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10th anniversary “nesting edition” It’s certainly been an incredible year, hasn’t it?! One thing is for sure in all of this uncertainty - we have all been forced to cocoon in our homes more than we ever thought possible.Never underestimate the power of home to make...
streamlining an art moderne (part 3)
Things are really starting to take shape at our Art Moderne project. The new front door has been painted. The pass through between the kitchen and dining room is being finished and the counter has been installed. The new cork flooring is going down (with a...
urgent SOS – again!
The status of the Ray Roush House has changed - AGAIN! Our buyers have been transferred out of town mid transaction and are going to have to back out of the deal. THE HOUSE IS AVAILABLE! In order to get this house for the incredible steal of $135, 000, you must...
streamlining an art moderne (part 2)
We are now about a month into our project, and starting to see some definite progress inside. Arlen has been working every day on covering up the yellowness that was this house. He gave his shoulder quite a workout scrubbing the ceilings and the walls and has...
streamlining an art moderne (part 1)
One of the realities of this business is that we get to see all kinds of houses in all states of repair – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Unfortunately, these days there seems to be an over abundance of the latter. When an opportunity arose for Arlen and...
all because of Charley Harper….
The winter issue of Atomic Ranch (everyone’s favorite MCM magazine) had a small blurb about Charley Harper prints available through the Harper Art Studio. This prompted one of my late night ‘zaps’ to send the magazine an e-mail inviting them to Cincinnati...
it’s awesome affordable house week!
There was overwhelming response to the cry for help for the Roush house and it worked……looks like it is sold and hopefully to sympathetic buyers. But there is more! Another awesome modern is available at the incredible price of $139,900! What is going on out...
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
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