This weeks way back when is in honor of the amazing Eva Zeisel. Born in Hungary in 1906, Eva is well know for her work with ceramics. She was the first woman to have a one woman show at MoMA and continues to design at age 103. She gave a lovely talk at TED at age 92 that is definitely worth a watch as well.

EvaZeisel.org

Eva Zeisel at TED

Another item for the Eames freak! This time the designers get the coaster treatment with Medium Control’s cedar coasters. This set of flocked, wooden coasters features four different angles of the iconic LCW chair. So, protect those surfaces and show off your MCM love in one fell swoop! Each set is made to order and sized at 3.5″ x 3.5″.

Eames Chair Coasters by Medium Control: $22 / set of 4

Louis Kahn was one of the greats. In this compelling 2003 film My Architect, his only son Nathaniel explores the relationship that he never had with his father. The clip above is the first 10 minutes of the film. The DVD can be purchased from Amazon for $10 – $30.

My Architect website.

This Fridays “Way back when” is a film by Eames Demetrios on the history and the production of Charles & Ray Eames’ famous Aluminium Chair. I’m always fascinated to watch the actual design and manufacturing of furniture, and this video doesn’t disappoint.

Technically, these are folded greeting cards, but I think they’d look lovely in a simple frame and hung as prints! Drawn digitally and printed on 100% recycled, heavy weight card stock.

Set of 4 Chair Cards from Nouveau Designs: $8

I received this reader question from Michelle last week, and figured the best way to get some quality advice was to let the rest of our readers answer the question. So here it is;

I have the kids Junior Panton chairs and would love some feedback on what table the ‘design inclined’ out there would team the chairs with. Seeking a working table. Somthing sizable enough to sit and draw at, yet looks fabulous with the Panton.

Many thanks
Michelle

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Never heard of Robert Rummer? Don’t feel too bad, most people haven’t. Robert Rummer was a builder in the 1960’s in the Portland area who built many gorgeous mid century modern homes. Here is a great little interview with him that also shows a couple of the homes that he built. Enjoy!

I want to be over vinyl wall graphics. I want to think that all the cool stuff has been done, and it’s all just getting boring now. I want to but I can’t. Blik just keeps partnering with amazing artists like Amy Ruppel and make great graphics like the Night Owl shown above. This large sized, 28 piece masterpiece will set you back $65 and an afternoon of DIY time. I’ll take one please.

Night Owl wall graphics $65 from Blik.

Oh boy, do I have house envy! I stumbled across this gorgeous home on flickr, which belongs to Martha McQuade, the founder, designer, and artist behind UNIFORM Natural. I love the fun mix of mid-century and new, but what really does it for me are all the wonderful textures throughout the house. This space is very modern, but looks so, so cozy! Definitely a warm, livable home. I would love to call this place mine, wouldn’t you? Say, Martha, are you game for a house swap? Check out more images below, but definitely stop by her flickr page for the full set of pics.

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I received the new Rejuvenation catalog this week and didn’t waste any time getting to the Mid-Century Modern collection. Like all of their products, each of these lights is handcrafted, made-to-order, and based on historical designs. Almost all are available in a variety of finishes, as well. I love the hourglass family, whose designs are all based on the 1959 Stockholm series manufactured by EJS lighting. Super sexy on all accounts! Be sure to check out the whole MCM collection, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

Pictured: Astron Tri – $445 | Spektr – $129