Collection by Dirk De Pree

Mid-Century Modern

A wide concrete drive leads to the historic home, tucked behind a bordering privacy wall.
A wide concrete drive leads to the historic home, tucked behind a bordering privacy wall.
Jean Nouvel was just 25 years old when he collaborated with Roland Baltera and François Seigneur to design this angular concrete residence in southwest France.
Jean Nouvel was just 25 years old when he collaborated with Roland Baltera and François Seigneur to design this angular concrete residence in southwest France.
The Garduno-Heiser House above Silver Lake has a daring cantilever, vintage tile, and original walnut cabinetry.
The Garduno-Heiser House above Silver Lake has a daring cantilever, vintage tile, and original walnut cabinetry.
Exposed rafters from the A-framed section are anchored in the middle of the great room, creating a nook currently used as the formal dining area. A large window above the painted brick frames views of the treetops.
Exposed rafters from the A-framed section are anchored in the middle of the great room, creating a nook currently used as the formal dining area. A large window above the painted brick frames views of the treetops.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Pottery House in 1943 for a client in El Paso, Texas, but it was never built. Developer Charles Klotsche finally erected the home in 1984 in Santa Fe, revising the plan by nearly doubling its size and reconfiguring its orientation east to west.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Pottery House in 1943 for a client in El Paso, Texas, but it was never built. Developer Charles Klotsche finally erected the home in 1984 in Santa Fe, revising the plan by nearly doubling its size and reconfiguring its orientation east to west.
Aaron and Yuka Ruell transformed a 1950s Portland ranch house into a retro-inspired family home with plenty of spaces for their four children to roam. In the kitchen, interior designer Emily Knudsen Leland replaced purple laminate cabinets with flat-sawn eastern walnut, and added PentalQuartz countertops in polished Super White for contrast. The kitchen island is clad with original red tiles, and hanging cabinets above it were removed to maximize light and family-room views.
Aaron and Yuka Ruell transformed a 1950s Portland ranch house into a retro-inspired family home with plenty of spaces for their four children to roam. In the kitchen, interior designer Emily Knudsen Leland replaced purple laminate cabinets with flat-sawn eastern walnut, and added PentalQuartz countertops in polished Super White for contrast. The kitchen island is clad with original red tiles, and hanging cabinets above it were removed to maximize light and family-room views.
From street view, the well-preserved, two-story residence appears to only be one level.
From street view, the well-preserved, two-story residence appears to only be one level.
The Pratt House is one of five Usonian-style residences designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in The Acres, a community of homes built in the early ’50s on a 72-acre plot in Galesburg, Michigan.
The Pratt House is one of five Usonian-style residences designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in The Acres, a community of homes built in the early ’50s on a 72-acre plot in Galesburg, Michigan.
The original layout was very much of the time: a perfect midcentury modern flow, with a closed-off kitchen and a fire put in the floor. “They were cool but impractical spaces,” says Schaer.
The original layout was very much of the time: a perfect midcentury modern flow, with a closed-off kitchen and a fire put in the floor. “They were cool but impractical spaces,” says Schaer.
Attractively understated from the street, the home sits surrounded by soaring trees and mature native landscaping. The sizable cement driveway leads to the multi-car garage.
Attractively understated from the street, the home sits surrounded by soaring trees and mature native landscaping. The sizable cement driveway leads to the multi-car garage.
Is it or isn’t it by the modern master? We figured it out after architects Erik Amir and Dora Chi pulled off a reverent revamp.
Is it or isn’t it by the modern master? We figured it out after architects Erik Amir and Dora Chi pulled off a reverent revamp.
The Cowell House located at 171 San Marcos Avenue in San Francisco, California, is currently listed for $3,700,000 by Bert Keane of Vanguard Properties.
The Cowell House located at 171 San Marcos Avenue in San Francisco, California, is currently listed for $3,700,000 by Bert Keane of Vanguard Properties.
Bungalow Villa Becker-Benze in Berlin, Germany, is currently listed for €3,930,000  by Nico Richter of Fantastic Frank.
Bungalow Villa Becker-Benze in Berlin, Germany, is currently listed for €3,930,000 by Nico Richter of Fantastic Frank.

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