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KUALA LUMPUR: It is critical for a small and highly open economy such as Malaysia to have an efficient cross-border payment service to support trade and commerce with its neighbouring countries as well as all countries worldwide.
Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the central bank is now pursuing multiple efforts on many fronts such as by linking DuitNow, its fast payment system, with Asean neighbours.
"This is a no brainer. Within Malaysia, DuitNow has enabled millions of individuals and businesses to transfer money instantly and seamlessly. So imagine if we could do the same for the whole region to make cross-border payments cheaper, faster, more transparent and accessible to all 600 million plus of us in the region. The economic impact can be significant.
"Asean economies are highly integrated, with intra-Asean trade accounting for the largest share of the total trade in Asean. So think about how this can bring about a change to help people and businesses in trade and travel," she said.
Nor Shamsiah said this during the casual talk session at the Digital Economy and Finance Festival organised by Bank Indonesia themed, Faster, Cheaper, More Transparent and More Inclusive Cross-border Payment to Promote Regional Economic Recovery, Bernama reported.,
Also participating in the session were Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Felipe Medalla, and Bank of Thailand's deputy governor Ronadol Numnonda.
Nor Shamsiah further said, with over 10 million people in Asean living, working and studying in other countries within the region, the integration of fast payment systems will transform cross-border payment services and bring the benefits of instant and low-cost payments enjoyed domestically to the cross-border space.
She noted that Malaysia has launched QR payment linkages with Thailand and Indonesia with efforts to expand them to support peer-to-peer transfers and similar initiatives are also being pursued with Singapore and the Philippines.
"Our efforts to set up bilateral connections for payment system in Asean is important, but we also need to start thinking about how to go about it more efficiently at the regional and global level.


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A loved-up couple has honoured two generations of history in the bride's family by being the first pair in the UK to get married – down a COAL MINE.
Newly married Sharon Torr, 58, and her husband Alan, 68, spent just six months organising their unusual wedding venue.
It was both as a homage to Sharon's coal mining background and to ensure a wedding completely different to any other.
Sharon, who works for the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield, West Yorks., where the day's celebration was held, was thrilled to have been allowed to get married underground.
Sharon said: "It was wonderful. We wanted to get married somewhere completely different and we could have asked for nothing better than to be the first couple to tie the knot down a mine."
While some brides may worry about their hair and make-up difficulties with going underground, Sharon had every aspect covered.
She said: "Everybody had to wear helmets while travelling down underground and to the room we got married in but they were white and mine had a bit of bling on the front – it looked like a tiara.
"I also had my hairdresser waiting at the top when I came back up to fix my hair because those helmets do ruin your look."
All guests had to wear a small battery pack for their cap lamps to ensure they could see in the pitch black.
Sharon added: "I carried my battery pack because I didn't want anything attached to my dress."
Guests of the wedding, which happened at 5pm on Saturday, July 16, were transported underground in two separate tranches before Sharon made her grand entrance with her two sons, Zac, 26, and Brett, 24, four bridesmaids and two page boys.
Once underground, guests and the wedding party were taken to the museum's education room for the ceremony.
Sharon, who got engaged to Alan in Mexico in January 2016 after the two met online in July 2014, said: "We kept the benches used in the room for the guests. There was some machinery in the room that we draped cloth over but we kept the informative posters up on the walls.
"They weren't very sightly but we didn't wanted to take away from the authenticity of the room.
"We had flowers in the underground room and also two lit miners' lamps on either side of the registrar.
"It just looked wonderful."
Sharon, who was married to her first husband for 28 years, explained how her father worked as a miner for 32 years.
She said: "I remember him going out to work down the mine at the crack of dawn. His dad worked down the pit as did my grandfather's brother.
"My mum's dad was also a mine foreman so it runs right through my family."
Speaking about her decision to choose the National Coal Mining Museum as her wedding destination, Sharon said: "I was sat at work wondering where we could have the wedding that would be totally different.
"Suddenly, I wondered if we could have it here and a colleague of mine went away to find out if it was possible.
"Amazingly it was."
The only thing left for Sharon to do was to clear it with father-of-three Alan before she went ahead with the planning.
Sharon said: "Alan was happy to have it here and the museum went ahead to apply for a licence straight away – it was as easy as that."
Describing her new husband, who works as an electrician, Sharon had nothing but praise.
She said: "He's such a good man and has made me laugh ever since we first met. He's so funny."
The pair had their reception, which included a karaoke and 130 guests, in the conference room of the museum where invitees were treated to afternoon tea and a hog roast later in the evening.
They travelled to Cornwall for their honeymoon a few days after the ceremony.
