Midcentury Modernism: The bold and the beautiful

The Eshelman Bemis ranch home in Rolling Hills was designed by Cliff May. Full story here.

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Feb. 6, 2017 1:10 PM PT

Yeah, baby: Bold design and inspired spaces pushed architecture and home decor into a new era of thinking. Here’s a look at some of our favorite examples we found in our photo archives:

The Brody House, designed by A. Quincy Jones. More photos here.

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A 1940 split-level by noted midcentury architect Raphael Soriano. More photos here.

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It didn’t take long for Jaclyn Ferber to decide to buy a sun-drenched 1959 ranch house designed by Modernist architect Edward Fickett. Full story here.

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The 1963 John Lautner-designed Sheats-Goldstein house near Beverly Hills. See more John Lautner homes here.

(Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House No. 22: The story behind L.A.’s original dream home

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The 1949 home of designers Miao Miao and Scott Franklin of nondesigns, designed by Lloyd Wright. Full story here.

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A restored Edward Killingsworth-designed house in Long Beach. Full story here.

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The orange canopy and infinity pool outside the 1959 Hugh M. Kaptur-designed Palm Springs home was designed by architect Albert Frey. More photos here.

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The 1957 Buff and Hensman house in Pasadena’s Poppy Peak won a 2012 preservation award. More photos here.

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Midcentury Icons (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Yeah, baby: Bold design and inspired spaces pushed architecture and home decor into a new era of thinking.

( Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)