◄ Modern and Contemporary House Architecture

Architects of the Modernist movement wanted their houses to speak

Architects of the Modernist movement wanted their houses to speak. They wanted their houses to speak of the future, with its promise of speed and technology, democracy and science. They wanted their armchairs to evoke racing cars and planes, they wanted their lamps to evoke the power of industry and their coffee pots the dynamism of high-speed trains.  - http://calitreview.com/48/architecture-and-modernism/