Visiting Mies van der Rohe's Villa Tugendhat
Over the New Year, my wife and I were fortunate enough to spend some time in the Czech Republic. Much of our time was spent in Prague,...
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Rediscovering a Forgotten George Nelson Design
Could an exceedingly rare design from the first Herman Miller collection directed by George Nelson have reappeared on the market? We...
George Nakashima's Origins Collection for Widdicomb-Mueller
In July of 1957, two furniture manufacturers, Widdicomb Furniture Company and Mueller Furniture merged to form Widdicomb-Mueller. A year...
Alvar & Aino Aalto's Artek Pascoe Venture
(Photo by Ezra Stoller, colorized) In July of 1940, in an effort to establish themselves in the USA, the Finnish design couple Alvar and...
Baldwin's Mid Century Piano: A nod to Danish Modernism
Perhaps the only well known mid century modern piano is the Baldwin Acrosonic pictured below. It is highly sought-after and consistently...
The Grete Jalk sled chair - a tale of misattribution.
(Photo from Wright Auction online listing) Several years ago, while researching Jerry Johnson's Sling Chair for Charlton, I found a...
Paul Rudolph's Unbuilt Sarasota Masterpiece recreated in 3D
In 1955, this Paul Rudolph design won a Progressive Architecture award but ultimately proved too costly to build. I became *slightly*...
Designing a home with style that ages well
Designing and building your own home is a serious investment: in money, time and vision. Making sure it ages well comes down to some very...
J. Bruce Spencer : A Modernist Architect in 1960s Lakeland, Florida.
In 2014 we bought an interesting modern house in Lakeland, Florida designed by local architect James Bruce Spencer. During the course of...
Mid-Century Modern Homes For Sale - Carver Edition, November 15th, 2019
This week I've been finalizing the book on Norman Carver's architecture - it's with the editor as I write this. So of all the houses to...
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