About the Cover - A striking Joshua Tree residence embodies the issue’s celebration of desert modernism. The February 2014 cover highlights innovative architecture, influential designers, and contemporary homes that continue to shape the Coachella Valley’s distinctive design legacy.

Features

Function and Flow

Artists Jay and Bev Doolittle wanted nearly two decades for their dream dwelling—an organic oasis in Joshua Tree—to be built.

Modern Master

Architect Hugh Kaptur's midcentury modern designs were among the most creative and innovative of the era.

A New Minimalism

A couple returns to the desert and focuses their love of architecture on their latest acquisition: a sleek, modernist beauty.

Fresh-Faced and Flirty

Cosmetics guru Dimitri James' resort-inspired home gets an age-defying makeover.

He's What's Next

Chris Pardo's modernist designs are reaching across the Coachella Valley and beyond.