Palm Springs Attorney

Palm Springs Living

Description

Drawing from a rich and influential heritage that spans the 20th century, design in Palm Springs runs the gamut from Spanish hacienda-style architecture and interiors to classic mid-century constructions and contemporary experimentations. Its recent rediscovery by trend-setters like Tom Ford, Jonathan Adler, and Bruce Weber has made Palm Springs superhot again–as a destination and for design inspiration. This desert laboratory of avant-garde architecture, interior decorating, and freewheeling experimentation is now a focus for design and fashion fanatics around the world. Palm Springs Living showcases the inspiring, diverse range of exteriors and interiors in Palm Springs. Included are intimate peeks into the private homes of celebrity residents and brand-new photography of the legendary Modernist houses by Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and many others. There is also the dramatic setting of Palm Springs and Palm Desert: swimming pools and private terraces set in rocky hillsides, desert evenings with the hills turning pink, and the dramatic mountain backdrop. Ultimately, Palm Springs remains a livable fantasy–the sun always shines and the architecture and interiors, unbound from winter’s cold blasts and the workaday world, offer a vision of the stylish life.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-11-05
Summary: "Luscious and alluring"

What a beautiful coffee table book (or should I say COCKTAIL table book). For those of us who crave an extended stay in Palm Springs, it captures the glamour, beauty and fabulous indoor/outdoor living that make it a mecca for mid-century modern architecture and design. What's interesting is that Diane Dorrans Saeks also shows luscious earlier interiors, and places that don't fit the mid-century mold. There's an arty-funky side to this desert oasis, as well as over-the-top decorators, capturing the quirky personality that makes Palm Springs so unique. David Glomb's photographs are superb.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-11-27
Summary: "A comprehensive as well as beautiful view of Palm Springs!"

This is a beautifully photographed collection of the "diversity" that truly is the Palm Springs lifestyle. As a long-term resident, I can say that Palm Springs offers so much more than what has been so commonly and myopically portrayed. I was saddened by the reviewer who was actually disappointed that this was not another book on mid-century architecture. Architecture is, of course, honorably represented here but this book is about the people who actually inhabit it. Of the many related books on this topic, this is the one I bought multiple copies of to give as gifts. Thanks again, Rizzoli, for yet another stellar product.

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2008-10-14
Summary: "no architecture book"

Sadly this is no book for architects or people who are interested in the architecture of Palm Springs, especially not those who are interested in mid-century architecture!