Continuity & Reinvention: American Interior Decorators in the Post‑War Era
Matt Graham
Design History | June 15, 2025
Modernism didn’t end the decorator’s reign—it forced a creative pivot. Here’s how American interior deco...
Matt Graham
Volume: The Third Dimension Designers Sculpt
Matt Graham
Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins | June 14, 2025
Floor plans are flat promises. Real design happens when those lines rise to enclose volu...
Tadao Ando: Crafting Silence with Concrete and Light
Matt Graham
Concrete Poetics | June 13, 2025
Bare concrete, quiet light, elemental form—Ando’s spaces are meditations in stone.
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Warm Craft Modernism: How Post‑War Scandinavia Re‑Shaped Design
Matt Graham
Design History | June 13, 2025
Scandinavia didn’t just adopt modernism—they gave it soul. Here’s why their “warm modernism” became a glo...
Plywood Veneer Matching: Turning Wall Panels into Art
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 5 mins | June 13, 2025
Transform plain plywood into a statement surface—learn how cuts and matching patterns unloc...
Can a Cracked Slate Pool Table Be Repaired?
Matt Graham
When it comes to a cracked slate panel on a pool table, the question often arises: can it be repaired, or must it be replaced? The answe...
Futurism & Rationalism: Italy’s Interrupted Run-Up to Modernism
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 7 mins | June 11, 2025
How Italy’s early avant-garde chased the machine age—until politics hit pause.
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Post-War American Modernism: European Influence, Domestic Innovation, and the Rise of Midcentury Design
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 10 mins | June 11, 2025
How America blended European ideals and homegrown innovation to shape the global language ...
Britain and the Arrival of Early Modernism: Gropius, Fry, Mendelsohn, and Chermayeff
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 7 mins | June 10, 2025
International visionaries brought the modernist revolution to Britain, overcoming conserva...