• The Origins of Palm Springs Architecture & Design

    The Origins of Palm Springs Architecture & Design

    Palm Springs has had an outsized influence on midcentury modern (MCM) architecture and design.

  • Midcentury Modern Colors

    Midcentury Modern Colors

    Don’t let the grey and beige midcentury furniture reproductions in home furnishing stores fool you. Actual midcentury home colors were often vivid and varied!

  • When Danish Modern Style Ruled

    When Danish Modern Style Ruled

    In the 1940s, during World War II, Danish designers were prominent leaders in the movement to design and make affordable, functional, elegant furniture. Danish designer Kaare Klint (1888–1954) is today considered the father of modern Danish design. He helped establish the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and taught…