Image Source – Allison Meier Sixty years ago on April 9, 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 91. Although the world lost an incredible architect, his work and principles still make this world better and more beautiful. Chances are, if you ask someone to name a famous architect,…
Image Source – Artshuntsville.org Beginning on April 26, the Southeast’s premier arts festival, Panoply, will take place in Big Spring Park, located in Huntsville, Alabama. This 3-day festival is filled with music, art, activities for kids, and more. Huntsville is not exactly well-known for its art scene. In fact, we are known as the “Rocket…
Image Source – Taschen.com Known for producing some of the most famous mid-century modern houses in California, the Case Study House Program was created to offer tangible solutions for post-war families. Announced in January 1945, Arts & Architecture would be launching a series of 8 magazines, each featuring a house, to keep itself afloat after…
Image Source – Shinya Suzuki Living through the Depression Era in full effect, Frank Lloyd Wright reimagined city life in a way that would allow its residents to truly survive. Based on the automobile, Broadacre City was a new, democratic city that focused on the growth of the individual. “[A] city is not an arrangement…
With everyone tidying up and tossing anything that doesn’t spark joy these days, it’s no wonder that mid-century modern is sticking around. What began as a design trend in the 1930s, this style has come back and appears to be here to stay. But why is it still so popular? A Broad Design Spectrum Because…
For many collectors, modern design is not only a passion but an investment. The pieces collected bring both aesthetic and monetary value to their owner. However, keeping a large collection cataloged and protected against the elements can seem like an insurmountable task. Here are 4 simple ways to keep your art safeguarded for the future.…
With today’s buildings drafted and designed on computers, hand-drawn designs are a rare commodity. Even before computers came into the picture, most architects didn’t sketch their own renderings. So when you find a picture created by the original architect, you have come across a treasure. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder Most collectors…
“This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other with more integrity, more curiosity, more wholeheartedness.” Maria Popova There is something magical about viewing art. Whether in a museum, in a gallery, or even in someone’s home, experiencing…
Even though Europeans technically invented the first automobile, Americans were not to be left behind. We quickly dominated the automobile market, especially in the first half of the twentieth century, thanks to Henry Ford’s invention of mass-production techniques. With motor vehicles becoming the new way of transportation, gasoline was becoming a necessity. Enter Texas Oil…
With small imports taking over the subcompact car scene in 1970, American Motors decided to roll out a car that was not only small but stylish. They decided on a design, a silhouette that would become The Gremlin. While stylish isn’t usually the word people use to describe a Gremlin, it certainly was unique. Interesting…
