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The Lost Anshen + Allen Silverstone House: Rediscovered in Mexico 70 Years Later
(Photo by Maynard Parker from House Beautiful Jan 1951) After seeing this photo of a beautifully unique house in Mexico posted by Mid...
Jul 12, 2018


Raymond Loewy, Air Force One and the Trump Redesign
When JFK flew to Germany to speak at the Berlin Wall, Reagan flew to Iceland to meet with Gorbachev and Nixon flew to China in 1972, they...
Jul 12, 2018


Kodawood: Miami's Colorful Mid Century Furniture Makers
Kodawood of Miami is known and loved for its mid-century chairs with curved forms and bright, unique fabrics. Although they were...
Jun 26, 2018


The Rosenbaum House: Frank Lloyd Wright's Jewel in Alabama
Last week I visited the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama for the second time - the first being 5 years ago when I was just...
Jun 19, 2018


The History of THE Mr. Chair by Designer George Mulhauser
As far back as the early 1950s, furniture manufacturers have been marketing the concept of chairs for him and her, or 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.'...
Jun 7, 2018


The World of Charles and Ray Eames Exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum
The World of Charles and Ray Eames is a fantastic exhibit that has been traveling the world for years. On May 5th, 2018, it opened to the...
May 8, 2018


Corbusier and the Modulor Man
In art, design and architecture, scale and proportion are incredibly important. You're probably already familiar with some of these...
Apr 9, 2018


Jens Quistgaard and Dansk Designs
Dansk Designs - sounds pretty Danish, right? Dansk literally means "Danish" in Denmark's native language. Plus, most of the Dansk Designs...
Apr 3, 2018


The 6 Best Mid-Century Modern Blogs
When you’re a mid-century modern fanatic, it’s not unusual to spend a late night searching through vintage furniture advertisements on...
Mar 28, 2018


Tour of the Architecture of Minoru Yamasaki at Wayne State University
All About Architect Minoru Yamasaki The Seattle born and educated Yamasaki moved to Detroit in 1945. By 1949, the young architect had...
Mar 24, 2018


Galloway's Furniture
Origins of Galloway's Furniture Galloway's was the eponymous brainchild of owner, designer and personality Ralph Galloway. A native of...
Mar 19, 2018


Foster McDavid's Mid-Century Lounge Chair...Or is it?
The chair design in question has been widely attributed online to a company called Foster McDavid. I myself have used the attribution!...
Mar 18, 2018


Galloway's Furniture by Victor Lundy: 3D Recreation
In 1959, a leading modern furniture store in Tampa sought out visionary Sarasota architect Victor Lundy to create a showroom that would...
Mar 6, 2018


Mid Century Modern home by Bruce Spencer, 1958
While we currently live in a Norman Carver home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this isn't our first mid-century modern home. From 2014 to 2016,...
Mar 4, 2018


How to Clean Naugahyde Furniture
In the 1930s, a type of artificial leather was created called Naugahyde. When you’re buying vintage mid-century modern furniture, you’ll...
Feb 19, 2018


Mid-Century Modern Valentine Ideas
Forgot to buy a Valentine's Day card for the MCM enthusiast in your life? Not a problem. We've got a few that you can share or print as a...
Feb 13, 2018


Jerry Johnson and His Sling Chair
This one is for all you chair geeks / design nerds out there. (I'm one!) While we were living in Florida in 2015, I picked up a bargain...
Feb 11, 2018


Touring the Laurent House in Rockford, IL: Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Little Gem'
We'll never turn down any opportunity to tour an amazing mid-century modern home. When that home also happens to be a Usonian home...
Feb 4, 2018


10 Out-of-This-World Facts About the Futuro House
1. Origin: The Futuro House was designed in 1968 by Finnish designer Matti Suuronen. Its design was originally commissioned to be used as...
Jan 31, 2018
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