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1stdibs.com at the NY Design Center

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When 1stdibs.com went from click to brick, it was an overnight success, far beyond what was expected. Until the opening of its new home 1stdibs.com was only online. It was the luxury marketplace site for antique and vintage design from the United States, Canada, France, and England. In other words, a treasure trove of jewelry, lighting, furniture, antiquities and especially design classics that you could buy online. Now 1stdibs has expanded to bricks and mortar. Some 53 dealers occupy a huge 1stdibs space on the 10th floor of the New York Design Center in Midtown Manhattan on Lexington Avenue between 32nd and 33rd streets. With the expansion from virtuality to reality, the new 1stdibs@NYDC is a big hit with designers as well as the general public. The Design Center, which in the past was to-the-trade, decorators only, is now open to the general public even on Saturday.

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Modernist Masterworks of Los Angeles, 1900 - 1970

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Filed under: Estates, Books

If you coveted the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House in Los Angeles we wrote about last year, but didn't quite have the $15 million asking price, you should pick up a copy of Architecture of the Sun. The weighty tome, being published later this month by Rizzoli for $95, focuses on Los Angeles' many fine modernist masterworks built from 1900–1970. A modern city shaped by the complexities of its geography – ocean, desert, and mountains – "as connected with the industries which formed its cultural references and livelihood", Los Angeles has produced some of the greatest architectural accomplishments of the twentieth century. In addition to Lloyd Wright the architects featured include Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Rudolph Schindler, whose brilliant designs came to define an era. The eminent author, Thomas S. Hines, is Professor Emeritus of History and Architecture at UCLA, where he teaches cultural, urban, and architectural history.

Tags: architecture, books, California, coffee table books, design, Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, Los Angeles, modernism, modernist, modernist architecture, photography, Richard Neutra, Rizzoli, UCLA

Philip Johnson Hamptons House for Sale at $35 Million

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A Hamptons beach house designed by Philip Johnson three years before the architect built his famous Glass House in New Canann, Conn. has come on the market for $35 million. Built in 1946 and based on plans drawn up by Mies van der Rohe, the modernist Farney House (above) is nestled in the dunes of Sagaponack supported on raised log piers. The house, which was expanded and updated by local architect Mark Matthews in 1989 - perhaps spoiling the purity of Johnson's work in the eyes of some - features a stunning glass-enclosed living room with spectacular ocean views. The 5,000-sq-.ft., 8-bed, 7-bath wooden residence sits on 3.6 oceanfront acres with 363 ft. of pristine Hamptons shoreline, and is accessed by a private road situated a substantial distance from any public beach access. The property includes a free-form swimming pool, tennis court, play area, putting green and basketball court incorporated into a beautiful landscape design, as well as a long boardwalk running from the house to the beach.

[via JustLuxe]

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Svenska Mobler, Worship At The Altar of Swedish Modernism

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Sometimes, confronted with the myriad home decor choices in the world it is hard to know what to choose. It often becomes a process of determining what your aesthetic preferences are by trial and error. You can hire a talented interior designer, discuss your likes and dislikes and come up with a plan. A more direct route sometimes is to just find an antique store or dealer that shares your vision. If you've got a weakness for Swedish modernism than you need to become acquainted with the rather dapper Andrew Wilder of Svenska Mobler. A quick perusal of his website reveals his distinctive taste. He finds treasures that follow a fairly tight design parameter, simple, modern, eternally chic, a 1960s decor magazine brought to vivid life. The Orrefors crystal and chrome sconces shown here are super 1960s fabulousness and sell for $2,200.

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Tags: contemporary, design, furniture, modernism, svenska mobler, SvenskaMobler, sweden

The Houses at Indian Beach

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Many developments in Florida are nothing to write home about but The Houses of Indian Beach in Sarasota, Florida bring modern design back to the area. There are 23 houses which will reference the style created by the "Sarasota School of Architecture", a movement in modernist style which spanned from 1941-1966. Modernism has since fallen out of favor in the area but the Houses at Indian Creek hope to capitalize on the renewed interest in clean and simple styles. The houses are planned to be simple, modular and modern using materials that reflect the natural setting. The houses start at $1.7 million and construction is set to begin this fall.

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