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Mid-Century Modern Freak

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Atomic. Futurist. Populuxe. Googie. Modernist. Vintage Pop Culture.
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1970 Jane & Serge | Photos: Bert Stern for Vogue | New York

Legendary celebrity photographer Bert Stern was known for his ability to coax a truly spontaneous and unexpected moment from his subjects. In this image from the June 1, 1970, Vogue, a playful Serge Gainsbourg tries to fell his then wife, singer and actress Jane Birkin. Birkin wears a midriff-baring top and matching skirt by Maxime de la Falaise and knee-high Capezio boots. Gainsbourg, a times a director and actor, is also one of the most highly regarded musicians in the world. - Via

#Serge Gainsbourg#Bert Stern#Jane Birkin#1970#Maxime de la Falaise#Capezio boot#vintage vogue
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Sculptured Tables | Philippe Hiquily

Born in 1925 in Montmartre, Philippe Hiquily studied at the Parisian Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in the same class as Gimond-Janniau and César. One of his works, La Bicyclette, was acquired in 1956 by the Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris. In 1959, he exhibited in the New York gallery The Contemporaries. He then met the surrealist artists, Max Ernst and Georges Bataille at Ninette Lyon's. He is celebrated for his work on metal, and began to design pieces of furniture in the 1960s. In the 1980s, he created mobile sculptures propelled by electric motors.

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#Montmartre#Philippe Hiquily#Gimond-Janniau#La Bicyclette#Max Ernst#Georges Bataille#Ninette Lyon#mid-century mobile sculptures#Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris#Parisian Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts#French Sculptor#French Design#Mid-century modern#Mid-century modern art#mid-century modern Tables#vintage sculptured tables#mid-century modern interiors
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Is Paul Tuttle a Forgotten Designer?

In the annals of Los Angeles mid-century modernism, Paul Tuttle may not loom nearly as large as Charles Eames and Pierre Koenig, but he should. He created spare but elegant interiors and custom furnishings such as those shown in the 1952 floating glass-box home in Pasadena (2nd photo). (The house was designed by Tuttle's employer, architect Thornton Ladd.) - David A. Keeps of the Los Angeles Times

Denied entrance to Art Center School in Los Angeles, Tuttle “audited “ a class out of sight of the instructor, Alvin Lustig, a highly respected designer. Tuttle created a model and presented it to the class as if he were enrolled. When Lustig realized he was not, he summarily dismissed him—but he didn’t forget him.

Impressed with Tuttle’s ability, Lustig contacted him within weeks, offering a job in his office. While he was not there long, Tuttle’s lasting friendship with the “pioneer of modern design” was the first of several opportunities that would propel him into the design field.- Jane Ellison of Seasons Magazine

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#Arco lounge Chair#Paul Tuttle#Winsor White#Mid-century modern#Mid-century modern furniture#mid-century modern interiors#Mid-century modern designer#Alvin Lustig#Eames#Z Chair#chariot chaise lounge for Strassle#Strassle#Thornton Ladd
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1963 Hanging Wall Case with Free Edge | Design: George Nakashima from the Edmund J. Bennett Collection

(pictured) George Nakashima, Doris Harris, and Edmund J. Bennett of Bethesda, Maryland. Edmund J. Bennett acquired the largest Nakashima collection from a single owner in history.

“This collection reflects the best elements of Nakashima’s work, but also the relationship between craftsman and client. Over the course of 30 years, Edmund J. Bennett commissioned Nakashima to create a diverse, all-encompassing collection, from desks, chairs, and daybeds to lamps, mirrors, and wall units. It began with a collaboration between two visionaries and continued with Bennett’s lifelong appreciation of an American master.” -  Peter Loughery, Director of Modern Design & Fine Art - Via

#Edmund J. Bennett#George Nakashima#Hanging Wall Case#mid-century modern#mid-century modern Credenza#mid-century modern sideboard#hanging sideboard#mid-century modern design#mid-century modern storage
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