My Response to a Blog Post Featuring the Villa Tugendhat

A picture included within the blog post highlighting the Villa Tugenhat's opulent design

 The blog I decided to read and respond to was a blog published by the Design History Society on Czech Modernist Villas (link is below). In this blog post, the author draws on her past first-hand experience with the Villa Tugendhat and figuring out how the interior was lived in and became a so-called "home." Because the Villa Tugendhat was so ahead of its time, the design featured opulent and artistic pieces that weren't exactly "kid-friendly" (the Tugendhat's had two children). In addition, I learned that Mies was so particular about the way the house should be used that he ordered the Tugendhat's remove any additional paintings/wall decorations whenever he visited. 

 Concluding, the blog post drew on many different examples of modernist homes and the factors that made each one of them habitable. The author credits Lilly Reich (the interior designer), along with the women and children in the family, that give the Villa Tugendhat a "homely" vibe. In this regard, I do not agree with the author. Instead, I believe that the Villa Tugendhat is better used as an art symbol years ahead of its time, something to represent the emergence of modernist architecture 60-70 years before it truly came to prominence. 
https://www.designhistorysociety.org/blog/view/feature-thoughts-on-three-czech-modernist-villas

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