Classically styled, new mid-century furniture focuses on elegant finishes and contemporary fabrics. Although modern mid-century furniture has been a style favorite for many decades, its clean lines have left many of the younger buyers cold. That's about to change. DwellStudio has updated some of the classic mid-2oth century shapes for a new collection. It's Dwell's first … [Read more...]
Mid-Century Modern Chair
The Masters is a new modern chair design destined for icon status Designed for Kartell by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet, the Masters chair melds together three iconic mid-century modern designs - the Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen, the Eiffel Chair by Charles Eames and the Tulip Armchair by Eero Saarinen. The Masters' silhouette is characterized by its crisscrossing lines of … [Read more...]
Reinventing Estate Sale Decor
Revision Home finds and reworks 20th century estate sale furniture and accessories. Owner Katie Ernst finds vintage 1940's to 70's estate sale furniture and accessories at antique fairs and reinvests them with a little elbow grease. During her buying trips for her Chicago store, the former television news producer discovered this mid-century-modern lounger, which was updated … [Read more...]
Jonathan Adler’s Mod Beach House
Tour the modern Shelter Island, NY beach house of designers Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan Some years ago, (certainly within the last decade) I clipped these photos of an A-frame beach house on Shelter Island (Hamptons, New York) belonging to Simon Doonan (L) and Jonathan Adler (R). As a New Yorker, it’s hard not to know of Doonan, legendary Creative Director at Barney’s and … [Read more...]
Chic White Shag Carpets
Plush white shag carpets are a natural choice for mid-century inspired rooms Synonymous with the Sixties, wall-to-wall white shag carpets were a staple of every household in my neighborhood. Fast forward to the 21st century, and we find today’s shag is hipper, sleeker and very much back in style. Less is definitely more in the designer rooms featured, where solid white … [Read more...]
Skyscraper Stainless Kitchen
Hard-edge modernism + checkerboard marble floor + eating bar with a view It’s not unusual to find metal and glass kitchen cabinets in New York apartments – certain buildings constructed early in the 20th century are known for them. Perhaps it was a practical matter, since metal cabinets were fireproof and high rise kitchens often lacked modern ventilation. Today’s … [Read more...]
Mid Century Furniture Kitchens
French designer seating and lighting set the tone for two 60's inspired kitchens. Red-tone, slab-front, wood cabinets are one element in common to these 1960s style kitchens. They also share a fondness for French mid century furniture from the same generation, particularly designs by Jean Prouvé, whose distinctive sheet metal and wood pieces are 20th century … [Read more...]
