Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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Revived Craig Ellwood house celebrates California modernism
Moore House, originally designed by iconic midcentury architect Craig Ellwood and now painstakingly renovated by Woods + Dangaran, is a fine example of California modernism
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Jean Prouvé's 'Tropical Habitat for Cameroun' moves to Marseille
By Jean Grogan Last updated
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Discover the sacred places of Palm Springs during Modernism Week
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Raw Concrete: Barnabas Calder explores the beauty of Brutalism
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Inside Mies van der Rohe’s only UK design
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Join the tour: the National Trust explores the architectural heritage of Croydon
By Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Explore Prague with this modernist architecture map
Modern Prague Map is a finely crafted guide that celebrates 20th century buildings across the Czech Republic's capital
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Letter from Tel Aviv: the architecture reaching new heights in Israel’s cultural capital
By Alice Bucknell Last updated
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Louis Kahn’s renovated Yale Center for British Art unveiled
By Sam Lubell Last updated
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True maverick: a Yale show explores the experimental work of Oskar Hansen
By Sam Lubell Last updated
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Paul Schütze’s latest fragrances are inspired by modernist architectural greats
By Christopher Stocks Last updated
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David Chipperfield's Nationalgalerie renovation in Berlin gathers speed
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Bauhaus-inspired university campus in Nigeria designed as a social stage
A documentary titled Scenes from the most beautiful campus in Africa – a film about the Ife Campus commissioned for the Bauhaus centenary celebrates the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. A symbol of Nigeria's Independence from Britain in 1960, the modernist university was a product of politics, design and climate, yet its main priority was always its function as a social stage for education and community.
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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All American: Stuart Davis’ brand of modernism takes over New York
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Nasreen Mohamedi: the new Met Breuer brings modernist India to New York
By Daniel Scheffler Last updated
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British and Scandinavian design meet in John Pardey’s easy rural modernism
In January of 2011 (W*142) we travelled from Wales to Norfolk, visiting the modernist houses of British architect John Pardey. Informed by the ultimate goal of designing a timeless building, Pardey’s work is deeply connected to landscape and offers a softer, modest style of modernism. It comes as no surprise that he was mentored by Jørn Utzon, and as a young architect he travelled to Australia to have lunch with Glenn Murcutt, whose maxim of ‘touching the earth lightly’ he followed.
By Dominic Bradbury Last updated
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The W* Library: flick through December’s new titles
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Bo Bardi’s buildings: Veronika Kellndorfer explores Brazilian modernism, in LA
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Step inside Philipp Mohr’s loving restoration of a Le Corbusier apartment in Berlin
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Norman Foster co-curates retrospective of Italian modernist master Osvaldo Borsani
By Marco Sammicheli Last updated
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Modern Forms: a photographic journey of modernist architecture
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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From Le Corbusier to the iPhone, Michael Craig-Martin’s tribute to icons of design
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Galerie Jousse Entreprise recreates Jean Maneval's Bubble House concept
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Spanish residence Casa OS is a superb lesson in modernist architecture
Spanish architect Pablo Oriol founded Nolaster in 2005 with colleague Fernando Rodriguez. Working together since 2002, the firm racked up an impressive portfolio of collaborators including Fujikawa, Johnson & Associates and MVRDV. In 2008, Oriol and Rodriguez took the next career step by forming new practice FRPO, a ‘natural evolution of their personal experiences.’ Prior to this, in 2006 (W*96), Wallpaper* visited Nolaster’s Casa OS, a camouflaged modernist residence designed for Oriol’s parents.
By Paul McCann Last updated
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Art and design combine at Eliot Noyes' modernist residence
Blum & Poe, Mendes Wood DM and art and design fair Object & Thing come together to present a new type of contemporary display at the Noyes house
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Carlo Brandelli’s modernist hillside retreat in Emilia-Romagna preserves the spirit of the 1970s
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Interiors firm Sigmar creates a Scandinavian modernist haven in London
Founded in 2005, interior design firm Sigmar was born out of a passion for classic Scandinavian furniture. Driven by ‘a desire for quality and integrity’, owners Ebba Thott and Nina Hertig have developed the practice into a multidisciplinary tour de force. Alongside the design studio and flagship London showroom, Sigmar also supplies other retailers and consults on projects worldwide. In 2007 (W*97), Wallpaper* visited one of their latest projects, a Knightsbridge townhouse.
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated