Lost in Palm Springs

The author fell in love with the desert gardens and modernist houses in Palm Springs and developed Lost in Palm Springs, a project that brings together artists, architects, photographers, and thinkers from both sides of the Pacific to explore mid-century modern architecture. It is a calming, inspiring, and reassuring experience to lose oneself in the architecture of a dream.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: Melbourne Books

On a whim, the author stumbled upon the enchanting desert gardens and the sleek, modernist houses from the postwar era in Palm Springs. Instantly, she was captivated by their beauty and found herself lost in their vastness. It was at that moment that she realized that losing oneself was the catalyst for a new idea to blossom. This idea evolved into Lost in Palm Springs, a captivating project that unfolded over three residencies in Palm Springs, uniting artists, architects, photographers, and thinkers from both sides of the Pacific. These creative minds, on the one hand, capture or reimagine the magical qualities of mid-century modern domestic architecture nestled within the desert landscape of the Coachella Valley. On the other hand, artists and photographers from Australia explore mid-century modern architecture from Mt Eliza near Melbourne to Canberra, from Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast to Sydney. Additionally, they collaborate across the Pacific, building bridges and drawing attention to unique places. In a time of profound transformation, it is both calming and inspiring to immerse oneself in the architectural dreamscape.

Weight: 1262g
Dimension: 283 x 228 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781922779007