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11th annual gift guide for modern design addicts Greetings, modern people! Another interesting year, that’s for sure. Supply chain issues aside, we hope you enjoy our 11th annual Favorite Things curated list of holiday gift suggestions for design lovers on...
good things!
We are very happy to report that it is Fall, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down. Just a few quick highlights: Our two new listings this week are both open this Sunday, October 7. Check out our open house page. Several more closings in the last...
late summer market update
It has been SUCH a busy summer, and a busier real estate season than any of us anticipated! New listings are selling like hot cakes and buyers are out in force. What a change from a year ago! Here is a quick synopsis of what is going on in the cincinnatimodern...
it was the 90’s…
As a follow up to our trip to Fallingwater, I could not help but share these "treasured" Rissover family photos. I like to think of myself as someone with classic (modern) good taste. I think my home proves that. I like to think my personal style does as well. More...
more architourism
We found ourselves with just a few days this summer when 4 of the 5 Rissover clan were available for a short vacation. So we started exploring driving destinations and settled on a trip to western Pennsylvania. What? Not your first choice for Vacation? I...
what’s in a floor plan? (aka: learning to LOVE a split level)
Modern homes come in all shapes and sizes and much to the chagrin of the mls and home appraisers, often defy categorization. Homes commonly referred to as split levels can be quad or tri levels, or split foyer bi levels, but they share one thing in common. Stairs...
once, twice, SOLD to the highest bidder!
This is it, folks. A unique opportunity for someone who truly appreciates vintage style. The complete 'state of the art 1960' Nutone-Formica kitchen from the Corbett House in Cincinnati is up for auction on EBTH. It's what I like to call the "boxer shorts" kitchen...
featured publications
research + articles
- thesis on the work of architect james (jim) alexander melissa marty, 2002
- benjamin dombar various sources
- abrom dombar various sources
- woodie garber various sources
- rudy hermes various sources
- dick calef various sources
- carl strauss + ray roush various sources
- and the rest
modern books
- 50 from the 50s: modern architecture and interiors in cincinnati udo greinacher, elizabeth meyer, susan rissover, patrick snadon, margo warminski, 2002
- atomic ranch midcentury interiors michelle gringeri-brown (author), jim brown (photographer), 2012
- implosion elizabeth garber, 2018
- charley harper, an illustrated life, todd oldham & charley harper, 2007
- about design: insights and provocations for graphic design enthusiasts, gordon salchow, 2018
- cincinnati's terrace plaza hotel: an icon of american modernism, shawn patrick tubb, 2013
some of our listings
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