The work of Singapore-based firm Design Intervention, this award-winning home combines its mid-century influences with the family’s colourful and eclectic art collection
From the iconic leather lounge chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames to Eero Saarinen’s fiery red Womb collection for Knoll, there are a number of ways mid-century modern design lives on today, even though its heyday was in the 1950s and ‘60s.
“There has been a resurgence of interest in mid-century modern architecture,” shares Nikki Hunt, principal of Design Intervention. “This style of architecture is all about space and light; the Californian developers that began the movement were looking to the future instead of taking inspiration from the past. America was a country in transition and mid-century design is a perfect symbol of that.”
But while it is easy enough to procure these furnishings as accent pieces, capturing the spirit and aesthetic of this iconic design era within a modern-day home requires a trained eye and an astute understanding of this movement. This was exactly what interior design firm Design Intervention was tasked to do for a family home in Perth. The couple, who have two young children and a dog, are admirers of the mid-century modern style and had built a house that was true to the period.
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