Inside Palm Springs grants access to 22 of the city's most iconic private homes, documenting a living mid-century modern culture where Hollywood glamour, desert minimalism, and queer collecting culture converge under one relentless sun.
About This Book
Palm Springs is not a museum piece — it is a city still being inhabited, renovated, and reimagined. This volume makes that case through intimate access to 22 residences, from canonical modernist landmarks to contemporary homes that extend the mid-century tradition into new territory. Peter Haldeman's text introduces a genuinely diverse cast of residents: collectors of 1970s Brazilian furniture, devotees of queer contemporary art, and minimalists occupying glass-walled pavilions. Don Flood's photography moves through lush desert gardens, private clubs, and those legendary swimming pools — 40,000 of them, one per resident — to capture a place that remains architecturally and culturally vital. Essential for anyone serious about mid-century modern architecture and California design.
Key Features
- 336 pages of residential photography and cultural portraiture by Don Flood
- Text by Peter Haldeman; edited by Stephen Drucker
- 22 featured homes, including members-only clubs and residences never previously open to the public
- Published by The Vendome Press
What You'll Discover
- How mid-century modern architecture continues to evolve in Palm Springs through contemporary residents rather than preservation alone
- The intersection of Hollywood glamour, queer culture, and serious art and furniture collecting within a single architectural community
- Don Flood's photographic approach to capturing desert landscapes, garden design, and interior space across radically different residential programmes
- Private interiors — including members-only country clubs — inaccessible through any other published source
About the Author
Stephen Drucker serves as editor of this volume. Text is contributed by Peter Haldeman, whose writing introduces the residents and homes featured throughout the book. Photography is by Don Flood.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 305 x 235 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780865654716
- Publisher: The Vendome Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and interior designers working with modernist residential typologies, collectors interested in California design culture, and anyone with a serious interest in mid-century modern architecture and its living legacy.