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Monday, August 4th, 2008Get the real feel of living in our desert oasis – rent the digs of a Hollywood legend! This week’s edition of Time magazine (8-11-08) suggests this great option, instead the usual stay in a hotel/motel. And for anyone considering purchasing a property here in always sunny Palm Springs, it’s an intimate way to experience [...]
Selling a Palm Springs Work of Art – The Kaufmann House!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008We mentioned in earlier blogs dated 11-28-07 and 1-25-08, that the famed Palm Springs Kaufmann House, known as a “masterpiece of modernism”, would be sold on May 13 at a high profile auction at Christie’s in New York City. The house did sell last night – for $15 million, as a piece of fine art – not as a [...]
Palm Springs Art Museum Celebrates its 70th Year
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008With all that’s been going on here recently – the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the 47th Bob Hope Classic Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, and this weekend’s upcoming Tour de Palm Springs charity bike ride, I overlooked mentioning another big celebration – the platinum gala for The Palm Springs Art Museum’s 70th anniversary, at which [...]
Interest builds for the auction of the Kaufmann House
Friday, January 25th, 2008This is really an update to our November 28, 2007 blog on the Kaufmann House, here in Palm Springs. That blog was inspired by a New York Times article stating that the Kaufmann House, a true modern masterpiece, will be auctioned off on May 13th, at Christie’s New York, and not just as a property, but as a work [...]
Architect of Mid-Century Homes Loses his Case
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Yesterday an article on William Krisel caught my eye. As many mid-century buffs know, the Coachella Valley is one of the few places in the country which enjoys a large concentration of Mid-Century and Desert Modern homes. The majority of these 2500+ homes were built between 1955 and 1965 by the Alexander Construction Company – [...]
Modernism Week, February 14 – 24, 2008
Monday, January 21st, 2008Palm Springs will be kicking off this year’s Modernism Week celebration in less than a month! The “week” has now expanded into a ten day celebration of an architectural philosophy or style referenced by various names – Desert Modern, Desert Contemporary, and just plan Mid-Century Modern. When first built more then fifty years ago for the likes [...]
Architectural Landmark Goes on the Auction Block
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007The subject of mid-century architecture will get a boost in visibility with the forthcoming auction in 2008 of one of Palm Springs’ architectural jewels – the Kaufmann House, designed by architect Richard Neutra, for Pittsburgh department store magnate Edgar J. Kaufmann, and built in 1946. The pre-auction estimates on the Kaufmann House are placed at [...]
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