1959 - inside the Miller House #3: a masterpiece by Eero Saarinen.

The vexing question of where and how to arrange a conversation group never arose in planning this house. It was simply built into the floor. This idea with classic precedents is perfectly feasible when architecture and decorating are fused. The unsightly tangles of chair and sofa legs, the ubiquitous end tables, the traffic barrier are all missing. Instead, the architects' exciting concept of fluid and closed space has created inside the open living room a smaller "room," compact and inviting, with the seating capacity of four 15' sofas. Rich, textured silks from all over the world cover seats and pillows (in summer, all covers and the rug are removed and replaced by cooler colors). For entertaining, flexible groups of chairs and tables are set up near the fireplace, but it is to the colorful center oasis that guests naturally gravitate for after-dinner coffee and talk and where members of the family retire for a relaxing hour with a book.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | February 1959