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In Latin America, Modernism Began at Home

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"Crafting Modernity" at New York’s Museum of Modern Art positions midcentury houses as sites of experimentation and transformation. It was part of a wave of modern design that swept over several countries beginning in the 1940s. In much of the region, economic growth brought a creative synthesis in the arts.

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Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre

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Local practice Child Studio has designed a house in a mews courtyard in London that mixes mid-century modern furniture with custom-made pieces in a nod to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's home. The post Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre appeared first on Dezeen.

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A rental apartment rewriting the rules of modern living with a robust art collection

Habitus Living

Permanent fixtures were kept to a minimum, while avant-garde furnishings and antiquities were sourced to complement the artworks and could be perceived as possible functional art objects themselves. The lounge was designed with a dual function, as a space for unwinding and informal dining. The bedrooms are contrasting.

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Linehouse designs Shanghai restaurant informed by New Wave art movement

Deezen

Design studio Linehouse has filled a restaurant in a Shanghai art museum with mirrors and arched details informed by eastern and western art and design. New Wave, a 20th-century art movement in China, is renowned for its bold experimentation that brought Chinese art into the modern art world.

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Studio RAP uses 3D-printed tiles to create facade informed by knitwear

Deezen

Studio RAP usef 3D-printed tiles for the facade The material strategy was informed by the extensive ceramics collection at the nearby Rijksmuseum art gallery and the legacy of glazed ceramic art and architecture in Amsterdam. The photography is by Riccardo De Vecchi and Studio RAP.

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Product watch: Totem from Arte

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Product watch: Totem from Arte Product watch: Totem from Arte Tall. The Totem Collection from Arte is all about geometric shapes, which have randomly been arranged, to create ever taller stacks… In many ways, these eye-catching designs from Arte resemble modern, abstract sculptures.

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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

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London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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