The Mod Blog: Writings About Everything Modern | Kardiel
Mid Century Modern Sofa | Modernism reproductions Pk31
Posted by John on Nov 14th
In life, the saying “details matter”, is more relevant to some topics than others. Most often when someone is passionate about a particular subject, the details of the subject are not burdensome. In the case of mid century modern or atomic ranch reproductions, most of the pieces were built from the 1920’s through the early 1960’s. It was a slower time in the world. The details of the design were pondered, not rushed. The pieces told a story, the story of the designer. The PK-22 Chair, originally designed by Poul Kjaerholm in 1958 is a good example of a reproduction piece that when the details […]
Papa Bear Danish Modern Loveseat | Sofa | Midcentury
Posted by John on Sep 10th
When outfitting smaller Condo’s or smaller rooms within a larger home, many designers will advise scaling down the sofa. A 3 seat sofa can overpower a smaller room, particularly if the design of the piece is solid to the floor and bulky in appearance. Danish Mid century modern pieces are often created with a lighter, airy s […]
Womb Sofa Saarinen's multiple seating solution
Posted by John on Sep 9th
Eero Saarinen believed that every new project should start out with a clean piece of paper. In other words, allow fresh ideas to come into being, leaving the past in the past. He also held the ideal that a home and the furnishings within were more than just objects to live in and sit on, saying: “The purpose of architecture […]
Atomic Ranch Monroe Mid Century Modern Sofa
Sep 8th
Given the popularity of the Mid Century Modern Genre era outfitting your Atomic Ranch Gem with furnishings is not that difficult. The question becomes how far do you go and is it practical? You can take it all the way down to specific color. Many mid-century themes can get be stuck in a pink/yellow/turquoise pastel scheme. […]
Free standing tubs - bathtubs - acrylic- modern- contemporary tubs
Dec 20th
Five, six, seven thousand or more dollars? When did bathtubs get so expensive? I do not have an exact date for you but well made and as equally important it seems, well styled tubs have been a bit of an investment for some time now. Old Iron claw foot tubs are even being restored and fetch a pretty penny for those who have […]
