Mid-Century Modern Objects

28.06.09

Mid-Century Modern Ranch Dollhouse (“Magnetic Doll House” by Child Guidance)

One of our favorite sellers, momoderne, is opening the bids at $125, or buy it now for $135. It’s not entirely my flavor of modern (the drapes and bedroom furniture are remnants of 50s americana) but there are many modern details such as the walls of glass, the built-in woodwork and room divider, the fireplace, and the pedestal chairs.

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08.06.09

Panasonic Radio Clock from the 1960s

“ Panasonic Radness! ”, recently submitted to our photo group by caco-wixtle

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06.06.09

Mid-Century Fiberglass

“ more fiberglass ”, recently submitted to our photo group by strictly_phals

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02.04.09

Mid-Century Modern Furniture Poster by J Provost

“ Mid-Century Modern Furniture Poster ”, recently submitted to our photo group Technical illustrator James Provost is offering his lovely poster of mid-century classics as a print at Imagekind . The first reader to list the names and designers of all the pieces in the poster will win a 16" × 24" print, courtesy of the Mid-Century Modernist.

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30.03.09

Room 606 at Jacobsen’s Royal Hotel

“ teal blue & wood ”, recently submitted to our photo group by ooh_food Arne Jacobsen designed the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and all of the furniture (including the silverware!). ... The chairs pictured here are "Drop" chairs (or Dråben, as Jacobsen would have said in Danish).

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17.03.09

Red and Blue Fans by Itho

“ ready ”, recently submitted to our photo group by kaylovesvintage Never seen a fan like this one by Itho , a company that doesn’t seem to make commercial tabletop products anymore. ... See also: Erres Fan

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15.03.09

Service à Orangeade by Jean-Pierre Vitrac

Maxime Clair , whose opulent home I featured a few weeks ago, has two of these fantastic Serice à Orangeade for sale. Jean-Pierre’s Vitrac ’s design, a melamine pitcher with stacking mugs that fit neatly in its handle, foreshadows Massimo Vignelli’s popular Heller dinnerware by two years.

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08.03.09

Krueger, King of Laundromat Seating

“ three seater. ”, recently submitted to our photo group by sfgirlbybay Victoria Smith (AKA SFGirlByBay ) noticed, as I have, that laundromats often have the coolest chairs. It's almost like there was a laundromat renovation fad in the ’60s — each shop updating their seating in the modern style of the day in an effort to keep up with the competition.

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07.03.09

Writing Desk by Saporiti Italia

At Lobel Modern, a writing desk by Saporiti Italia in exotic wood on brushed steel base with side pencil drawer.

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03.03.09

Beverly Arts Center, Chicago

“ A sea of seats ”, recently submitted to our photo group by no way 77

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01.03.09

MASH Studios LUX Case Goods

One of my favorite new furniture designers is MASH Studios led by Bernard Brucha who has done work for Martha Stewart, Siemens, Ogilvy & Mather, Toyota, and MTV. ...And buy from the links above and you’ll support the Mid-Century Modernist with a little kick-back.

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23.02.09

Erres Fan

“ charity shop ”, recently submitted to our photo group by kaylovesvintage

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