by Marisa | Oct 11, 2019 | Events
Where: Portland, Oregon (Multiple Sites) When: October 14th-19th List of Events: http://sustainablebuildingweek.com/ Mark your calendars this October for Portland’s Sustainable Design Week (SDW)—tackling the question of how to make our homes last longer, how to...
by Marisa | Oct 10, 2019 | Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes, Rummers
Featuring my previous listing 13850 SW Bonnie Brae Ct. in Beaverton My buyers relocating from Southern Oregon were looking for something mid-century modern and very special. This type of home is in pretty high demand and we had toured everything that hit market within...
by Marisa | Oct 9, 2019 | Architectural Features, Art, Atomic Living, Mid Century Modern
La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames, designed in 1948 for a competition at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). Image via Flickr by smow blog “Anything I can do, Ray can do better” — Charles Eames There’s much to be found on the history...
by Marisa | Sep 24, 2019 | Listing, Mid Century Modern
Photo Sourced from Evelyn Paris Unsplash I keep my eye peeled for the newest and best midcentury and contemporary homes to hit the Northwest market. Now you can too with this Mid-century Round-Up of all the best homes in the region available today! Seattle,...
by Marisa | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plaster bust created by Noguchi of dancer Sono Osato. Image: sono-osato, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons “Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture.” Referred to in my blog on Herman Miller, we know Isamu Noguchi as a...
by Marisa | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Interior of Eames Home. Image via Flickr from edward stojakovic There are arguably no designers with a wider range of influence on 20th-century design than the powerhouse couple, Charles and Ray Eames. They are best known for their contributions to architecture,...
by Marisa | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today you’re in for a treat of contemporary eye-candy. I’m erring on the side of luxury this week, with five of America’s most beautiful contemporary luxury homes. Beautiful contemporary designs can be found from West to East. If you’re looking...
by Marisa | Sep 5, 2019 | Architectural Features, Art, Mid Century Modern
The Bauhaus by Walter Gropius. Image courtesy of Bauhaus Dessau 2019 is the 100 year anniversary of the Bauhaus—the school started by Walter Gropius that began a movement. A reaction to the frivolity of the last century, this German-born movement spread quickly...
by Marisa | Aug 29, 2019 | Events
Get a handle on the latest in home design this weekend at the 2019 Portland Renovation & Landscaping Show. This tradeshow will feature everything from cabinetry to sunrooms to waterproofing and more. Getting started in your home projects is easier when you know...
by Marisa | Aug 27, 2019 | Atomic Living, contemporary modern, Mid Century Home Furnishing, Mid Century Modern
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Photo sourced from Herman Miller. An Innovative Start Innovation embodies the Herman Miller mission and at over 100 years, that legacy thrives. I’ve said it before and may say it again—Herman Miller changed accessibility to...
