mid-century modern furniture

Alvar & Aino Aalto's Artek Pascoe Venture

(Photo by Ezra Stoller, colorized) In July of 1940, in an effort to establish themselves in the USA, the Finnish design couple Alvar and...

Baldwin's Mid Century Piano: A nod to Danish Modernism

Perhaps the only well known mid century modern piano is the Baldwin Acrosonic pictured below. It is highly sought-after and consistently...

The Grete Jalk sled chair - a tale of misattribution.

(Photo from Wright Auction online listing) Several years ago, while researching Jerry Johnson's Sling Chair for Charlton, I found a...

9 of Our Favorite Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces

As we head into what are set to be some of the coldest days in recent history (Brrrrrr!), we can't help but want to curl up somewhere...

Color Your Own A-Frame Holiday Fun!

Here at Trystcraft we're still A-Frame crazy and we're having fun coloring in these drawings done by architects John Carden Campbell and...

Mid-Century Modern Book Reviews

There are so many great architecture, design and furniture books out there that it can be overwhelming. There are fantastic biographies...

Vintage in the Zoo: Vintage Market in Kalamazoo, Michigan

For the past two years, Trystcraft has taken part in an exciting event in Kalamazoo: Vintage in the Zoo! Also known as VITZ, Vintage in...

The History of THE Mr. Chair by Designer George Mulhauser

As far back as the early 1950s, furniture manufacturers have been marketing the concept of chairs for him and her, or 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.'...

The World of Charles and Ray Eames Exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum

The World of Charles and Ray Eames is a fantastic exhibit that has been traveling the world for years. On May 5th, 2018, it opened to the...

Jens Quistgaard and Dansk Designs

Dansk Designs - sounds pretty Danish, right? Dansk literally means "Danish" in Denmark's native language. Plus, most of the Dansk Designs...