Modernist Architect Albert Frey Gains a Star in Palm Springs Walk of Stars

Albert Frey, a prolific architect who established a style of modern architecture in Palm Springs, on Feb. 12 will get the 328th Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

Modern Love?

Butterfly roofs, clean lines, and open spaces punctuate the midcentury modern architecture that permeates Palm Springs and other desert communities. Built in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, the...

By Allison Engel and Janice Kleinschmidt

Palm Springs Modernism Week Schedule

The Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale debuted 10 years ago as a weekend event bringing national and international decorative and fine arts dealers to the desert.

Editor's Letter - February 2010

Our desert has so much going for it — Native American heritage, celebrities on red carpets, fine art and culture, and a landscape that invites adventurers to see the land from jaw-dropping...

By Steven Biller

A Look Back

The Raymond Loewy Home - As construction progressed this season on the Loewy home, people began to hear of the spectacular and exciting design embodied in the dwelling; and the house soon became...

PSST! - Swizzle Sizzle

In keeping with the “hip” theme of the master planned Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, architect Douglas Fredrikson of Phoenix, Ariz., updated midcentury modernism at the community’s clubhouse.

Janice Kleinschmidt

Wealth - Carpe Diem

Inside the building — the 7,200-square-foot headquarters office of HK Lane — President/CEO Harvey Katofsky appears to have perfectly timed the company’s debut

Sun City Shadow Hills Listed In America’s 100 Best Places To Retire

Sun City Shadow Hills in Indio Listed In America’s 100 Best Places To Retire. Out of the 100 communities, ten Del Webb communities nationwide received the honors of “America’s Best...

Revisiting the Kaufmann House

It’s like being in Switzerland: You want to see the Matterhorn,” says Crosby Doe, a veteran salesman of architecturally significant houses. And when in Palm Springs, he adds, “You want to see...

By Morris Newman

Astonishing Andalusia

Andalusia at Coral Mountain in La Quinta provide an irresistible draw: remote enough to inspire country-style living yet only a 10-minute drive to shops and restaurants.

By Jan Silver Maguire

PSST! — Modern Love

Joan and Gary Gand founded the appreciation organization Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond and attended modernism shows in the Windy City before they heard about Palm Springs’ modernism show. Having...

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Wealth — Modernism as an Investment

Eric Ellenbogen spent two years painstakingly restoring the William Cody-designed midcentury modern Abernathy House. “This restoration was both a labor of love and insanity. Yet I would do it...

By Ellen Paris

Palm Springs Modernism Week Schedule

The Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale debuted 10 years ago as a weekend event bringing national and international decorative and fine arts dealers to the desert.

2010 Discovery Home Tour - Ashe Residence

The highlight of this residence is the 120-by-90- foot pool, the equivalent of four standard pools. The pool area — covering 8,800 square feet, including the pool house — features elements...

2010 Discovery Home Tour - Bighorn Golf Club House

This beautiful, 9,600-square-foot house was conceived by developer/ builder Richard Pruter of PAR Development as a luxurious haven for entertaining. From its flowing water fountain behind custom...

2010 Discovery Home Tour - Sherman Residence

This house is the perfect example of old meets new. The older home was transformed into sleek, contemporary lines and spaces. It was important that the home be easy to maintain and yet look...

2010 Discovery Home Tour - Diaz Residence

This 6,500-square-foot Clancy Lane residence was conceived by designer Jeffrey Jones from the ground up. The structure’s contemporary lines converge to create a series of triangles, circles, and...

2010 Discovery Home Tour - Corwin Residence

Christopher Kennedy Design was retained to handle all hard-surface selections, space planning, and furniture design for this home in Mirada Estates. The designer worked closely with architect...