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Palm Springs California Holiday Ornament - Breeze Block

Palm Springs California Holiday Ornament - Breeze Block

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A single mid-century breeze block standing on desert gravel, a red ornament hung inside one opening, a palm and the mountain ridge behind. The pattern that built Palm Springs.

When the architects came to the desert in the 1950s and 1960s they needed shade without walls, and the breeze block answered: a concrete screen you could see through, patterned in stars, circles and diamonds. Whole neighborhoods were faced in it. Now the blocks are collected, cataloged and photographed, and a weekend every February is given over to the houses they front.

Modernism is Palm Springs' architecture and its personality. One block, held up to the light, is the entire style in a single piece.

A building material as a keepsake works when the material is the town. Here it is. The red ornament inside the block is the one bit of color.

The breeze block is the signature of Palm Springs modernism and mid century modern design, the breeze block wall on half the houses in town and the star of Modernism Week. This mid century modern ornament is a Palm Springs Christmas ornament and mid century modern gift, a Palm Springs souvenir of its architecture and history.

Every Palm Springs ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Palm Springs most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — PALM SPRINGS CA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — BREEZE BLOCK

Town: Palm Springs, California

Founded: Resort from 1885; city 1938

Known for: Mid-century modern capital of the desert; the Cahuilla hot springs; Mount San Jacinto and the 1963 Aerial Tramway; 350 days of sun

Art: Breeze Block, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Today Palm Springs is a thriving desert resort city, proud of its mid-century modern heritage, its tramway and palm-canyon oases, and the Coachella Valley sun that draws a design-loving world back every winter. Its story runs from the Cahuilla hot springs through McCallum's 1884 adobe, the 1938 incorporation, the postwar Desert Modernism boom, and the 1963 tram into the mountains. Our Palm Springs designs gather that identity into wearable form — the desert, the design, the oasis. Palm Springs, California — mid-century modern at the foot of the mountain.

Palm Springs keeps two kinds of cool. There is the design — the butterfly roofs and glass walls of the mid-century town, celebrated every Modernism Week. And there is the literal kind: the rotating tram that lifts you nearly six thousand feet off the valley floor into the pines of Mount San Jacinto, where it can be forty degrees cooler than the desert below. Between them sits the oasis itself — the Cahuilla hot springs, the fan-palm canyons, and the long mountain wall that makes the whole valley feel like a room.

Why People Visit Palm Springs California

  • Ride the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up Chino Canyon to the cooler pine forests of Mount San Jacinto State Park.
  • Hike the Indian Canyons, the Cahuilla fan-palm oases with stream-fed trails.
  • Tour the mid-century modern neighborhoods — and time a visit for Modernism Week in February.
  • Stroll Palm Canyon Drive downtown for galleries, design shops, and classic facades.
  • Wander Moorten Botanical Garden and the Palm Springs Art Museum.
  • Detour west to the roadside Cabazon Dinosaurs (in Cabazon, about 20 minutes away) or out to Joshua Tree National Park.

Palm Springs California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California grizzly bear and star over California Republic Est. 1850