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The Garden of Dr Ernest Fooks

Jason wrote 4 days ago: The Melbourne MCM scene is abuzz at the moment at the listing of this AMAZING home on the real estat … more →

Tags: Courtyards, Real Estate, Residential, 1960's Australia, Architecture, Design, House and Garden, Melbourne, Mid-century

MCM Property of the Week | 14 Grandview Avenue Beaumaris Vic 3193

Jason wrote 2 weeks ago: After a couple of negative posts it is great to find this amazing MCM home in Beaumaris that has jus … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Residential, 1950s, 1950's Australia, Architecture, Beaumaris, House and Garden, Melbourne, Mid-century

The MCM Property of the Week is Endangered | 3 McMaster Court Toorak Vic 31421 comment

Jason wrote 3 weeks ago: Today’s MCM property comes with a desparate call to action. While browsing the real estate lis … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Residential, 1960's Australia, Architecture, Design, House and Garden, landscape architecture, Melbourne, Mid-century

How to Create a Moon-scape While Demolishing Great Design Opportunites5 comments

Jason wrote 1 month ago: It is really, really devastating to walk the streets of Beaumaris and witness first hand a bleak fut … more →

Tags: Landscape architects, Residential, Architecture, Beaumaris, demolition, Design, House and Garden, landscape architecture, Melbourne

MCM Property of the Week | 19 Langdon Road Caulfield North Vic 31613 comments

Jason wrote 1 month ago: Quite often you will find an amazing MCM home like this that is in such stunning original condition … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Residential, 1960's Australia, Architecture, Design, House and Garden, Melbourne, Mid-century, Modernist design

Sarasota Architectural Foundation (SAF) wrote 1 month ago: SAF welcomes Docomomo’s first national conference, “Modern Matters” to Sarasota, F … more →

Tags: architect, Carl Abbott, guy peterson, House Design, landscape design, Lido Shores, Modern Architecture, National Register of Historic Places, Paul Rudolph

Gio Ponti, chest of drawers

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Gio Ponti, Molteni, Chest of drawers, 1952 – 1955 … more →

Tags: furniture design, designer, italian design, Gio Ponti, Mad Men, gio' ponti, chest, 1950s

Gio Ponti, lighting design for Palazzo Voghera, 1956

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Gio Ponti, Pair of wall lights, from the Palazzo Gallini, Voghera, circa 1956   … more →

Tags: lighting design, italian design, Gio Ponti, Mad Men, gio' ponti, 1950s, lighting, light, LAMP

Gio Ponti: organic lighting

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Gio Ponti, rare lamp circa 1957. Perspex, tubular brass, brass, painted brass, rubber. Manufactured … more →

Tags: lighting design, italian design, Gio Ponti, Mad Men, gio' ponti, 1950s, lighting, LAMP, Modernism

Arne Jacobsen and his clean leather chair

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Arne Jacobsen, rare and important “Drop” chair, ca. 1958. Leather, copper-plated steel. Manufactured … more →

Tags: Chair, Arne Jacobsen, furniture design, 1950s, Modernism, Arne Jacobsen, scandinavian design, leather

Clean Chic Light from Jean Royère

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Jean Royère, Pair of “Persane” wall lights, ca. 1954. “Serpentin” wall light, ca. 1945. Pair of five … more →

Tags: lighting design, French Design, mid-century modernism, Jean Royère, Mad Men, 1950s, lighting, LAMP, 1940s

My favorite egg chair by Jean Royère, 1953

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Jean Royère, ‘Oeuf’ chair and stool, 1953. Fabric, oak. The ovum is the seat of human life and the l … more →

Tags: French Design, mid-century modernism, Chair, Jean Royère, Mad Men, furniture design, 1950s, Egg

Red chairs & purple & green sofas by Jean Royère

designhistories wrote 1 month ago: Jean Royère. Pair of red ‘Trefle’ chairs, circa 1950, sold for $37,500. Purple ‘Croisillon … more →

Tags: French Design, mid-century modernism, Chair, SOFA, Jean Royère, Mad Men, furniture design

MCM Property of the Week | 23 Hastings Avenue Beaumaris Vic 3193

Jason wrote 1 month ago: After a couple of weeks further afield, my MCM property hunt finally comes back to Beaumaris! Just t … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Residential, Beaumaris, House and Garden, Melbourne, Mid-century, Modernist design, Modernist style, real estate (2)

Melbourne Modern: Home of the Brave | Australian Modern

Jason wrote 1 month ago: A great piece from Dean at Australian Modern! The post-war period provided so many opportunities and … more →

Tags: History, 1950's Australia, 1960's Australia, Architecture, Home beautiful, House and Garden, kew, Melbourne, Mid-century

MCM Property of the Week - 28 Parkside Crescent Torquay Vic 3228

Jason wrote 1 month ago: It’s Easter time and that usually means it’s the last chance for Australian families to … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Residential, Architecture, Coastal, House and Garden, Mid-century, Modernist design, Modernist style, real estate (2)

MCM Property of the Week - 18 Derwent Street Mentone Vic 3194

Jason wrote 1 month ago: For this week’s MCM property I have branched out a bit further than my usual stomping ground o … more →

Tags: History, Real Estate, Residential, 1970s, House and Garden, Melbourne, Mentone Racecourse, Mid-century, Modernist style

Hope for the Future: Lessons From Mid-Century Modern Design | www.houzz.com1 comment

Jason wrote 1 month ago: This is a great post from a while ago, but it is definitly still relevant and worth a read.  Thanks … more →

Tags: History, Architecture, Design, House and Garden, Mid-century, Modernism, Modernist design, Modernist style, USA

MCM Property of the Week - 204 Reserve Road Beaumaris Vic 3193

Jason wrote 2 months ago: The great thing about these MCM gems, is the joy that you can get from polishing one of them up and … more →

Tags: Bush Garden Style, Real Estate, Residential, 1950s, 1950's Australia, Australian Natives, Beaumaris, Bush Garden, House and Garden


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