part sculpture, part lamp, all fabulous.

{interior styling by pippa jameson.} {via desire to inspire.}

tune in, turn on, and cue up the bossa nova, kittens. no ipod necessary in this pad.

{the fabulous home of  hideto irikawa via the selby.}

welcome to monday, kittens! come on in and cozy up to a sweater chair. drinks on me.

{rejuvenation wide star door set via sophie's choice and mid-century modern freak.}

{above: mid century furniture designer vladimir kagan's living room, NYC.}

photographer leslie williamson has captured the homes of some of the biggest mid-century design heroes - from eames and russel wright to eva zeisel and george nakashima.

check out williamson's book handcrafted modern for a glimpse into the pads of some of the best and brightest in the design stratosphere. a lot of the homes are captured in there natural setting -- worn edges and all, which seems to make everything imperfectly perfect.

{above: american industrial designer russel wright's home in garrison, NY.}

{above: eames studio, pacific palisades, CA.}

{above: fiber artist kay sekimachi's work table at home in berkeley, CA.}

{above: ceramicist eva zeisel's studio shelves in rockland, NY.}

{above: mid-century furniture designer george nakashima's reception house in new hope, PA.}

{above: apartment of czech architect ivan ruller in brno.}

orange cabinets + green stove + aqua tiles of love + gimme table + tasty ceramics = a cookery of earthly delights.

{judy kameon's kitchen via at home at home and nicole balch.}

...always match your shoes to your decor.

{images: vintage shoes photographed by julian cottrell, 1968; gamper kitchen designed by upritchard; vintage phones.}

from weathered leather stools to flowering penis vases, jan hoet and delphine bekaert's loft is a garden of lofty delights.

{see jan and delphine's entire loft at coffeeklatch.}

...yet fabulousness united.

{images: art wall room divider via b for bonnie; furniture designer michael yate's studio via apartment therapy; harp room bookcase via archi tonic.}

a sassy spectrum of seats.

like a mood ring for your booty.

{images: kartell masters designed by philippe starck; saarinen tulip chairs; greifenstein boyce assiciates multi-color chairs; eames fiberglass chairs.}

because every pet deserves a mid-century lair to call their own.

{check out the dashing digs at modernist cat.} {via the designer pad.}