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Feb 25
2011
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Desert Holiday at Palm Springs Modernism WeekPosted by susan in Salt Lake Modern , Palm Springs , out of state , Modernism , cool stuff , advocacy |
All I can say is, Wow! If you love modern architecture and design, Palm Springs Modernism Week is for you. Modernism “week” is actually 10 days of tours, lectures, screenings, parties and exhibits. On a limited schedule this year, my first time there, I only managed to attend two lectures and a movie screening – to my great regret.
War and Peace, the California Design Dividend was a fascinating lecture by Bill Stern, executive director, Museum of California Design, about how the material shortages of WWII sparked the spare, but brilliant innovations by small California startup design companies that we now call Mid-Century Modern style.
The screening of Peter Moruzzi’s Desert Holiday (book title Palm Springs Holiday), a humorous vintage postcard tour of early Palm Springs architecture and resorts was a big hit, presented in a packed ballroom at the Riviera Palm Springs decked out as a movie theater, complete with complementary popcorn. 
