Mod home library must-have title list. Collaborative.

[BAZ_MCM]

A friend suggested we collaborate on a list of modern design titles every MCM home library needs.

Theses will be titles to inspire the mod lifestyle. Essential. Fun. Whimsical. Your call.

It'll go a little something like this...

I post my list. You cut and paste my list into your reply and add to it. Next person copies your list and adds on. This continues until we've formed the definitive mod home library list. Two starts to whomever is first to stock their shelves with the complete list.

I'll start us off:

(In no particular order):

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

Ok. Now cut-n-paste my starting 12 and go for it.

Cheers,

-Baz

[eggMCMuffin]

Good start, I'll tack on a couple of my favorites...

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

[mod cats]

Here are a few more of my favorites:

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

[scowsa]

Specifically to Baz

Before the list gets too long, have you considered breaking it into two lists?

One with an "Appreciating MCM Design" focus and the other with a "How to" focus? I can see those still working on their houses appreciating the latter as a specific list.

Within the same thread, folks could elect to add to either list.

[BAZ_MCM]

[wwilber]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

[greenmod]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

[skarsgrdalex]

Great post. That’s a great list you guys have here but have you seen this?
http://tinyurl.com/mcm-library

You can save yourself from the trouble and check this list. Kick-ass designer and the most knowledgeable human on earth when it comes to mid-century furniture and architecture.

alex

[BAZ_MCM]

[robbhouston]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

29. A. Quincy Jones - Cory Buckner

31. Craig Ellwood: In the Spirit of the Time - Alfonso Perez Mendez

32. Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses - Michael Webb

33. Pierre Koenig, Steele & Jenkins

I have several of what's listed above, but obviously will have to start adding to the library again.

Great thread...

--Robb

[dilettante]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

29. A. Quincy Jones - Cory Buckner

31. Craig Ellwood: In the Spirit of the Time - Alfonso Perez Mendez

32. Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses - Michael Webb

33. Pierre Koenig, Steele & Jenkins

34. Design Since 1945 - Philadelphia Museum of Art 1983 - Rizzoli

35. De Stijl: 1917 -1937: Visions of Utopia = Abbeville Press

36. The Machine Age in America 1918-1941- The Brooklyn Museum - Abrams

37. Eames Design - Abrams

38. Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950 - Detroit Museum of Art & The Metropolitan Museum

39. Contemporary Furniture: An International Review of Modern Furniture from 1950 to the Present - Klaus-Jurgen Sembach

40. Postwar Interior Design: 1945-1960 Cherrie & Kenneth Fehrman

41. The Modern House - Kate Ellen Rogers - Harper

42. Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses - Sergeant - Whitney

43. Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Modern - Weintrub & Hess - Rizzoli

[tomb]

this list is good stuff! planning a built in bookshelf for our place, but then i was thinking, "wait, i don't have appropriate books. what should I get..."
Thanks for doing this, Baz.

[BAZ_MCM]

[Joe]

[Futura Girl]

[nichols]

[alexforum]

For me the best the best source for info on the stuff I collect has been magazines from the 1940-50's, such as Interiors, Arts & Architecture, Furniture Forum, Furniture Age, House & Garden, House Beautiful etc etc... -some of which has been mentioned above.


1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

29. A. Quincy Jones - Cory Buckner

31. Craig Ellwood: In the Spirit of the Time - Alfonso Perez Mendez

32. Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses - Michael Webb

33. Pierre Koenig, Steele & Jenkins

34. Design Since 1945 - Philadelphia Museum of Art 1983 - Rizzoli

35. De Stijl: 1917 -1937: Visions of Utopia = Abbeville Press

36. The Machine Age in America 1918-1941- The Brooklyn Museum - Abrams

37. Eames Design - Abrams

38. Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950 - Detroit Museum of Art & The Metropolitan Museum

