The 1930s meets the 2010s in this spread of the book, which features the unusual living room of publishing tycoon Moses Annenberg and designed by Thomas Molesworth in 1932 opposite the library in a home in Los Angeles designed by The Archers. The Molesworth living room was typical of the woodworker and furniture maker's designs, which prominently featured rustic finishes that indulged his client's fantasies of the Wild West. The room contrasts sharply with the updated midcentury modern room by the Archers, which is accessed via a canary yellow spiral staircase visible in the background of the image. The original home was from the 1940s, and the Archers took cues from the aluminum windows and boxy proportions in the development of their scheme that included high-gloss, boldly-colored items to create a homey, eclectic interior. Photo 4 of 9 in Here Are the Greatest Rooms of the Century, According to Phaidon

Here Are the Greatest Rooms of the Century, According to Phaidon

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The 1930s meets the 2010s in this spread of the book, which features the unusual living room of publishing tycoon Moses Annenberg and designed by Thomas Molesworth in 1932 opposite the library in a home in Los Angeles designed by The Archers. The Molesworth living room was typical of the woodworker and furniture maker's designs, which prominently featured rustic finishes that indulged his client's fantasies of the Wild West. The room contrasts sharply with the updated midcentury modern room by the Archers, which is accessed via a canary yellow spiral staircase visible in the background of the image. The original home was from the 1940s, and the Archers took cues from the aluminum windows and boxy proportions in the development of their scheme that included high-gloss, boldly-colored items to create a homey, eclectic interior.