Travel Back in Time...

Design, Architecture, and Fashion has always been my passions.  Looking back, what was it about Mid Century Design that caught my attention?

I remember as an Architecture student in Hawaii spending countless hours online researching the photographic works of Julius Schulman, an American architectural photographer who documented many Mid Century works. He was most famous for his photos on the Stahl House in Los Angeles, designed by Pierre Koenig (which I will come back to...). I was mesmerized by his black and white photographs that depicted a wonderful play of light and contrasts, and the lifestyle of the 50's and 60's which was captured in his photos.


Stahl House -
Architect - Pierre Koenig
Photographed by Julius Schulman

As an architecture student at USC, I took a building and construction class from no other than Pierre Koenig.  At the time, I was not familiar with Mid Century architecture - hey, I was younger back then and did not do my homework in researching who he was.  A few years later when I was studying architecture in Hawaii, his name came up during a class and this was his famous design.  I remember he was a beautiful older man, always pristinely dressed in a black suit with his silver hair. I wish at the time I knew who he was, and would have probably attended class more...

Photo: DWR

As far as I could remember, my Mom, who is also a design addict would receive the monthly DWR catalogues.  I would spend countless hours thumbing thru the pages, perusing not only the furniture, but the wonderful Mid Century spaces they occupied. I would admire the clean lines, muted tones, and most crucial to the overall composition - the negative spaces.



After moving to Las Vegas in 2005, I discovered that Las Vegas, of all places had these wonderful pockets of Mid Century communities amidst the bright flashing lights of the casinos, and endless streets of manufactured tract homes.  Communities like the Scotch 80's, Paradise Palms, and Winterwood once again sparked my interest in these Mid Century treasures.  After living in 2 apartments and 1 house later, and being that my husband Matt is a realtor, we began our hunt for the perfect Mid Century home.