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 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 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...
by Marisa | Aug 8, 2019 | Mid Century Modern, Uncategorized
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash Artist, Charles Loyer Updated January 2022 At Modern Homes Portland, we live and breathe modernist design in the mid century and beyond. For years, we have looked at iconic moments and intrinsic people in modern design history here on our...