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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YouTube - TODD OLDHAM'S HANDMADE MODER - GEORGE NAKASHIMA ESSAY

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YouTube - TODD OLDHAM'S HANDMADE MODER - CHARLES AND RAY EAMES ESSAY

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A short look at some of the iconic work of the legendary Isamu Noguchi.

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Take a walk down memory lane with this frankly scary video of an early version of Ronald McDonald. I doubt that today's parents would let this guy within a hundred yards of their kids, but these were less paranoid times. And check out the tailfins on the cars in the background!

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From YouTube comes this nicely done introductory video to the basics of mid-century modernism.

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