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Geoffrey Bawa. Sri Lankan. Gay. Architect.
Geoffrey Bawa is considered one of the founders of Tropical Modernism, along with fellow Sri Lankan architect Minette De Silva . Seeing as we’ve already chatted about Minnette, it makes sense to continue our discussion about Tropical Modernism, or what some call Regional Modernism, with Geoffrey Bawa. So what exactly is Tropical Modernism? In a nutshell, it’s a style of architecture in which some of the classic components of modernism have been modified to suit a different (o
tipsy modernist
Dec 18, 202512 min read
Art Smith. Black. Modernist. Jewelry Designer.
As a lover of all things modernist, especially jewelry, I can't believe it's taken me this long to discover the work of Art Smith. One of...
tipsy modernist
Feb 24, 20255 min read
The Greenwich Village- the perfect cocktail to celebrate the village that inspired Art Smith
The jewelry of Art Smith was inspired by many things, but I think it's safe to say that the biggest influence on his work was the artsy,...
tipsy modernist
Feb 24, 20251 min read
Crawford House: Culture War Casualty
I know. Another article about Paul Rudolph!? Why, you ask? Well because a couple of weekends ago, Mr. Don't Bruise the Booze and I were...
tipsy modernist
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Jazz-Age Harlem, Josephine Baker and Cocktail Culture
Jazz and modernism have always been BFF's. Every modernist from Le Corbusier to Robert Mallet-Stevens was a fan of jazz music. It was an...
tipsy modernist
Feb 28, 20234 min read
Philip Johnson Gay. Modernist. Nazi Sympathiser.
I know what you're thinking-why bother talking about Philip Johnson ? In 2020 both Harvard and MoMa removed his name from their buildings...
tipsy modernist
Dec 24, 20226 min read
Paul Rudolph: the brutalist architect whose buildings people love to hate
Photo courtesy of Paul Rudolph Foundation Beloved or reviled, (what brutalist isn't) Paul Rudolph's sculptural concrete buildings illicit strong emotions. He had a meteoric rise from a humble beginning to become a renowned architect whose work was featured in Time Magazine, the New York Times and many other prominent magazines in the fifties and sixties. Some of his most famous projects include the classic "brutalist" buildings such as the Government Services building in Bos
tipsy modernist
Jun 30, 202211 min read
Amaza Lee Meredith. African American. Architect. Lesbian. AMAZING
You could easily mistake the building above for one of the modernist villas in Vienna’s famous Werkbundseidlung, but in fact it's in...
tipsy modernist
Oct 5, 20203 min read
The Violet Hold-or the Lavender Scare
With its enigmatic color- (is it violet or is it grey?) and subtle layers of flavor, the Violet Hold (or Scare) is as mysterious as a...
tipsy modernist
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Queer bauhaus-part 2: Ladies' Choice
Despite more stringent admission requirements than their male peers (1) and being forced into specific studios, women of the bauhaus...
tipsy modernist
Jun 17, 20204 min read
Pirate Jenny- a campy cocktail that's perfect for day drinking!
With its pink color and Kurt Weil references, the Pirate Jenny is the perfect pairing for the post about Queer bauhaus . The recipe...
tipsy modernist
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Queer bauhaus: Hiding in Plain Sight
It seems incredible that Elizabeth Otto's fascinating new book is the first book to address lgbtq at the bauhaus. Because the book is so...
tipsy modernist
Jun 11, 20204 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 15, 20201 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...
tipsy modernist
Apr 7, 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...
tipsy modernist
Apr 1, 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.
tipsy modernist
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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...
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