Speaking about the day, Sharon said: "It was a wonderful day. I was really looking forward to it and I wasn't nervous at all – it was everything I wanted it to be.
"The venue was a wonderful way to honour and remember my family.
"It was perfect."

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I'm interested in getting Forza 7 and it's a play anywhere title, meaning once you own it you can play the same copy on Xbox One and Windows 10.
Has anyone tried this? Do you have to buy the digital version of the game via your Xbox live account to do this? I seem to remember reading that buying a physical copy for either pc or Xbox won't allow cross platform play.
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I am wondering if fellow EHellions could help with a sticky situation. Soon my dear friend is to become Godmother to my daughter, and I am currently planning the details. This friend happens to be a well-known Minister (as in politically). She is also the daughter of an internationally-renowned author. I have known these two for years and while humble and gracious, you can never go anywhere without people accosting them about work, particularly in the Minister's case, of course, people always want to have a go about politics. I am afraid my family and friends might be no different and I would love for the Godmother and her mum to enjoy the day as a day off from public duties. Is it ever okay to attach a polite note to an invitation requesting that these two be allowed a day to enjoy the occasion and to refrain from work issues? (The two will be instantly recognizable by the invitees.) This smacks of bossing people around and censoring what they can and can't say (and not trusting my friends) but I see them regularly and it is wearing to discuss the same books and political issues EVERY single time you go out. I want them to relax, not be on the spot. If this IS ever ok, how would you word it? I have the best of intentions here, but please let me know if I am being overbearing. And no, I cannot trust my family. They are likely to weigh in on sensitive political topics and it would be embarrassing…but they are kind-hearted and if I approach it diplomatically they might behave! 0921-13
Part of being a public figure is that you are constantly "on" when out in public. With the benefits of celebrity status comes the downside of losing privacy. It was this recognition of the costs of being a public figure that fueled my decisions over the past 12 years to decline some very lucrative offers that would have made me far more recognizable but at a cost to my family's privacy. I'm quite happy in my modest niche!
That said, I suspect your friends are quite adept at dodging questions they prefer to not answer. Public figures learn to bean dip early on. And while your intent to shield them is honorable, you cannot play conversation cop for everyone by crassly laying down the rules of communication in the invitations. Your best option is to speak privately with the relatives and friends most likely to annoy your celebrity guests with discussions of issues that have no relevance whatsoever to the theme of the party and request that they choose another occasion to have those politically charged discussions. And then you act as conversational gatekeeper at the party and steer any conversations away from talk of politics.


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Artichokes (spring): Compact, plump, heavy, with thick, green, tightly closed leaves. Avoid if leaves are dry, spreading, or hard-tipped.
Asparagus (spring to early summer): Straight stalks with closed, compact tips and full green color, except for white ends. Avoid if shriveled or have spreading tips.
Avocados (all year): Shiny green or mottled purplish-black (depending upon variety); yield to gentle pressure. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Beans, green and wax (all year): Firm, crisp, bright color without blemishes.
Beans, lima and fava (late summer and early autumn): Firm, crisp, smooth skins without blemishes.
Beets (all year, but best from summer to late autumn): Firm, small to medium-size, bright colored, smooth skins; preferable with fresh green tops attached. Avoid if bruised, soft, or overly large.
Broccoli (all year): Dark green, firmly clustered buds on firm, but not thick, stalks.
Broccoli rabe (all year): Perky leaves, with thin green stalks and small bud clusters. Avoid stalks with yellowish leaves.
Brussels sprouts (autumn through early spring): Firm, tightly wrapped green heads free of black spots.
Cabbage (all year): Firm, heavy for its size, with brightly colored (green or red) outer leaves and no black blemishes.
Carrots (all year): Firm, straight, with bright orange color, preferably with fresh green leaves attached. Avoid if limp or cracked.
Cauliflower (all year): Firm heads with tightly packed creamy white clusters and fresh-looking green leaves. Avoid those with blemishes or black spots.
Celery (all year): Crisp, pale green stalks with fresh-looking leaves. Avoid stringy, bruised, or limp stalks.
Chayote (all year, but best in summer): Small, firm, unblemished.
Corn (late spring through summer): Medium-size ears with plump, milky kernels, smooth green husks, and soft silk ends.
Cucumbers (all year, but best in summer): Medium to small, with bright green color. Avoid any with soft ends, blemishes, or wax coatings.
Eggplant (all year, but best in summer): Firm, glossy purple or white with fresh green cap, heavy for its size. Avoid if soft, wrinkled, or very thick-skinned.
