Daniella Ohad

Venice is one of only a handful of places where the most spectacular spaces are hidden and kept secret, tucked behind its legendary lacy facades. You can cruise down the Grand Canal and enjoy the allure of Venice’s magnificent palaces—the elegant architecture, the pointed arches­—but it is only when you walk into the private world […]

Murano is an island located in the Venetian Lagoon just north of Venice, and it is an incredibly special place. This quiet, picturesque island has tall, elegant yet modest facades, simpler than the ornate lacy facades of Venice. Since there are very few tourists and only a handful of shops and restaurants, it looks as

Last week when visiting Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, I was hosted by Dora de Diana, Head of Development and Educational Services on a wonderful private tour of one of Venice’s stunning architecture gems. On this tour I could not help myself but to think of 43-year-old Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), the brilliant Italian architect who

He was tall and handsome with red hair and blue eyes, which is unusual for Catalonian people of his generation. As a young man, he was a dandy who dressed fashionably and smoked cigars. Despite his good looks and charm, when he proposed to his friend’s niece she declined because he was “clumsy when it

I am a long-time admirer of the work of architecture firm Sawyer | Berson because I can see myself living in every one of the houses they create—every apartment, every interior, and every garden. Their homes, whether modernist, Federal, or traditional, are always so airy, beautiful, chic, and inviting. They are dazzling in their elegance

The fact that American ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) has become the darling of museum curators in recent years is largely because ceramics have their moment. These days everyone is interested in clay objects and they are finally glorified as works of fine art — the contemporary art world, galleries, interior designers, collectors, architects. Takaezu, described decades ago as

You may think you’ve learned all there is to know about the Edith Farnsworth House—the epitome of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s famous “less is more” ethos—but Michelangelo Sabatino’s soon-to-be-released book, The Edith Farnsworth House: Architecture, Preservation, Culture, reveals that so much has been left out of this architectural icon’s most familiar narratives until now. Since

The design world has lost one of its most important and brilliant legends. Gaetano Pesce died last month at 84, leaving an enormous legacy behind. During his six-decade career, he held a special position in contemporary art and design; always remaining provocative, surprising, and interesting. He was an architect by training, but devoted his life