New on my website: Lubbock Lines - an expansive and exquisitely detailed modern desert home by @dc_architecture + @samanthavogesdesign + @aretekitchens + @double_b_design . Check out the full collection and search for the Miniature Husky that stole my lunch baguette at . #modernliving #texas #architecture #lubbockarchitecture #moderndesign
Check out the blog (link in bio) for my newest in-depth post, this one featuring Austin’s own iconic Bohn House, restored & reimagined by the masterful team at @dc_architecture : “Built in 1938 by architect Roy L. Thomas for Herbert and Alice Bohn, and now recognized as one of the most iconic and architecturally striking homes in all of Austin, The Bohn House was originally designed as a modernist escape, evoking the mythical Shangri-La in Frank Capra’s Lost Horizon. Herbert, fresh from a voyage on the Queen Mary, wanted a home that captured the Streamline Moderne style of the era, complete with aluminum railings, porthole windows, and a prow-like rotunda that gives the exterior a ship-like silhouette. Originally spanning about 4,000 square feet, the home featured innovative elements like a semi-circular solarium with a curved glass wall (now the dining room) and a hand-painted mural in what is now the media room, painted by Herbert himself.” #austinarchitecture #texasarchitecture #artdeco #dickclarkarchitecture #bohnhouse
New Desert Modernism 101 blog post featuring an all-time personal favorite shoot, William F. Cody’s Abernathy House. Link in bio, here’s a quick excerpt: “Palm Springs is synonymous with Midcentury Modern architecture and Desert Modernism, and among the visionaries who shaped this legacy, few are as prolific yet under-the-radar as William F. Cody. While names like Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and E. Stewart Williams often steal the spotlight, Cody’s elegant, climate-responsive designs defined resort-style living in the Coachella Valley. Nowhere is his genius more perfectly captured than in the Abernathy House, a 1962 masterpiece that remains one of Palm Springs’ most celebrated homes, and is very near the top of the list of my all-time favorite shoots. As mentioned in more detail in my previous post on the Grace Miller House, this shoot was also part of my ongoing project to capture iconic midcentury architecture on medium-format film with period-correct cameras and lenses, and all of these images were created on a Pentax 6x7.” #palmsprings #midcenturydesign #pentax67 #abernathyhouse #modernismweek
A fresh Desert Modernism 101 blog post is up, this time featuring Richard Neutra’s Grace Miller house in Palm Springs - visit jakeholt.com (link in profile) for the full post and collection of images - here’s an excerpt: “The Grace Miller house is one of those lynchpin historic homes that almost seems to exist only in theory. You can’t see it from the street, if you can even trust that the directions that you’ve found online are correct…hint, they aren’t. Tours seem to be non-existent. If it wasn’t for a segment in the absolutely wonderful 2008 documentary on the life of Julius Schulman, “Visual Acoustics,” (a must see for any fan of architecture BTW…) I wouldn’t have even been sure that it still existed! After a few years of shooting in Palm Springs, I’d yet to even catch a glimpse of it. But one day in 2019, an assignment appeared, and then there it was…Richard Neutra’s first commission in Palm Springs and a pioneering example of early Desert Modernism. As part of an indefinite/ongoing project, I created most of the images below (the elevated photo from beyond the grounds being the only exception…) on medium format film equipment, specifically, a Pentax 6x7 and 105mm 2.4 lens with Kodak Portra 400 120 format film. There’s something about this specific combo that creates images straight out of 1950’s California, and the results feel perfectly matched to the timeless mid-century architecture of Palm Springs.” #palmsprings #richardneutra #gracemillerhouse #midcenturydesign #pentax6x7
Modernism Week is here! I’ll be staying at home in Austin this year, banging away at my keyboard and mouse and attempting to teach my six-year-old, once again, how to catch a ball. HOWEVER…a recent deep portfolio dive while refreshing my website has inspired me to start a new blog series all about the history of Desert Modernism, very creatively called “Desert Modernism 101.” You can check out the first two posts now: 1) Albert Frey’s body of work in Palm Springs, including the Cree House above, and 2) a look at A. Quincy Jones’ masterpiece Sunnylands. Visit my website jakeholt.com (link in bio…) and click the blog header…stay tuned for many more posts coming soon, and please leave a comment here or on the blog if you have any requests for future topics! #desertmodernism #midcenturydesign #midcenturymodern #albertfrey #sunnylands
Mustang Island, Texas…@lively_beach is one of our absolute favorite quick (“quick” in Texas driving distance native tongue being properly understood here…) getaways from Austin. Always warmer in the winter, and always cooler, thanks to the sea breeze, in the summer. Thank you to the birds for the great timing. •
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#nature #wildlife #texas #mustangisland #livelybeach #corpuschristi #beaches #texascoast #coastalbend #barrierislands #moon #southtexas #texasgulfcoast
Joshua Tree National Park - this guy just needed a little breather •
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#california #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #mojavedesert #pentax67 #kodak #kodakfilm #kodakportra400 #highdesert #nps
Even the banks are fabulous in Palm Springs - this jewel was originally known as Coachella Valley Savings & Loan #2, now occupied by Chase, by the legendary E. Stewart Williams. •
#modernismweek #modernism #modernarchitecture #midcentury #midcenturymodern #palmsprings #estewartwilliams #california #desertmodernism #architecture #architecturelovers #architecturalphotography #palmtrees #coachellavalleysavingsandloan #midcenturyarchitecture #bluehour #twilight #california #design
Late summer is lavender season in the beautiful town of Sequim, on the northeast edge of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This little corner of the peninsula is unexpectedly sunny and warm, as it lies in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, escaping the dreariness that defines much of the Pacific Northwest. #sequim #washington #washingtonstate #olympicnationalpark #olympicpenninsula #lavender #sequimlavenderfestival #pacificnw #pnw
Palm Springs Unified School District - E. Stewart Williams, 1962. I’d like to say that I waited strategically for hours and hours to get the perfect timing lined up for blue skies, shadows, and these three cyclists but the truth is...yes, that’s exactly what I did. •
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Maison Bleue Moderne, the stunning, colorful, and calming Modernism Week Featured Show House by @michelleboudreaudesign . An absolute must-see reimagining of an original William Krisel design! Sometimes I get 2 hours to shoot a space when I know it deserves 2 days, and this one is a perfect example, with countless wonderful little details everywhere, typical of Michelle’s work •
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