One of the last pieces of furniture Prouvé ever designed, this chair, designed for the Cité Universitaire at Antony, was a stylish way to go out with its calligraphic curve.

Frank Swig, 1954.

With signature materials like leather and wood, Sergio Rodrigues injected warmth and softness into his version of modernism. Here is a set of three-legged milking stools in Brazilian hardwood designed for Oca in 1954.

The Signature Chair by Frits Henningsen, designed in 1954, is now available from @carlhansenandson. Image from our own @dwellmagazine.

Hans Wegner's Model no. 236 sofa designed for Getama in 1954.

Kasey and Nick chose to keep the long, reclaimed-marble countertop in the kitchen, which had been renovated by the previous owners of the 1954 Wendell Lovett home.

The kitchen opens directly onto the dining room; the 1954 article in Good Housekeeping noted that the dining room was separated from the walled garden by large sliding glass doors, "uniting indoors and out."

Richard Neutra: Aerial Perspective Rendering, Hammerman Residence, Bel Air, California, 1954

Beth Shalom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Philadelphia, built in 1954 by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Spring House in Tallahassee, Florida, was commissioned by George and Clifton Lewis, who sought a comfortable house for their large family that fit within their modest budget. Completed in 1954, the home features an unusual "hemicycle" form—a shape that the designer briefly experimented with at the end of his career. Now, a fundraising campaign aims to acquire, restore, and open the house to the public.

Mutuus Studio cofounders Saul and Kristen Becker remodeled the kitchen of their 1954 dwelling over a three year period, finishing it this year.

Interior designer Ginger Lunt revives a 1954 residence that she fell in love with as a young girl growing up in the tropical forests of Mount Tantalus.

This 1954 post-and-beam residence in Glendale, California, has undergone a considered renovation by Levitt Halsey Design and award-winning architect David Levitt.

Perched on a tree-lined street in Long Beach, California, this Rancho Estates home was designed by late architect Cliff May in 1954 and was recently restored by its current owners.

At a 1954 midcentury home in the West hills of Portland, Penny Black Interiors deftly updated the residence with standout cabinetry, carefully-selected tile, and wallpaper galore. The renovation balanced preserving the home's innate character and updating its function for modern life.

This textile design in rayon and cotton by Hungarian Paul Laszlo comes from his European Group collection from 1954 or before.

Built in 1954, the Donald and Helen Olsen House was designed by Berkeley architect Donald Olsen and is a well-preserved example of International Style. A modern masterpiece in Northern California's Berkeley Hills, the architecturally significant dwelling was landmarked by the city in 2009 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

"Graphica" is a furnishing fabric sample from British textile design maven Lucienne Day for Heal's. 1954, from The Fifties.

Naturally rusted steel sheathes the cabins that Malek Alqadi built on a 1954 homestead outside Joshua Tree National Park. "I loved the idea of stitching the existing structure back together, reinforcing it, and giving it life again without compromising the beautiful setting it’s in," he says.

Naturally rusted steel sheathes the cabins that Malek Alqadi built on a 1954 homestead outside Joshua Tree National Park. “I loved the idea of stitching the existing structure back together, reinforcing it, and giving it life again without compromising the beautiful setting it’s in,” he says.

The Farnley Hey house in West Yorkshire has undergone many changes since Peter Womersley designed it in 1954. Christian Harvey and Victoria Davies, the current owners, are working to update the house—and undo some of the previous alterations, including removing the greenhouse inserted under the cantilevered second floor—while staying true to its original aesthetic.

In the foreground, a red Kobenstyle and yellow Orecast pot, designed by Jens Quistgaard in 1954 and 1959, respectively, with an alphabet poster in the background by Claus Achton Friis.

The butterfly-roof pavilion by architects Kate Simonen, Benjamin Parco, and Phil Kaefer connects to the low-slung home Joseph Esherick designed in 1954 via two covered walkways and an open-air tearoom. All three structures sit lightly on the landscape designed by Lawrence Halprin and updated over 50 years later by Gary Roth, a former employee.

A custom headboard made of triangular pieces of black walnut is the clear hero of this 1954 Airstream renovation by ArtisTree, a designer of custom treetop and small-space homes. Because sustainability was a priority in this project, the floors are made of recycled wood (treated with the Japanese burning technique, sho-sugi-ban, to darken them), and the tiles in the bathroom are created from recycled glass.

This 1954 split-level ranch on the Chicago's Near North Side was renovated, including raising the ceiling, converting the wood-paneled rec room and bar on the lower level into a master suite, and moving the kitchen into what had was a breezeway and part of the garage. When they discovered part of the original roof needed replacing, Delano referred to a butterfly design to suit the abode's midcentury lines.

The original homestead was built in 1954, as part of a government-sponsored program for people who wanted to live in the desert.

Open concept living in 1954!

Strings and Things (1954).

Le Maisons Jaoul 1954

Hungarian designer Paul Laszlo created this cotton-rayon textile in 1954 or before; its strong Miró-esque forms evoke a cultural cross-section of modernism.

1954 Anderson 315-TB

Florence Knoll, Bench, 1954.

Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954.

Sellars House by Guy Sellars (1954)

The circa-1954, single-story house on this site before it was transformed

Model 1 Preamplifer by Saul Marantz, 1954