39. Contemporary Furniture: An International Review of Modern Furniture from 1950 to the Present - Klaus-Jurgen Sembach

40. Postwar Interior Design: 1945-1960 Cherrie & Kenneth Fehrman

41. The Modern House - Kate Ellen Rogers - Harper

42. Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses - Sergeant - Whitney

43. Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Modern - Weintrub & Hess - Rizzoli

44. Classic Modern - Debra Dietsch - simon & schuster

45. Towards a Simpler Way of Life - collection of essays - UC Berkeley press

46. Mods - Richard Barnes - plexus

47. Sunset Western Ranch House - Lane Publishing

48. Ranch House Style - Katherine Anne Samon - potter

49. 'Contemporary' - Lesley Jackson - phaidon

50. A. Quincy Jones: The Oneness of Architecture - process

51. Western Ranch Homes by Cliff May - Hennessy+Ingalls

52. Architecture Drafting and Design - Hepler and Wallach 1965 McGraw-Hill

53. Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream - Weingarten and Howard - rizzo

54. The Ranch House - Alan Hess - Abrams

55. Palm Springs Weekend - Alan Hess - chronicle

56. Builders' Homes for Better Living - Jones Emmons - Reinhold

57. Eichler Homes Design for Living - Jerry Ditto - chronicle

58. Gardens are for People - Thomas Church - Cal Berkeley

59. Garrett Eckbo: Modern Landscapes for Living - Marc Treib - Cal

60. The Art of Home Landscaping - Garrett Eckbo - FW Dodge

61. Neutra Complete Works - Barbara Lamprect - Taschen

62. Echos magazine collection

63. House & Home magazine collection

64. Eichler Network newsletter/CA Modern magazine collection

65. various issues of Sunset, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Living for Young Home Makers, Popular Mechanics (home issues)...

66. Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
- Smith, Elizabeth A. T.

67. California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture
-Heimann, Jim

68. Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living - Maranian, Matt

69. Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy - Phoenix, Charles

70. The Architecture of R. M. Schindler - Michael Darling

71. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention - Albrecht, Donald

72. Palm Springs Holiday - Peter Moruzzi

73. Havana Before Castro: When Cuba was a Tropical Playground - Peter Moruzzi

74. A-Frame - Chad Randl

75. Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome - Charles Phoenix

76. Leis, Luaus, and Alohas: The Lure of Hawai'i in the Fifties (Island Treasures) - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

77. Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

78. Populuxe - Thomas Hine

79. Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom - Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore

80. Eliot Noyes - Gordon Bruce

81. Too Much is Never Enough: The Autobiography of Morris Lapidus

82. Albert Frey, Architect - Joseph Rosa

83. Forgotten Modern - Alan Hess

84. A Constructed View - Julius Shulman

85. Buff & Hensman - James Steele & Don Hensman

86. Los Angeles architecture - James Steele

87. L.A. Lost and Found - Sam Hall Kaplan

88. L.A. in the Thirties - David Gebhard

89. John Lautner, Architect - Frank Escher

90. An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles - David Gebhard & Robert Winters

91. Kesling Modern Structures - David Gebhard

92. The Furniture of R.M. Schindler - David Gebhard

93. Rudolph Schindler - David Gebhard

94. Lloyd Wright, Architect - David Gebhard

95. Harwell Hamilton Harris - Lisa Germany

96. Total Design: Architecture of Welton Becket - William Dudley

97. The Architecture of Los Angeles - Paul Gleye

98. William Pereira - James Steele

99. L.A.'s Early Moderns - Victoria Dailey

100. The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister - Chris Nichols

101. Modern Furnishings For the Home, William J. Hennessey 1952

102. Modern Furnishings For the Home 2, William J. Hennessey 1956

103. Furniture Forum magazine 1949-

104. Furniture Age magazine 1930-50's

105. Interiors magazine[/b]

[atomickatz]

Hi,
Here are the resources that I use most:

!) Design For Life-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer******

2) 1952 The Herman Miller Collection-by Acanthus Press

3) Modern Furniture Classics; Postwar to the Post-Modernism-by Charlotte and Peter Fiell published by Thames and Hudson

