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Articles

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  Mid-Century Mash-Up

  Although postwar California modernism is generally associated with Southern California, the Bay Area’s own tradition has begun in recent years to be more widely acknowledged, and its surviving…

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  Mid-City Modern

  In the heart of Atlanta, Shawn Moseley worked closely with designer Scott Ball to design and build his new house not ten minutes from downtown.

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  How to Make a Mid-Century Holiday Village

  This season millions of us are going to be spending more time at home and forgoing over-the-top shopping. Here's a wholesome project the whole family can enjoy–creating a tiny cardboard…

Products

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  Uno Mod

  Uno's been around since the early 1970s, and the simple card game never seems to lose its appeal. The classic design just got a graphic update with the recently released Uno Mod, which comes in a…

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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 Finds

  Los Angeles–based furniture dealer and mid-century scholar Sam Kaufman shares the design lore behind some of his most recent acquisitions.

Tips

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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…

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  Tiny Modernists Need Tiny Furniture

  It’s really important to have furniture that is scaled to children-size. Definitely get tables and chairs that fit the kids.

Events

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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…

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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…