Asian Modern: Swank Modern director, Niki, in front of a "Cambodia cool" modernist sculpture made using the four distinct Khmer rattan caning patterns used in traditional furniture and applied here to vibrant effect (Siem Reap).

Asian modern Khmerchitecture embraces exhuberant cast concrete breezeway blocks, Vann Molyvann accordion roofs, Angkor kitsch plaster reliefs, mid-century modern battlements, Euro-kitsch neo-classical fixtures, gratuitous pediments and horror vaccui iron gates (Phnom Penh).

Plan now! Palm Springs Modernism Week, Feb 17-27: films, lectures, cocktails, and tours, from trailer parks to Frank Sinatra's estate. Plus, the opening party for our new exhibition, Desert Mod, on Feb 18, 5-8pm.

This former Howard Johnsons turned Denny's, is now reincarnated as the flagship restaurant of the hipster Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. The floor-to-ceiling windows have been hung with Land-of-the-Giants macrame and beads, but we love the googie roofline supported by mid-century rockery.

For more images from our exhibition, Desert Mod, head over to Swank Modern Design.