Modern Washington, DC

2Modern Design Talk is going to take you on a little tour across the United States, looking for the best in modern lifestyle resources by major metropolitan city. We are starting with Seattle and zig-zagging our way to New York. If you have any suggestions for our directory, which we will be constantly improving and adding, please let us know by providing comments to the posts.

As the capital city of the United States, and a city that played a vital role in the birth of America, most people don’t think of Washington, DC as being modern. However, the amount of modern furniture stores, architects, buildings, art galleries, and more clearly proves this stereotype wrong.

Modern Furniture:
Apartment Zero
Hollis & Knight
Ligne Roset
Sixteen Fifty Nine
Storehouse
XYDecor
Poliform Washington
Theodore’s Home
Vatsu

Modern Architects:
FOX Architects
Rippeteau Architects
Aetelier Architects
Forma Design
STUDIOSarchitecture
Singletary Rueda Architects
Bonstra Haresign Architects

Modern Architecture:
Dulles International Airport
National Association of Realtors Building
1420 K Street

Modern Art Museums:
National Gallery of Art
Keith Lipert Gallery
Freer Gallery of Art
District of Columbia Arts Center
Corcoran Gallery of Art

Modern, Etc.:
National Air and Space Museums
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
US Capitol

Here is a link to all the other modern cities: http://2modern.blogs.com/2modern/travel/index.html