Modernism is a quarterly magazine for people who love 20th-century modernist design. We present the best of both iconic and lesser-known modern masters, covering everything from Art Deco and Streamline Moderne to midcentury, pop and postmodern. We offer articles on furniture, ceramics, glass, jewelry and other decorative arts and feature significant architecture and interiors that integrate premier design collections. Like the modernist designers, we embrace everything from thermostats, costume jewelry and prefab housing to the most breathtaking homes and public spaces.

We invite our readers to engage with the modernist community by keeping them informed about museum exhibitions, books, travel destinations, historic preservation efforts and other news, and guide them to the best new products and re-editions. We also introduce readers to the foremost designers and manufacturers of today who embrace the modernist philosophy and its legacy of pragmatic design.

Past articles have covered, among others, the Bauhaus, De Stijl, Memphis and the Wiener Werkstätte; designers Joseph and Anni Albers, Charlotte Perriand, George Nakashima, Vernor Panton, Gilbert Rohde, Josef Frank, Paul Frankl, Friso Kramer, Nanna Ditzel, Ettore Sottsass and Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Hollis Jones and Norman Cherner; ceramists Russel Wright, Beatrice Wood, Viktor Schreckengost and Clarice Cliff; industrial designers Raymond Loewy and Henry Dreyfuss; jewelry makers Georg Jensen, Mary Nohl and Jakob Bengel; glass designer Monica Backstrom and the Blenko glass company; furniture manufacturers Artifort, Knoll and Herman Miller; graphic designers Herbert Bayer and Edward McKnight Kauffer; fabric designers Alexander Girard and Marianne Strengell; and architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Mies van der Rohe, Richard Neutra, Richard Schindler, Henry Klumb, Vladimir Ossipoff, Albert Frey, Eero Saarinen, Gio Ponti, Philip Johnson, John Lautner, Pierre Koenig, Ray Kappe, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Al Beadle and Alfred Browning Parker. Our design-oriented City Reports have traveled as close to home as Cincinnati, Miami, Dallas, Boston and Hollywood and as far away as Vienna, Tel Aviv, Marseille, Rotterdam, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Shanghai and Phnom Penh.

DAVID RAGO is the founder and publisher of Modernism magazine and Style 1900 magazine. He is also the founder and principal of David Rago Auctions, Inc. in Lambertville, NJ, one of the largest and liveliest auction houses in the country. It holds twice-yearly Modern auctions as well as several major Arts and Crafts sales each year, along with specialized Collector, Roseville, Lalique, estate and toy sales. He is also a longtime private dealer in Arts and Crafts pottery, an expert appraiser for the PBS series Antiques RoadShow, and the author or co-author of numerous articles and books, of which the most recent are Miller's American Art Pottery: Treasure or Not? and Collecting Modern.

JENNIFER STRAUSS joined Modernism shortly after graduating with a BA in History from Rollins College, in Winter Park, FL. Showing an aptitude for sales and marketing, she was quickly promoted from Office Manager to Director of Advertising. In 2004, she joined David Rago as Co-Publisher. Over the years, Jennifer has helped transform Modernism from a relatively unknown and hard-to-find publication to an internationally recognized authority on 20th-century design. She manages the magazine’s staff and business operations and directs advertising sales and marketing initiatives. Jennifer is also Co-Publisher and Director of Advertising for Style 1900 magazine.

ANDREA TRUPPIN joined Modernism magazine in September 2003. She brings many years’ experience in design and architecture journalism, starting with eight years at Interiors Magazine where she was Senior Editor. She has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Architecture and Avenue. She has also edited architecture and fine art monographs. Since joining the staff of Modernism, she has helped expand its editorial coverage to include a wider variety of fields and designers. She is committed to bringing stories about lesser-known designers and a broader geographical reach to Modernism’s readers.