Mid-century
Shopping
Marvellous mid-century modern pieces to snap up now
A curated shopping edit, from design classics to affordable contemporary pieces
Shopping
Where to shop for mid-century furniture
A handy round-up of our favourite destinations to invest in stylish pieces from the 1930s to the 1960s
Decoration
What is it about mid-century design classics? And are we making any equivalents now?
From Eames lounge chairs to Noguchi lamps, mid-century classics embody timeless style and have remained a favourite with interior designers and enthusiasts for more than half a decade. Here we explore its enduring appeal and look at the modern-day pieces set to become future heirlooms
Houses
A 1960s flat in west London that represents the best of mid-century style
A warm, retro palette and chic cabinetry designed by Natalie Tredgett with owner Tara Nash create a flexible live-work space in this two storey apartment
Houses
A colour-filled mid-century house in Peckham belonging to the founder of Palefire Studio
Rowena Morgan-Cox’s bright and eclectic 1950s house is as joyful as her lamps.
Houses
A mid-century Holland Park house is given a colourful update by Lonika Chande
Interior designer Lonika Chande has transformed an owner's rather dark childhood home into a light-filled oasis perfect for family
Decoration
Is mid-century modern and ‘Scandi-style’ design still scintillating?
Fiona McKenzie Johnston explores whether we are still ‘into it’, as new vintage and antique showrooms open in London
Houses
A flat in London's iconic Barbican Centre transformed by Retrouvius
Responding to the challenge of turning a 'corporate-looking' flat in the Barbican into a welcoming home for her clients, Maria Speake used reclaimed materials to create a warm interior compatible with the Brutalist Seventies architecture
City
Inside Michael S Smith’s monumental, modernist LA home
Interior designer to Steven Spielberg, George Clooney and the Obamas, inside Michael S Smith’s Modernist LA home
City
Trellick Tower resident, interior designer, former-Vogue stylist: Bella Huddart's fascinating life
Bella Huddart wears many hats, combining her work with interior designers, life modelling and developing a tour business with the responsibilities of being a mother of six, and living between London, Barcelona, Ireland and Italy
City
1950's commercial buildings become a contemporary home
Having purchased a courtyard of dilapidated commercial buildings in Primrose Hill, the owner called upon Patalab Architecture to give them a sense of identity and create an innovative house.
City
How to combine two 1930s houses in style
Lizzie and Ion Florescu's idea to combine two adjoining Chelsea town houses has resulted in a unique home that maximises outside space and keeps work separate from day-to-day life.
Country
From the archive: a 1930s house packed with mid-century inspiration (2017)
Heidi Lightfoot and Steve Gibbons wanted a mid-century house that was within viable commuting distance of London - criteria perfectly fulfilled by this Thirties house in rural Hertfordshire