Tag "Alexander Girard"

We believe Minimalism is a bummer: Jonathan Adler

Fun and happiness are noticeable by their absence in the world of design. Designers talk of clean lines, simplicity and functionalism but the other 'f' word and the 'h' word are usually missing from their lexicon. American designer Jonathan Adler spotted this gap in the design market and recently brought his brand of 'happy chic' to Britain with his first shop opening in London. His maximalist interiors take inspiration from

Eero Saarinen designed house opens in Columbus

 J Irwin Miller's home in Columbus, Indiana, a modernist masterpiece designed by Eero Saarinen in 1953, opened to the public on the 10th of May 2011 following a three-year refurbishment. The house was gifted to the Museum of Indianapolis in 2008.   Thanks to J Irwin Miller, Columbus is not your average mid-west town: it has over 70 buildings by noted modern architects with an elementary school designed by Richard Meier, a library