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The Case of a Mid-Century Modern Furniture Thief

The Case of a Mid-Century Modern Furniture Thief

Published by Sam Flores

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Check out Midcentury Modern homes during Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Check out Midcentury Modern homes during Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Published by Sam Flores

In a breathtaking introduction to Palm Springs architect Albert Frey, the Palm Springs Art Museum offers self-guided tours of Frey House ll, Frey’s residence perched atop a hillside at the west end of Tahquitz Canyon Way. Like renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Frey was fascinated by the interplay between nature and architecture and the allure of the desert. He incorporated the desert terrain, including a large boulder that juts in through the living room and bedroom glass walls, into his 800-square-foot home, which features a corrugated metal roof, simple concrete slab floors and glass windows overlooking the desert. After the tour, guests can visit the Palm Springs Art Museum and the Architecture and Design Center (300 S. Palm Canyon Drive). A shuttle van will transport ticket holders from Palm Springs Art Museum’s Buddy Rogers Box Office to the house for the tour. Dates with multiple times available: Feb. 12-17, Feb. 20 and Feb. 22. Ticket: $75 (A twilight tour and champagne reception for a limited number of guests at Frey House II are available at …

Inside a mid-century modern house in Bangkok, Thailand

Inside a mid-century modern house in Bangkok, Thailand

Published by Sam Flores

Integrating the old house with the extension was challenging. The architect decided to create a “connecting zone” between these two parts. “We relocated the original staircase into this space, which helped free up usable areas in the old house, both in plan and section,” he said. The whole staircase was dismantled and moved, down to the original redwood – a Thai hardwood – handrail. This was an important gesture as the staircase was one of the key elements of the old house that the owner had fond memories of.  “This central connecting space allows the lower and upper floors of both buildings to flow together smoothly, while hidden sliding doors between the rooms provide flexibility in how the spaces are used, and how much privacy they offer at different times,” explained Chooduang. The first storey of the original house now boasts a capacious double-volume living room, connected to the dining room by a sliding door. From there, another sliding door leads to the pantry and kitchen, in the rear extension. These interconnected spaces are ideal …

Midcentury Modern home tours at Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Midcentury Modern home tours at Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Published by Sam Flores

As we grapple with the brave new world of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, the prospect of traveling back to a simpler time is hard to resist. Case in point: At the 20th Modernism Week, an 11-day design festival in Palm Springs, elements of the city feel frozen in time, thanks in part to preservationsists’ efforts around the city’s Midcentury Modern architecture, interior design and vintage culture. Last year, more than 130,000 people flocked to the desert to peruse Midcentury Modern furnishings at the Palm Springs Modernism Show, enjoy double-decker architecture tours, parties and fashion shows. But for those of us lookie-loos who love to peek inside other people’s homes, the house tours are always a highlight. The tickets to tour Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms estate and Sunnylands are sold out, but there are still plenty of other fascinating homes to explore, including those of Elvis and actor Adam West, a.k.a. TV’s Batman. Here, we offer a list of home tours that are still available as of our deadline, promising a diverse range of experiences to …

The best stores to shop for Midcentury Modern furniture in Los Angeles

The best stores to shop for Midcentury Modern furniture in Los Angeles

Published by Sam Flores

Whether you’re looking for an introductory Saarinen tulip chair or a $16,000 Mario Bellini modular sofa, there’s no better place to shop for Midcentury Modern furniture than Los Angeles. The golden age of furniture design (which spans the late 1940s through the early 1970s) is more popular today than ever thanks to its simplicity and adaptability, says Christian Boehr, owner of the vintage showroom Atomic Threshold in Monrovia. “The nicely proportioned scale, along with classic lines and great build quality, allows these pieces to be well integrated in current design schemes without being overpowering or too homogenized,” says Boehr. In other words, Midcentury Modern furnishings — many of which are still in production today because of their timelessness — are suitable for any type of decor. Although you can shop for Modernist furnishings online, via Facebook Marketplace, at local flea markets and on Instagram, there is nothing like being able to test out furniture in real life to see how it looks and feels. “People like to come in, see the items and try them …