Endive (all year, but best autumn through spring): Small, compact, snowy white leaves edged in pale green. Avoid wilted leaves.
Fennel (autumn to early spring): Firm, unblemished white bulbs with fresh looking feathery fronds attached.
Garlic (all year): Firm, unblemished heads with tight, compact cloves. Papery skin should be soft, not brittle.
Kohlrabi (spring through late summer): Small, young bulbs with fresh-looking stems and leaves.
Leeks (all year, but best in autumn): Firm, unblemished white base with fresh-looking green leaves.
Lettuce, greens (all year): Crisp, unblemished leaves; color depends upon variety. Avoid brown edges.
Mushrooms (all year, but peak for wild mushrooms like oyster or shiitake depends on variety): Firm, plump, unblemished with tightly closed caps and fresh-looking stems. Select carefully, avoiding mold. Best bet: Buy exotic mushrooms from a good gourmet produce store.
Okra (spring through early autumn): Young, firm, tender green pods.
Onions (all year, but certain varieties best in late spring or early summer): Clean, dry, firm with papery husks, and no sprouts or soft spots.
Parsnips (all year, but best in late summer): Firm, smooth, small to medium-size. Avoid overly large roots (a sign of age) and any with gray, soft spots.
Peas, green (spring through early summer): Firm, bright or light green, with well-filled pods. Avoid swollen, wrinkled, or immature dark green pods.
Peppers (all year): Firm, shiny, thick-fleshed with bright color, green, red, orange, or yellow (depending upon variety). Avoid blemishes, soft spots, or darkened stem ends.
Potatoes (all year): Firm, smooth skinned, well shaped, with no sprouts or blemishes.
Radishes (all year): Firm, smooth, bright color, red or white, with fresh-looking leaves. Avoid blemishes or black spots.
Rutabaga (autumn and winter): Large, heavy with no soft spots. Usually coated with a thick protective wax. Also known as yellow turnip.
Spinach (all year): Bright green, fresh, tender leaves with no yellowing or wilted ends.
Squash, summer or soft-skinned, such as zucchini, yellow, straight neck, patty pan (all year, but best in summer): Smooth, bright skin, bright color, green or yellow (depending on variety), heavy for its size.
Squash, winter or hard-skinned, such as acorn, butternut (all year, but best in autumn): Unblemished, rich color, green, white, yellow, or gold (depending on variety), heavy for its size, with hard skin and stem end intact.
Sweet potatoes (all year, but best in late autumn): Firm, uniform shape with even color and no blemishes. Avoid very large ones (sign of age).
Tomatoes (all year): Firm, plump with unblemished skin; color and size depends on variety.
Turnips (all year, but best in autumn and winter): Firm, unblemished, heavy for their size with fresh-looking tops.
Apples (all year, but best in autumn): Firm, crisp, full color with no bruises, soft spots, or shriveled skins.
Apricots (June and July): Golden yellow to orange-yellow, plump, and firm enough to yield only slightly to pressure. Avoid soft, shriveled, or dull-looking fruit. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Bananas (all year): Solid yellow or lightly flecked with brown. If soft and with spotted or brown skin, mash and use for baking. Ripen hard green fruit in a paper bag at room temperature.
Blueberries (June through August): Plump, firm with dusky blue color.
Cantaloupes (all year, but best in summer): Pleasant perfumelike aroma; heavy for their size; no stem at end. Rind should yield to gentle pressure. Ripen at room temperature; they're ripe when skin beneath webbing has turned from green to beige.
Cherries (June and July): Plump with bright color — red, purplish-black, or golden with a pink blush (depending upon variety); fresh stems (not discolored or dry).
Coconuts (all year, but best in late autumn): Heavy for their size, with lots of juice that sloshes when fruit is shaken. Avoid moldy or wet "eyes."
Cranberries (October through December): Plump, shiny, firm with bright to dark red color.
Figs (summer to early autumn): Smooth and yielding to gentle pressure, but not soft. Harvested ripe, thus very perishable. Color correlates with variety.
Grapefruit (all year, but best in winter): Firm and heavy for their size, with no discoloration at stem end.
Grapes (all year, but best from late summer to late autumn): Plump, colorful, from deep purple to pale green; smooth, firmly attached to fresh-looking stems. Avoid shriveled or discolored fruit.
Honeydew melons (late summer to early autumn): Firm, creamy white, smooth surface; slightly soft at blossom end; heavy for their size. Ripen at room temperature; they're ripe when they smell perfumed.
Kiwifruit (all year): Slightly firm, fuzzy, yielding to gentle pressure. Ripen at room temperature; they're ripe when they smell fruity.
