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Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes
Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, … Continued
Eames: Beautiful Details
“Eames: Beautiful Details” celebrates the seamlessness and fluidity in which Charles and Ray Eames operated as both a husband and wife team and as designers unrestricted by traditionally professional boundaries. Select details of their life and work, from their refined … Continued
Mid-Century Modern: Interiors, Furniture, Design
The 1950’s house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Never had homes been so thoroughly contemporary, with antiques and period styles entirely banished. Mid-Century Modern … Continued
Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm
This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Through vintage photographs, postcards, and other ephemera, Palm Springs Holiday recalls … Continued
Palm Springs Modern Living
Palm Springs’ Midcentury Up to date architecture, the people who designed it, and the people who live in it. Palm Springs is as much a showcase for its unparalleled selection of Midcentury Up to date architecture as it’s for the … Continued
Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California
This classic volume, now available at a lower price, showcases jet-set homes designed by the likes of Neutra, Frey, Lautner, and others. Palm Springs is famous as a mecca for the international jet set. But the city has also attracted … Continued
Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist
An unprecedented look at the wide-ranging artistic work of one of the 20th century’s most significant landscape architects The modernist parks and gardens of Brazilian landscape architect and garden designer Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994) earned him awards, widespread acclaim, and … Continued
Unseen Midcentury Desert Modern
In 2008, Daniel Chavkin began photographing one of the crucial more discreet and off-the-beaten-path midcentury modern homes and buildings in the Palm Springs area. These included secret gems created by such famous modernist architects as William Cody and John Porter … Continued