Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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Stayner Architects revive Wave House – a lost Palm Springs gem
Los Angeles-based Stayner Architects is behind the thoughtful refresh of a Walter White house in the desert, a mid-century modern classic available to visit during the 2020 Palm Springs Modernism Week
By JC Gabel Last updated
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Meet and seat: pulling up a chair with mid-century modern master Jens Risom
By Paul McCann Last updated
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Brutalist cathedral in the UK opens to the public following renovation
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Eames Foundation sells prints in fundraising bid to save Eames House
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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The architects who built Palm Springs: Albert Frey
One of the first great architects to bring the International Style to Palm Springs and the wider region, Frey (1903-1998) is widely recognised as one of the trailblazers of the area’s remarkable architectural legacy. Notable accomplishments include his own home, Frey House II – one of his most well known works – as well as the Loewy House and the Tramway Gas Station with its famous ‘flying’ canopy.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Herbert W Burns’ Gillman Residence renovated in Palm Springs
A Palm Springs house designed by architect Herbert W Burns has been brought back to life, with plenty of contemporary improvements. ‘This house can truly be considered a brand new home with Herbert Burns’ bones’ say the designer-developer duo behind the comprehensive restoration and renovation
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Jory Brigham's furniture pairs mid-century craft with 70s colour
By Daisy Alioto Last updated
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Barbican apartment refurbished by Archmongers with colourful geometry
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Modernist-inspired residential gem Stradella completes in Bel Air
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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House style: a Marcel Breuer villa is reborn
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Calming interiors characterise a 1950s mid century modern house in Mexico City
HEMAA Arquitectura celebrates the mid century architecture of a family house – designed by Mexican architect Augusto H. Álvarez – with a respectful renovation, plus a new material palette of light oak and grey stucco
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Join a 1960s celebration of desert modern residential design
For Palm Springs Modernism Week the residents of Park Imperial South, a modernist community with zig-zag roofs designed by architect Barry berkus in 1960, are throwing a party to celebrate the architecture and the era
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Watch Jean Prouvé’s Maison Metropole being rebuilt live, from 21 March
By JJ Martin Last updated
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A former printworks makes an impression as a gallery and home for designer Xavier Lust
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Solid state: Rick Owens’ latest foray into sculpture and furniture
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Bergen-based architect Todd Saunders’ home is a soaring symphony in Norwegian wood
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Making an entrance: Milan’s sumptuous modernist hallways
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Piero Lissoni creates a modernist Tel Aviv home with a Milanese twist
By Laura Rysman Last updated
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Belgian modern: we explore the brick curves of Renaat Braem’s Maison Alsteens
By Adam Štěch Last updated
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Eileen Gray’s E-1027 launches crowdfunding campaign for restoration of original interiors
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen’s Low Countries home is perfectly balanced
A monolithic and modernist house clad in Grandina limestone near Ghent creates a tranquil atmosphere
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Happy returns: Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion celebrates 30 years
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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National rescue: a neglected emblem of avant-garde Czech modernism is reborn
By Adam Štěch Last updated
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Tour a secret Palm Springs modernist icon, the Racquet Club Cottages West
During this year's Palm Springs Modernism Week visitors can explore William F. Cody's Racquet Club Cottages West, a residential complex including 54 original cottages, set within a wider campus frequented in the past by the likes of Clarke Gable and Frank Sinatra. Now privately owned by individuals, the villas are lovingly kept and preserved by the community of modernism enthusiasts: ‘The Cottages evoke the romance of the ‘old Palm Springs' like no other property in the desert,’ says one of them
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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'Liquid Glacial' tables by Zaha Hadid at David Gill Galleries, London
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Italian modernist Osvaldo Borsani’s innovative home opens up in Milan for Salone del Mobile
By Marco Sammicheli Last updated