Mid-Century Finds

Articles

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  Mid-Century Textile Design

  Among the vintage interior design trends, the mid-century modern designs of the 1950s are holding fast. TV shows like “Mad Men” seem to have struck a chord with many yearning for the…

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  Mid-Century Finds by Sam Kaufman

  Too much time has passed since we last checked in with mid-century furniture aficianado Sam Kaufman, whose diminutive gallery on Beverly Boulevard is always stocked with the most wonderful things…

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  Britain's Mid-Century Female Designers

  Of the iconic women designers working in the mid-20th century, the two most often recognized—and adored—are Ray Eames and Lucienne Day (the female halves of two of the best-known…

Products

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  Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers

  An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated…

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  Classic Century

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  Cherner Armchair

  The 1958 molded plywood armchair by Norman Cherner, a mid-century icon found in design collections worldwide, is now available to a new generation of furniture collectors. Reissued in exacting…

Dwell Collections

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  Mid-Century Finds from Sam Kaufman

  Los Angeles–based mid-century modern specialist Sam Kaufman shares a few favorite items from his current inventory of "unusual modernist objects from the last century".

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  Mid-Century Modern from Sam Kaufman

  Mid-century modern specialist Sam Kaufman presents some of his favorite artworks and furnishings that are currently for sale inside his intimate gallery space in Los Angeles. Here he explains the…

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  Mid-Century Furniture for Kids

  Twee Womb chairs and tiny Tulip tables are not a recent fad invented by design blogs and enterprising modern furniture manufacturers—kid-size replicas of iconic pieces have always been de…

Video

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  Design Leader: Julius Shulman

  As part of our Design Leaders video series, legendary architectural photographer Julius Shulman reflects on his life's work.

Tip

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  Sourcing Mid-Century Finds on eBay

  Bill Backus: I spent months online looking for the right pieces. It was fun sourcing the furniture myself. We visited several different antique stores in Manhattan that carry mid-century modern…

Events

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  Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain

  The art of textile design changed radically after World War II as Britain was transformed from a country devastated by war into an optimistic consumer society. Three women designers were pivotal in…

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  Silverlake / Los Feliz Mid-Century Architecture Tour

  The MAK Center will present its Architecture Tour 2009 by featuring seven mid-century residences dating from 1926 through 1964. The list of houses on the tour include: How House, R.M. Schindler…

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  Masters of Mid-Century California Modernism: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman

  The exhibition will offer an overview of the Ackermans' 50-year collaborative partnership, focusing on their work in decorative art and design, and their contribution to California mid-century…