Daniella Ohad

According to award-winning Mexican multidisciplinary designer Héctor Esrawe, “in the last 20 years, something in Mexico has changed.” This is in reference to the transformation and shifting away from international inspiration and instead embracing and rediscovering local heritage and culture while constructing a new national, personal, and contemporary identity in Mexican architecture and design. The way […]

In her recently published book The Japanese House Since 1945, architect-author Naomi Pollock celebrates iconic single-family homes in Japan and the distinct lifestyles that these extraordinary domestic spaces nurture. Examining 97 houses through a material culture lens, Pollock illuminates the way that Japanese residences have evolved over the last 80 years in response to progressing social

In the opening pages of the newly published monograph, The Architecture of Studio MK27, Marcio Kogan shares a quote from legendary Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer: “Life is more important than architecture.” These wise words have become a mantra for Kogan. Friends and family, he told me, come first—even as his successful career in architecture nears its

Humberto Campana’s new solo show On the Road, which opened at Friedman Benda this week, marks a turning point in the life and career of the 71-year-old Brazilian designer.  Much has happened to us all since the pandemic began, but to him, it is the experience of loss and spirituality, which he captured in this

As New York celebrates Latin American design and culture with a series of events, conferences, talks, and exhibitions, MoMA is in the lead with its new exhibition Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980. Containing a wealth of literature and numerous recent exhibitions in recent years—notably In a Wall, in a Chair: Six Modernists in Mexico at

Through her timelessly refined visual vocabulary, New York-based interior designer Alyssa Kapito demonstrates that excellent taste blossoms when it’s rooted in a solid foundation of art historical knowledge. Since launching her firm in 2012, she has earned an international reputation for classical yet pared back, bespoke interiors that are effortlessly layered in neutral hues and

If the images of Jay Sae Jung Oh’s Salvage Furniture look familiar to you, it is likely because in recent years her pieces have entered and been widely exhibited in museum collections, including the permanent collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Cooper Hewitt. Her

The exhibition Max Lamb: Inventory, which opened at Salon 94 this last week, is a career survey and showcase of the eponymous British designer’s own inventory, as the title suggests. This ambitious and stunning presentation is a pleasure to look at and fascinating to learn about. Having been in the making for nearly four years,

For Nicolas Schuybroek, creating bespoke interiors of uncompromising quality has been a lifelong mission. Since founding his boutique office in Brussels in 2011, he and his small team have been dedicated to creating homes, hotels, galleries, retails spaces, and more that are defined by extraordinary light, volume, and symmetry, often incorporating sophisticated raw materials and