Kem Theilig, a designer, and her husband, Rob, took a tired midcentury property designed by architect william Cody and transformed it into one that is, like them, contemporary and warm.
Bird’s Eye View
What’s the deal with those ubiquitous wooden crows?
We look at midcentury birds, and how is it that they came to signify tasteful ornamentation with midcentury modern design enthusiasts.
Modernism Week Offers Early Peek at 2018 Events
Before tickets go on sale Nov. 1, fans can peruse the website for what's new for 2018.
For the first time, fans of Modernism Week’s signature February festival can begin perusing the events online starting today (Oct, 25) at modernismweek.com before tickets officially go on sale at noon (PST) Nov. 1. Modernism Week, set for Feb. 15-25, 2018, highlights midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in Greater Palm Springs. For the thirteenth year,
Into the Frey
Inseparable from its architects, a historic home blushes pink and turns heads.
There is little remarkable about an established interior designer buying an architecturally significant home. It happens all the time. In this case, however, we’re talking about Atlanta-based Bill Stewart, who in 2016 purchased a Old Las Palmas estate and teed up a seven-month renovation. He added subtle, modern updates to the 1964 structure. Original plans by Albert Frey and Robson
Pink Actually
A notable architect inspires a custom paint job.
A vivid pink home might seem shocking when set upon the landscape of North Palm Springs. Yet Bill Nicholson’s authentic modern abode built in 1946 wore pink as its first coat of paint. Across the decades, the two-level stucco home that features an unusual second-floor suite above the kitchen has been painted over — and over. Nicholson completed a renovation
Nearly 100,000 Attend Modernism Week 2017
Modernism Show & Sale also enjoys attendance increase from last year.
Attendance at February’s Modernism Week increased by 25 percent over a year ago with an estimated 97,000 attendees, according to event officials. Celebrating midcentury modern design, architecture, art, and culture in Palm Springs, the 11-day festival generated an estimated $35.5 million in revenue for area hotels, shops, restaurants, and other local businesses from Palm Springs to Indian Wells and beyond. In addition, $1.3 million of the
Ready for Their Close-up
Chino Canyon Project in Palm Springs brings modern architecture, design, and sustainability to light during Modernism Week.
O’Donnell will speak about his ethos Feb. 26 in relation to his latest project, “O2 House,” which will make its public debut during Modernism Week starting Feb. 16. Located at the Desert Palisades Project in Chino Canyon, O’Donnell’s creation embodies how modern, sustainable homes located in challenging hillside conditions can create lasting mirco-ecologues, habitats, and sustainable water and energy balances.
Meet The Beadle!
A Midcentury Master Finally Finds His Way to Palm Springs.
Based in Phoenix, Beadle (1927-1998) gained fame in Arizona for houses, commercial structures such as the IBEW Building, and apartment buildings like the Executive Towers, all of which translated the rigorous, steel-and-glass vocabulary of modern masters like Mies van der Rohe into a warmer, more relaxed — but no less elegant — desert idiom. Beadle’s 1963 Triad Apartments, a clean-lined
Full Circle
The Monkey Tree Hotel, designed in 1960 by architect Albert Frey, has a rich history whose legacy has been preserved and updated for the 21st century.
When The Monkey Tree Hotel opened back in 1960, its original rack rate card was designed with the classic midcentury color combination of yellow and teal. Coincidentally, that exact color scheme played a prominent role in the renovation undertaken in 2016 by the property’s current owners, Gary and Kathy Friedle. The pool area has yellow umbrellas and the existing furniture
A Billionaire’s Paradise
Howard Hughes' estate in the Araby neighborhood of South Palm Springs is on the market for the first time in over 40 years.
The billionaire business mogul and aviator Howard Hughes was a notorious recluse so he no doubt treasured the secluded location of his Palm Springs home on Rim Road near the Bob Hope and Elrod houses. Hughes was the third resident of the property and owned it until his death in 1976 when it was purchased from his estate by one
