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The Mid-Century Modernist
www.midcenturymodernist.com
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A blog dedicated to the mid-century modern movement as both a historical milestone and a living ideal, reflected in today’s best design and architecture.
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A newly refurnished Mid-Century Modernist is at the same address, but the new RSS feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/mi d-mod

16 jun 10

Flip Clocks Inspired by the Solari Dator 5

This is a BT637 calendar clock by Pierre Bodet, produced in the ’70s. Here’s the patent (PDF). It sold on eBay today for nearly $400. This tasty bit of eye candy for flip clock fetishists brought to ...

31 may 10

ES 102 Intermediate Swivel Arm Chair by Eames

A member of our Flickr group submitted his latest acquisition, and it’s a humdinger: an ES 102 Intermediate Swivel Arm Chair. This is an Eames design I’d never seen before. A close relative of the Ex...

21 apr 10

Steve McQueen: LIFE Publishes 20 Never-Seen Photos

This shot of Steve McQueen posted by LIFE this week is the first image that has ever made me want to have a gun. But really, I’d rather have his pad. Found via Maury Postal

23 mar 10

Flickr Pic of the Week: Danish Modern Slat Table

M. Freeland of Los Angeles submitted this shot of her living room to our group years ago, but I just ran across it again and feel compelled to publish it here. This piece is such a graceful combinati...

08 mar 10

Modern Handmade Deckchairs from Gallant and Jones

Gallant & Jones of Vancouver make their beautifully simple deck chairs from black walnut and 100% acrylic fabric for years of use at the beach, park, or concert. Two models, one with pillow and remov...

06 mar 10

Flickr Pic of the Week: Broyhill Desk & Dresser

This blog rarely delves into the 1970s, but Flickr group member Jessica.Nicole’s yellow Broyhill desk and dresser against an equally bold green wall was striking enough to cross us into that decade. ...

01 feb 10

Unhappy Hipsters Blog Pokes Fun at Dwell Photography

“Ever the realist, he built his table for one.” — Unhappy Hipsters A new blog has arisen, and it’s brilliant. Yes, you can love every interior and still chuckle at every caption. Author, reveal yours...

28 jan 10

Flickr Pic of the Week: Saarinen Chairs at Rose Hall

“Rose Hall now/then”, recently submitted to our photo group by uwgb admissions And another great "then and now" shot from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus:

27 jan 10

G. Coles-Christensen Launches Desi: Hand Woven, Socially Responsible, Modern Rugs Online

Desi is a new brand of contemporary carpets that are quite at home in mid-century modern interiors. Pictured: Tent Rocks. I haven’t really written about rugs and flooring on the blog because, frankly...

14 jan 10

West Elm Yellow

I’m lukewarm about West Elm. Their hollow, veneered case goods are at IKEA’s level but their prices are not. Still, I do have a few of West Elm pieces and I’m happy with them. And they are one of the...

09 jan 10

Oiva Tableware by Maija Louekari for Marimekko

Marimekko is about to celebrate its 60th birthday and it feels as young as it did when it took modern textile design by storm in the ’60s. The Legendary Finnish brand continues to produce new and ori...

06 jan 10

Flickr Pic of the Week: Ansel Olson’s Living Room

“Living Room”, recently submitted to our photo group by Ansel OlsonThis was my living room at the Tuckahoe (in Richmond, Virginia). I lived there from 2004-2006. Katherine and I bought a house near C...

03 jan 10

Treston Oy Palaset Storage System by Ristomatti Ratia

Lookmodern has four cubes of Palaset storage from the 1960s in excellent condition. These sturdy cubbies are a simple way to add color to the office or kid’s bedroom. And you know they are tougher th...

31 dec 09

Flickr Pic of the Week: Vintage Bavarian Sign

Prof. Michael Stoll writes: This signage from the ’60s I got from eBay a few years ago. It’s 2.60m wide and 0.5m tall. “Medicus” is the name of an orthopedic shoemaker. The signage had been on a buil...

24 dec 09 1 person likes this

Nominated for a Homie

I’m shocked and honored to see The Mid-Century Modernist is nominated for Apartment Therapy’s Homie Award. Head over and pick your favorites. You can nominate as many blogs as you like until December...

24 dec 09

Tandem Seat and Table Unit by Jens Risom

This Jens Risom piece from Lookmodern is the kind of thing that would never be made today. Why have seat/table combinations disappeared? The angled magazine holder is a nice touch.

23 dec 09

Quetza Bookcase by Pirwi

Designed by the NEL collective and manufactured by avant-garde Mexico City-based design firm Pirwi, the Quetza is a bookshelf that roughly resembles the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who was shaped after a...

23 dec 09

George Nelson Table Clocks

Everyone knows George Nelson’s whimsical wall clocks, but not until I ran into Wright’s latest auction did I realize how many models he made for the desktop. Creating a clock that has to sit upright ...

21 dec 09

Plycraft Eames-style Recliner with Built-in Footrest

Speaking of Plycraft’s take on the Eames lounge, here’s one I’ve never seen before: a recliner with a built-in footrest. Many Plycraft lounges have the ability to do something an Eames 670/671 can’t ...

05 dec 09

Tuftless Lounge Chair by George Mulhauser for Plycraft

Plycraft is known for producing the most common mimicry of the famous Eames Lounge, but Über Modern has a less common version of Mulhauser’s lounge chair without tufting buttons and with a plywood ba...

04 dec 09

New Dieter Rams Interviews with Gestalten and Design Museum

Once known only to the closest followers of product design history, Dieter Rams is now becoming a mainstream hero of modernism. His work was included last year in an exhibition at the V&A Museum, he ...

01 dec 09

Lovig “Flip Flop” Desk

We’ve covered this desk before (attributed to Jens Quistgaard) but not until I saw the images attached to this SoHo Treasures listing did I realize the back section folds down to create more surface ...

30 nov 09

Julian Weyer's Tour of Mid-Century Modern Brazil

Brazilian Modernism, photography by Julian Weyer As the content of The Mid-Century Modernist clearly suggests, my taste leans Nordic. That has a lot to do with my heritage, having been born of a Swed...

23 nov 09 1 person likes this

Investing in Melamine

Flickr group member brum b pulled in quite the harvest from the Utrecht Collectors Fair.

22 nov 09

Ceramic Planter by Lars Knudsen

This may be the greatest planter ever created. Praise be to Danish ceramicist Lars Knudsen for having the guts to fill the cranium of a powdered wig gentlemen with flowers. Actually, it’s hard to thi...

18 nov 09

Swiss Plywood Dining Set

New on Bond & Bowery this week is a unique, unmarked dining table and chairs from Switzerland. I’ve never seen chairs quite like these, a graceful bent ply with dowel legs meeting playfully in the ce...

10 nov 09

Cees Braakman at Two Columbia Road

Londoners are lucky. They have access to one of my favorite little shops in the world: Two Columbia Road. And today is the time to go visit. The friendly fellows have a number of beautiful UMS-Pastoe...

10 nov 09

The Best of Bond & Bowery

I’m pleased to welcome Bond & Bowery as a Mid-Century Modernist sponsor. This unique marketplace gathers the best wares from antique dealers with a focus on modern design. Strolling through Bond & Bo...

03 nov 09

Bolle Bottles by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini

This series, designed by Tapio Wirkkala [the guy had a mug worthy of his bottles] in 1968, employs the “Incalmo” technique wherein two different types of glass, worked separately, are fused together ...

16 oct 09

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