4) Furniture 2000-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

5) Dunbar Fine Furniture of the Fifties-by Leslie Pina and Nadir Sufai published by Schiffer

6) Knoll Furniture-by Steven and Linda Rouland published by Schiffer

7) World Design..The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics and More-by Chronicle Books

8) The Design Encyclopedia-by Mel Byars published by MOMA

9) Fifties Furniture-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

10) Sixties Design-by Philippe Garner published by Taschen

11) New American Design...Products and Graphics for a Post-Industrial Age-by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

12) 300 Years of Industrial Design-by Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath, Aage Lund Jensen published by Watson Guptill

13) Antiques of the Future-by Lisa Roberts published by Stewert Tabori and Chang

There are many more books that I use...I also have some craft books from the era to identify art and craft items. If anyone is curious I could list them as well.

I put stars in back of the Design for Life because it is the best book I have ever seen on Scandanavian Modern....bar none....very very helpful.

Thanks,
Deb
Atomickatz

[atomickatz]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

29. A. Quincy Jones - Cory Buckner

31. Craig Ellwood: In the Spirit of the Time - Alfonso Perez Mendez

32. Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses - Michael Webb

33. Pierre Koenig, Steele & Jenkins

34. Design Since 1945 - Philadelphia Museum of Art 1983 - Rizzoli

35. De Stijl: 1917 -1937: Visions of Utopia = Abbeville Press

36. The Machine Age in America 1918-1941- The Brooklyn Museum - Abrams

37. Eames Design - Abrams

38. Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950 - Detroit Museum of Art & The Metropolitan Museum

39. Contemporary Furniture: An International Review of Modern Furniture from 1950 to the Present - Klaus-Jurgen Sembach

40. Postwar Interior Design: 1945-1960 Cherrie & Kenneth Fehrman

41. The Modern House - Kate Ellen Rogers - Harper

42. Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses - Sergeant - Whitney

43. Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Modern - Weintrub & Hess - Rizzoli

44. Classic Modern - Debra Dietsch - simon & schuster

45. Towards a Simpler Way of Life - collection of essays - UC Berkeley press

46. Mods - Richard Barnes - plexus

47. Sunset Western Ranch House - Lane Publishing

48. Ranch House Style - Katherine Anne Samon - potter

49. 'Contemporary' - Lesley Jackson - phaidon

50. A. Quincy Jones: The Oneness of Architecture - process

51. Western Ranch Homes by Cliff May - Hennessy+Ingalls

52. Architecture Drafting and Design - Hepler and Wallach 1965 McGraw-Hill

53. Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream - Weingarten and Howard - rizzo

54. The Ranch House - Alan Hess - Abrams

55. Palm Springs Weekend - Alan Hess - chronicle

56. Builders' Homes for Better Living - Jones Emmons - Reinhold

57. Eichler Homes Design for Living - Jerry Ditto - chronicle

58. Gardens are for People - Thomas Church - Cal Berkeley

59. Garrett Eckbo: Modern Landscapes for Living - Marc Treib - Cal

60. The Art of Home Landscaping - Garrett Eckbo - FW Dodge

61. Neutra Complete Works - Barbara Lamprect - Taschen

62. Echos magazine collection

63. House & Home magazine collection

64. Eichler Network newsletter/CA Modern magazine collection

65. various issues of Sunset, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Living for Young Home Makers, Popular Mechanics (home issues)...

66. Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
- Smith, Elizabeth A. T.

