Designer Jenn Ski embraces the retro in a mid-century N.H. house Oct 15, 2009
Her greatest trash-to-treasure discovery to date, however, might be her red Eero Saarinen womb chair. Ski found the rare mod specimen on Craigslist, described as a disco chair, and drove an hour and a half to Rochester, N.H., to snap it up - for $80 (an authentic vintage womb chair from the Finnish designer can go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars). (Boston Globe)
At MIT, art collection is more than numbers Sep 4, 2009
And it doesn t include the amazing range of noteworthy architecture that provides the setting for many of these pieces: buildings designed by I.M Pei, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Eero Saarinen, and Alvar Aalto. As students across the state go back to school, it s a good time to make the most of MIT s public art. (Boston Globe)
J. Shulman; photographer famed for his modern architectural works; 98 Jul 19, 2009
Over the years, other clients included Koenig, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, Charles Eames, Raphael S. Soriano, John Lautner, Eero Saarinen, Albert Frey, and Harwell Harris. Mr. Shulman leaves a daughter and a grandson. (Boston Globe)
Modernist photographer Julius Shulman dies in LA Jul 17, 2009
Over the years, other clients included Koenig, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, Charles Eames, Raphael S. Soriano, John Lautner, Eero Saarinen, Albert Frey and Harwell Harris. Shulman is survived by a daughter and a grandson. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Struggling E. St. Louis sees renewal from park Jun 6, 2009
It's also what architect Eero Saarinen wanted when he finished the arch 44 years ago a complement to his masterpiece across the Mississippi River and a vantage point from which visitors could admire it. "We refer to it as the new jewel on the Mississippi," said Mike Buehlhorn, executive director of the Metro East Park and Recreation District. (Yahoo News)
The chic side of St. Louis Mar 20, 2009
Spend a few days in the fashionable Garment District and see for yourself: arch designer Eero Saarinen definitely wasn't the last person to add a little flair to the Gateway City. On the banks of the Mississippi near Laclede's Landing, two new hotels -- Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis and HoteLumi;re -- anchor this month's Fashion Week. (CNN -- Travel)
TV by design Mar 9, 2009
TV and its role in popularizing modernism in America - International Herald Tribune. A United States serviceman viewing television with his family at the U.S. Limestone base in Maine in 1954. (International Herald Tribune)
Travel on Sale: Tahiti and South America for a Song Feb 23, 2009
has a retrospective of mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen, who designed the iconic TWA terminal at JFK airport and, of course, St. Louis's Gateway Arch. "Shaping the Future" takes a look at the Finnish architect's work through full-scale mock-ups and a selection of drawings, models, photographs and films, through April 27. (Time.com)
