#mid-century-modern-design

#mid-century-modern-design

IKEA has been releasing new solid-wood pieces to its lineup, all while keeping prices relatively low - headline news for folks like me who want premium 'forever furniture' on a particle-board budget.

There is an idea in environmental psychology that suggests you can understand a person more quickly by walking through their home than by sitting across from them in conversation.

The layout reads immediately through its centerpiece. A large counter traces a curved path across the room, guiding both movement and attention. Formed from a reclaimed millstone, the surface has been cut into three segments and reassembled into a continuous, fan-like sequence.

The courtyard of MoMA PS1 in Queens was buzzing during Wednesday night's opening of Greater New York, now in its sixth edition. Our team shares first impressions from the expansive show, which included more than 50 New York City artists at the beginning of their careers.

In 1962, the architect Buckminster Fuller envisioned a floating city that would free humanity from its dependence on the Earth. The speculative project consisted of enormous geodesic spheres that would naturally levitate in air warmed by the sun and be anchored to mountaintops.

Morrow Soft Goods took cues from the soft hue in their spring collection; shown is the cotton matelasse Devi Coverlet in the Maíz colorway; $265.

The hack allows you to mount your TV without damaging the walls, taking up too much precious floor space, or even committing too hard to one TV setup over another.

Lately we've noticed designers, artists, and even jewelers making their own collections of knobs, drawer pulls, and handles that are anything but an afterthought-they're a statement.

Pamela Anderson's new wicker furniture collection, 'The Sentimentalist,' for Olive Ateliers is a reflection of her love for gardening and outdoor living, showcasing her design sensibilities.

"It has been estimated that one million five hundred thousand houses each year for a period of 10 years will be needed to relieve the urgent housing problem of this country. The enormity of such a need cannot even be partially satisfied by building techniques as we have known and used them in the past."

Designed by noted residential architect Roland E. Coate, the home was built in 1926 for Annie Wilson, daughter of pioneering Southern California businessman and politician Benjamin Wilson, for whom Mt. Wilson is named. The gently sloping 1-acre-plus property was once part of the vast holdings of George S. Patton, father of the famed U.S. general.

There's few things that get us going quite like the words "Herman Miller sale" do. And ahead of Presidents' Day weekend, the brand is offering 20% off a wide selection of its quintessential design staples. We're talking the ubiquitous Eames chair, the statement-making Noguchi coffee table, as well as a full range of items from the esteemed Nelson collection, all marked down right now. If you've been saving up to anoint your space with a designer piece, now's the most

An unfitted kitchen is made up of unattached appliances, furniture, and cabinetry to create a functional, working kitchen space without the use of built-ins.

Above: In praise of the sunny coverlet. Photograph by Hanna Grankvist, styling by Malena Burman, courtesy of Also Office, from Big Ambitions: A Clever Makeover for a 680-Square-Foot West Village Apartment. Speaking of sunny yellow, click see the cover reveal of Life Inside a Cottage, the new book by our sometime contributor Nell Card (and featuring this favorite!). Obsession of the week: Isabella Rossellini and a collaborator are making blankets and rugs from the wool of her Mama Farm sheep-and they're for sale.