Paul László was a Hungarian-born modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries. László built his reputation while designing interiors for houses, but in the 1960s, largely shifted his focus to the design of retail and commercial interiors. – wikipedia
László was the quintessential Atomic Age mid-century designer. In 1952 TIME magazine called him ‘The Rich Man’s Architect’. He did it all – he ‘design[ed] his houses down to the last ashtray or built-in Kleenex holder.’ He also designed a rather mod US Air Force bomb shelter:
Laszlo US Air Force Bomb Shelter Design (image via orhan ayyuce)
Below are some super articles covering Paul Laszlo’s Atomic Age masterpieces. Super thanks to MidCentArc on flickr. (Click on the images for a larger view)
Atomville 1950
Atomville – At Home, 2004 A.D. – 1954 (Page 1 of 3) – Architect: Paul Laszlo (Popular Mechanics Magazine)
Atomville – At Home, 2004 A.D. – 1954 (Page 2 of 3)
Atomville – At Home, 2004 A.D. – 1954 (Page 3 of 3)
The Paul Laszlo Residence, Beverly Hills, CA (1 of 2)
The Paul Laszlo Residence, Beverly Hills, CA (2 of 2)
Paul Laszlo was truly a Mid-Century visionary – if you could afford him.
Atomic Flash Deluxe 
wow– coolsville !!!
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Great stuff!!
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I think my dad had that issue. That magazine was utilitarian and futuristic. It’s sad to feel the fears present in such designs; they should be worthy for simply being great and blending with landscapes.
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I think that as time goes on these designs will be appreciated more than they are now – there’s a kind of cyclic thing with art and design that tends to reflect the ‘spirit of the age’. No doubt, the utilitarian design concepts will again become popular, or at least interesting, the more we pass the ‘throwaway age’ and move towards an age when, once again, ‘less becomes more’.
Thanks much for your comment!
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