67. California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture
-Heimann, Jim

68. Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living - Maranian, Matt

69. Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy - Phoenix, Charles

70. The Architecture of R. M. Schindler - Michael Darling

71. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention - Albrecht, Donald

72. Palm Springs Holiday - Peter Moruzzi

73. Havana Before Castro: When Cuba was a Tropical Playground - Peter Moruzzi

74. A-Frame - Chad Randl

75. Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome - Charles Phoenix

76. Leis, Luaus, and Alohas: The Lure of Hawai'i in the Fifties (Island Treasures) - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

77. Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

78. Populuxe - Thomas Hine

79. Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom - Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore

80. Eliot Noyes - Gordon Bruce

81. Too Much is Never Enough: The Autobiography of Morris Lapidus

82. Albert Frey, Architect - Joseph Rosa

83. Forgotten Modern - Alan Hess

84. A Constructed View - Julius Shulman

85. Buff & Hensman - James Steele & Don Hensman

86. Los Angeles architecture - James Steele

87. L.A. Lost and Found - Sam Hall Kaplan

88. L.A. in the Thirties - David Gebhard

89. John Lautner, Architect - Frank Escher

90. An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles - David Gebhard & Robert Winters

91. Kesling Modern Structures - David Gebhard

92. The Furniture of R.M. Schindler - David Gebhard

93. Rudolph Schindler - David Gebhard

94. Lloyd Wright, Architect - David Gebhard

95. Harwell Hamilton Harris - Lisa Germany

96. Total Design: Architecture of Welton Becket - William Dudley

97. The Architecture of Los Angeles - Paul Gleye

98. William Pereira - James Steele

99. L.A.'s Early Moderns - Victoria Dailey

100. The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister - Chris Nichols

101. Modern Furnishings For the Home, William J. Hennessey 1952

102. Modern Furnishings For the Home 2, William J. Hennessey 1956

103. Furniture Forum magazine 1949-

104. Furniture Age magazine 1930-50's

105. Interiors magazine

!06. Design For Life-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer*ATOMIC!**

107. 1952 The Herman Miller Collection-by Acanthus Press

108. Modern Furniture Classics; Postwar to the Post-Modernism-by Charlotte and Peter Fiell published by Thames and Hudson

109. Furniture 2000-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

110. Dunbar Fine Furniture of the Fifties-by Leslie Pina and Nadir Sufai published by Schiffer

111. Knoll Furniture-by Steven and Linda Rouland published by Schiffer

112. World Design..The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics and More-by Chronicle Books

113. The Design Encyclopedia-by Mel Byars published by MOMA

114. Fifties Furniture-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

115. Sixties Design-by Philippe Garner published by Taschen

116. New American Design...Products and Graphics for a Post-Industrial Age-by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

117. 300 Years of Industrial Design-by Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath, Aage Lund Jensen published by Watson Guptill

118. Antiques of the Future-by Lisa Roberts published by Stewert Tabori and Chang

There are many more books that I use...I also have some craft books from the era to identify art and craft items. If anyone is curious I could list them as well.

I put stars in back of the Design for Life because it is the best book I have ever seen on Scandanavian Modern....bar none....very very helpful.

There in the format you wanted...
Deb
Atomickatz

[redneckmodern]

some shameless semi-self promotion, but i think my wife has a few of these in her etsy shop (i.e. for sale): http://www.modapple.net ...

[nichols]

1. Atomic Ranch - book

2. Collection of Atomic Ranch magazine

3. Eichler - Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

4. Julius Shulman - Modernism Rediscovered

5. How to Build Modern Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

6. How to Make Built-in Furniture - Mario Dal Fabbro (DIY)

7. Mid Century Modern - Furniture of the 1950s - Cara Greenberg

8. Collection of Arts & Architecture Magazine

9. Googie Redux - Alan Hess

10. Sixties Design - Philippe Garner

11. Collection of Modernism magazine

12. 1,000 Chairs - Charlotte Fiell

13. Case Study Houses, the Complete CSH Program - Smith, Schulman

14. Bent Ply - Dung Ngo

15. Tiki Modern - Sven A. Kirsten

16. Paul Rudolph - The Florida Houses by Christopher Domin, Joseph King

17. Mimo - Miami Modern Revealed by Eric P. Nash, Randall C. Robinson Jr.

18. Handmade Modern - Todd Oldham (DIY)

19. Modern Retro Table Style: Living With Mid-Century Tableware - Madeleine Marsh

20. Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House - Daniel P. Gregory

