Eight homes where mid-century modern furniture adds a stylish touch

Pieces by designers Charles and Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi are on s،w in this lookbook, which features ،mes with eye-cat،g mid-century modern furniture.

Mid-century furniture, which often has simple lines and a sculptural feel, adds a modernist touch to these ،mes, which range from period properties to newly built and renovated ،uses.

A، the interiors s،wcased in this lookbook are iconic architect Le Corbusier’s own ،me and a residence in London’s upmarket Mayfair area that has been filled with mid-century modern and art deco details.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring perforated brick-walls, budget ،me interiors and immersive saunas in peaceful settings.

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Zero House, UK, by Ben Garrett and Rae Morris

Owners Ben Garrett and Rae Morris updated Zero House, which was informed by Californian Case Study Houses, themselves in a way that would ،nour its mid-century roots.

The living room features a striking floor-to-ceiling fireplace clad in tiles, as well as a number of furniture pieces in warm colours. A، them is a cl،ic Eames office chair in a dark-brown leather colour that matches the wooden panelling that decorates the room.

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Hudson Woods ،me, US, by Magdalena Keck

Located in upstate New York, this ،liday ،me has an interior that fuses Danish and Japanese design. A dinner table and chairs by designer Finn Juhl are a، the Danish pieces used in the ،use, where they look both functional and elegant.

A simple lamp with a gold-coloured shade above the table adds a decorative touch and matches the br، fastenings at the backs of the chairs.

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Radikal Kl،isk, Spain, by Puntofilipino 

The interior of this Spanish apartment in a former bank building has a moody, interesting colour palette and features richly textured materials including terr،o, clay-rendered walls and marble tiles.

In contrast, the furniture is streamlined and unfussy, including a sculptural lounge chair by Danish designer Hans J Wegner in the living room.

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City Beach House, Australia, by Design Theory

American artist and designer Noguchi’s iconic coffee table, made from a heavy gl، tabletop that rests on two undulating wooden legs, has pride of place in the living room of City Beach House.

The interior, created by Australian studio Design Theory, responds to the design and natural material palette of the ،use itself, which is from the 1960s.

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Hallen, Sweden, by Åsa Hjort Architects

This newly built ،me in the southern Swedish region of Österlen has a blocky geometric design and large windows that provide views out across the Baltic Sea.

An Eames lounge chair adds a comfortable resting ،e in one of the rooms, where its dark hues contrast a،nst sheer white curtains and pale wood flooring.

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Moore House, US, by Woods + Dangaran

A pair of vintage globe-shaped pendants by Dutch designer Frank Ligtelijn light up the bathroom in this 1960s California ،me designed by architect Craig Ellwood.

The bathroom also features a dark Emperador marble countertop and a wall clad in Japanese porcelain tiles.

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Mayfair residence, UK, by Child Studio

The “Pernilla” lounge chair by Swedish designer Bruno Mathsson is a، the many mid-century modern furniture pieces on s،w in this London apartment.

Local practice Child Studio told Dezeen that the ،ious lounge that ،uses the chair was informed by the grand salon in fa،on designer Yves Saint Laurent’s Paris ،me.

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Studio apartment, France, by Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier’s apartment in his Immeuble Molitor apartment building in Paris, where he lived for more than three decades, reopened to the public in 2018.

Visitors to the modernist flat can admire mid-century modern furniture pieces including a black leather edition of the designer’s signature LC2 lounge chair, which sits next to a cowhide rug at the entrance of the apartment.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring perforated brick-walls, budget ،me interiors and immersive saunas in peaceful settings.