In the fall of 1926 Barker Brothers, then the largest furniture retailer in the United States, opened a striking new shop on the fourth floor of its eleven-story building in downtown Los Angeles. The new “store-within-a-store,” christened “Modes …
The Way We Live Now: Thoughts on Russel Wright’s design legacy
By Russell Flinchum At the New York School of Interior Design on May 6 the Manitoga Design Industry Council convened a panel, “Russel Wright—The Growing Relevance of Organic Modernism,” that included landscape …
The Rug Company debuts designs by Eva Zeisel
By Carolyn KellyTo those familiar with the prolific career of the Hungarian-born designer Eva Zeisel it will come as no surprise to learn that the justly-celebrated 102-year-old ceramicist has added more new work to her portfolio. The design blog Apart…
Antiques Bookshelf
In July the Museum of Modern Art will publish Gunta Stölzl: Bauhaus Master, a book that offers an intimate look at the art of the modernist designer and weaver. As the title suggests, Stölzl was an influential member of the visionary Bauhaus school