From the Frey House to the historic Tennis Club and the E Stewart Williams building that houses the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, there are countless examples of sublime modernist design in Palm Springs. But before any of these mid-century gems were built, the desert city had already become a popular destination. The oldest functioning hotel in Palm Springs, Casa Cody, was …
Real Bad Man’s Psychic Plant Tie-Dye Shirt is a playful, trippy ode to the myriad mysterious ways plants communicate with one another. Accordingly, the shirt’s graphic-filled front features a detective amongst flowers that are captioned “ESP,” an unlocked treasure chest full of mushrooms and more. The back is equally kaleidoscopic, reading “The Psychic Power of Plants?” in warped font. Available in size small to XXL, …
Traditional Japanese Garments Merge with Unusual Natural Materials in New Exhibition From now through 11 September, the Minneapolis Institute of Art will showcase Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan, an exhibition that features over 120 Japanese textiles crafted from unexpected natural materials like banana leaf, nettle, hemp and even fish skin. “Exhibitions on the dress of Japan always focus on the silk kimono and clothes worn …
