While Palm Springs may be the epicenter of midcentury architecture — especially during the Modernism Week Fall Season Kickoff on Oct. 10-13 — Perez Road in nearby Cathedral City beckons with its own set of treasures. Just five minutes south of Palm Springs, the Perez Art and Design Center is a cluster of exciting modern shops in colorful warehouse-style buildings. Each offers an eclectic collection of authentic or new furniture, art, and accessories.
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At-Hom combines fine art, sculpture, furniture, and accents in a huge brick-and-mortar showroom. The space is nicely organized to re-create sophisticated living areas with sectional sofas, lounging chairs, and platform beds. Intriguing blends of modern classics and worldly influences can be duplicated at your house with help from interior designers the store makes available for hire.
68929 Perez Rd., Ste. G-H-I, Cathedral City.
760-770-4447; www.at-hom.com
Photo by Richard Vaughn
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Hedge provides an ever-changing curated collection of vintage stylized art, sculpture, furniture, and architectural elements. The well-merchandised inventory offers a wide range of design choices for discerning collectors and everyday shoppers alike.
68929 Perez Rd., Ste. F, Cathedral City.
760-770-0090; www.hedgepalmsprings.com
Photo by Daniel Chavkin
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Specializing in vintage and new Danish Modern furniture, JP Denmark stocks outstanding original pieces by Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Borge Mogensen, and Poul Henningsen, among others. Sofas, armchairs, and desk chairs in bright colors and unusual shapes, linear and round teak dinner tables, credenzas and cabinets, and metal pendant lamps will surely make a statement in any room.
68929 Perez Rd., Ste. N, Cathedral City.
760-408-9147; www.jpantik.com
Photo by Daniel Chavkin
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Be prepared to spend plenty of time inside Spaces, which is filled with midcentury and industrial design furniture, lighting, sculpture, abstract work, pottery, modern art glass, and a variety of unusual items. As owner Paula Raya puts it, “It’s a real midcentury mall for the modernist and fun-seekers.”
68929 Perez Rd., Ste. K, Cathedral City.
760-770-5333; www.modern-spaces.net
