Photos above, Le Corbusier building, Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine, 1929. Source:ecomanta.com Is Modern design a Movement, Style or Fashion? Lately I’ve been thinking about how the names we give things are important to the understanding we have about what we are talking or writing about. This may sound obvious, but truly, it’s critical to communication. I remember the […]
I recently started following the facebook site/ blog “Mid Century Modern”. I have enjoyed seeing many beautiful things there and interesting commentary. We have shared their blog on our facebook page. The pictures of beautiful mid century homes with wide open interiors and furnishings by titans of mid century and Danish modern design are to […]
Unknown manufacturer and Anonymous designer are the most numerous descriptions of the provenance of the Mid-Century Modern and Danish Modern furniture, lamps and accessories that we have listed. This is true not only of our site but almost all of the sites dealing in this genre of furniture. Why is this? What are we to […]
Historically, man has desired to create living spaces which were beautiful, durable, and comfortable. Ceramic tile has been made for 4000 years. Tiled surfaces have been found in the oldest pyramids, the ruins of babylon, and ancient ruins of greek cities. Decorative tile work was invented in the near east, and has spread around in the world. […]
I know that the title of this blog post sounds ridiculous but it addresses a problem that can be serious when you are living with investment grade furniture or even just nice expensive furniture. How do you deal, in an elegant way, with the inevitable wear and tear that accompanies the day-to-day living with a […]
I live in a small space with lots of stuff- we like to collect things. One of the ways to handle having lots of treasures is the effective use of wall space for storage and display. Look up – utilize the high spaces to add storage, shelves and hang art objects. In our little bungalow we […]
Our living room is a mixed up collection of styles that works for us. As time goes on our readers will discover that Barbara and I are not “true believers” when it comes to using our Danish Modern furniture in our house. By that I mean that we don’t have a Mid Century Modern house, […]
William Daley arranging Abacus clay tiles in a trial installation for the IBM Wall, Brussels World Fair, 1962. When I was in Grade school we had moved to a new school. The children at the bus stop asked what my Father did. This imbued some sort of status, but I was doomed as I proudly said […]
This space is my own little fife where I channel my inner cabinetmaker. I’ve always been fascinated by warehouses. As a child, I grew up across the street from an Anaconda Copper and Brass warehouse and I was always over there, usually being chased off by the workers when I wasn’t collecting their soda bottles […]
One way to living large in small spaces, is to scale down the size of the furniture. One of the things George and I have discovered living in our small bungalow after having lived in a large 3 story townhouse is that the proportions of the furniture to the size of the room is paramount, we […]
