While some residents have a strong mid-century modern aesthetic and are aware of the significance of living in a building designed by Mies van Der Rohe, others were drawn to live there for the lush landscaping and the large floor to ceiling windows. Although each unit is identical to one another, the decorating styles are as varied and eclectic as the residents.

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The Complete Mid-Century Modern Collection includes 101 of our furniture and decor vector icons. Furniture from designers included in this collection are Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Eileen Gray, Hans Wegner, Curtis Jere, Finn Juhl, Grete Jalk, Neils Moller, and many, many others… The complete set costs $46 so if you’re not interested in that, we’ve broken it down into smaller, more niche collections.

The Modern Collection set that includes 50 vector icons of the most iconic modern and mid-century modern furniture. You can get the Modern Collection for $20.

The Danish Modern Collection includes 26 pieces of classic Scandinavian designed furniture silhouettes. You can get the Danish Modern Collection for $16.

The Decor Collection includes 26 icons of classic vintage home accessories including a series of George Nelson clocks. You can get the Modern Decor Collection for $16.

Peter Webb fell in love with one particular piece on Mad Men – the giraffe triptych in Pete Campbell’s apartment. After trying unsuccessfully to find out who the artist was and purchase an original for himself, he decided to make a limited edition of 5 hand crafted reproductions.

Luckily for us, he still has two triptychs available for purchase, and to make it even more tempting – you might be able to buy one for only $650 if you win our $500 mid-century modern shopping spree on LushPad sponsored by Modernism magazine.

Fortunately for those lucky enough to attend Modernism Week this year, the Palm Springs Modernism Week peeps have made an iPhone app so you’ll be sure to not miss a thing while you’re there.

If I were going again this year – these events would definitely be on my list!

Lectures
The Architecture of Donald Wexler
Havanna Before Castro
Australia Modern
Albert Frey Lecture by Bill Butler

Events
The Modernism Show
The Shag Exhibit at M Modern Gallery
Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern Book Signing

Parties
Orbitini Hour at The Hideaway
Palm Springs Preservation Foundation Retro Martini Cocktail Hour

Films
Contemporary Days: The Designs of Lucienne and Robin Day
Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Palm Springs
Oscar Niemeyer: “Life is a Breath of Air”.

I’d love to hear reports from anyone who is going this year!

It certainly left me with a ball of stress in my stomach, so I’m thankful for everyone’s patience and hope it didn’t leave you too inconvenienced. Onwards and upwards, eh?

I learned two things very quickly. Firstly, the chair is not by Folke Ohlsson. Even though the body shape is exactly the same as a DUX armchair, on closer inspection the teak frame gave it away. I was crestfallen, but still, I had the frame of a chair with fabulous bones, and it was incredibly comfy even though falling apart. I told myself it was still a deal.

Second thing I learned is that reupholstering a chair is not cheap. At all. Suddenly the deal wasn’t so much of a deal.

Resigned, but not willing to give up the chair, I put it in storage and always fancied there would come a day that I’d have it in my livingroom. Well, 5 years later thanks to my generous parents and a milestone birthday, my faux DUX was reborn. And she’s beautiful. And comfortable. And bright orange. And I don’t care now that she’s not the Real McCoy. My fake is still a shining example of a mid-century modern teak armchair.

Anyway, that was my biggest lesson–if you fall in love with a piece of furniture, don’t worry about a name, just buy it. However, I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t buy the Percival Lafer coffee table that was sitting next to it in the junk store. It was $60. There’s a regret I won’t soon forget.

If you’d like more mid-century modern wallpaper for your digital life, let me know in the comments below!

Both Marilyn and John Neuhart worked with the Eames Office in various capacities from the 1950s until 1978, the year Charles Eames died. During this time they had the extraordinary opportunity to work intimately with the members of the Eames Office and their iconic manufacturers.

Marilyn and John Neuhart absorbed their stories, and meticulously portray the history and development of Eames furniture in their book, The Story of Eames Furniture. The book is a firsthand account of the workings of the Eames Office based on the Neuhart’s recollections and of others who also worked closely with Charles Eames. Marilyn Neuhart – more familiar with the Eames’ than almost any other – spent the last 15 years compiling the stories, images, and recollections featured in the book.

Check out the Marilyn and John Neuhart interview about Charles Eames below, and if you’re as intrigued as I am about the book, you can pick up The Story of Eames Furniture at Amazon.

Trevor’s interest in mid-century modern design has been a growing fascination for the past 10 years or so, beginning with the work of George Nakishima and the blending of Danish modern with Japanese aesthetics. From there he discovered Eames, Jacobsen and the other masters of design.

To find out more about the Eames Leg Splint and its relevance in design history, see the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art notation.

Also, don’t forget to check out our wonderful sponsor, Modernism Magazine. It’s a fantastic publication that we can’t wait to get every quarter, that is filled with great information and photos about 20th century modernist design.