March 2021 · Detroit
For our cover story, we ventured to Palmer Woods and to a midcentury home built in 1959, the first residential project by the late architect Irving Tobocman who designed 400 structures across the world before he died in 2017. Over the years, the current homeowners filled the space with works of art collected during their travels and pieces of sentimental significance.
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Kizzmett and Harold Collins walk us through their midcentury home, designed by famed architect Irving Tobocman, and dressed up with the help of designer Jeanine Haith and a thoughtful sprinkling of African art.
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Photographer Barbara Barefield walks us through this midcentury Palmer Woods home designed by famed architect Irving Tobocman, and dressed up with the help of designer Jeanine Haith.
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