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Artist Celebrates the Eichlers
Painter David Imlay Adds Mid-century Modern Homes to His Retro Repertoire
Celebrating Our Favorite Span
This weekend’s big ‘Golden Gate Festival’ at the heart of GG Bridge’s 75th anniversary
One Chance to Get Wrighted!
New film on Frank Lloyd Wright’s California works to screen in San Rafael this Sunday
This Weekend’s Packed Slate
You choose: a tour of Marin modern homes or an art show in an Eichler tract—or both?
It Came from Outer Space
Fear and loathing and saucers from Mars: sci-fi at the movies in mid-century America
Art Goes to Pieces
Countless tiny shards speak a language of their own as a new mosaic resurgence takes hold
'Smart Homes' for the Average Joe
Home automation used to be for the wealthy—but not anymore
Blowing Sweet and Hot
New exhibition opens Saturday to explore studio-glass art from its mid-century birth
The Box that Rocks
With its soaring sound and mesmerizing glow, nothing brings people together faster—even today—than a jukebox full of records
Built to Blast
Friendly fallout of the Cold War, Blomberg’s ‘bomb-resistant’ concrete homes represent a colorful chapter of mid-century modern Sacramento
Eames Film’s NorCal Debut
New documentary delves into careers of architect Charles and painter Ray Eames
Textile Artists Get Personal
Eight designers use fabric to explore their own issues for San Jose exhibit
Cliff May's 'Hacienda Modern'
Hardly a mainstream modernist, Cliff May made rustic-looking homes as modern as they come
Eichler Tract a Class Act
Twenty enthusiastic high schoolers team up with the Los Angeles Conservancy to keep alive suburbia's modern architectural heritage
Saving the '60s
Preservationists embrace the Age of Aquarius as more and more mid-century modern architecture crosses the 50-year threshold
Swiss Misses
Amid mystery and misgivings, the chalet-like Swiss Miss homes have fans soaring with affection
Wexler's Palm Springs Steel
Dreaming in steel: Palm Springs' tiny enclave of seven modern steel homes is a desert landmark.
Rethinking Bay Area Modern
Author-historian Alan Hess to share his new research in a lively lecture Nov. 17
Art Gets Out of the House
Artists group residing in San Mateo’s Eichlers to show off their work Nov. 5
Living the Atrium Life
From yoga studio to party den to concert hall— the Eichler home hosts them all at center court
The Body Beautiful
Two jewelry designers, their ‘wearable art from the heart’ and an ambitious show built on California mid-century modern
Exotica for the Thinking Man
Brian O’Neill Blends Tiki, Lounge, Jazz, and Classical in Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica
Bathrooms on the Rebound
Giving life back to the mid-century modern bath -- remodeled projects, new products and tips
Hues That Say You
Colorful splashes, mid-century inspiration that set the tone for your modern home
Sounding the Depths
Breaking through in the mid-century and pioneered by modern designer Harry Bertoia, the way-out world of sound sculpture and sound art is booming today