Palm Springs’ Modernism Week 2023 is Right Around the Corner!
Palm Springs Modernism Week 2023 Celebrates Everything Midcentury Modern It’s that exciting time of year again for Palm Spring’s annual celebration of everything midcentury modern – from architecture, design, art, fashion, and culture. Modernism Week 2023 events run from February 16th through 26th, and tickets are selling fast! According to the Modernism Week’s website, this […]
Walter S. White – Innovator in Mid-century Design
By Jerry Braun – January 2023 Who was Walter S. White Walter S. White (1917-2002) was a respected mid-century modern architect, inventor, and industrial designer. He is known for his innovative construction and design approaches in the creation of space and light with steel, glass and concrete. His work was driven by three major concerns: 1) […]
Architecture and Design Center in Palm Springs, CA
Visit the fabulous Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion A visit to Palm Springs is not complete without a visit to The Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion, located in downtown Palm Springs. Designed by renowned mid-century modern architect E. Stewart Williams, this is the first historic structure in […]
Some Iconic Mid-Century Modern Homes in Palm Springs
By Jerry Braun, February 2022 You can visit some iconic mid-century modern homes in Palm Springs Palm Springs is universally recognized for having a wealth of classic Mid-century Modern homes designed by world-famous architects, many for the rich and famous. Through the years, Hollywood stars have leased, bought or event commissioned homes for themselves. Designed […]
Get Ready for Palm Springs Modernism Week 2022 !
By Jerry Braun, January 2022 Modernism Week 2022, here we come! Tickets are now on sale for Palm Spring’s Modernism Week 2022, the annual celebration of everything midcentury modern – from architecture, design, art, fashion, and culture. The dates of this year’s events are February 17th through 27th, 2022. According to Modernism Week’s website, “the […]
Modernism Week 2021 Continues
Hopefully some of you took advantage of Modernism Week’s 2021 online experience in February and March. Celebrating our love of all things mid-century, Modernism Week continues in April to offer online and socially-distanced, in-person events from April 8-18, 2021. Take a tour in Desert Palisades to look inside master architect Raymond Kappe’s last project and […]
Mid-century modern meets desert modern in Palm Springs
2610 Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA 92262 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2256 sq ft On MLS 10/1 Discover the perfect fusion of mid-century modern and modern architecture in this Racquet Club home rebuilt in 2014. Douglas fir tongue and groove ceiling in the living room gives warmth and personality to this unique 2200+ sq foot […]
Mid-century modern meets state of the art eco-renovation in Palm Springs
The Sunmor Estates neighborhood in central Palm Springs is a treasure trove of remarkably well maintained mid-century homes built by the Alexander Construction Company, Robert C. Higgins, and Jack Meiselman in the late 50s and early 60s. Though modest in comparison to many homes built today, these properties are sought after for their clean lines […]
Architect Walter White’s Palm Desert ‘wave’ home going to auction
reprint from the spaces & 11alive. Architect Walter S White’s midcentury ‘wave house’ is heading for the auction block in California’s Palm Desert – and it has no reserve. The property, located at 73697 Santa Rosa Way, Palm Desert, was built in 1955. Famous for its sweeping ‘rollercoaster’ roofline – which gives it its name – echoes […]
Elvis’ Palm Springs Honeymoon house on the market
By Sofia Yarberry In the midst of the 1960’s, Rock ‘N’ Roll newlyweds Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned in what is now a quintessential Palm Springs mid-century modern home. For this reason, the house to some will always be known as “The Elvis Honeymoon House”— a tacit landmark, a museum of memorabilia, a stop on […]
The Basic floor plan of Alexander Mid-Century Modern Tract Homes in The Racquet Club
Most of the tract homes built by the Alexander Construction Company in the late 50’s and early sixties were essentially based on the same concept that the house was divided in two. One side for the living and kitchen, the other for the 3 bedrooms and baths… all of it to fit into a cozy 1225 […]
Visiting the Steel House #4 in the iconic time machine
One of the perks of working with the Paul Kaplan Group is to hang out with cool clients … some even take you around to view properties in their time machine. Love my job! Of course, what better house to view in a stainless steel DeLorean, THE time machine, than Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison’s […]
Don Wexler Interview
From EichlerNetwork.com – by Jack Levitan Architect Don Wexler traces his long road from humble beginnings to Palm Springs ‘Walk of Fame’ Don Wexler came of architectural age in a town where stardom was taken for granted. But Wexler never dreamed he’d achieve stardom himself. Today, however, he is very much a star among devotees of modern […]
Indian Canyons neighborhood of Palm Springs
By Sofia Yarberry The Indian Canyons neighborhood of Palm Springs is perhaps best known for its peacefulness, its proximity to the mountains and the Indian Canyon park, golf and of course architectural properties. There is a magnificent public championship golf club, which includes two par 72 golf courses: not to mention a restaurant with an impressive […]