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Everything Old is New Again

Celebrating 20 years in Palm Springs, Modernism Week 2025 promises to be an unforgettable event

‘Modernism Week – October’ Sneak Preview

Over 50 Events to be Offered Over Four Exciting Days By Ken MacIntyre August 1, 2024 (Palm Springs) – Summer’s not even half over and it’s already time to start… Read more »

Modernism Week 2023 Preview

Making their debut in Palm Springs this February…   By Ken MacIntyre, October 31, 2022 The 18th iteration of Modernism Week is still three and a half months away but… Read more »

Retro Road-tripping at Roy’s

As any retro road tripper will tell you, Roy’s Motel and Café on old Route 66 in California’s eastern Mojave Desert is a bucket list must-see of mid-century proportions.

The Futuro Is Here

A Midcentury oddity lands in Joshua Tree, California By Ken MacIntyre November 2, 2019 – When LA-based music producer Ronald “Jukebox” Jackson was musing about what to build on his… Read more »

Mid-Century Modern Sojourn Inspires UK Artist

Mid-Century Modern Sojourn Inspires UK Artist

April 1, 2017 When it comes to interpreting the essence of Mid-Century Modern architecture, design and lifestyle as artistic expression, especially in Southern California, many contemporary artists have succeeded in… Read more »

A Palm Springs Photographer’s Journey

A Palm Springs Photographer’s Journey

June 1, 2016 Growing up in the 1950s, Gary Dorothy had little use for modernist architecture… that would come later. Rather, Dorothy, who spent his childhood in the farming community… Read more »