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The report must have hit Harold Prinz right in the gut: "A non-conventional house on a non-conventional lot."

The Federal Housing Administration was flatly denying financing for the modernist architect to build his own dream home.

Standing in the hot sun and gazing at the undeveloped lot at 5016 Maple Springs Blvd., Prinz couldn't help but bite his lip. His wife, Jeanette, remembers squeezing his hand.

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FLOR does the legendary Alexander Girard. Click the pic for more.

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The king of California mid-century architecture may no longer be with us, but his family firm continues apace. Click the pic for more.

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Mid-Century Modern Furniture

If you have the financial wherewithal to buy whatever you want, and are looking for one-stop shopping for licensed editions of iconic MCM pieces, you can do a lot worse that checking out this place. Free shipping on everything, and lots of good pics.

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I think his results look better than mine.

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Modern Snob: Herman Miller's Discovering Design

This Herman Miller site is cool. Simple as that.

Modern Snob is new, but it's pretty cool, too. I just added it to the MCMI blogroll.

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Want plans to build your own mid-century modern home?

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It may be Jolly Old, but check out that Eames Aluminum Group low table in the center there.

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I've been having a pretty good month, furniture-wise. Just yesterday I picked this puppy up at the Goodwill for ten bucks: A marked Eames RAR rocker with padded leather upholstery in fine vintage condition. The leather is a bit faded out in places, and has one or two very minor scuffs. I'm of two minds as to whether to re-dye the leather and fill the scuffs, or just leave it as is - it is, after all a vintage piece. If you want a piece that looks brand new, you should probably go to Design Within Reach and buy one.

Anyway, here's a pic:

Neat, huh?

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Mies Van der Rohe Tugendhat Lounge and Pavilion Lounge Specifications

Not a very well known chair, but without a doubt, one of Mies' best.

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The Mid-Century Modernist: Saarinen Tulip Table and Eames DCM Chairs

There's something very fitting about mixing the Scandinavian designers and Eames. I love the grouping above.

In my own kitchen, however, I have the opposite approach: Four Jacobsen Series 7 chairs grouped around a vintage Eames aluminum group table.

I like'em both.

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"Canberra" - Crows Nest

In the mid-century period, even the ocean-going steamships went modern. Check out that herd of Bertoias grazing in the lounge!

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From the awesome The Mid-Century Modernist comes a gorgeous photospread of an iconic but not well known chair: the Executive (Time-Life) Chair by Eames for Herman Miller.

Don't miss this one.

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Retro To Go: Stingray mid-century-inspired rocking chair

I love this chair. It looks as if an Eames shell rocker went off in a corner and mated with a Vignelli Handkerchief Chair, and then had the result styled by George Mulhauser.

In other words, it's derivative as hell, but that doesn't make it any less beautiful.

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The Paranoid Section Blog » Blog Archive » Saarinen 50th birthday.

To celebrate this, i just got the very hard to find Saarinen ashtray to match our dining room set.

I had no idea such a thing as a Saarinen tulip-base ash tray even existed. Did you?

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Mid-century modernization « BUILD Blog

An excellent, step-by-step primer on updating or remodeling your mid century home.

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Modern life, vintage look - Los Angeles Times

The relatively unsung architect William Krisel was responsible for bringing the mid-century modern home-style to thousands of Los Angelenos. The LA Times offers a nice retrospective.

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Gus* Modern Jane Sofa and Chair Seating

If you're looking for a sofa with the look and feel of a Florence Knoll original, without being a perfect knockoff, this isn't a bad deal.

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Here's a wonderful MCM home, and by California standards, an inexpensive one to boot.

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Do you own an Eichler mid-century modern home, and need to fix something in an authentic way? Would you like to own an Eichler mid-century modern home? In either case, give The Eichler Network a try. Lots of good stuff here.

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I love these stamps.

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New Work: Spruce House | New at Pentagram | Pentagram

This one is spectacular both inside and out. Read it and drool.

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Click the pic for a gorgeous page from Gordon International offering beautiful photos and specs on the large majority of iconic MCM pieces. Be sure to check out the quite rare Mies Tugenhadt chair, an interesting shot at melding the Brno and Barcelona chairs.

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Via MCMI blogpal Ed Driscoll comes this gorgeous video of Mies' iconic Farnsworth House.

I dunno, Ed. You may have switched me from the Glass House with this one.

Enjoy!

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Knoll: News - Modern Revivals by Nakashima and Saarinen Featured in The New York Times

Modern Revivals by Nakashima and Saarinen Featured in The New York Times
December 20, 2007
The New York Times today featured recently reintroduced classic Knoll designs by Eero Saarinen and George Nakashima in the Personal Shopper column of the paper's House & Home section.

For her piece on "Midcentury Modern Revivals," Marianne Rohrlich selected the Nakashima straight backed chair and the Saarinen dining chair. The Saarinen chairs are featured in a modern interior dining room.

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