The Trifecta - Eero + Girard + Kiley = Miller House
The pinnacle of my trip to Columbus Indiana was the evening we spent in the Miller House. One of the country’s most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist residences, the Miller House was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors by Alexander Girard, and landscape design by Daniel Urban Kiley.
We were given an exclusive tour of the home and there was a silent reverence that permeated the air. Yes we were all geeking out in full geek mode. I believe we were all in awe of these masters work that we really didn’t have much to say that night. It took me a few days to digest what I had experienced. The home was magnificent, everything I would want a current modern home to be. The Miller Home will open to the public some time next year.
We were not allowed to take pictures as those were promised to the New York Times. While sifting through Flickr I came upon a set of the Miller Home. The set belongs to user khorsean who has given me permission to use his photos in this post. I asked how he got a tour of the home as it looks like it was still being lived in. His response was “I was fortunate enough to be part of the first tour to go through after Xenia passed. Will took us through with his wife and it was a very cool experience to get the stories and side anecdotes about the life of the house”. See more of the Miller House and links to learn more after the jump.
Modern Landscapes - Terrain
Terrain has some beautiful modern gardens in their portfolio. A couple of their projects really caught my eye with the use of circles. I think it is more common to see right angles more so than a pattern of circles. See more landscapes after the jump.
DIY mini Japanese maple garden
In one of my posts last week I had mentioned that we had sold our home. One of my favorite features of this house is the red maple on the side of our house, it is so killer. Underneath this maple is a blanket of small maple trees that I haven’t the heart to rip up. I decided I needed to take a little of this house with me when we move out. See what I did with these small trees after the jump.
Modern Asian landscaping - AguaFina
Like most of us, with the weather getting warmer my mind has turned to the yard. For some reason I have really been geeking out about Asian inspired gardens. I really like how the simple sculpted nature of Asian design flows almost in harmony with modern landscaping. AguaFina has an amazing portfolio full of Asian inspire gardens, landscapes, ponds and water features. In one project they even create a tropical lagoon in some ones yard. More after the jump
Modern Zen Gardens - by Frantisek Staud
Spring has certainly sprung and I have been spending some time in the yard. I have several Maples trees in my yard both small and large, their variation in leaf shape have to make them my favorite element. This year I got our small pond up and running as well. All this time in the yard has got me thinking and dreaming. These photos of Japanese Zen Gardens by Frantisek Staud are so beautiful and exact. More after the jump.
