Mid Century Modern

[ June 26, 2010; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]

The Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010, showcasing 15 mid century modern residential and commercial buildings built between 1945 and 1970 in the South Land Park and adjacent neighborhoods of Sacramento. Tour participants are invited to visit the interior spaces of structures designed by architects and designers including: [...]

[ June 19, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Rejuvenation is sponsoring an event called “Mid-Century Modern and the Recent Past: Documentation and Preservation” at the Architectural Heritage Center on June 19th, 2010. The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation, located in Portland, Oregon.

Event Summary
What: Mid-Century Modern and the Recent Past: Documentation and Preservation
When: Saturday, June 19, 2010 10:00 [...]

[ June 3, 2010 to June 26, 2010. ] Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, Oregon is featuring Shipwrecks of Sparta, a solo exhibition of new works by George Perrou. In the artistʼs first solo exhibition at the gallery, Shipwrecks of Sparta, Perrou builds upon the creative variation marked in his 2009 small piece series – when he introduced “distressed” backgrounds to his popular “modscapes” [...]

[ April 1, 2010; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, Oregon is featuring mid century modern inspired art in “Dreams of Eames” group show on April 1st, 2010. The show is a tribute to the iconic mid century modern designer, Charles Eames. The art for this show is exemplifies the palette, technique or subject matter relating to the period, and [...]

[ April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010. ] The 6th Annual Modern Phoenix Expo features free public expo introducing products and services related to mid century modern design such as furniture, real estate, interior design, preservation and education. There are also many educational seminars on various topics including preservation of mid century modern architecture. Various tours are also available. Visit Modern Phoenix website [...]

[ May 1, 2010; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. May 2, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The 22nd annual Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale will be held on May 1-3, 2010 at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Air Center. Six-five national and international modernism exhibitors will present a wide variety of high quality 20th Century furnishings, decorative arts, and fine arts in room-setting vignettes. The modernism show and sale will [...]

[ April 24, 2010; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. April 25, 2010; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Great news for Dallas area mid century modern fans – White Rock Home Tour, the area’s all-modern home tour will be held on April 24 – 25, 2010. The tour will feature five modern homes: four mid century modern homes including two Ju-Nel Homes and one sustainable home (designed by Alan Hoffman) in honor of [...]

Smart Furniture Studio will host “The Gifted Eye of Charles Eames: A Portfolio of 100 Images”, a traveling exhibition of Charles Eames’ personal photography, published by the Eames Office and commissioned by Herman Miller.
The exhibition features 100 rare images chosen from archival images. The exhibition will run from February 4, 2010 to March 4, [...]

Palm Springs has one of the largest concentrations of modern architecture in the United States. As early as the 1930’s and into the middle of the 20th century, many visionary architects were drawn to Palm Springs to create many public, commercial and residential buildings.
Tramway Gas Station (Palm Springs Visitors Center)
To pay tribute to its architectural [...]

[ February 27, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. February 28, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] 20th Century Cincinnati show celebrates the century’s classic forms including mid century modern, art deco, streamline, and futuristic. The show features 50 vendors offering a wide selection of vintage-modern furnishing, lighting, decorative objects, vintage clothing and accessories.

Date: February 27 – 28, 2010
Time: Regular show hours on Saturday and Sunday [...]