--- product_id: 60056864 title: "The Modern A-Frame" price: "€ 76.62" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/60056864-the-modern-a-frame store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # The Modern A-Frame **Price:** € 76.62 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Modern A-Frame - **How much does it cost?** € 76.62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/60056864-the-modern-a-frame) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Midcentury spaces made new: A-Frame homes from rustic to ultra-modern, mountain retreats to seaside getaways. The A-Frame home surged in popularity in the 1950s, and has captured the public’s imagination with its playfully modern, steep-sloping roofline ever since. The Modern A-Frame celebrates seventeen diverse accounts of these minimalists cabins reinvented for the twenty-first century. Nostalgic escapes, heritage homes, full-time simplicity, and artists at work categorize the A-frames whose engaging stories are shared. Whether fabricated from a 1960s kit or as a new build via retro inspiration, the variety of styles and homeowners in this photo-driven collection beautifully captures the romance of a classic structure, which beckons to travelers and homebuyers today, just as it did sixty years ago. Perfect for the architectural enthusiast, midcentury-minded designer, or armchair traveller. Review: Variety - I'm just a dude wanting to build and own an a-frame in the future and sought inspiration from two books: this one, The Modern A-Frame, and A-Frame: New Concept. My verdict is buy this one, don't buy New Concept, as the latter is simply not as inspired or soulful a book or beautifully shot as this one. The excellent write-ups describing each of the houses and the stories of their owners are, as far as I can tell, written by the photographer Ben Rahn; Chad Randl, who is a historian at the University of Oregon and has previously published a book on a-frames, has written this book's introduction only. So, this work is largely, if not entirely, Ben Rahn's, despite Chad Randl getting first billing on desertcart as of this writing. While the book features only a-frames on the east and west coasts of the US and Canada, 17 homes in all, the homes are well-selected and varied in design, size, apparent budget, and obviously and interestingly the stories of their owners. The minimalistic aesthetic is not overrepresented; the houses featured are lived in, which the back cover of the book wonderfully hints at. There are great ideas for dormers, catwalks(!), and even kitchen shelving hiding an electric panel. There's a preponderance of interior designers, artists, builders, and architects among the owners, which may or may not unduly inflate my expectations for my own build, but this book is a joy nonetheless even if it never achieves more than coffee table book status in my regular, rectangular home. Review: Beautiful and interesting. - I saw this book on sale at the Palm Springs Modernism week in February, but I obviously bought it here on line instead. I love this book and it is popular with my many guests as well. Photos a great and truly capture the uniqueness of A frame architecture. I grew up in a giant 4 bedroom A frame, and this book brought back great memories as well. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #222,178 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #181 in Residential Architecture #299 in Home Design & Construction (Books) #416 in Interior Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 519 Reviews | ## Images ![The Modern A-Frame - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/718GuGELYVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Variety *by W***A on May 4, 2025* I'm just a dude wanting to build and own an a-frame in the future and sought inspiration from two books: this one, The Modern A-Frame, and A-Frame: New Concept. My verdict is buy this one, don't buy New Concept, as the latter is simply not as inspired or soulful a book or beautifully shot as this one. The excellent write-ups describing each of the houses and the stories of their owners are, as far as I can tell, written by the photographer Ben Rahn; Chad Randl, who is a historian at the University of Oregon and has previously published a book on a-frames, has written this book's introduction only. So, this work is largely, if not entirely, Ben Rahn's, despite Chad Randl getting first billing on Amazon as of this writing. While the book features only a-frames on the east and west coasts of the US and Canada, 17 homes in all, the homes are well-selected and varied in design, size, apparent budget, and obviously and interestingly the stories of their owners. The minimalistic aesthetic is not overrepresented; the houses featured are lived in, which the back cover of the book wonderfully hints at. There are great ideas for dormers, catwalks(!), and even kitchen shelving hiding an electric panel. There's a preponderance of interior designers, artists, builders, and architects among the owners, which may or may not unduly inflate my expectations for my own build, but this book is a joy nonetheless even if it never achieves more than coffee table book status in my regular, rectangular home. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful and interesting. *by A***R on May 12, 2018* I saw this book on sale at the Palm Springs Modernism week in February, but I obviously bought it here on line instead. I love this book and it is popular with my many guests as well. Photos a great and truly capture the uniqueness of A frame architecture. I grew up in a giant 4 bedroom A frame, and this book brought back great memories as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great inspiration *by T***F on November 15, 2022* Great photos and the stories that go with them. Great for decorating/design inspiration. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Modern A-Frame - A-frame - A-Frame: New Concept --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/60056864-the-modern-a-frame](https://www.desertcart.at/products/60056864-the-modern-a-frame) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*