Posts tagged: 60s
How To Host a Mod Christmas Party.
By ChrisjobLove the sound of the jingle bells and the vibraphone playing bossa nova Christmas carols? Love swanky retro decor in colors other than red and green? Perhaps a tiki mug full of a candy cane martini?
Then, my friend, you're primed to host a mod Christmas party.
Free Papercraft: Mid-Century Christmas Village.
By Chrisjob
The popularity of Christmas village decorama hit the big time during the mid-century modern craze of the post-war United States, but largely, their motifs didn't explore the sharp geometricism of their contemporary era, but harkened back to a more quaint holiday aesthetic of the Dickens era.
Curbly Video Podcast: Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Birdhouse.
By ChrisjobAnyone interested in design and architecture can appreciate the brilliant combination of modern materials and contemporary lifestyle patterns inhabitated in the classic mid-century modern ranch home. But rare is the lucky individual that'll every live in an Eichler or an iconic Case Study House. Heck, most of us will never even live in California.
So bring some modernism to your house, whatever its era, by creating a home for your native avian » READ MORE
Charles and Ray Eames Videos.
By ChrisjobEven casual fans of modern design know American superstar couple Charles and Ray Eames. Grassroots Modern has compiled a fantastic collection of film clips featuring the Eameses and their brilliant furniture and architectural creations. From the debut of the Eames Lounge on NBC in 1956 to a full collection of interviews, this is fine way to spend an hour...I just did.
