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for the love of formica
Cincinnati is world headquarters to many companies, among them Formica Corporation. Formica was invented in 1912 as a substance to replace mica in...
cincinnatimodern’s favorite things, part VI
Holiday season is upon us, so it's time once again for our annual installment of our favorite things - gift ideas for modern design lovers! ...
nesting
The new year always gives me the urge to organize. I find myself wishing for snow days so I can stay in and reorganize something. I know. I’m...
our favorite things – 5th anniversary edition!
As we give thanks for family, health, friends and our loyal clients, we also know it’s time to start holiday shopping! In case you have that cool...
one small step for man, one giant leap for cincinnati
As Cincinnati Real Estate ambassadors (both named by the mayor and self proclaimed), Arlen and I have reveled in the great strides our city has...
cincinnatimodern’s favorite things – part IV
Just in time for the shopping season, here is our 4th annual installment of our favorite things - gift ideas for modern design lovers! vince...
the times they are a changin
Vintage buffets and credenzas can work well as media storage for today’s flat panel TVs and components, but sometimes there is that particular space...
some more of our favorite things – 2013 edition
With Hanukkah extra early this year and Christmas right around the corner, it's time to get in the holiday spirit. And that means it's time for...
you can’t always get what you want…
but if you try sometimes well you just might findyou get what you need I have to keep reminding myself that form truly does follow function. I...
the great faucet dilemma
When we bought our home 16 years ago, there were several changes or additions that had been made to the house that simply had to go. Icky light...
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