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Growing tired of mid-century modern...

post #1 of 37
2/22/10 at 6:59pm
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Despite all the posts - I think mid-century modern is getting a bit played out for me. Sure, lots of architects are building basically modern tributes to Wright and no house is complete without an Eames lounge chair...


So any interior designers/architects here seeing new trends? Will the whole never-quite-there 80s revival thing in clothes translate over to homes? Or maybe rustic, work-wear type furniture - should I be lining my couches with chambray-pillows?
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post #2 of 37
2/22/10 at 7:59pm
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Will the whole never-quite-there 80s revival thing in clothes translate over to homes?

Lord I hope not.
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post #3 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:00pm
'Eclectic' is where it's at.
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post #4 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:03pm
The original backlash against cold, stark MCM was to go "natural" in the late 60's and early 70's as well as to go Victorian and later traditional English and even Folk art.

Any of these styles could emerge again as people seek a more warm and cozy or detailed setting.
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post #5 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:06pm
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'Eclectic' is where it's at.

Mixing of styles does offer the potential of a most unique setting. I just wonder though if eclectic isn't starting to become a bit of a formula style?
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post #6 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:07pm
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no house is complete without an Eames lounge chair...


because they're basically the most amazing looking and comfortable lounge chairs ever. i've seen a lot of MCM mixed with rustic americana or native american stuff lately. it's a nice combo when done right.
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post #7 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:18pm
What Would Karim Rashid Do?
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post #8 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:19pm
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because they're basically the most amazing looking and comfortable lounge chairs ever. i've seen a lot of MCM mixed with rustic americana or native american stuff lately. it's a nice combo when done right.

I don't diagree with that at all actually.
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post #9 of 37
2/22/10 at 8:20pm
I myself have always been fond of the '70s high luxe look.
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post #10 of 37
2/22/10 at 9:59pm
If 70's high luxe makes a prominent comeback and cracks the Pottery Barn mail catalog, which defunct and disfavored aesthetic tradition will LabelKing turn to next? Arts & Crafts glam? Byzantine goth? Puritan chic?
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post #11 of 37
2/22/10 at 10:00pm
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If 70's high luxe makes a prominent comeback and cracks the Pottery Barn mail catalog, which defunct and disfavored aesthetic tradition will LabelKing turn to next? Arts & Crafts glam? Byzantine goth? Puritan chic?

1950s kitchen kitsch (kitschen?) a la Mad Men/John Waters.
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post #12 of 37
2/22/10 at 10:01pm
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If 70's high luxe makes a prominent comeback and cracks the Pottery Barn mail catalog, which defunct and disfavored aesthetic tradition will LabelKing turn to next? Arts & Crafts glam? Byzantine goth? Puritan chic?
The Pottery Barn set could never afford that look. The amount of poured solid bronze would bankrupt them.
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post #13 of 37
2/22/10 at 10:18pm
You deserve a house made of yellow marble.
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post #14 of 37
2/23/10 at 12:32am
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The Pottery Barn set could never afford that look.

Even if you could replicate the look at a reasonable price, I think much of that stuff simply would not appeal to the masses aesthetically. Stick an Aldo Chale coffee table or a Paul Evans cabinet in a Pottery barn store, and see what happens.

Although I am waiting for the cheap knock-off Yves Klein coffee tables to show up any minute (I predict Kelly Werstler as the culprit). Jonathan Adler is already reissuing Curtis Jere stuff.

Meanwhile...I just snagged another NINE Nagels this weekend to add to my collection!!!


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'Eclectic' is where it's at.

It's always been where it's at.
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post #15 of 37
2/23/10 at 12:50am
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What Would Karim Rashid Do?

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