Kumquats (winter): Small, bright orange, with shiny green leaves. Avoid blemished or shriveled fruit.
Lemons (all year): Firm, shiny, heavy for their size. Avoid shriveled or hard fruit.
Limes (all year): Firm, shiny, heavy for their size. Avoid shriveled or hard fruit.
Mangoes (all year, but best in spring and summer): Yellow-orange to reddish skin that may be slightly mottled, yielding slightly to gentle pressure. Avoid bruised or shriveled fruit. Ripen at room temperature.
Nectarines (summer): Plump, rich-colored yellowish to reddish skin, with slight softening on stem end. Avoid shriveled, rock-hard, or bruised fruit. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Oranges (all year, but best in winter and early spring): Firm and heavy for their size. Avoid spongy or dry-looking fruit.
Papayas (all year, but best in spring and summer): Greenish-yellow to yellow and smooth; yield to gentle pressure. Avoid shriveled or bruised fruit. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Peaches (May through September): Yellow or creamy color with red blush (depending on variety), slightly fuzzy; fairly firm, but yield to gentle pressure. Avoid shriveled or bruised fruit. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Pears (all year, but best in late summer to early winter): Color depends on variety; no discoloration at stem end; firm, but yield to gentle pressure. Avoid bruised or overly soft fruit. Ripen in a paper bag at room temperature.
Pineapples (all year): Firm fruits, heavy for their size, with fresh-looking leaves; plump and glossy eyes; fragrant aroma. The color will depend on variety, but usually dark green indicates that fruit is not fully ripe (once picked, they will not ripen further). They're ripe when you can pull out a leaf with a gentle tug.
Plantains (all year): Always eaten cooked. Green to near-yellow fruit is starchy and usually boiled. Very ripe plantains have dark brown to black skin and are good for sautéing and baking.
Plums (summer): Bright color, green to red to purple (depending upon variety); plump, slightly firm, but yield to gentle pressure. Avoid shriveled or overly soft fruit. Ripen at room temperature.
Pomegranates (September through December): Fresh-looking fruit that is heavy for its size. Avoid shriveled fruit, any with broken peel, or fruit with soft spots.
Raspberries and blackberries (summer and early autumn): Plump; dry, rich color, from red to black. Select carefully and avoid moldy or mashed fruit.
Rhubarb (April and May): Firm, crisp, fairly thick stalks that range in color from pale pink to deep red. Avoid soft stalks. Leaves are poisonous.
Strawberries (all year, but best in early spring through summer): Firm with bright color and fresh-looking leaves and stems. Select carefully, and avoid moldy or mashed fruit.
Tangerines (late autumn to early spring): Bright orange color; heavy for their size. Avoid bruised or overly soft fruit.
Watermelon (May through September): Smooth skin; rich red or yellow flesh, with no brown or black seeds; heavy for its size.


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The recipe makes a flour tortilla that's chewy, bendable, and a perfect starting point for any toppings.
If you want whole grain tortillas, replace the white rice flour with a gluten-free whole grain flour, such as brown rice flour, sorghum flour, or a combination of your favorites. While you can tinker with the white rice flour, you'll want to leave the tapioca starch and xanthan gum alone. These two ingredients combine to give the tortillas chew and foldability.
Recipe Facts
- 1 1/2 cups (about 6 ounces) white rice flour, plus additional for kneading and rolling tortillas
- 1/2 cup (about 2 ounces) tapioca starch
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup cold water, plus more as needed
Whisk together white rice flour, tapioca starch, granulated sugar, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt. Using your hands, cut shortening into flour with a motion that's similar to snapping. No large pieces of shortening should remain.
Add 1/2 cup water. Stir into dough using a wooden spoon. Dough will be dry. Add additional 1/4 cup water. Stir. If dough begins to hold together, stop. If dough remains dry, add water, 2 tablespoons at a time, until it beings to hold together but isn't wet. It's a good idea to feel the dough as you add the water. It should feel damp, not wet.
Turn dough onto generously white rice floured countertop. Begin to knead dough until it's smooth. It should not stick to your hands nor should it be wet. If the dough seems dry, add a tablespoon of water. If the dough is too wet, knead in additional flour. To test the consistency, pinch off a generous tablespoon and roll it between your palms. The dough should form a ball easily and not stick to your hands. Cover dough with plastic wrap.
Heat 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Line a tortilla press with a plastic bag that you've cut open on two sides. Flour the plastic bag with white rice flour. Pinch off about two tablespoons of dough. Roll into a ball and place in tortilla press. Flatten dough in the press. Remove. If dough seems thick, peel back the plastic bag from the tortilla, dust with a little additional white rice flour, cover and roll out slightly.
