{"id":17898,"date":"2015-09-15T14:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=17898"},"modified":"2015-11-04T15:27:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T15:27:24","slug":"get-the-look-5-mid-century-modern-interiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/get-the-look-5-mid-century-modern-interiors\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the look: 5 mid century modern interiors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mid century modern<\/strong><\/em> fever is here. Interior designers have a deeper and deeper passion by scandinavian<\/em> design and spaces and a love for mid century modern interiors that will keep going on strong for years to come.<\/p>\n

Five Midcentury Homes Worth Touring for Interiors Inspiration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit these classic residences, including Modernist designer Eileen Gray\u2019s 1929 villa, now open to the public after years of restoration and learn how to get the look<\/em>.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Loving Mid Century Modern Interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Modernist houses may be (rightly) famous for their pared-back design and simplified construction, but there\u2019s more to them than just clean lines, right angles and floor-to-ceiling windows. To step inside the Casa de Vidro in S\u00e3o Paulo, an aquarium-like box on stilts designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1951, is to experience the designer\u2019s eclectic aesthetic firsthand and see the couple\u2019s Brazilian folk-art collection, still on view. American architect Philip Johnson, who built his Glass House in New Canaan, Conn., in 1949, aptly summed up the singular charm of living in a transparent box: \u201cIt\u2019s the only house in the world where you can see the sunset and the moonrise at the same time, standing in the same place.\u201d<\/p>\n

These five architectural classics balance the sleek simplicity of midcentury furniture and that clutter-less comfort we all crave\u2014in short, houses worth touring for what\u2019s on the inside as much as for their more-renowned exteriors.<\/p>\n

\"Villa
\nWedged between a pine-shaded path and the rocky French Riviera coast, Eileen Gray\u2019s simple white home is a reclusive beauty. Conceived as a poetic vacation home for the designer and her lover, Romanian architect and editor Jean Badovici, it was completed in 1929 but fell into disrepair in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

THE REAL STAR IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS | Stahl House, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nThe Stahl House has always been a popular spot for photo shoots and films, including the 1999 movie \u2018Galaxy Quest\u2019 and, more recently, Showtime\u2019s \u2018Ray Donovan.\u2019 ENLARGE
\nThe Stahl House has always been a popular spot for photo shoots and films, including the 1999 movie \u2018Galaxy Quest\u2019 and, more recently, Showtime\u2019s \u2018Ray Donovan.\u2019
\nAlso known as Case Study House No. 22, this floor-to-ceiling glass home was built in 1960 by American architect Pierre Koenig based on a model by its owner, Buck Stahl. It had a word-of-mouth open-door policy from the start. \u201cMy parents welcomed anyone who was interested,\u201c said Shari Gronwald, the Stahls\u2019 daughter. \u201cOur house was like a revolving door.\u201d<\/p>\n

OFF-THE-BEATEN-SCANDINAVIAN-PATH | Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland
\nVilla Mairea\u2019s undivided, 820-foot-long living space was inspired by the traditional Finnish peasant house, with slender vertical poles that evoke the outdoor landscape. ENLARGE
\nVilla Mairea\u2019s undivided, 820-foot-long living space was inspired by the traditional Finnish peasant house, with slender vertical poles that evoke the outdoor landscape.<\/p>\n

\"Villa
\nBuilt in 1939 by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and his wife, Aino, this patchwork home, a 160-mile drive from Helsinki, was the private residence of longtime arts patrons Maire and Harry Gullichsen, who began hosting summer art exhibitions in the early 1970s. It opened to the public in 1984.<\/p>\n

WELCOME TO THE TASTEFUL JUNGLE | Casa de Vidro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil
\nCasa de Vidro\u2019s floor-to-ceiling windows frame the lush vegetation on the home\u2019s 75,300-square-foot plot. ENLARGE
\nCasa de Vidro\u2019s floor-to-ceiling windows frame the lush vegetation on the home\u2019s 75,300-square-foot plot.<\/p>\n

\"Casa
\nHidden behind tropical greenery, this elegant house, constructed in 1951 by Italian-born architect and designer Lina Bo Bardi as a private home for her and her husband, sits on thin columns called pilotis. Since 2000, it has been open to the public for seasonal art exhibitions. The current one, \u201cLina em Casa: Percursos,\u201d runs until July 19 and traces the architect\u2019s work in Brazil since 1946.<\/p>\n

A SEE-THROUGH ABODE | The Glass House, New Canaan, Conn.
\nThe living room of Philip Johnson\u2019s Glass House features Nicolas Poussin\u2019s 1648 \u2019Burial of Phocion,\u2019 which is supported by a stand. ENLARGE
\nThe living room of Philip Johnson\u2019s Glass House features Nicolas Poussin\u2019s 1648 \u2019Burial of Phocion,\u2019 which is supported by a stand.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nBuilt by American architect Philip Johnson in 1949, this minimalist retreat\u2014a hilltop pavilion intimately immersed in nature\u2014sits on a 49-acre estate. The home, where Johnson lived until his death in 2005, became a U.S. National Trust Historic Site in 1986 and opened to the public in 2007.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Loving Mid Century Modern Interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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