Model/actor Luka Sabbat turned up at the Hermes show during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris looking fashionable as ever. We met him when he filmed a video at our house for W Magazine/Samsung. He surprised us because it turns out he’s a big fan of mid-century modern architectural homes like ours, and at the time Continue reading “LUKA SABBAT APPRECIATES DESIGN OF MANY KINDS”
The unexpected death of Linda Lavin threw her upcoming Hulu TV series, Mid Century Modern, into a tizzy since the first season still has three episodes to film. The much anticipated show from the producers of Will & Grace is described as a gay male version of The Golden Girls with 87-year-old Linda playing the Continue reading “WHO CAN REPLACE LINDA LAVIN?”
My adorable and brilliant friend Charles Phoenix is presenting one of his educational and really fun shows on mid-century Americana on YouTube tonight and you should NOT miss it!
While browsing eBay for midcentury items, we came upon this amazing stove from the home of Ronald Reagan. After Nancy Reagan’s death, the Bel Air house was sold and most contents auctioned off. Apparently this stove was too large for the auction so it was donated to the Junior Blind Foundation. Alas, it’s too big Continue reading “RONALD REAGAN’S STOVE CAN NOW BE YOURS (FOR A GOOD CAUSE!)”
Every day we read the newspaper and realize how many things we have to be thankful for. How about you? Have a mid-century modern Thanksgiving!!
We are still REELING with joy from a visit to the home of the late Charlton Heston. (Estate sale) Much of what we remember about the actor was negatively tied to his NRA association. But he was a much different person than we imagined. He built his Coldwater Canyon dream house in 1959 with Ben Continue reading “CHARLTON HESTON: THE HOUSE REVEALS A LOT ABOUT THE MAN”
The house that Elvis Presley and his bride Priscilla occupied in 1966 to 1967 is up for sale in Palm Springs again. The mid-century structure is gorgeous – it consists of three round stories – there’s not a square corner in the whole place. Architect William Krisel designed the 4962 sq ft,4 bedroom 5 bath Continue reading “WE CAN’T STOP LOVING ELVIS’S PALM SPRINGS HOUSE”
It appears that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds’ marriage was doing just fine in August because they bought a beautiful restored mid-century modern house with walls of glass in Los Feliz for 2.8 million dollars. The 1960’s 2835 sq ft dream house was designed by Buff & Hensman and originally featured four bedrooms but they Continue reading “MID CENTURY MODERN CASUALTY TO JOHANSSON REYNOLDS DIVORCE”
Photo Credit: Splash News Take a look at the possible future of McDonald’s. Not bad, eh? It just goes to prove that NOTHING has to be ugly. The fast-food icon just opened an experimental “Black Label” McDonalds in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. It features mid-century modern Danish decor, free Wi-Fi, flat screen TV’s, (we can Continue reading “MCDONALDS’ EXPERIMENTAL FUTURISTIC DECOR IS HERE”