Increase skillet heat to high. Heat until skillet begins to smoke lightly. Remove tortilla from plastic bag. Place in hot skillet. Cook for about three minutes. Tortilla should be lightly brown. (As your first tortilla cooks, begin pressing out the next tortilla.) Flip and cook an additional minute or two. Second side won't get as brown. Immediately transfer hot tortilla to a plate. Cover with a towel. Repeat process until all dough is used.
Tortillas are best served right away. However, they can be stored overnight in a sealed plastic bag. Heat before serving to soften.
Special equipment
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One of the most challenging pieces to make is this sphere. You can find it in different sizes, this one is a small one.
- Sterling silver 970
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Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern (MCM) is a design movement in interior, product, graphic design, architecture, and urban development that was popular in the United States and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1969,[1][2] during the United States's post–World War II period. The term was used descriptively as early as the mid-1950s and was defined as a design movement by Cara Greenberg in her 1984 book Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s. It is now recognized by scholars and museums worldwide as a significant design movement. The MCM design aesthetic is modern in style and construction, aligned with the Modernist movement of the period. It is typically characterized by clean, simple lines and honest use of materials, and it generally does not include decorative embellishments.
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The mid-century modern movement in the U.S. was an American reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements, including the works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.[3] Although the American component was slightly more organic in form and less formal than the International Style, it is more firmly related to it than any other. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential at this time, with a style characterized by clean simplicity and integration with nature. Like many of Wright's designs, Mid-century architecture was frequently employed in residential structures with the goal of bringing modernism into America's post-war suburbs. This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function was as important as form in Mid-century designs, with an emphasis placed on targeting the needs of the average American family.
In Europe, the influence of Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde Situationist International, COBRA, as well as Archigram in London. A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist oeuvre, inspired by Scandinavian Moderns such as Alvar Aalto, Sigurd Lewerentz and Arne Jacobsen, and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X, including structuralist architects such as Aldo van Eyck, Ralph Erskine, Denys Lasdun, Jørn Utzon and the movement known in the United Kingdom as New Brutalism.
Pioneering builder and real estate developer Joseph Eichler was instrumental in bringing Mid-century modern architecture ("Eichler Homes") to subdivisions in the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay region of California, and select housing developments on the east coast. George Fred Keck, his brother Willam Keck, Henry P. Glass, Mies van der Rohe, and Edward Humrich created Mid-century modern residences in the Chicago area. Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is extremely difficult to heat or cool, while Keck and Keck were pioneers in the incorporation of passive solar features in their houses to compensate for their large glass windows.
Mid-century modern in Palm Springs[edit]
The city of Palm Springs, California is noted for its many examples of Mid-century modern architecture.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]
- Welton Becket: Bullock's Palm Springs (with Wurdeman) (1947) (demolished, 1996[13])
- John Porter Clark: Welwood Murray Library (1937); Clark Residence (1939) (on the El Minador golf course); Palm Springs Women's Club (1939)
- William F. Cody: Stanley Goldberg residence;[14] Del Marcos Motel (1947); L'Horizon Hotel, for Jack Wrather and Bonita Granville (1952); remodel of Thunderbird Country Club clubhouse (c. 1953) (Rancho Mirage); Tamarisk Country Club (1953) (Rancho Mirage) (now remodeled); Huddle Springs restaurant (1957); St. Theresa Parish Church (1968); Palm Springs Library (1975)
- Craig Ellwood: Max Palevsky House (1970)
- Albert Frey: Palm Springs City Hall (with Clark and Chambers) (1952–57); Palm Springs Fire Station #1 (1955); Tramway Gas Station (1963); Movie Colony Hotel; Kocher-Samson Building (1934) (with A. Lawrence Kocher); Raymond Loewy House (1946); Villa Hermosa Resort (1946); Frey House I (1953); Frey House II (1963); Carey-Pirozzi house (1956); Christian Scientist Church (1957); Alpha Beta Shopping Center (1960) (demolished)
- Victor Gruen: City National Bank (now Bank of America) (1959)[15] (designed as an homage to the Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, by Le Corbusier)
- A. Quincy Jones: Palm Springs Tennis Club (with Paul R. Williams) (1946); Town & Country Center (with Paul R. Williams) (1947–50); J.J. Robinson House (with Frederick E. Emmons) (1957); Ambassador and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg House (with Frederick E. Emmons) (1963)
- William Krisel:[16] Ocotillo Lodge(1957); House of Tomorrow(1962).[17]
- John Lautner: Desert Hot Springs Motel (1947); Arthur Elrod House (1968) (interiors used in filming James Bond's Diamonds Are Forever); Hope Residence (1973)
- John Black Lee: Specialized in residential houses. Lee House 1 (1952), Lee House 2 (1956) for which he won the Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects, Day House (1965), * System House (1961), Rogers House (1957), Ravello (1960)
- Gene Leedy: The Sarasota School of Architecture, sometimes called Sarasota Modern, is a regional style of post-war architecture that emerged on Florida's Central West Coast.