21. Tomorrow's House: How to Plan Your Post-War Home Now - George Nelson and Henry Wright

22. Landscaping for Modern Living - The Editors of Sunset Magazine (DIY)

23. Decorative Art 50s - A Source Book Edited by Charlotte and Peter Fiell for Taschen

24. Inside Today's Home - Ray and Sarah Faulkner

25. How to Plan and Build Your Fireplace - Sunset Book

26. Modern Bathrooms - Sunset Book

27. Modern Kitchens - Sunset Book

28. Lighting Your Home; Practical Ideas for Interiors and Patios - Sunset Book

29. A. Quincy Jones - Cory Buckner

31. Craig Ellwood: In the Spirit of the Time - Alfonso Perez Mendez

32. Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses - Michael Webb

33. Pierre Koenig, Steele & Jenkins

34. Design Since 1945 - Philadelphia Museum of Art 1983 - Rizzoli

35. De Stijl: 1917 -1937: Visions of Utopia = Abbeville Press

36. The Machine Age in America 1918-1941- The Brooklyn Museum - Abrams

37. Eames Design - Abrams

38. Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950 - Detroit Museum of Art & The Metropolitan Museum

39. Contemporary Furniture: An International Review of Modern Furniture from 1950 to the Present - Klaus-Jurgen Sembach

40. Postwar Interior Design: 1945-1960 Cherrie & Kenneth Fehrman

41. The Modern House - Kate Ellen Rogers - Harper

42. Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses - Sergeant - Whitney

43. Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Modern - Weintrub & Hess - Rizzoli

44. Classic Modern - Debra Dietsch - simon & schuster

45. Towards a Simpler Way of Life - collection of essays - UC Berkeley press

46. Mods - Richard Barnes - plexus

47. Sunset Western Ranch House - Lane Publishing

48. Ranch House Style - Katherine Anne Samon - potter

49. 'Contemporary' - Lesley Jackson - phaidon

50. A. Quincy Jones: The Oneness of Architecture - process

51. Western Ranch Homes by Cliff May - Hennessy+Ingalls

52. Architecture Drafting and Design - Hepler and Wallach 1965 McGraw-Hill

53. Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream - Weingarten and Howard - rizzo

54. The Ranch House - Alan Hess - Abrams

55. Palm Springs Weekend - Alan Hess - chronicle

56. Builders' Homes for Better Living - Jones Emmons - Reinhold

57. Eichler Homes Design for Living - Jerry Ditto - chronicle

58. Gardens are for People - Thomas Church - Cal Berkeley

59. Garrett Eckbo: Modern Landscapes for Living - Marc Treib - Cal

60. The Art of Home Landscaping - Garrett Eckbo - FW Dodge

61. Neutra Complete Works - Barbara Lamprect - Taschen

62. Echos magazine collection

63. House & Home magazine collection

64. Eichler Network newsletter/CA Modern magazine collection

65. various issues of Sunset, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Living for Young Home Makers, Popular Mechanics (home issues)...

66. Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
- Smith, Elizabeth A. T.

67. California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture
-Heimann, Jim

68. Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living - Maranian, Matt

69. Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy - Phoenix, Charles

70. The Architecture of R. M. Schindler - Michael Darling

71. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention - Albrecht, Donald

72. Palm Springs Holiday - Peter Moruzzi

73. Havana Before Castro: When Cuba was a Tropical Playground - Peter Moruzzi

74. A-Frame - Chad Randl

75. Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome - Charles Phoenix

76. Leis, Luaus, and Alohas: The Lure of Hawai'i in the Fifties (Island Treasures) - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

77. Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games - Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix

78. Populuxe - Thomas Hine

79. Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom - Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore

