Midcentury modern
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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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A piece of Joseph Eichler’s 1960s vision of Californian suburbia is on the marketDeveloped in collaboration with A Quincy Jones and listed at $2.4 million, this home and its neighbours are among Eichler’s final projects, offering a glimpse into the ideals that defined post-war Californian living
By Anna Solomon 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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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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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the monthWallpaper* has spotlighted an array of remarkable architecture in the past month – from a pink desert home to structures that appears to float above the ground. These are the houses and buildings that most captured our attention in August 2025
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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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
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‘Midcentury modern is as American as punk rock’: 22RE on its latest full-scale projectThe new LA offices of music branding agency Ceremony of Roses, designed by local studio 22RE, are a real conversation starter
By Carole Dixon Published
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The architects who built Palm Springs: midcentury modernism focusWe shine the spotlight on the architects who built Palm Springs, looking back at the Wallpaper* archives and inspired by Palm Springs Modernism Week 2024, which launches today (15 February)
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A London office by Oskar Kohnen Studio is inspired by midcentury modernismOskar Kohnen Studio has revealed its latest office space for Crosstree Real Estate, an interior that nods to 1950s and 1960s furniture design, set in the heart of Mayfair
By Laura May Todd Published
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Cadillac Celestiq EV is a bespoke super saloon, paired with a midcentury modern customer experience centreCadillac House at Vanderbilt was originally designed by Eero Saarinen. Now restored and updated, it serves as the customer centre for the new Cadillac Celestiq – a statement electric saloon and the most customisable Cadillac ever
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Midcentury mansion: London’s Devonshire Club brings old-school character to the CityBy Sujata Burman Last updated


