Tropical Space Age Architecture - The Look of Paradise

Explore the fun and whimsical world of Tiki architecture as we tour Googieinspired space age Tiki buildings, exotic dingbats, and personal residences showcasing Polynesian Pop design of the 1950s and 60s. In 2011, Mike produced a book, Tiki Architecture: The Fantasy World of Polynesian Pop Culture Design. In this seminar, he will share highlights, design aesthetics, and stories of the people who made these faux Polynesian fantasies an exotic reality.

Mike Skinner • Mike Skinner lives in Denver, Colorado where he is a professional engineer, but his passion is researching and sharing Polynesian Pop culture stories. He is a Tiki Oasis veteran, having presented some of Tiki Oasis’ most fun and popular symposiums. Mike maintains the Crusoe Society facebook page and his personal Tiki bar, “The Wreck of the Kona Luanii”, was recreated from a salvaged shipwreck and serves as his home base for all his research. facebook.com/CrusoeSociety

Friday•Noon - 1:00pm • Soho 2 • $20