Mid-century modern
Charlotte Perriand’s Bibliothèques countered the “quite elitist” furniture she created for Le Corbusier
Arne Jacobsen “dared to work with modern materials” for Egg chair
Hans J Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone Chair “captured the essence of modern Danish design”
“There was a profound belief in the power of the polymath during the mid-century period”
This week we launched our mid-century modern design series
Eames Shell chair aims to get “the best to the greatest number of people for the least”
The organic designs of Eero Saarinen went “beyond the measly ABC” of modernism
Harry Bertoia’s Diamond Chair requires “primitive method” of construction
Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture overhaul mid-century Montreal house
Kartwheel Studio “honours and revamps” mid-century Texas beach motel
Feldman Architecture updates 1970s home in coastal California
Oza Sabbeth Architects creates East Hampton house with cedar cladding
“Design was a new profession” in the UK says Paula Day
Whether “teaspoons or a national bank”, Arne Jacobsen designed things down to the last detail
Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural Akari lamps are “poetic, ephemeral, and tentative”
Women’s contribution to mid-century modern design is “not challenged as much now” says Pat Kirkham
Eero Saarinen’s Tulip table has “a kind of dishonesty to it”
“Mid-century modern is classic, it’s never going away” says Cara Greenberg
Mid-century modern design “embraced a more human aesthetic while remaining aggressively forward-looking”
Nicemakers renovates Swiss chalet interiors with mid-century modern furniture
Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US
Conner + Perry Architects completes terrace addition at Lautner house in LA
Dawid Konieczny designs Warsaw apartment to have “the ease of a good hotel room”
