Mid Century Modern

Looking for a stylish way to transport your laptop with the colorful mid century modern designs? Let me introduce you to this fantastic laptop sling by BUILT featuring iconic Alexander Girard patterns.
Retrospective Pattern Laptop Sling
This particular BUILT Laptop Sling features Alexander Girard’s “Retrospective” pattern and fits a 14 – 15” laptop. As you can see [...]

Visiting the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) was the highlight of my recent New York City trip. I was especially looking forward to seeing an exhibit called “What was Good Design? MoMA’s Message 1944-56,” a presentation of over 100 objects from the Museum’s design collection. These objects include ordinary household items such as a broom, [...]

Eames Be@rbricks
Be@abrick (Bearbrick) is a bear-shaped collectible figure created by a Japanese company called MediCom Toy Inc. It is a variation of Kubrick figures, also by created the same company. The figure was first introduced in 2001 as a freebie to visitors of the World Character Convention 12. Since then, Medicom Toy has released numerous [...]

Alexander Girard (1907-1993) was widely known for his textile design which introduced vibrant colors and playful patterns to mid century modern design.  Girard was born in New York City to an American mother and an Italian father, but raised in Florence, Italy. Girard studied architecture in Europe. He returned to the United States in 1932, and started [...]