Category — House Hunting

I found these amazing illustrations by James Provost. I thought he did a great job of making it look like it was from that time period. You can buy the prints online at ImageKind.

Source: James Provost, Flickr

The Eames office is having an exhibition showcasing a wide arrangement of collections and typography. You’ll also be able to meet the Eames family as well as house industry designers. I’m definitely interested. Thanks for the tip Midori!

More info here: www.houseind.com

Above is the Nesso table lamp Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and is from the Armetide Classics line in 1967.

The lamps are available in either orange or white. The top is a diffuser for the incandescent lighting. It’s hard to choose between this and the mushroom lamp we posted earlier.

source: design sponge 01, 02, unica

I found on Flickr some nice illustrations from a Magazine called Hillside Homes. In this issue they go over homes in Portland Oregon that were built specifically on hills. Some photos of the houses would be nice but I think that these illustrations do a great job of presenting the home in their environment. Oregon seems to be a hot spot for nice mid-century homes. One of our favorite homes from a previous post was located there.

Source: flickr

I found a very conceptual and semi mid-century influenced house in Hiroshima, Japan. The house is called ‘Wrap House’, and is designed by the Japanese architect company FUTURE STUDIO. Although it is not mid-century, it certainly carries the characteristics of a midcentury home including beamed ceilings, boxy design,  large windows, and lots of natural lighting.

According to the source: ‘WRAP HOUSE’ is grouping and wrapping the three elements sunlight, spacious sense and privacy to enrich the living space. The site is located in a flat residential quarter in the Southwest of Hiroshima City.

‘Three buildings is constructed from timber and clad in black galvanised steel plates.’ I wonder how much it was to construct this house.
source: dezeen