I am stunned by the number of anniversaries related to the world of design and architecture celebrated in 2017. Last week I wrote about Frank Lloyd Wright and today, about Christian Dior. While he established his La Maison Dior in 1946, his breakthrough, his fame did not come until February 12, 1947, with his first […]
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There are many layers to the Brooklyn Museum exhibition ‘Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern,’ as you typically find in any well-curated show. It comes to offer a new look at how the renowned artist proclaimed her progressive, independent lifestyle through a self-crafted public persona, mainly her dresses and the way she was captured through the lenses
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When you are that connected to the most advanced global community of entrepreneurs, to social-media influencers, and to leaders in the world of design, as my friend, design entrepreneur Adriana Kertzer, then you do everything in the most cachet, refreshing spin. Just the way it should be done, today. When purchasing their country house, Olivebridge
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As in every third week of June, the European edition of Design Miami/Basel fair opens tomorrow in Basel, the design counterpart of Art Basel. It comes to provide a platform and to showcase the most up-to-date directions in the world of collectible modern and contemporary design, through participating galleries and special projects. Opening its 12th edition,
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Designers of the 60s and 70s sought to move away from traditional seating and dwelling orders, and to reinvent living environments, seating landscapes, and integrated pieces that would challenge the way people have lived for centuries. Among those revolutionaries were Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, and Ettore Sottsass. Pierre Paulin was no different, and he did
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I felt privileged to be among the first to view the much anticipated exhibition ‘Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive,’ opened at MoMA this morning, in celebrating his 150th anniversary. Privileged, I say, because this is clearly another triumph of its curator Barry Bergdoll (who also curated the unforgettable Mies in Berlin in
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Ever since I started the program Design and Decorative Arts in NYC, I have had a strong desire to visit the SoHo-based studio of Michele Oka Doner. Because to me, she embody what I think of the New York art scene, and even though she is so global today, represented by David Gill Gallery in
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The jeweled exhibition “Innovation: Made in France II” is another victory by Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant, the founders of Demisch Danant, the gallery devotes its mission to the discovery, study, promotion, and showcasing of French design of the 60s and 70s. This exhibition focuses on a particularly exciting decade, between 1965 and 1975, when
In celebrating his new publication The Decorators of the 1960s and 1970s, Guy Bloch-Champfort was hosted by Christie’s this morning and delivered an illustrated and inspiriting talk. If you want to read about the best decorators active during those decades, and if you want to look into the innovative visual and conceptual story of the
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What a great way to spend the afternoon at a panel discussion ‘Buying Design’ a collaboration between Salon 94 and Design Miami/ in celebrating the pop-up exhibition ‘Midtown,’ which the gallery has presented at the Lever House, and the upcoming Design Miami/ Basel, which opens this month. Moderated by Rodman Primack, Creative Executive Director of