- Frederick Monhoff: Palm Springs Biltmore Resort (1948) (demolished, 2003[13])
- Richard Neutra (Posthumous AIA Gold Medal honoree): Grace Lewis Miller house (1937) (includes her Mensendlieck posture therapy studio);[18] Kaufmann Desert House (1946);[19] Samuel and Luella Maslon House, Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage (1962) (demolished 2003)[13]
- William Pereira: Robinson's (1953)
- William Gray Purcell (with protégé Van Evera Bailey): Purcell House (1933) (cubist modern)
- Donald Wexler: Steel Developmental Houses,[20] Sunny View Drive (1961). Home developer, Alexander Homes, popularized this post-and-beam architectural style in the Coachella Valley. Alexander houses and similar homes feature low-pitched roofs, wide eaves, open-beamed ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows.[7]: 66–75
- E. Stewart Williams: Frank Sinatra House (1946) (with piano-shaped pool); Oasis commercial building (with interiors by Paul R. Williams) (1952); William and Marjorie Edris House (1954); Mari and Steward Williams House (1956); Santa Fe Federal Savings Building (1958); Coachella Valley Savings & Loan (now Washington Mutual) (1960); Palm Springs Desert Museum (1976)
- Paul Williams: Palm Springs Tennis Club (with Jones) (1946)
- Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.: Oasis Hotel (1923)
- Walter Wurdeman: Bullock's Palm Springs (with Welton Becket) (1947) (demolished 1996)[13]
Examples of 1950s Palm Springs motel architecture include Ballantines Movie Colony (1952) – one portion is the 1935 Albert Frey San Jacinto Hotel – the Coral Sands Inn (1952), and the Orbit Inn (1957).[21] Restoration projects have been undertaken to return many of these residences and businesses to their original condition.[22]
Industrial design[edit]
Scandinavian design was very influential at this time, with a style characterized by simplicity, democratic design and natural shapes. Glassware (Iittala – Finland), ceramics (Arabia – Finland), tableware (Georg Jensen – Denmark), lighting (Poul Henningsen – Denmark), and furniture (Danish modern) were some of the genres for the products created. In America, east of the Mississippi, the American-born Russel Wright, designing for Steubenville Pottery, and Hungarian-born Eva Zeisel designing for Red Wing Pottery and later Hall China created free-flowing ceramic designs that were much admired and heralded in the trend of smooth, flowing contours in dinnerware. On the West Coast of America the industrial designer and potter Edith Heath (1911–2005) founded Heath Ceramics in 1948. The company was one of the numerous California pottery manufacturers that had their heyday in post-war US, and produced Mid-Century modern ceramic dish-ware. Edith Heath's "Coupe" line remains in demand and has been in constant production since 1948, with only periodic changes to the texture and color of the glazes.[23] The Tamac Pottery company produced a line of mid-century modern biomorphic dinnerware and housewares between 1946 to 1972.[24]
Social medium[edit]
Printed ephemera documenting the mid-century transformations in design, architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and entertainment include mid-century linen post cards from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. These post cards came about through innovations pioneered through the use of offset lithography. The cards were produced on paper with a high rag content, which gave the post card a textured look and feel. At the time this was a less expensive process. Along with advances in printing technique, mid-century linen postcards allowed for very vibrant ink colors. The encyclopedic geographic imagery of mid-century linen post cards suggests popular middle class attitudes about nature, wilderness, technology, mobility and the city during the mid-20th century.[25]
Curt Teich in Chicago[26] was the most prominent and largest printer and publisher of Linen Type postcards[27] pioneering lithography with his "Art Colortone" process.[28] Other large publishers include Stanley Piltz in San Francisco, who established the "Pictorial Wonderland Art Tone Series", Western Publishing and Novelty Company in Los Angeles and the Tichnor Brothers in Boston.[29] The printing of mid-century linen post cards began to give way in the late 1950s to Kodachrome and Ektachrome color prints.
