The Perspecta - Mid-century Modern Stories
Modernist design: it is timeless, clean, functional, and often familiar. The more you learn, the more you recognize… it is all around us. Upon reflection, admiration grows. The Perspecta aims to expand your knowledge, through tastefully interviewing the most interesting, conversant, and influential members of our community. Come listen, subscribe, and start discovering your next mid-century modern obsession right now.
Episodes
13 episodes
Nick Ferrell with Modeline | Episode 12
Welcome back to The Perspecta & and into an illuminating conversation about the world of mid-century modern lighting, specifically its darling Modeline of California. Did you know there were 27+ different designers who crafted for Modeli...
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Episode 12
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45:16
James Goldstein on John Lautner | Episode 11
Our first in-person conversation, a sit down with James Goldstein - the detail & design oriented owner who spent much of his life perfecting the Sheats-Goldstein Residence, hand in hand with iconic architect John Lautner. You’ve seen his...
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Episode 11
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34:03
RJD2 of Mad Men | Episode 10
We love talking about creative process, and with RJD2 - we thoroughly explored his mindset and approach to creating & producing music. He is an accomplished musician, DJ & producer whose original tracks for a collaborative rap album ...
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Episode 10
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40:58
Claudette Didul of Mad Men | Episode 9
And together, we break into the world of entertainment! Although the setting of a television show or movie may appear seamless to the audience, we have learned in this conversation - that is actually an extreme, coordinated effort - that eve...
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Episode 9
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1:13:10
Herman Wakefield | Episode 8
It was well worth all of the security precautions to have a wide-ranging, anonymous discussion @northwest_mcm_wholesale on Instagram. We talked about energy drinks, picking, refinishing, all of the secrets & gossip he is privy to as our ...
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Episode 8
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58:28
Jickie Torres of Atomic Ranch | Episode 7
Atomic Ranch is one of our mid-century modern community’s most important publications, and our guest Jickie Torres has been hard at work bringing it to life with her team for years. She wears many hats directing the content of your favorite ...
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Episode 7
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54:08
Matt Bliss of Modern Christmas Trees | Episode 6
Our first entrepreneur! Not too many can say they’ve survived the Shark Tank, and came out with a deal - but Matt Bliss and his grandfather’s mid-century modern tree design captured the heart (and business mind) of Barbara Corcoran, and we h...
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Episode 6
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1:06:30
Jim Pearsall with Adrian Pearsall | Episode 5
One of our goals in starting this podcast was to learn about influential mid-century modern designers, from first hand accounts; not many relationships are closer than that of father and son. Jim was able to recount beautiful personal experi...
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Episode 5
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1:22:03
Jake Snider of Minus the Bear | Episode 4
Dream come true! What is more fun than sitting down with one of your favorite musicians and talking about mid-century modern design & architecture? We spoke about Jake’s personal connection to Herman Miller, learned about hi-fi audio equ...
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Episode 4
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1:01:25
Tim Ross of Modernister Shows | Episode 3
We officially went global in our 3rd episode, a conversation with Tim Ross (@modernister) where we learned all about Modernist design & preservation in Australia. Tim highlighted a number of famous architects & designers, including G...
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Episode 3
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1:04:09
Sam Hildreth with Paul McCobb | Episode 2
In our second episode, we learned all about America’s designer Paul McCobb - from one of the foremost experts and collectors, Samuel Hildreth. We covered Planner, Perimeter, Predictor and the rest of Paul’s prolific career - and heard Sam’s ...
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Episode 2
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57:55
DC Hillier of MCM Daily | Episode 1
In this first conversation, we talk to DC Hillier about M&A, Gio Ponti, Kanye, Film, Clairtone, Kent Coffey & much more! We get a quick tour, share our vision for the podcast, brush up on our Danish pronunciations, and explore DC's pers...
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Episode 1
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1:04:59
Welcome to... The Perspecta! | Trailer
Introducing The Perspecta, a new mid-century modern design podcast from host John O'Neill, in association with DC Hiller & MCM Daily. This is our trailer, a brief origin story, introductions, vision & ambitions for the podcast & bey...
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Episode 0
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