A Spectacular Michigan Modern Home in Barrington Hills, Illinois
Styrofoam. Who’d have thought that I’d ever start off a story about a modern home with that particular one-word sentence? Not me, …
Thoughts on Modern Home Values
The Modern Minute: Thoughts on Modern Home Values Whenever I’m contacted by somebody who’s thinking of selling their modern home, and they …
Modernism in Winter
Last week we were having a particularly beautiful snowfall, and I decided that rather than hunker down indoors, I’d head out to …
Ruth Adler Schnee: An Exhibit at the Cranbrook Art Museum
Until a string of media notices and articles recently flooded my inbox, I was unfamiliar with the work of Ruth Adler Schnee. …
Six Modernist Artists Featured at The Art Institute of Chicago
I came across this article in The Chicago Maroon about the Art Institute’s exhibit In a Cloud, in a Wall, in a …
Mid-Century Modern Architecture Around the World
Modernism, and especially mid-century modern architecture, certainly has recaptured the attention of many around the world. Its resurgence is borderline mainstream, with …
The Mid-Century Modern Designs of Mel Smilow
I ran across this article about designer Mel Smilow, who along with his business partner Morton Thielle, had a small chain of …
Alan Hess Talks About the Loss of Southern California’s Googie Architecture
It may be just a couple minutes long, but in this piece on Spectrum News 1, architect and historian Alan Hess states …
It’s Modern Home Tour Season!
The colors are changing and the leaves are starting to fall, and along with them, the temperatures. Which means, of course, that …
SOLD! A Fantastic Atrium House by Dennis Blair in Barrington Hills
When it comes to modern homes, peoples’ wish lists seem to have different things on them depending on where they’re looking at …