Main Terminal at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, by Eero Saarinen
Palacio da Alvorada, official residence of the President of Brazil, by Oscar Niemeyer
North Christian Church, Columbus, Indiana, US, the final work of Eero Saarinen
Stahl House, designed by Pierre Koenig
Helsinki, Finland – University of Technology – Auditorium, by Alvar Aalto
Sierra Towers in West Hollywood, California, by Jack A. Charney
Hotel Casino de la Selva, Cuernavaca, Mexico, by Félix Candela
Courthouse Annex Building, (now demolished) Jacksonville, Florida, by Reynolds, Smith & Hills
Del Prado Condominiums, Balboa Park, San Diego, by William Krisel
Alden Dow House and Studio, Midland, Michigan, by Alden B. Dow
Adventkerk, The Hague, the Netherlands, by K.L. Sijmons, 1954
State Quad, one of four identical quadrangle dormitories, at the University at Albany, New York
Comprehensive Storage Unit by George Nelson
A mid-century modern flair applied to a record player
Additional notable names[edit]
- Gregory Ain
- Alfons Bach[30]
- Milo Baughman
- Al Beadle
- Harry Bertoia
- Robin Boyd
- Marcel Breuer
- Robert C. Broward
- Mark Byrne
- Jack Allen Charney
- Victor Christ-Janer
- William Curry
- Edward D. Dart
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Joseph Eichler
- Arthur Erickson
- O'Neil Ford
- Paul T. Frankl
- Eric Gnant
- Bertrand Goldberg
- Charles Goodman
- Max Gottschalk
- Eileen Gray
- Lawrence Halprin
- Paul Hamilton
- Taylor Hardwick
- Ralph Haver
- Finn Juhl
- Vladimir Kagan
- Louis Kahn
- Poul Kjaerholm
- Kaare Klint
- Henry Klumb
- Pierre Koenig
- Florence Knoll
- William Krisel
- Mogens Lassen
- Paul Laszlo
- John Lautner
- Roger Lee
- Charles Luckman
- Carl Maston
- Cliff May
- Paul McCobb
- John Randal McDonald
- Emil Milan
- William Morgan
- Børge Mogensen
- George Nelson
- Oscar Niemeyer
- Svend Nielsen
- Isamu Noguchi
- Verner Panton
- Tommi Parzinger
- Adrian Pearsall
- Walter Pierce
- Warren Platner
- Jean Prouvé
- Ira Rakatansky
- Jens Risom
- Paul Rudolph
- Eero Saarinen
- Richard Schultz
- Paul Schweikher
- Harry Seidler
- Avriel Shull
- Mel Smilow
- Maurice K. Smith
- Alison and Peter Smithson
- Raphael Soriano
- Russell Spanner
- Edward Durell Stone
- Art Troutner
- Ole Wanscher
- Hans Wegner
- David Weidman[31]
- Russel Wright
- Eva Zeisel
See also[edit]
- Atomic Age
- Butterfly roof
- Case Study Houses
- Danish modern
- Dingbat
- Googie architecture
- Miami Modern architecture
- Miller House
- Modern architecture
- Modernism
- Populuxe
- United Productions of America
- ^ "What Is Mid-Century Modern?". February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Understanding Mid-Century Modern and How To Use it in Your Home". September 29, 2017.
- ^ Jason Peterson (2014-02-01). "Designer Spotlight: Florence Knoll". Emfurn. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- ^ Wills, Eric (May–June 2008). "Palm Springs Eternal". Preservation. 60 (3): 38–45.
- ^ Cygelman, Adèle; David, Rosa (forward); Glomb, David (photographs) (1999). Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert. New York: Rizzoli International. p. 192. ISBN 0-8478-2091-2. LCCN 98048811.
- ^ Shulman, Julius; Stern, Michael; Hess, Alan (2008). Julius Shulman: Palm Springs. New York: Rizzoli International. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-8478-3113-5. LCCN 2007933610.
- ^ a b Hess, Alan; Danish, Andrew (2001). Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 180. ISBN 0811828042. LCCN 00024046.
- ^ Quinn, Bradley (2004). Mid-Century Modern: Interiors, Furniture, Design Details. London: Conran Octopus. p. 176. ISBN 978-1840914061.
- ^ Faibyshev, Dolly (2010). Palm Springs: Mid-Century Modern. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. p. 112. ISBN 9780764334610. LCCN 2010925309. OCLC 475457720.
- ^ "Desert Modernism Timeline". Palm Springs Modern Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Goldberger, Paul (May–June 2008). "The Modernist Manifesto". Preservation. 60 (3): 30–35.
- ^ "The Time: Modern: Highlights in the development of modernism in the Coachella Valley". Palm Springs Life. Palm Springs, CA. February 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15.
