Modern Phoenix Home Tour

This weekend was the 4th running of the Modern Phoenix Home Tour and Expo. This year’s tour celebrated the work of Charles Schreiber’s designs in a neighborhood in Scottsdale, Village Grove. Lisa and I skipped the Saturday Expo event and decided on the Home Tour this year. We had a leisurely morning of reading the Sunday New York Times and a bit of yard activity with the dogs.

The tour began at 2 PM and we decided on an Indian food lunch prior to the event. We frequent two Indian food restaurants, Flavors of India in Phoenix and Tandoori Times in Scottsdale. Tandoori was on the way to the event and we loaded up on delicious naan, korma and a handful of Sam Adams Boston Lagers.

Another great tour orchestrated by the fine folks at Modern Phoenix Neighborhood Network. The tour included the homes of acquaintances Jennifer Hibbard and Ross & Shirley, both homes stellar examples of Mid-century modern redux.

Post tour we attended the cast party hosted by Desert Living Magazine and Design Within Reach. Attendees were able to roam the store while they enjoyed cocktails and food catered by Le Grande Orange’s LGO Hospitality. The celebration was a bit short-lived, arriving late didn’t help, and the crowd dwindled an hour before its schedule end. Highlight, aside from seeing a few friend MoPhos was meeting Robert Imber, of Palm Springs Modern Tours. Robert provides tours of Palm Springs’ modern and MCM properties. The city has long been known as the mecca of Mid-century modernism and Robert didn’t miss the opportunity to remind us.

Mr. Imber wore a fabulous green colored vintage coat. I couldn’t resist getting a photo of it. All-n-all it was a great tour, and we always enjoy chatting with Alison and Matthew King. For more on the tour, visit the Modern Phoenix Neighborhood Network site.