In The Pink

A tourist attraction in its own right, Bill Stewart’s eye-catching home in California’s Palm Springs modernises mid-century design with vibrant colour

We constantly have people stopping by to take pictures,’ says the interior designer Bill Stewart of his calamine pink house in Palm Springs, California – and it’s easy to see why. Placed against a backdrop of unforgiving slate grey mountains, vibrant blue skies and towering palm trees, it offers the same contrast as a perfect cloud of candyfloss – sweet, almost sugary, and so appealing to the eye. ‘The colour makes it really stand out,’ adds Bill. ‘We also love having groups of people tour the house and open it up at times like Modernism Week, which Palm Springs celebrates every February.’