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Modern West Style: John Boak Art

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 31, 2012

Take a journey into the modern west style of CustomMade artist and designer John Boak of John Boak Art, where the design traditions of 19th and 20th century craft and modernist movements and the informal, vernacular architectural traditions of Europe, the American Old West, and desert Native Americans come together.  At these crossroads, you’ll find [...]

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What is Modern Style?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on November 18, 2011

To take a shot at defining modernism and modern style, I’ll start by referring to an old joke and an old quote.

The joke:

“I love looking at fashion magazines.  I can see what I’ll be wearing in 20 years.”

And the quote, which has been attributed to American satirist Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951):

“I [...]

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