Midcentury Modern

March 20, 2016

A Look At Palm Springs Modernism

    

Paul Hodgins of the Orange Country Register takes a look at the expansion of this year’s Palm Springs 11th annual Modernism Week, part of a plan to keep the more than 60,000 attendees happy and give them something different to see from year to year. 

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March 17, 2016

How Thomboy Properties Pulls Off Its Palm Springs Flips

        

The Desert Sun’s Rosalie Murphy takes a look at DeeAnn McCoy and Jackie Thomas, and their company, Thomboy Properties. Local experts say Thomboy Properties is one of the best in the Palm Springs renovation world. Their motto for the houses they buy…"the uglier the better." Then they …

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Feb. 6, 2016

Modernism Week in Palm Springs Runs Feb. 11-21

While Palm Springs is always a hot spot for everything cool, according to Suzanne Sproul of the Los Angeles Daily News, it doesn’t get much hipper than during Modernism Week. For roughly two weeks every February (this year it’s Feb. 11-21) that sense is magnified with the annual 11-day celebration …

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Jan. 19, 2016

Kenaston House In Rancho Mirage Now On The Market

Claudine Zap, in a Realtor.com article, takes a look at a Mid-Century Modern oasis in the desert that has been blessed with a touch of celebrity glamour. It serves as a sleek and stunning example of the work of architect E. Stewart Williams, who also designed Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs …

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Nov. 5, 2015

Donald Wexler - Man Of Steel

In this Palm Springs Life Magazine article, author Lisa Marie Hart, takes a look at the work and impact of architect Donald Wexler. 

Wexler is part of an elite circle of celebrated midcentury architects, including E. Stewart Williams, William F. ‘Bill’ Cody, John Lautner, Albert Frey, Richard Neutra, and …

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Oct. 16, 2015

Modernism Week in Palm Springs Announces 2016 Schedule – Highlights Include Modern Cuba Experience, Fashion, Events Beyond the Coachella Valley

We know that we just finished up the Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview and here we are talking about the Palm Springs Modernism week in February...but that's because tickets for the events go on sale November 1st.

This press release by Palm Spring Modernism Week takes a quick …

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Oct. 10, 2015

Eloping with the Midcentury Greats

Definitely been a Midcentury theme to our posts this week in keeping with Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview. This Palm Springs Life article, by Lisa Marie Hart, takes a look at a new trend; modern couples eloping to Palm Springs and hitting the local midcentury architecture circuit to take …

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Oct. 9, 2015

In Palm Springs, Donald Wexler’s Last House Takes Shape

This Desert Sun article takes a look at Donald Wexler’s final project, Steel and Glass 2015, whose plans were drawn by Wexler and finalized less than two months before the architect died in June at his Palm Desert home. The home is a modern iteration of Wexler and Harrison’s famous …

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Oct. 7, 2015

Four Free Modernism Week Fall Preview Events

This weekend marks the arrival of Palm Springs Modernism Week’s Fall Preview, a smaller version of February’s 10-day Palm Springs Modernism Week architecture and design marathon. Organizers are expecting the event to draw around 7,000 people.

According to this article from The Desert Sun, the schedule includes some of …

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Oct. 4, 2015

It's Time For Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview Without All The Crowds

This Los Angeles Times article serves as a reminder that Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview runs October 9th – 12th and features many of the same events that you will find at Palm Springs Modernism Week in February, but without the crowds.

For the first time, the four-day …

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