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Jul 14, 20214 min read

Josephine Baker. Iconic Entertainer. Resistance Fighter. Modernist Muse.

Josephine Baker has always been on my list as one of the most fascinating figures of the twentieth century and as a French citizen, she's...

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Apr 19, 20213 min read

French Modernism

With the recent birthdays of Jean- Michel Frank, Robert- Mallet- Stevens and Jean Prouvé , it seems an appropriate time to celebrate the...

Robert Mallet-Stevens. Architect. Dandy. Modernist.

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Apr 15, 20214 min read

Robert Mallet-Stevens. Architect. Dandy. Modernist.

Robert Mallet-Steven occupies a curious place in the history of architecture. Although his cubic, white plaster forms are clearly...

Pierre Chareau. architect. refugee. modernist?

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Apr 14, 20213 min read

Pierre Chareau. architect. refugee. modernist?

Pierre Chareau was another architect whose career was destroyed by WWII. With almost his entire archive lost, his reputation rests on a...

Jean Prouvé. designer. innovator. modernist.

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Apr 13, 20212 min read

Jean Prouvé. designer. innovator. modernist.

Jean Prouvé is known for his innovative designs which were heavily influenced by the aeronautical industry. His studio specialized in the...

Jean-Michel Frank. The James Dean of interior design.

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Feb 28, 20212 min read

Jean-Michel Frank. The James Dean of interior design.

Jean-Michel Frank lived fast and died young. He was a self-trained interior designer based in Paris and Argentina from 1932 to 1941 whose...

The Champagne Cocktail- always stylish always delicious.

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Feb 26, 20211 min read

The Champagne Cocktail- always stylish always delicious.

Paris and Champagne just seem to go together like well, gin and tonic, so of course we selected a Champagne cocktail to pair with...

The Whiskey Sour. A classic cocktail to enjoy while celebrating Jean Michel-Frank's classic designs.

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Feb 25, 20211 min read

The Whiskey Sour. A classic cocktail to enjoy while celebrating Jean Michel-Frank's classic designs.

With only three main ingredients; whiskey, sugar, and citrus, the Whiskey Sour is an effortless yet elegant cocktail perfect for...

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Jul 22, 20203 min read

The making of an iconic photo

This iconic photo from 1929, of Charlotte Perriand relaxing in the chaise longue that she, Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, collaborated...

Charlotte Perriand. Designer. Socialist. Pioneer

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Jul 3, 20205 min read

Charlotte Perriand. Designer. Socialist. Pioneer

Although Charlotte Perriand is most well known for her collaborations with Le Corbusier, she was a formidable woman in her own right and...

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Apr 21, 20202 min read

The Sazerac. A machine for drinking.

Almost every architecture student is forced to read Towards A New Architecture , Le Corbusier's manifesto stating his ideas not just...

The Stalker- a dangerously delicious cocktail!

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Apr 17, 20201 min read

The Stalker- a dangerously delicious cocktail!

Ever experienced that annoying guest that is still hangin' around hours after the party ended? Or better yet just keeps "popping by"...

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Apr 16, 20203 min read

Architects and their crazy glasses.

Why is it that architects insist on wearing insane eyeware? And now they've got the rest of the creative community doing it. No...

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Apr 15, 20201 min read

The Non-Conformist

It is telling that Eileen Gray named the chair in this photo the Non- Conformist. Designed for greater user flexibility, only one arm is...

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Apr 7, 20203 min read

E.1027 Modern Masterpiece

This modernist villa clinging to the side of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean is considered an architectural masterpiece. Although...

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Apr 3, 20202 min read

The Champs Elysées Cocktail

The perfect cocktail to toast the enigmatic designer who felt most at home and inspired in Paris.

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Apr 1, 20203 min read

The Feud over E.1027

Jealousy, misogyny, and territorial marking- Much has been written about the bizarre love (?) triangle between Eileen Gray, E-1027 and Le...

Eileen Gray. Irish. Architect. Bisexual. Total Badass.

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Mar 27, 20203 min read

Eileen Gray. Irish. Architect. Bisexual. Total Badass.

She was living her best life in Paris- dating men and women, flying planes and designing sumptuous interiors for the lesbian demi-monde.

Obsession, Betrayal, Jealousy and Modernism
The Modernists Guide to Cocktails is a meeting place for fans of modernism who love a good cocktail along with gossip about architecture's most notorious scandals. Conversely,it's also a site for cocktail lovers who happen to be design curious. It takes an unvarnished look at modernism via social histories, juicy anecdotes, and the favorite cocktails of the founders of modernism. And let's face it we all need a strong drink these days...