At the intersection of design and mixology

Lina Bo Bardi. Stalinist. anti-feminist. architect.

Lina Bo Bardi was a mass of contradictions. A self-described “Stalinist, anti-feminist” who “never faced any obstacles, not even as a...

Add Bates. Black. designer. performer. polymath.

I first heard about designer Add Bates while attending a lecture by art historian Kristina Wilson about her fascinating book “Mid-Century...

Hilyard Robinson. Modernist. Black Architect.

Born in Washington DC in 1899 into a working class family, Hilyard Robinson went on to become one of the most prolific architects in the...

Robert Mallet-Stevens. Architect. Dandy. Modernist.

Robert Mallet-Steven occupies a curious place in the history of architecture. Although his cubic, white plaster forms are clearly...

Adolf Loos Architect.Dandy.Provocateur.

He is perhaps most well known for his manifesto Ornament and Crime, which paved the way for modernism. Although he is considered a...

Casa Malaparte-one of the great architectural enigmas of the 20th C.

Casa Malaparte, the scene stealer from Godard's famous film "Mepris" is considered one of the most beautiful buildings of the 20th...

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...