postwar culture

Who was Maria Kipp? Textile engineer and designer & mid-century modern design icon

Pickwick pine paneling — the most popular knotty pine pattern in midcentury America?

Midcentury vs. mid-century vs. mid century

12 reasons to own (and love) a mid-century home

1946 Merillat kitchen on display at 2014 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS)

“Tom Thumb” American Dream House — a 720 s.f. design in a 1940 builder’s model

Maija Isola: Legendary Marimekko designer — with 28 vintage patterns still in production today

Lady Bird Johnson postage stamps from 1966 and 1969

Factory built houses: 28 pages of Lincoln Homes from 1955

An interview with Vladimir Kagan – Classic Kagan furniture designs being handcrafted again

Midcentury Modern at the Movies: Inside the Hitchcock house set design — 34 photos!

David’s estate sale booty — vintage Donfeld sketches — featured in Deborah Nadoolman Landis’ new Hollywood Sketchbook