Palm Springs Life Magazine May 2004

About the Cover

A new Rancho Mirage home by architect and interior designer Narendra Patel reflects contemporary vision and reverence for the desert’s tradition-rich aesthetic sensibilities.
Photography by Arthur Coleman.

Features

Making Dreams Come True

Best West’s Humanitarian Award recipient Presley pursues a balance between emotional and physical health.
By Tod Goldberg
Photography by Glenn Weiner/ZZUMA Press

Idyllic Encounters

Portrait artist brings Palm Springs’ James Galanos — America’s pre-eminent couturier and fashion designer — into fine art photography.
By Steven Biller
Portrait by Michael Childers

Choosing Paradise

Desert real estate offers a land of opportunity — and word is spreading fast!
By Ellen Paris
Photography by Ethan Kaminsky

A New Day

Developer Bill Bone serves up the amenities that second- and vacation-home buyers demand.
By Keith Bush
Photography by Ethan Kaminsky

First Class in Indian Wells

The new Montelena community will preserve a legacy while offering resort amenities.
By Tod Goldberg
Photography by Ethan Kaminsky

Man With The Plan

Wells Marvin: “The Holy Grail is to do exactly what we are doing in Old Town La Quinta.”
By Janice Kleinschmidt
Photography by Ethan Kaminsky