A Rare Look Inside the Frey House II

Not many people ever get to see inside the elusive Frey House II. Perched on the craggy mountainside overlooking Palm Springs, California, Albert Frey's home is a carefully protected masterpiece of Desert Modernism.

If you want to see the ingenious space-saving design and the bedroom that's wrapped around an enormous boulder, well... you'll have to sign up for Modernism Week, held in Palm Springs February 12-21, 2010. Modernism Week is a sort of Mardi Gras of mid-century modernism, a grand architectural celebration with house tours, lectures, and festivities.

Can't make it to Palm Springs? Here's a peek at what you'll be missing: Frey House II Photo Tour

Learn More:

• Desert Modernism
• Architecture in Palm Springs

_{Above: Completed in 1963, Albert Frey's International Style Frey House II is set in the craggy mountainside overlooking Palm Springs, California. Photo © Jackie Craven}