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Writing About Featherston
Mid Century Modern Groovy received an email from someone writing about the mid-century Australian designer Featherston which is featured in an article on this website, in the series, “Lessor Known Designers”. As a side note, lessor known here simply means that a designer is not commonly know by the general public, not necessarily by those…Continue reading Writing About Featherston
My New DIY Book on Furniture
I have just published on Amazon a new book. It is about constructing outdoor furniture with distinctive designs, without making complicated cuts, not using complex equipment and no purchasing of expensive materials. All the furniture is made with only 90-degree cuts, utilizing only 1x4s and 2x4s. The book includes 200 illustrations of furniture construction and…Continue reading My New DIY Book on Furniture
So cool, Portland to Palm Springs: Modernism Week, midcentury home tours and more (photos) | OregonLive.com
William Krisel via So cool, Portland to Palm Springs: Modernism Week, midcentury home tours and more (photos) | OregonLive.com. This is an article in OregonLive about Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Unfortunately, it closes tomorrow. However, this occurs every February and is a nice respite from the harsh winters elsewhere. Much like here in Phoenix,…Continue reading So cool, Portland to Palm Springs: Modernism Week, midcentury home tours and more (photos) | OregonLive.com
Are the Telegraph and Christies Seeing the Same Thing!
News in the Art World Are the Telegraph and Christies Seeing the Same Thing! ALL About Art Sales in February Don’t read the art news. The art world news has become like reading “Tiger Beat”. It is all about the celebrity of the month and who is cool and who isn’t. Let’s talk and talk…Continue reading Are the Telegraph and Christies Seeing the Same Thing!
Iran’s Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Has Been Hiding One of the World’s Great Art Collections
via Iran’s Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Has Been Hiding One of the World’s Great Art Collections. This is an extensive article on Bloomberg on the art collection acquired by Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran before the current barbarous regime took over. Very well done, this article will answer many questions one might have in…Continue reading Iran’s Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Has Been Hiding One of the World’s Great Art Collections
Art museum marks Gateway Arch’s 50th anniversary – The Edwardsville Intelligencer : News
via Art museum marks Gateway Arch’s 50th anniversary – The Edwardsville Intelligencer : News. St. Louis has some marvelous examples of mid-century architecture, the most amazing of which is the Gateway Arch by Eero Saarinen. To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Arch, the Saint Louis Art Museum is presenting an exhibition of modern…Continue reading Art museum marks Gateway Arch’s 50th anniversary – The Edwardsville Intelligencer : News
MCA – Exhibitions: Pop Art Design
via MCA – Exhibitions: Pop Art Design. An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (Dec. 19 – March 27) purports to display the influences on modern design by Pop Art. With objects from the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, “…Charles Eames, George Nelson, Ettore Sottsass, Achille Castiglioni, and Robert Venturi were just…Continue reading MCA – Exhibitions: Pop Art Design
Larry Millett makes the case for saving midcentury architecture | MinnPost
via Larry Millett makes the case for saving midcentury architecture | MinnPost. An interesting article in the MinnPost about saving mid-century architecture in Minnesota, which really is applicable to anywhere. Here is a list of vintage, retro and mid century modern resources in Minneapolis. And Danish Teak Classics… Forage Modern Workshop… MidModMen+Friends… Spinario Design.
HGTV star Brian Patrick Flynn adds whimsy to his midcentury modern East Lake abode – Atlanta Magazine
via HGTV star Brian Patrick Flynn adds whimsy to his midcentury modern East Lake abode – Atlanta Magazine. Incredibly nice house. On the busy side for my taste, but certainly has the Mid Century Modern Groove. Of course, not even in the mid-century did a majority favor the minimalist, rectilinear style that I favor. Here…Continue reading HGTV star Brian Patrick Flynn adds whimsy to his midcentury modern East Lake abode – Atlanta Magazine
Hairpin Leg, at 75, Is Now a Modern Classic | Woodworking Network
via Hairpin Leg, at 75, Is Now a Modern Classic | Woodworking Network. I really admire a nice set of legs! Hairpin legs are an easy and admirable way to add some mid-century to your style. They work for tables of all kinds, but work for seating as well. Check out Etsy for some reasonably…Continue reading Hairpin Leg, at 75, Is Now a Modern Classic | Woodworking Network
Local pop artist has modern influences
via Local pop artist has modern influences. An article about a Louisiana artist and his modernist, pop art influences. I’ve always found information about artists outside the elitist art mob areas of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles very interesting, especially when it comes to smaller towns and cities. To visit Anthony Reans and see…Continue reading Local pop artist has modern influences
Modern art is baloney – The Boston Globe
via Modern art is baloney – The Boston Globe. This article is amusing in so many ways. Besides food actually being a material and is processed–unless one goes out and bites a cow–except for raw fruits and vegetables, the spiel needs a little more sophistication.