Daniella Ohad

Above: Paul Evans, Cityscape console from the PE 300 series for Directional,  c. 1975 @Wright Paul McCobb and his Furniture in an Ad ca. 1950 Louis Kahn, Bangladesh National Parliament Pierre Paulin, F444 Artifort Chair in Leather, 1963 Interior by Emile Jacques Ruhlmann Brutalism in the Soviet Union, Druzhba Holiday Center Hal Yalta, 1984 Spiegel Publishing House […]

Above: ‘UltraStellar’ by Zaha Hadid for David Gill Hieronymus Minero by Konstantin Grcic for Galerie Kreo Easy Chair by Alex Hill for Fumi The first 3D printed Wheel Chair by Benjamin Hubert Campione chair by Max Lamb 3D Lobster Chair, by GamuT’s Kvist Industries Carpace Armchair by Maarten Baas for Carpenters Workshop Manga Chair by

Rarely do I promote charities and/or donations in this blog, but today, I would like to bring one to your attention, one that has a great place in my heart. Perhaps in any New Yorker’s heart. It is a documentary of our beloved architectural gem, the Four Seasons Restaurant, one of the most iconic and

​Felt, the most ancient of all textiles has enjoyed a remarkable revival. What is felt? It is a textile created by pressing fibers together (rather than knitting or weaving). Felt has become particularly synonymous with the nomadic people in Central Asia, who still create their livign environments, rugs, tents and clothing out of felt, using

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the glamorous Hungarian actress died today at 99. Here is the design connection. While she married nine times, her most celebrated wedding was in 1941 to hotel magnate Conrad Hilton. During their five-year marriage, the two were living in one of the most iconic houses of the time, Casa Encantada in Bel-Air,

As a design historian living in Manhattan, there is a great place for Jazz Age design in my heart, simply because this glamour and rather avant-garde chapter in the history of modern design, is a part of the DNA of this city, with a key presence in the experience of living here. Even today. The

 ALet’s remember Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer who was born 109 years ago today in Rio de Janeiro. Best known for designing the civic buildings for Brasília, Brazil’s capital in the 60s, and for his collaboration with other architects on the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, Niemeyer also designed furniture, and was recognized

When curated design exhibitions and scholarship constantly seek to identify identities, the Museum at FIT presents a show Black Fashion Designers, just to find that there is really no particular identity, nor specific issues attached to all designers of African descent. The show comes to examine the impact made by them on the world of

He was the least known of all furniture star-designers featured in the famed photograph published in 1963 in Playboy Magazine (below on the far right). And he was the last surviving designer of the Mad Men era, but last week, Jen Risom passed away at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, shortly after celebrating his

Visiting the design exhibitions at the major auction houses this weekend, my heart stopped when I stood by a pair of chairs by Turin-based furniture designer Carlo Mollino, on display at Sotheby’s. The chairs, which from distance look like twins, have lived next to each other for the past sixty-something years, but may have to