{"id":949924,"date":"2014-12-16T14:10:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=949924"},"modified":"2014-12-16T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:10:30","slug":"the-best-vintage-shops-in-palm-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=949924","title":{"rendered":"The Best Vintage Shops in Palm Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Mid-Century Modern Oasis in Palm Springs: How to Turn Gift and Furniture Shopping into a Holiday<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Sometimes the search for a gift, a great mid-century modern piece, or a souvenir, can be its own adventure, especially when you\u2019re headed to the secret vintage shopping oasis by Palm Springs.<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Amy Ephron<\/span><\/span><\/span>Photographer <\/span>David Kitz<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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    We drive east from Palm Springs down a long stretch of desert Highway 111, dotted with an occasional strip mall or a large walled and landscaped property that is either a residential community or a spa\/golf\/tennis resort. The sightline is broken only by the continuous slope of desert rock as we head to Cathedral City where over the past few years, on a tiny block of Perez Road, a row of mid-century modern shops has popped up. But don\u2019t confuse them with pop-ups: They call themselves the Design Hood. Whether you’re furniture shopping, gift shopping, or simply looking for a souvenir, here are my favorite hidden treasures in the Coachella Valley (or, as we call it, Palm Springs adjacent).<\/p>\n

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    Hedge<\/strong><\/div>\n

    Hedge, the brainchild of Thomas Sharkey<\/strong> and Charles Pearson.<\/strong> Charles is a landscape designer; Thomas used to be **Shirley MacLaine\u2019**s assistant. Hedge resembles an upscale mid-century modern shop in East Hampton except its price points are moderate, even though many of the pieces are by famous designers. There\u2019s a Brown Saltman\/Martin Borenstein modular sofa; a Koch & Lowy vintage brass lamp, a steal at $395; a ribboned mahogany French credenza from the sixties that is a work of art; ten globes, dated by their inclusion of the USSR, that for some reason they\u2019re insisting on selling as a set; a Danish Modern bar cart that I bet is signed. Their eye is excellent, their enthusiasm infectious, and the care they take with their vintage and eclectic collection is evident the moment you step inside the store. As we leave the shop, I look back for a moment at a globe and at the Koch & Lowy lamp.<\/p>\n

    P.S. I call the shop a few days later. Thomas answers the phone. I say, \u201cI have a regret.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Thomas replies, \u201cI know. The lamp, right? I put it in the back room, the moment you left.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cHow did you know?\u201d I ask him.<\/p>\n

    \u201cOh, you know,\u201d he says, \u201cthe psychic thing. . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

    68929 Perez Road #F, 929 Home Center, Cathedral City; 760.770.0090; hedgepalmsprings.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Spaces<\/strong><\/div>\n

    Spaces, a couple of doors down, is what would formally be called a collective dealers\u2019 space, although the pieces are arranged in such a way that they don\u2019t always stay in their \u201cspaces.\u201d Can we discuss metal art? Sprays of gold leaves hang on the wall. One piece called \u201cAutumn\u201d particularly caught my eye; painted also with silver and orange, it is more reminiscent of Vermont than the California version of metal art that we know and love. On the wall above a doorway, I spy something that is like a painting in metal, in a class by itself, by the most famous metal artist of them all, C. Jer\u00e9<\/strong>: It\u2019s a three-dimensional rendition of a tennis court cut on an angle, with two players each holding rackets in their hands, the court lined and fenced with a tiny row of palm trees up at the top on the other side. It\u2019s so beautifully and plainly depicted that it\u2019s like a David Hockney<\/strong> version of metal art. There\u2019s furniture, too, but also an amazing collection of vintage, mostly silk, ties: Missoni, Versace, Armani; Pierre Cardin gold cufflinks in their original box; and beautiful antique purses. This is the perfect place for gift shopping or, if you\u2019re on vacation, a perfect place to score a souvenir. Metal art!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    68929 Perez Road, Suite K, Cathedral City; 760.770.5333; modern-spaces.net<\/em><\/p>\n

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    JP Denmark<\/strong><\/div>\n

