transformation of small apartments in a wide range of styles in his book The First Apartment Book: Cool Design for Small Spaces. It’s full of...
View ArticleWest Coast Modernism Film
Coast Modern is a great new independent film out right now that documents West Coast modernism all the way from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Intimate interviews and unprecedented access to architects...
View ArticleAbandoned Mid-Century Modern Homes
Bruno Mathsson Summer Houses Swedish furniture designer and architect, Bruno Mathsson, built two summer houses between 1960 and 1965, that have slowly decayed into disrepair. Mikael Olsson has...
View ArticleBrad Pitt Designing Furniture?
Brad Pitt has teamed up with bespoke furnituremaker Frank Pollaro to create a limited edition line of furniture from beds to bathtubs. Pitt says he was inspired by the geometry and lines of Frank...
View ArticleEasy Furniture Repair Tips
You don’t have to live with the scratches and nicks in your vintage furniture anymore because we’ve compiled a list of surprisingly easy, at-home fixes to make your mid-century, um, modern again....
View ArticleMid-Mod Gift Guide
We’ve been busy this week reviewing some great books and gift ideas for the design lover in your life. These are perfect for any occasion but we hope our list helps you with your last minute holiday...
View ArticlePhillip K Smith III, Lucid Stead
Lucid Stead is about tapping into the quiet and the pace of change of the desert. When you slow down and align yourself with the desert, the project begins to unfold before you. It reveals that it is...
View ArticleUltimate Gift Guide for the Design Lover
Clocks & Calendars If the person in your life is anything like me, cool alarm clocks and calendars are probably things they wish they had, but never actually think about buying for themselves....
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