Modern(ist) Women: Ray Eames
It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring the lives of female designers, artists and architects who have made mid century modern…
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Modern(ist) Women: Marimekko’s Armi Ratia
It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring the lives of female designers, artists and architects who have made mid century modern design…
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Modern Makers: Shannon Guirl Illuminates Midcentury Style
Drawn to the many facets of MCM design, Shannon Guirl of Caravan Pacific has immersed herself in the movement's history to glean elements for modern pieces.
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Women of Disney: Ruth Shellhorn’s Integral Landscape Design
It took a village of creative, problem-solving minds to bring Disneyland into three-dimensional form in 1955. An indispensable mind in this process was a woman who knew a thing or two about modernist landscape.
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Modern(ist) Women: Eva Zeisel
In an era dominated by rational, linear forms—and male players—Eva Zeisel brought warmth, organic shapes and a sense of humor into midcentury homes.
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Women of Disney: Mary Blair, Modern Color Extraordinaire
While some strains of Midcentury Modern have a no-nonsense flair, you can see the era’s influence in unexpected places—such as classic Disney shorts, films and rides.
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Modern Makers: Jenn Ski Patterns Her Art After Midcentury Mastery
Meet an artist whose retro-inspired work is so vibrantly mid-mod that you might not be able to tell the difference between her art and a vintage piece.
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Modern Makers: The Handmade Layers of Ciseal’s Nicole Hodsdon
The founder of wood furniture company Ciseal discovered her Midcentury Modern inspiration by living it in every day.
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Lucienne Day: Cut From the Right Cloth
This British textile designer dreamed up patterns and designs that covered the era's homes in color and style that lives on today.
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