    JP Denmark is the real deal. A Hans Olsen coffee table; a Hans Wegner couch with original fabric; those magical dining room tables with leaves that appear to come out of nowhere\u2014and matching chairs; an unblemished mid-century modern desk; a bookshelf that\u2019s also a desk; and an amazing collection of Poul Henningsen original, mint condition, medallion chandeliers. Score!<\/p>\n

    Jes Pedersen,<\/strong> who co-owns the shop with his wife, Judy, is six foot six and, I would guess somewhere in his 60s, with such a gentle manner he reminds me of the grandfather in Heidi.<\/em> (I know, I have my countries mixed up.) His English is minimalist and distinct with a strong Danish accent. He tells us that he used to be a Navy Seal. I assume that was in Denmark. \u201cAnd then,\u201d he tells my husband, \u201cI was a deep sea diver.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    He turns to me and says, \u201cShipwrecks. That was my specialty. Oh,\u201d he says, \u201cthe things I saw. The treasures.\u201d On his right forearm is a black ink tattoo, beautifully drawn, of a sailing ship.<\/p>\n

    Most of their inventory is available online.<\/p>\n

    68929 Perez Road, Unit N, Cathedral City; 760.408.9147; jpantik.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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    As we head further East on 111 to the more upscale neighborhood of Palm Desert, there\u2019s another shop that can\u2019t be missed!<\/p>\n

    The Private Collection<\/strong><\/div>\n

    The Private Collection, aptly named, as many of proprietor **Sally Anderson\u2019**s customers are also her clients, a rare occurrence for a consignment shop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    An extravagant chandelier fit for a sweeping staircase in a forties movie or the lobby of a Beverly Hills hotel hangs in one of its windows, the multifaceted prisms too numerous to count, reflecting pink and blue light. The top of the fixture is three-tiered like a wedding cake, the bottom the shape of a giant teardrop. But don\u2019t get too excited, it\u2019s already been sold to a designer who, not surprisingly, happens to be revamping a Beverly Hills boutique hotel.<\/p>\n

    Six glass display cases reveal an extraordinary and somewhat eclectic collection of Lalique\u2014from the figure of a butterfly (a perfect gift) to a set of five signed Roxanne wine stems and everything else in between. As Ms. Anderson says somewhat shyly and oddly apologetically, \u201cI like Lalique.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Placed on a console is an antic gold elephant whose upturned trunk appears to actually be trumpeting. In another room, two gold leaf\u2013painted chairs covered in their original Fortuny fabric, just in case you forgot you were in Southern California; an exquisite French mirror, from the twenties or before, with an elaborately carved silver frame; a cache of sconces of all kinds; and a picture-perfect original Mission-style, plain and simple, dining room table and chairs. Ms. Anderson and her business partner, Esther Weston, like anything if it\u2019s good of its period. Every item is handpicked\u2014they reject things as freely as they accept them.<\/p>\n

    Did I mention the early original Knoll\u2019s absolutely perfect Eero Saarinen grasshopper chair and ottoman, orange upholstery intact, nestled discreetly in one of the back rooms or the white baby grand piano which is electric (read: digital) so it can actually play itself? There\u2019s a glass coffee table from the sixties, Roche Bobois, with two triangular legs, one green and one blue. Although if you look closely, each facet of the triangle is a different color, oddly reminiscent of a watercolor Rubik\u2019s Cube, which flashed me back to the sitting area of the flagship Paraphernalia store in New York in the sixties and the red patent leather miniskirt I wish I still had (for art\u2019s sake). The Private Collection, by the way, does not sell clothes. They also don\u2019t generally deal in rugs. \u201cWho would want to deal in rugs,\u201d Sally says, matter-of-factly, \u201cpeople just step on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

    For me, a stop at the Private Collection is like a step back in time, a visit to a museum, an exercise in beauty, occasional humor, and design, or simply, an excellent place to shop for furniture or a gift for someone you love.<\/p>\n

    73-925 El Paseo, Palm Desert; 760.636.0970; tpcconsign.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

    Source URL: https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/palm-springs-holiday-gift-vintage-shopping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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