80. Eliot Noyes - Gordon Bruce

81. Too Much is Never Enough: The Autobiography of Morris Lapidus

82. Albert Frey, Architect - Joseph Rosa

83. Forgotten Modern - Alan Hess

84. A Constructed View - Julius Shulman

85. Buff & Hensman - James Steele & Don Hensman

86. Los Angeles architecture - James Steele

87. L.A. Lost and Found - Sam Hall Kaplan

88. L.A. in the Thirties - David Gebhard

89. John Lautner, Architect - Frank Escher

90. An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles - David Gebhard & Robert Winters

91. Kesling Modern Structures - David Gebhard

92. The Furniture of R.M. Schindler - David Gebhard

93. Rudolph Schindler - David Gebhard

94. Lloyd Wright, Architect - David Gebhard

95. Harwell Hamilton Harris - Lisa Germany

96. Total Design: Architecture of Welton Becket - William Dudley

97. The Architecture of Los Angeles - Paul Gleye

98. William Pereira - James Steele

99. L.A.'s Early Moderns - Victoria Dailey

100. The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister - Chris Nichols

101. Modern Furnishings For the Home, William J. Hennessey 1952

102. Modern Furnishings For the Home 2, William J. Hennessey 1956

103. Furniture Forum magazine 1949-

104. Furniture Age magazine 1930-50's

105. Interiors magazine

!06. Design For Life-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer*ATOMIC!**

107. 1952 The Herman Miller Collection-by Acanthus Press

108. Modern Furniture Classics; Postwar to the Post-Modernism-by Charlotte and Peter Fiell published by Thames and Hudson

109. Furniture 2000-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

110. Dunbar Fine Furniture of the Fifties-by Leslie Pina and Nadir Sufai published by Schiffer

111. Knoll Furniture-by Steven and Linda Rouland published by Schiffer

112. World Design..The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics and More-by Chronicle Books

113. The Design Encyclopedia-by Mel Byars published by MOMA

114. Fifties Furniture-by Leslie Pina published by Schiffer

115. Sixties Design-by Philippe Garner published by Taschen

116. New American Design...Products and Graphics for a Post-Industrial Age-by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

117. 300 Years of Industrial Design-by Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath, Aage Lund Jensen published by Watson Guptill

118. Antiques of the Future-by Lisa Roberts published by Stewert Tabori and Chang

119. Paul R. Williams, Architect - Karen Hudson

120. Class Act: William Haines Legendary Hollywood Decorator - Peter Schifando

121. Paul Laszlo - Paul Laszlo

122. Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil - David Underwood

123. Oscar Niemeyer Buildings - Alan Hess

124. Work of Oscar Niemeyer - Papadaki

125. Richard Neutra's Miller House - Leet

126. The Architecture of John Lautner - Alan Hess

127. Interior Desecrations - James Lileks

128. Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century: Pat Kirkham

129. A Century of Design - Penny Sparke

130. Julius Shulman : Palm Springs - Michael Stern and Alan Hess

131. Los Angeles Neon - Nathan Marsak and Nigel Cox

132. The Architecture of Reassurance: Karal Ann Marling

133. Designing Disney - John Hench

134. Irvine Ranch - Steven Francis

135. Hal Lifson's 1966! - Hal Lifson

136. World's Fairs - Erik Mattie

137. Regency Redux: High Style Interiors: Napoleonic, Classical Moderne, and Hollywood Regency by Emily Evans Eerdmans

[BAZ_MCM]

[moderns-r-us]

I somehow missed this list before and thought that I would bump it.

[googieagog]

[Futura Girl]

[scowsa]

While the Eames are already in the list, I would argue that this book that came out last year is now the ultimate Eames book, as it locates them in the broader framework of the development of MCM and includes as much about their peers.

The Story of Eames Furniture
Marilyn Neuhart and John Neuhart

My review is in this thread

[Slim and Gabby]

From my way of thinking if you're going to have a Mid Century House, you should have source material as to how they were actually built, but more importantly how they worked on them. One of my favorite sources is, Popular Mechanics Do It Yourself Encyclopedia 1955. I have found that most of the modern books are trying too hard to emulate the case study hoses, which is like modeling everything on the 1959 Cadillac: yes it's beautiful, but there's so much more out there that's equally as nice.
Slim

[Dan O.]

I think this one if fairly new:

Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler - Bricker, Williams, Perlin and Wexler