- ^ a b c d "Lost: Maslon House". Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "A Winter Residence in Palm Springs" (PDF). Architectural Digest. Fall 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
Interior Design by Arthur Elrod, A.I.D. and William Broderick, A.I.D.; Architecture by William Cody, F.A.I.A.
- ^ Palm Springs Preservation Foundation: Then and Now
- ^ "William Krisel". Palm Springs Modern Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Bradley, Darren (29 June 2013). "Modernist Architecture: William Krisel". modernistarchitecture.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Leet, Stephen (2004). Richard Neutra's Miller House. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 191. ISBN 1-56898-274-7. LCCN 2003021531.
- ^ Friedman, Alice T. (2010). "2. Palm Springs Eternal: Richard Neutra's Kaufmann Desert House". American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture. New Haven, CN: Yale University Press. pp. 262. ISBN 978-0300116540. LCCN 2009032574.
- ^ Bricker, Lauren Weiss; Williams, Sidney J. (2011). Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Art Museum. p. 131. ISBN 978-0981674346. LCCN 2010043639.
- ^ Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "'50s Motel – Palm Springs Week (20)". California's Gold. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive.
- ^ Colacello, Bob; Becker, Jonathan (photographs) (June 1999). "Palm Springs Weekends" (PDF). Vanity Fair: 192–211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
- ^ Zahid Sardar (2004-02-01). "Home Is Where the Heath Is: A Bay Area pottery tradition continues under new ownership". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
- ^ "Tamac Plate: Decorative Arts". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Meikle, Jeffrey L. "A Paper Atlantis". Journal of Design History. 13 (4): 267–286. doi:10.1093/jdh/13.4.267.
- ^ Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Lake County Discovery Museum. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "An Offset Pioneer" in: American Printer, October 1, 2006.
- ^ Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library.
- ^ Mayhew, Augustus (11 July 2011). "Urbane Developments: Miami & Delray". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Saperstein, Pat (2014-08-07). "David Weidman, Animation Artist Whose Work Appeared on 'Mad Men,' Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
Further reading[edit]
- Andersen, Kurt (23 February 1998). "Annals of Architecture: Desert Cool" (PDF). The New Yorker. Vol. 74, no. 2. Robert Polidori (photographs). pp. 128–137. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-17. Retrieved May 23, 2012. (Abstract: Chronicles the return to fashionability of Palm Springs, including the post-WWII architecture of John Lautner, Richard Neutra, and Albert Frey.)
- Coquelle, Aline (2006). Palm Springs Style. Assouline. p. 192. ISBN 978-2843237430.
- Dailey, Victoria (2003). LA's Early Moderns: Art, Architecture, Photography. Princeton Archit. Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1890449162.
- Dietsch, Deborah K. (2000). Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home. Simon & Schuster. p. 208. ISBN 978-0684867441.
- Greensberg, Cara (2000). Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s. London: Thamse & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500278598. OCLC 901886281. OL 1984249W.
- Hess, Alan (2007). Forgotten Modern: California Houses 1940–1970. Weintraub, Alan (photographs). Gibbs Smith. p. 280. ISBN 978-1586858582.
- Keith, Michele (2010). "Michael Berman: ... Palm Springs; Alex Jordan: ... Palm Desert". Designers here and there: inside the city and country homes of America's top decorators. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-1580932462. LCCN 2009042910.
- Dream Homes Deserts: A Showcase of the Finest Architects, Designers & Builders in Las Vegas, Palm Springs & New Mexico. Dallas, TX: Panache Partners. 2008. p. 200. ISBN 978-1933415284.
- "Desert Classic". Metropolitan Home. Hachette Filipacchi II. November–December 2003. ISSN 0273-2858. OCLC 7045895.
A pair of artists revitalizes a Neutra landmark by respecting both its architecture and view.
- "A spectacular renovation in Palm Springs respects the past but pushes the midcentury feel into the future". Metropolitan Home. Des Moines, IA: Meredith Corp. March 2006. ISSN 0273-2858. OCLC 14634311.
- "Palm Springs Infusion: Splashes of color and sophistication revive a desert house". Architectural Digest. New York. February 2008.
- "Jim Jennings Emphasizing Form & Light in his Elegantly Spare Palm Springs Retreat". Architectural Digest. New York. September 2009.
- "At Home in the Desert ... a house near Palm Springs". Architectural Digest. New York. April 2010.
External links[edit]
- Renovations and Additions to a 1940s Mid Century Modern Residence in Pasadena by architect James V. Coane & Associates (2017 archive)
- Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs, documentary about Mid-Century Modern in Palm Springs


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