Los edificios grabados a fuego en nuestra memoria, que representan para nosotros el espíritu del diseño arquitectónico de las décadas de 1950 y 1960, son aquellos cuyas imágenes fueron ampliamente publicadas en revistas y libros. ¿Pero qué hay de los que se perdieron en el proceso, aquellos que rara vez o nunca aparecieron publicados? El intercambio de información visual es crucial para el desarrollo, la evolución y la promoción de los movimientos arquitectónicos. Si un edificio no es visto, si su fotografía es publicada pocas veces o permanece inédita, simplemente no forma parte del discurso arquitectónico. Muchos edificios fotografiados por Julius Shulman sufrieron este destino: sus imágenes cayeron en el olvido. Con este libro, TASCHEN los trae a la luz, rindiendo homenaje a la modernidad californiana en todas sus formas. Los archivos inexplorados de Julius Shulman nos muestran una faceta del Movimiento Moderno largo tiempo oculta. Con un recopilatorio de cerca de 300 obras maestras olvidadas, Modernism Rediscovered rinde homenaje a estas contribuciones menos conocidas, pero sobresalientes, de la arquitectura moderna. Es como fisgonear en una historia privada, en hogares raras veces vistos y sin posibilidad de ser apreciados hasta ahora.
I’ve been thinking quite a lot about Southwestern decor and how much I love a good cowhide, kilim and exposed wood. For months I’ve been calling my soon-to-be home a “rustic/modern” (for lack of a better term), but could it possibly be more of a Southwestern Scandinavian cabin? Is there such a thing? Perhaps I’ll
This article comes courtesy of our friend and cenephile Charlotte Neilson, the author of the fascinating design blog Casting Architecture,...
An exhaustive dig into photographer Julius Shulman's vaults reintroduces the evocative era of Californian modernism...
Modernism Rediscovered by Pierluigi Serraino and Julius Shulman. Hardcover. Taschen. 576 pages. A new appreciation for the genius of architectural photographer Julius Shulman has opened the way for hundreds of abandoned masterworks to be rediscovered. The images burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of fifties and sixties design, were those widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that were not? The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for many years. The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. Many buildings photographed by Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. With this new book, Taschen brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. It's like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet. Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered breathes eternal life into these outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement.
Los edificios grabados a fuego en nuestra memoria, que representan para nosotros el espíritu del diseño arquitectónico de las décadas de 1950 y 1960, son aquellos cuyas imágenes fueron ampliamente publicadas en revistas y libros. ¿Pero qué hay de los que se perdieron en el proceso, aquellos que rara vez o nunca aparecieron publicados? El intercambio de información visual es crucial para el desarrollo, la evolución y la promoción de los movimientos arquitectónicos. Si un edificio no es visto, si su fotografía es publicada pocas veces o permanece inédita, simplemente no forma parte del discurso arquitectónico. Muchos edificios fotografiados por Julius Shulman sufrieron este destino: sus imágenes cayeron en el olvido. Con este libro, TASCHEN los trae a la luz, rindiendo homenaje a la modernidad californiana en todas sus formas. Los archivos inexplorados de Julius Shulman nos muestran una faceta del Movimiento Moderno largo tiempo oculta. Con un recopilatorio de cerca de 300 obras maestras olvidadas, Modernism Rediscovered rinde homenaje a estas contribuciones menos conocidas, pero sobresalientes, de la arquitectura moderna. Es como fisgonear en una historia privada, en hogares raras veces vistos y sin posibilidad de ser apreciados hasta ahora.
Discover what makes this traditional blue hues so interesting and learn how to use it in interior design.
This is about a rediscovered exhibition on now at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County: A Designed Life: Contemporary American Textiles, Wallpapers, and Containers & Packaging, 1951–1954 on view at UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture through December 8, 2018. (It travels to the Center for Architecture in Sarasota, Florida in 2019.) See it if you can. A Designed Life (ADL), which received funding support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cob
bringing carlo scarpa's masterpiece to light, OKOLO art collective has created an exhibition at the sklada gallery titled, 'casa tabarelli rediscovered'.
'Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered' is the new, three-part tome about the forerunner of architectural photography, curated by Benedikt Taschen.
'Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered' is the new, three-part tome about the forerunner of architectural photography, curated by Benedikt Taschen.
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We selected five seating areas from iconic mid-century modern houses, to make you dream a bit or to get inspiration from. Check the notes for more details.
click images for larger view Sculptor and designer Alfonso Iannelli is "known" without being "well known", but that's all about to change. Born in Italy in 1888, Iannelli's came to Chicago in 1914 to work with Frank Lloyd Wright on Midway Gardens, and he continued to be a major presence in the city for half a century, right through one of his final, and most seen, commissions - the relief of the Rock of Gibraltar on the side of the Prudential Building, completed in 1955. Iannelli kept trying to make the relief stand out from the building, and in one of his drawings, surrounded The Rock with blue sky. That drawing is part of a fascinating small exhibition, Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design, which you can see at the Architech Gallery only through December 22nd. (730 North Franklin, Suite 200 - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m.) Next year, Iannelli may finally be getting his time in the spotlight. Sometime in the spring of 2013, gallery owner and Iannelli scholar David Jameson, who acquired most of Iannelli's archive a few years back, is scheduled to publish a new book, also called Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design, an exhaustive, lavishly illustrated account of Iannelli's life and work. Sitting across a desk and looking at a computer screen, I got a preview of the book, and its a stunner. We've already written about the striking, abstracted posters Iannelli and his wife Margaret created for the vaudeville acts at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Jameson has images of nearly all of them, and many more will make their way into the book. Margaret Iannelli was a talented artist in her own right, and a major collaborator with his husband to the point where its sometimes unclear where one hand left off and the other began. Committed to a sanatorium after a mental breakdown, she continued to create illustrations and art for her husband's clients. That story will also be covered in Jameson's book, as will Iannelli's troubled relationship with Wright, which soured after FLW claimed all the credit for Iannelli's Midway Garden sprites. There's also a section on the spectacular sculptures Iannelli created for Purcell and Elmslie's Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, Iowa. There's the Pickwick in Park Ridge, and his work with Barry Byrne, including the Kenna Apartments in South Shore. I think you get the picture. Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design looks to be one of the must-have books of 2013. When he hear of an official release date, we'll be sure to let you. For now, check out the show at Architech, only through this weekend, closing December 22nd.
Mid-century modern houses focused on two spaces: living rooms and kitchens. Today we have selected six mid-century kitchens that we like and, we hope, will inspire or just make you dream a bit. Dark wooden -sometimes covered by bright colours like turquoise or light yellow- cabinets, together with big windows and polished countertops and floors create those contrasts that we like
On a visit to the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, a man saw something that generations of curators didn't.
Image 3 of 11 from gallery of Carlos García Vázquez: "The Modern Urbanism Has Rediscovered Traditional Cities". Hong Kong in the 90s, when it was still a British colony, but undergoing rapid economic development. Image © Wonderlane [Flickr], under CC BY 2.0 license
Image 9 of 14 from gallery of Pedro E. Guerrero: Photographs of Modern Life. Day House, John Black Lee Architect, 1970, New Canaan, CT © Pedro E. Guerrero, Courtesy Edward Cella Art+Architecture
A portrait by Gustav Klimt that disappeared nearly a century ago was found—and could fetch $54 million when it hits the auction block this spring.
BUILD digs into the brilliant and strategic photography of Julius Shulman.
Longing for a quieter life, an adventurous French couple left it all behind and followed their dreams to Château de Dirac, a charming castle in eastern France. Greenery brings classic charm to a mantel. Unexpected touches of color are especially pleasing to the eye against an otherwise neutral backdrop. The castle, surrounded by breathtaking woods and green
Modernism Rediscovered by Pierluigi Serraino and Julius Shulman. Hardcover. Taschen. 576 pages. A new appreciation for the genius of architectural photographer Julius Shulman has opened the way for hundreds of abandoned masterworks to be rediscovered. The images burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of fifties and sixties design, were those widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that were not? The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for many years. The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. Many buildings photographed by Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. With this new book, Taschen brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. It's like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet. Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered breathes eternal life into these outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement.
6 books about mid-century modern and modernist architecture that everyone should have.
