Midcentury modern
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An updated Californian mid-century modern house gains new light and spaceHouse Vert by Sidell Pakravan required a sensitive upgrade strategy, with enhancements and expansions that retain the structure’s integrity and the qualities of the site
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A driving tour of LA's remaining Googie architectureThe rise of larger-than-life, space-age architecture marked the boom of car culture in 1950s Los Angeles. Join us on a tour of the city's remaining Googie gems – and prepare to eat a lot of burgers
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
By Anna Solomon Published
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
By Anna Solomon Published
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Midcentury classics get the Liberty London treatment in a new Vinterior collaboration – shop the pieces hereFive iconic midcentury pieces, sourced by the pre-loved furniture marketplace and dressed in archival Liberty prints, land today
By Anna Solomon Published
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This traditional adobe home survived a fire – and found a new life as a midcentury-inspired California haciendaDesigner Kirsten Blazek rebuilt around a single surviving wall, blending Native American-influenced objects, midcentury furniture and a palette drawn straight from the San Gabriel Mountains
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside a quirky bubble-shaped house designed by Wallace Neff, now for sale in PasadenaThis last example of one of the California architect's 'Airform' house has been meticulously restored and can now be yours for $1.95 million
By Anthony Paletta Published
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A fresh take on William Haines’ 1950 ‘Malibu Chair' oozes California midcentury styleBespoke Partnership
The Hollywood glamour of the actor-turned-designer still informs William Haines Designs’ collections today
By Gavin Hastings Published
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Famed designer Robert Stilin opens a handsomely curated salon of art and design in New YorkInterior designer Robert Stilin invites clients and designers into his world within a new gallery space in NoMad
By Dan Howarth Published
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The Kappe House, one of LA’s most significant midcentury modern houses, is on the marketThe architect Ray Kappe completed his own house in 1967. Owned by the Kappe family until 2025, the Pacific Palisades residence has now gone on the market for the first time. We take a tour
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Sussy Cazalet’s sun-drenched tapestries blur the boundaries between art, design and architectureAt Tristan Hoare Gallery in London, artist Sussy Cazalet's handwoven tapestries are inspired by mid-century design
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the monthFrom wineries-turned-music studios to fire-resistant holiday homes, these are the properties that have most impressed the Wallpaper* editors this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Stahl House – an icon of mid-century modernism – is for sale in Los AngelesAfter 65 years in the hands of the same family, the home, also known as Case Study House #22, has been listed for $25 million
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Where to buy second hand furniture online, according to Wallpaper* editorsFuelled by a shift toward circular design and a rejection of fast furniture, these resale platforms prove that beautiful interiors start with something pre-loved
By Anna Solomon Published
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Chrome tableware to make your dining setup shineOnce a hallmark of industrial and midcentury design, chrome is shining once again. The latest expression? Metallic dinner-, drink- and serveware that embody sophistication
By Anna Solomon Published
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This midcentury-inspired Brooklyn brownstone is the perfect autumnal escapeAs the leaves turn in Prospect Park, a century-old home nearby is reimagined by Enso into a quietly poetic, midcentury haven
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the monthThis September, Wallpaper highlighted a striking mix of architecture – from iconic modernist homes newly up for sale to the dramatic transformation of a crumbling Scottish cottage. These are the projects that caught our eye
By Anna Solomon Published
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The best of California desert architecture, from midcentury gems to mirrored dwellingsWhile architecture has long employed strategies to cool buildings in arid environments, California desert architecture developed its own distinct identity –giving rise, notably, to a wave of iconic midcentury designs
By Anna Solomon Published
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Peel back maple branches to reveal this cosy midcentury Vancouver gemOsler House, a midcentury Vancouver home, has been refreshed by Scott & Scott Architects, who wanted to pay tribute to the building's 20th-century modernist roots
By Tianna Williams Published
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22RE brings home comforts to work in this mid-century-infused L.A. office conversionCherry wood, orange tiles and a sunken piazza bring a mellow mid-century mood to this reimagined workplace
By Ali Morris Published
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s favourite July housesFrom geometric Japanese cottages to restored modernist masterpieces, these are the best residential projects to have crossed the architecture desk this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside a midcentury modern house so good, its architect didn’t want to mess with it‘I was immediately a little bit frightened, because it was such a great house,’ says architect Casper Mork-Ulnes of Roger Lee-designed gem in Berkeley, California
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A guide to modernism’s most influential architectsFrom Bauhaus and brutalism to California and midcentury, these are the architects who shaped modernist architecture in the 20th century
By Anna Solomon Published
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Time-travel to the golden age of the cruise ship at Sea Containers LondonThe South Bank hotel celebrates its tenth anniversary with four new suites inspired by period cabin design, from Edwardian elegance to 1980s glamour
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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You can now stay at this iconic modernist house in Palm DesertThe Desert Wave, a modernist revival project by Stayner Architects, with interiors by Design Within Reach and Paul Smith, is available to book
By Carole Dixon Published
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Masters of midcentury modern design and their creations spotlighted in new book‘Mid-Century Modern Designers’ is a new book from Phaidon celebrating those who shaped the period and their notable creations, from furniture to objects
By Tianna Williams Published
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A guide to John Lautner: the architect who turned Palm Springs into a modernist meccaAmerican architect John Lautner's gravity-defying residential projects have probably appeared in more movies than the work of any other architect. The Sheats-Goldstein residence, the UFO-like Malin House and the Elrod Residence are just a few of his greatest hits. Here we explore his influence on the making of Palm Springs
By Bethan Ryder Last updated


