Paradigm Gallery Design Blog

Look at this beautiful gem in the Catskills mountains of New York. You may ask yourself, “the Catskills?”. Yep, was hard to believe that a modern gem like this would be located amongst Adirondack chair neighbors and more traditional mountain homes.

Nevertheless, you’ll find a couple of Paradigm Gallery gems inside this home, including the LEM Piston Bar Stool and the Eames Style LCW. Great job to architect Audrey Matlock!

Courtesy of the LA Times: Holger Schubert won Maserati and Architectural Digest’s Design Driven contest for best garage and you can see why. We love cars at Paradigm Gallery and obviously design; what a great pairing here.

With the new season of Mad Men now upon us, a question comes to mind: is mid-century modern furniture still fresh? Yes, during “the movement”, modern furniture classic designs were daring, new, and used materials never before seen in furniture. Not only that, but the manufacturing process allowed unique shapes and furniture styles to be created.

So, now, nearly 60 years later, these modern classics, like the Barcelona Chair, Eames Lounger, Womb Chair, Tulip Table, and others are still relevant. Not only are these designs still relevant, but they permeate the media in movies, music videos, TV shows, lifestyle magazines, and other outlets.

Question is, how long will this last? How long will these items be the sought after, cream of the crop in furniture? “Contemporary” has been somewhat slow to take off, but maybe we have to wait years to truly appreciate what’s coming out in the 21st century, like the LEM Bar Stool. But, mid-century modern furniture didn’t require the same time to appreciate. So, is mid-century modern just overhyped, lusted after, or is contemporary furniture just not delivering?