It’s the most wonderful time of the year (other than Modernism Week, of course) and let’s be real – some of you are still looking for last minute holiday gift ideas. Read on for some great stocking stuffers you can still get today!
We love giving experiences to loved ones as gifts, and we can’t think of a better way to ring in 2018 than having a trip to Palm Springs for Modernism Week to look forward to. There’s something for everyone – check out our gift guide below!
For the Modernism Week newbie…
Feb. 15-25: Premier Double Decker Architectural Bus Tours
Feb. 17: Sagewood: A Donald Wexler tour
Feb. 17-18, 24-25: Home Tour of West Elm House 2018: The Pool House
Feb. 18: Boom Town: The Story of Uptown Palm Springs
Feb. 18: Racquet Club Garden Villas an intimate oasis by William F. Cody
Feb. 18, 25: Palm Springs Door Tour
Feb. 19-20, 23-24: Illuminated Modern Sunset Bus Tour
Feb. 19-20, 24-25: Heart of the City
Feb. 20: Historic Home Tour of the 1925 Thomas O’Donnell House
Feb. 20-22: Palm Desert Double Decker Architectural Bus Tour
For the one who can’t stop watching “Fixer Upper”…
Feb. 16-18, 23-24: Modernism Week Showcase Home – Moroccan Modern
Feb. 16-18: “Atomic Ranch” Live (various seminars + home tours)
Feb. 16-18, 23-25: Steel & Glass 2018 Home Tour
Feb. 17: Ask a Landscape Designer
Feb. 17-19: Modernism Week Featured Home – Maison a l’Orange
Feb. 18: Making the Modern A-Frame
Feb. 18: Carl E. Haymond Residence Tour
Feb. 18: Ask an Interior Designer
Feb. 18: El Rancho Vista Estates Home Tour
Feb. 18: Merito Manor: Iconic folded-roof homes by Barry Berkus, 1961
Feb. 22: Palm Desert Signature Home Tour
For the midcentury architectural history buff…
Feb. 16: Paul Revere Williams: Architect to the Stars…and Everyone Else
Feb. 16: Modernism — with Soul
Feb. 16: The Creative Collaboration of Paul R. Williams and A. Quincy Jones
Feb. 16, 19, 23: Architecture in Service of the Sacred and Spiritual
Feb. 18: Alan Hess Presentation on Frank Lloyd Wright
For the old soul with a love for vintage design and culture…
Feb. 16-24: Mod With A Twist (MOD LIFE or MOD DREAMS)
Feb. 17: Charles Phoenix: Addicted to Americana
Feb. 17: Styling – the Look of Things: Selling Design to the Masses in the 1950s
Feb. 17-19: Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale
Feb. 18: Modernism Fashion Show – “Spanning the Decades”
For the modernist bibliophile/cinephile…
Feb. 16: Designing the Disneyland Landscape
Feb. 17: Modernism Week Keynote: Martyn Lawrence Bullard and “Palm Springs: A Modernist Paradise”
Feb. 18: World Premiere Film – “Frey: Part 1 – The Architectural Envoy”
Feb. 19: Stile Transatlantico / Transatlantic Style: Author Presentation & Book Signing
Feb. 19: Monday with Legendary Women of Design
Feb. 19: The Power of Pattern Book Signing and Tour
Feb. 20: World Film Premiere of ‘Sinatra in Palm Springs – The Place He Called Home’
Feb. 21: Phillip K. Smith, III: Experiments in Light, Space, Form and Change
For the life of the party…
Feb. 15: Modernism Week Opening Night After Dark Party
Feb. 16: Preview Party at the 18th Annual Modernism Show & Sale
Feb. 16: Tiki Beat at Royal Hawaiian Estates Dance Party
Feb. 16: The Big Reveal Party at the West Elm House 2018: The Pool House
Feb. 17: La Fiesta Moderna – Palm Springs Modern Committee Annual Gala Benefit
Feb. 18: ARRIVE 2 Year Anniversary Party
Feb. 23: Sunrise Lanai Party & Twilight Architectural Tour with Host Shag
