modarchitecture
by george!
George Nelson, one of the godfathers of American Modernism, is coined in his online bio as ‘the creator of beautiful and practical things’. We...
streamlining an art moderne (part 4)
There is slow and steady progress at the Moderne. Arlen and I took our youngest daughter to violin camp in Michigan last week (our ‘vacation’),...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
preservation SOS!
This is an all out preservation alert. Many of you may remember that I had the Ray Roush house in Anderson listed a couple of years ago. Long...
the corbett house
There are several new MCM listings of note this month – kind of unusual for December. Ben Dombar’s signature masterpiece ‘Good Living’ is on the...
a crying shame!
In the summer of 2005, I got a desperate call from an elderly sounding woman from St. Louis who identified herself as Emily Pulitzer. She...
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