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Modernism Week Underway with Tours, Presentations and More
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (191+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The annual 11-day celebration of midcentury architecture, art and design was underway today in Palm Springs during Modernism Week. The festival features more than 400 tours, programs and events, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit…...
Modernism Week 2026 returns to Palm Springs on February 12
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (481+ words) Palm Springs, Calif. (KESQ) - Modernism Week 2026, an 11-day celebration of midcentury modern design, architecture, art, and vintage culture, featuring hundreds of home tours and events, is returning to Palm Springs on Thursday, February 12. Modernism Week runs from February 1222, 2026, drawing in…...
Palm Springs hosts World Art Day festival
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (481+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a World Art Day Festival, free for all ages in Downtown Park. There will be interactive art projects, live performances and live artists demonstrations. The festival aims…...
Mansion once belonging to Karl Lagerfeld is up for sale " and it's cheaper than you might expect
2+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) (CNN) " Karl Lagerfeld, who was known to have a portfolio of lavish homes, once said: "The most beautiful house is always the next one." Your next house could be this graceful French mansion, previously owned by both the late German…...
Palm Springs Art Museum offers free admission as part of regional Free-for-All Day
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (156+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) " Visitors to the Palm Springs Art Museum were greeted with a pleasant surprise this Sunday! The museum waived admission fees, which are typically $25 for adults, from 10: 00 a. m. to 5: 00 p. m. It's part of a regional push for free admission…...
Are these 'eco-cities" the future of sustainable design?
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (1160+ words) Cities are like gigantic babies, according to architect Daniel Sundlin. Which is to say our most essential needs'food, water, energy, and infrastructure material'seldom come from within. Rather, they're reliant on places and people hundreds of miles away. "In terms of…...
Modernism Week preview party welcomes 144 designers, thousands of buyers to convention center
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (278+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The 26th Annual Modernism Show is welcoming over 100, 000 attendees and dozens of designers to the Palm Springs Convention Center for an inside look at the hottest mid-century modern designs. The event kicks off a week of tours,…...
The big move to smaller homes: Affordability, lifestyle changes, and smarter design
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (665+ words) Is bigger always better? For decades, new home construction followed a standard pattern: bigger floor plans, more square footage, and oversized en-suites and living rooms designed to showcase luxury and space. But times have changed. Recent data shows that the…...
A secret garden in Beijing has opened to visitors for the first time in a century
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (817+ words) Beijing (CNN) " When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing's Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of the historic courtyards used for storage, filled with garbage, and occupied by danwei (government offices). He summed it up with one…...
Herbert W. Burns, pioneering architectural designer, to receive star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Herbert W. Burns, a pioneering architectural designer, will posthumously be honored with the 480th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars in the category of Architect/Artist/Designer. The star will be unveiled at 300 S Palm…...