Hopping into the times of 1945-1970 introduced are alot of different features in the architecture of the time. Some of these include: flat roofs, angular detail and asymmetrical profiles, large glass walls, open floor plans, bi-level structures and clean lines. These features were widely popular along the West Coast. Below is an example of the flat roof. With the different features there was also a specific color scheme that really put mid-century modernism on the map. The color schemes ranger from warm earthy tones such as olive green, burnt umber pumpkin and mustard yellow to the trendy colors like pink, gray, turquoise, black and yellow. Keeping the wide color schemes really helps make the design style pop.
When it comes to the rest of the design style one cannot forget the furnishings and the designers that were a big part of making it what it is. For furnishings the style used alot of plastics, resin, metal composites, laminates and fiberglass, an example of which is below. Some of the designers responsible for this design period are as follows: Jospeh Eichler, Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi. These designers worked with the manufacturers Knoll and Herman Miller, which are still big game players today!
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