History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2005,\nfollowing the success of both the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale and\nthe annual symposium organized by the Palm Springs Art Museum\u2019s Architecture\nand Design Council, a group of local design and architecture aficionados\ncreated a committee to produce Modernism Week\u2019s first event in February 2006 to\nshowcase the world-renowned midcentury modern architecture of Palm Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the\nmembers of the initial steering committee were representatives from the\nModernism Show & Sale, Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, the Palm\nSprings Modern Committee, the Palm Springs Historical Society, and the Palm\nSprings Art Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first\nweekend included only a few hundred participants who attended five events\nincluding the symposium, a few lectures and a reception. Each year the demand\nfor additional programing increased and the founding partner organizations\nexpanded their offerings. By 2009, programming was offered on two weekends.\nEventually mid-week programming was introduced, and the event continued to grow\nprogressively in scope and attendance until it reached its current schedule of\n11 days and hundreds of events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism\nWeek is the largest celebration of midcentury and modern architecture, design\nand culture. It started out as a collaborative, grass-roots community effort\ncomprised of a few home tours, cocktail mixers and educational events that were\nplanned to coincide with the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale occurring\nin Palm Springs, CA each February since 2000. Modernism Week has now grown into\nan internationally acclaimed annual event that spans 11 days; and has spawned a\nshorter October version called \u201cModernism Week Fall Preview.\u201d Both events\ninclude home tours, lectures, films, double-decker bus architectural tours,\nvintage theme parties and more. In 2018, more than 10,000 attendees participated\nin Fall Preview and in 2019 more than 152,000 attendees enjoyed the more than\n375 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism\nWeek events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giving Back<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nModernism\nWeek is a charitable organization. It provides scholarships to local students\npursuing college educations in the fields of architecture and design as and\nsupports local and state preservation organizations and neighborhood groups in\ntheir efforts to preserve modernist architecture throughout the state of\nCalifornia. In 2019, more than $1.87 million was raised by partner organizations\nthat produced Modernism Week events. This money was either gifted to other\nnonprofit charitable organizations or reinvested back into the city for civic\nimprovements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism Week 2020 Showcase and Featured Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nShowcase Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGilman Residence,\n1948 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHerbert W\nBurns, Architectural Designer & Builder<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Described by\narchitectural historian and author Steven Keylon, as one of Burns\u2019 \u201cmore lavish\nhomes.\u201d Having been partially demolished and sitting neglected for many years,\nthis 1948 home of Dr and Mrs. Gillman is being restored for Modernism Week 2020\nby the dynamic duo at Thomboy Properties.
\nInspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier in the style of\nLate Moderne, a precursor to what would later be termed \u201cModernism\u201d, Mr. Burns\ngrounded the design of this home squarely in that vernacular: horizontal lines\nwith flat roofs, cantilevered overhangs, vertical pylons, screens, grids and\nplanters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gillman\nhouse was designed to take advantage of the natural beauty of the desert as\nwell as the appealing climate. Burns captured the indoor-outdoor lifestyle by\nseamlessly running his trademark Santa Fe block from the outside all the way\nthrough to the inside of the home. He also added easy accessibility to the\noutside with wide horizontal overhangs for shade and sun protection. To further\nblend into the Palm Springs environment he used natural materials such as wood\nand Arizona sandstone (which has been sandblasted and restored to its original\nfinish). In addition, Burns selected a color palate that mimicked the natural\ncolors of the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Featured\nHomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGuggenheim\nHouse (1967)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nArchitect:\nUnknown, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism\nWeek is pleased to debut this breathtaking project by Michael Ostrow of Grace\nHome Furnishings. A 1967 architectural gem, the home was recently renovated\nmade to stunningly capture modern Palm Springs style. Sited on a quarter acre\nlot, the 2,800 square foot home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a\nbeautiful pool and spa. The interior spaces feature a seamless blend of contemporary\nfurnishings and vintage pieces, and the bold color palette expertly mixes\npattern and texture to achieve a fun yet sophisticated atmosphere that embodies\nthe carefree Palm Springs lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Divine\nDuBois (1972)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nArchitect:\nCharles DuBois<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mastermind\nbehind the very popular Modernism Week Show Houses in previous years, interior\ndesigner Christopher Kennedy, debuts a spectacular renovation of a\nquintessential midcentury property just for Modernism Week 2020. As part\nof the iconic Canyon Estates neighborhood, this freestanding “Executive\nHome” was one of the last and most expensive properties in the development\nwhen it was first built. Backing up to the property of Smoke Tree Ranch, this\nhome is 3400 square feet and was designed by Charles DuBois in 1972. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miles Bates\n“Wave” House (1955)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nArchitect:\nWalter S. White<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Miles\nBates House\u2014known as the Wave House for its curving roof that mimics the San\nJacinto mountains behind it\u2014is being opened publicly for the first time since\nits remarkable restoration. Designed in 1955, it was one of more than forty\nhouses in and around Palm Desert designed by local-born Walter S. White, an\narchitect and inventor who had worked for Rudolph Schindler, Albert Frey, as\nwell as Douglas Aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mesa Modern\n(2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProduced by: Karen Okner Design Experience Palm Springs\u2019 transformation from midcentury modern to contemporary architecture and design at the Mesa Modern, a featured design house by interior designer Michelle Boudreau that gains its inspiration from a global perspective on art, architecture, and interior and landscape design. The city\u2019s new design movement is represented in this newly-constructed home that emphasizes outstanding architecture and stunning outdoor spaces at the base of the beautiful San Jacinto mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism by the Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2019\nEstimated Attendance : 152,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2019\nEstimated Revenue Generated : $57 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than\n375 Modernism Week events<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CAMP, Modernism\nWeek\u2019s \u2018Community and Meeting Place\u2019 and headquarters for tours and events, saw\nmore than 38,000 visitors throughout the festival in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernism Week\nattendees came from all fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District\nof Columbia, with California accounting for the majority of attendees (54.8%). Modernism\nWeek attendees came from 384 of 482 cities in California, or 80% of all\nCalifornian cities. Locally, the Coachella Valley represented 33% of tickets\nsold in California<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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It is a truly global event with twenty five\u00a0countries represented including Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, France and even as far away as Armenia and India. In 2019, more than $1.87 million was raised by partner organizations that produced Modernism Week events. This money was either gifted to other nonprofit charitable organizations or reinvested back into the city for civic improvements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Modernism Week\u2019s signature event will take place February 13-23, 2020, celebrating fifteen years of highlighting midcentury modern design, architecture, art, fashion and vintage culture in Palm Springs. For it\u2019s fifteenth year, the 11-day festival will feature a wide array of events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale – this is the 20th anniversary of the show and it will feature a record 90 dealers this year. Tours of iconic homes in more than 30 neighborhoods including the Signature Home Tour on both weekends, architectural walking, biking and double-decker bus tours, a world-class series of film screenings and informative talks, classic cars, garden tours, the historic Annenberg Estates at Sunnylands tour, nightly parties, and much more. Following are highlights of Modernism Week 2020. For dates, times, costs and a much more extensive schedule of events visit www.modernismweek.com History In 2005, following the success of both the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale and the annual symposium organized by the Palm Springs Art Museum\u2019s Architecture and Design Council, a group of local design and architecture aficionados created a committee to produce Modernism Week\u2019s first event in February 2006 to showcase the world-renowned midcentury modern architecture of Palm Springs. Among the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[2225,2227,2228,2194,2224,2226,1933],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1588,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions\/1588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}