The Isokon building in Hampstead, designed in the 1930’s by Wells Coates for Jack and Molly Pritchard and named after their ground breaking furniture business. Famous residents included Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Moholy-Nagy. Restored in 2003 it is now Grade 1 listed.
Go here for an insider’s peek into the restored Isokon building.
Via Michael Harrison.
De Stijl, Dutch for “The Style” was published from 1917-1920 as a document to the Dutch-founded artistic movement which ran from 1917-1930. Published by Theo van Doesburg, De Stijl is considered an essential document of the time.
Every issue of De Stijl (1917-1920) available online as a PDF archive here.
Taken from A House to Live With: Paul Rand in Esquire 1953.
Via this isn’t happiness.
Plenty of solid print work to be found over at Studio Laucke Siebein, along with photographs of their nicely appointed workspace.
Great graphic design circa 1940-1970, from the Swiss chemical company, Geigy.
Solid work in the portfolio of design studio Jung + Wenig.
Via AisleOne.
Nice collection of images here by renowned German fashion photogapher F. C. Gundlach.
A great archive of photographs of the work of Mid-Century Modernist architect William Krisel over on PS Modcom (The Palm Springs Modern Commitee), together with a collection of his hand drawn renderings.
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