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Modernism Week Celebrates 20 Years
Between February 13 – 23, Palm Springs and other Coachella Valley communities will host over 400 separate public events including home and neighborhood tours, cocktail parties, design shows, lectures
Live Like Midcentury Hollywood Royalty
Three Iconic Homes You Can Rent in Palm Springs (November 4, 2024) – Known as the original “playground of the stars” when Palm Springs was incorporated in 1938, the resort… Read more »
Las Vegas; An Atomic Age Paradise
Las Vegas is famous for reinventing itself. It’s also a city whose midcentury iconography is everywhere (but disappearing) and could easily take days to explore. If you’ve only got a couple of nights in town, though, here’s a quick and dirty Modtraveler guide to the marvelous modernist excess built on the hopes and dreams of those who helped shape Sin City in the Post-War years.
West Coast Modern Week 2024 Preview
Annual West Vancouver event to celebrate architect Arthur Erickson By Ken MacIntyre (May 10, 2024) – During the post-war years, design innovation gave rise to a variety of unique… Read more »
Five Must-See ‘Modernism Week’ Events
Our Recommendations for a Modernism Week to Remember By Ken MacIntyre January 15, 2024 – Every year when Modernism Week rolls around, newbies to the annual celebration of all things… Read more »
It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World
A Sneak Peek at Palm Springs Modernism Week, February 15-25 By Ken MacIntyre (December 1, 2023) As anticipation builds for Modernism Week’s 19th annual gathering in the desert this coming… Read more »
Retro Road Tripping Through the Emerald State
Washington offers road-trippers plenty of Mid-Century gems Written and Photographed by Ken MacIntyre May 1, 2023 – When people are asked what their favorite mid-century spots are in Washington… 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 »
‘Tis the Season … for Modernism
Holiday book ideas for your favorite Modernista! By Ken MacIntyre November 13, 2021 – ‘Tis the Season, as they say, so what better way to show your favorite modernism enthusiast… Read more »
Palm Springs Living at CoCo Cabana
VACATION RENTAL CONDO AT “COCO CABANA” IN SOUTH PALM SPRINGS Located in coveted South Palm Springs, this quiet one bedroom condo is tucked away in the iconic mid-century enclave… Read more »
SoCal Artist Rides Nostalgia Wave to Success
Danny Heller’s Paintings Evoke Mid-Century Americana April 19, 2018 – Artist Danny Heller was ahead of his time, so to speak, when he began immortalizing Southern California’s modernist architecture… Read more »