What's Neo-Modernism?

I stumbled across an interesting article on the At Home Blog, out of St. Louis, discussing the state of modernism in that city and around the country. It talks about why Modernism got side tracked and what the new resurgence in what the original Modernist philosophy is all about:

Modernism is all about optimism, and about equality - from Russell Wright's teacups to Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses, they believed that everyone should have well-designed objects around them, even if they weren't wealthy.

The article goes on to describe what is meant by this “Neo-Modernist” aesthetic, which is:

green to the core, and has the wisdom to know that the only salvation lies in learning how to co-exist peacefully with the flora and fauna that also inhabit this planet. So not only are the materials they use eco-friendly, but they use nature as guide and inspiration for the look and feel of a piece of furniture or a salad plate (note: the original Modernists did this too, in a different way - their houses were designed to fit the landscape, rather than vicey-versey).

Interesting stuff, not only for St. Louis, but for the rest of us as well. You can read the entire article by following this link. Let us know what you think!