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While I rarely feature modern design here at ArchitectDesign that does not mean I don't have an appreciation for the style. Rather I think as in anything, quality matters, and so much of what you see that passes as 'modern' is just poor and lazy design. However there are modern architects whose work makes my heart swoon: one of these is mid-century LA architect Craig Ellwood .  Ellwood took the formal modernism of Mies van der Rohe (another architect I greatly admire) and added some California casualness. Next month (April 2018) Rizzoli is releasing a new book on this modern master entitled Making L.A. Modern: Craig Ellwood - Myth - Man - Designer  by Michael Boyd with stunning photography by Richard Powers  seen here in this post. Modernism is rooted in details and that is what so often breaks a design for me.  These houses built by Ellwood in the 50s and 60s have all of the warmth of more traditional architecture and all of the detailing of grand classical archite...

Now is your chance to live in your own lovely apartment in the heart of the elegant Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington. Listed for sale is the pied-a-terre of designer Michael Hampton ; Don't worry he's not leaving DC but moving into another home to decorate! Located on the main first floor of a newly renovated townhouse, the apartment boasts tall ceilings and lots of natural light. Ever since 'You've got mail' I've dreamed of a floor-through apartment like Meg Ryans (see that apartment HERE )! The large living room has space for a separate dining area (or grand piano as currently set up in the listing photos). These photos are from his website . Hampton filled the space with his own collection of furnishings and art but I'm sure he would happily decorate the space for you as well!  The large open kitchen is perfect for entertaining (and plants and herbs love that deep window sill!). Hampton, pictured here with his dog Spencer, uses the 2nd bedroom as...