Andy Lacey + Karen Ronneback Our journey through modernism, from England to California. fogmodern.com // hello@fogmodern.com

Hariri & Hariri Architecture is an architectural firm established in 1986 by Iranian-born Cornell-educated sisters Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri. Critics have stated that this New York-based firm is one of the most progressive American firms of their generation. For nearly 3 decades, they have imbued conceptual, residential, commercial and institutional projects with their own unique brand of sensual modernism. www.haririandhariri.com

Creating a beautiful home shouldn't be stressful or overwhelming. It is our belief that great design comes with proper planning and understanding our client's needs. While most interior designers usually charge by the hour (which often can lead to huge cost-overruns), our design services are offered at a flat rate. This allows our clients to feel less pressured and worry-free about their budgets. For more information and photos, visit our website www.27diamonds.com

Design Within Reach is the source for smart solutions. Our business started when our founder tried to furnish his apartment with the classics he'd come to appreciate while living in London. What he discovered was that acquiring these clean, simple and well-designed products was neither clean nor simple. There had to be a better way, so in 1999 we bought 20 containers of product, mailed out a catalog and waited for the phone to ring. (It didn't for 24 hours, until we realized the nighttime answering machine had been accidentally left on.) The rest, as they say, is history. By giving customers access to these items, which are brilliantly conceived, simply executed and consistent with the enduring principles of modernism, we made design within reach. Visit any of our DWR Studios or Tools for Living stores and you'll never see a “do not touch” sign. We invite you to linger, bring your dog or kids and join us for design events. Continue the experience here, at dwr.com, where you'll find everything we carry, plus additional finishes and styles not shown in our catalogs or Studios. And, of course, you can always call or Instant Message our San Francisco-based office. Whether you experience DWR by Studio, phone or online, you'll receive knowledgeable assistance from people who come from design backgrounds. We stand behind everything we sell and we're proud to offer you our satisfaction guarantee.

In our ten years of operation we have pursued an architecture of expressive modernism across projects of varied typologies and scales.

He may not be as famous as Richard Neutra or Rudolf Schindler, but A. Quincy Jones was nonetheless instrumental in bringing a casual, outdoor-oriented modernism to middle-class California in the postwar years.

Raised in the United States and Norway, Nils Finne established FINNE Architects in Seattle in order to bring a Scandinavian understanding of craft and landscape to the Pacific Northwest. The firm has practiced smart sustainable design for twenty-five years, designing new custom homes and renovation projects in many states including Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan and Massachusetts. FINNE is a member of the Green Building Council. Dedicated to the idea of Crafted Modernism, Nils Finne typically designs custom lighting, furniture, cabinets and hardware for every project. FINNE has produced more than 80 pieces of custom fabrications, which are also sold as stand-alone items.

Collaborative approach. Rooted in Modernism. Designing in Culver City. Building our projects.

One of the 20th century’s great International Style architects, Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is renowned for synthesizing the precepts of modernism with expressionist organic forms and natural materials. He is known for his contributions in architecture, furniture, glassware, and textiles. As Aalto is especially revered in his native Finland, one can dine, browse book titles, and see a symphony in spaces of his design—not to mention visit the architect’s former home and studio in Helsinki, Finland.

Richard Neutra (1892-1970) was one of the giants of 20th-century architecture. His importance to the modernist movement as a whole as well as to the rise of modernism in California cannot be overstated. Neutra was born in Austria where he studied under Adolf Loos and worked with Erich Mendelsohn. He came to the U.S. in 1923. He worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, then took up residence with his friend RM Schindler. They collaborated on several projects but eventually had a falling out over how to credit a certain work. Neutra was on the cover of Time magazine in 1949—a rarity for an architect. His most famous buildings include: the Lovell House and the VDL Residence, both in Los Angeles (the latter where he and his family lived), and the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, among others. In addition to training architects who would go on to prominence like Gregory Ain and Raphael Soriano, Neutra’s work helped spur the rise of photographer Julius Shulman. Shulman photographed many Neutra projects, each reinforcing the other’s reputation as the expert maker and chronicler of Californian modernism.

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Sustainability, modernism, gardening

Minimalism, Modernism, Nihilism

Mid century modernism

As a designer and architect, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) can be regarded as one of the most influential and important designers of the 20th century. As a young student at the Bauhaus Weimar, Breuer, who was Hungarian by birth, was noticed for various furniture designs inspired by the Dutch De Stijl group. In 1925, at the age of only 23, he “invented” tubular steel furniture, a revolutionary development considered to be his core contribution to the history of design. The form now holds a place among the great classics of modernism.

We provide full service design from conception through the final punch list, partnering with our clients throughout the process. Our design-focused projects range from small renovations and substantial additions to grand new houses. Our design style is refined, energetic, and artistic. We bring warmth to modernism and a fresh eye to traditional design. We engage the whole team – builder, interior designer, craftspeople, and landscape architect – to draw on the knowledge and skill of each, ultimately bringing together a whole that is more than the sum of its parts. Our collaborative design process centers around each unique homeowner. Our goal is to engage, explore, and together find an inventive balance of dreams and reality. We are great listeners, creative thinkers, and problem-solvers who combine the art and science of architecture.

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As one of modernism's early great practitioners, and one of the finest designers France has produced, Jean Prouve (1901-1984) bridged the gap between industrial production and aesthetic grace. Though he worked as an architect and designer, one can't open a glossy design magazine without seeing his iconic cafeteria chairs. Unlike the production of the Bauhaus, which favored tubular steel, Prouve worked largely with sheet metal, bending and working it to suit his needs. And his early training as a metal smith informed not just his own prodcution as a furniture designer and architect, but caused him to establish a number of workshops over the course of his career. His buildings include the Maison du Peuple in Clichy, France, his own home in Nancy, and a series of gas stations, one of which now sits amidst the starchitect outpouring at the Vitra campus in southern Germany. Perpetually reworking his designs, experimenting with new materials, and generally pushing forward the use of metals like aluminum in the design process, Prouve is done a certain injustice if remembered only as a designer. Though his work rightly stands at the apex of 20th century modernism, his work as a lover of industry, of making and producing, deserves equal exploration.

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Modernism, photography, records

The Miller|Hull Partnership's design reputation is based on simple, innovative and authentic designs. Since its inception in 1977 the firm has pursued a rigorous logic in its design approach in the belief that architectural programs are best solved directly and efficiently. Miller|Hull is a firm that will always work within the modern tradition, and recognizes modern ideology as evolving and not static. Miller|Hull strives to make a significant contribution to a better modernism.

Karen Pakula is a staff writer at the Sydney Morning Herald. After 15 years of her own home renovations—on one old terrace, with one old husband, a builder—she headed to Melbourne, Australia, for a tutorial in pragmatic, economical modernism from ultra-creative couple Cat Macleod and Michael Bellemo. Pakula returned with a valuable lesson she plans to pass down to her children: The smartest way to build a dream home is to start from scratch.

Minimalism, Modernism, clean lines