Palm Springs Life Magazine February 2022

Palm Springs Life Magazine February 2022

The Modfather
Two Albert Frey-designed homes open during Modernism Week illustrate the architect's penchant for simplicity, efficiency, and communing with nature.
Story by Emily Chavous

Modernism Meets the Desert
The architecture of William F. Cody introduced a fresh way of life and leisure, signaling new possibilities for this stunning environment.
Story by Don Choi

Thinking About 'Tomorrow'
A new owner has begun readying Robert Alexander's modernist icon for its closeup.
Story by David Lansing

Living in an Ideals World
A European design-build couple favors the tenets of modernism and midcentury materials in their quest to create the ultimate family home.
Story by Lisa Marie Hart
Photography by Lance Gerber

The Castle Keeper
When desert pioneer Cabot Yerxa's creation faced demise, Cole Eyraud rode to the rescue.
Story by Janice Kleinschmidt

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter

THE VALLEY

Passion
A High Desert couple creates a space for making pictures the old way.

Auto
An attractive new book reveals how automakers marketed cars to women in the postwar era.

Food
For chef Betty Berrysmith, success begins with great gumbo.

Design
Queer Eye designer Bobby Berk makes his Modernism Week dream a reality.

Be Well
It's time to eat healthier, excercise more, and ease up on those bad habits.

Scene
Highlights from social and philanthropic events around the Coachella Valley.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

Uptown PS

Home + Design

The Guide

ON THE COVER
Frey House II
© J. Paul Getty Trust. Julius Shulman Photography Archive Research Library at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.