Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: Distinctive 1960s modernist property in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, near Paris, France

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This was featured over on WowHaus, but we think the 1960s three-bedroom modernist property in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, near Paris, France is worth a shout on Retro To Go too.

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Categories / Architecture, Toys and Games

Le Corbusier Villa Savoye modernist house now available as a Lego set

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The original is a national monument in France, so there's pretty much no chance of owning the Le Corbusier Villa Savoye modernist house for real. You'll just have to make do with the iconic design as a Lego Architecture set.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

Lost in time: 1960s John Roberts-designed four-bedroom single-storey property in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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It might look fairly plain from the outside, but within this John Roberts-designed four-bedroom single-storey property in Lincoln, Lincolnshire is the 1960s, an interior hardly changed since it was built. It's also up for rental.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1960s Gustavo da Roza-designed Expo 67 house in Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Once upon a time (well in 1967), a competition was held to find the perfect home. That home was this Gustavo da Roza-designed Expo 67 house in Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Bauhaus-inspired Kilo occasional tables at Habitat

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Some time ago (indeed it was back in 2008), we featured a modernist classic, the Josef Albers nesting tables, which date back to the mid-1920s are were created as a custom build for a Berlin apartment at the time. The Vitra reissues of these certainly aren't cheap – but the Bauhaus-inspired Kilo occasional tables at Habitat are reasonable.

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