Palm Springs, CA
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Photo: Brendan A. Murray
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Feb 16–26
Daily
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Various prices
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“The seventh-annual Palm Springs Modernism Week is an extended celebration of mid-century American style. With clean lines and a distinctive form, modernism has always defined Palm Springs, making the desert resort a veritable Mecca for design junkies and experts alike. This year, Charles Phoenix hosts a brand-new retro slide show: Pools, Patios and BBQs, and Jeff Kunkle and Kelly Burg present Aquarama, a history of the mid-century mermaid attraction. Meanwhile, motorheads are invited to Cartopia, a retrospective on mid-century concept cars, as well as interior guided tours of the vintage airstreams and trailers. There's a symposium celebrating Sunnylands and A. Quincy Jones, and Bill Butler's lecture on Albert Frey discusses the work of the late desert resident and architect. But a trip to Palm Springs wouldn't be complete without a tour of the Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate, where ol' blue eyes lived and played back in the day. With more than 65 events over the course of 11 days, there's no shortage of activities in the latest (and by all accounts, greatest) Palm Springs Modernism Week.”
Brendan A. Murray, Flavorpill
Palm Springs Modernism Week, a non-profit organization that produces the annual 10-day festival, is a celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture and culture, and features over 75 events including home tours, films, lectures, fashion, and swank receptions at locations rarely-seen by the public. As the only such event in the country when it was launched in 2006, Palm Springs Modernism Week has helped fuel a robust national interest in the preservation and appreciation of modernism. Modernism was a popular design aesthetic, originated in the 1950s and 60s, which was typified by clean, simple lines and celebrated elegant informality which came to define desert modernism as a sought-after architectural genre. Palm Springs Modernism Week supports local and state preservation organizations in their efforts to preserve modernist architecture throughout the state of California. It also awards annual scholarships to high school students who have selected architecture and design as their career paths.
