Visiting Tiberias today was a sweet experience, while staying at the Scots Hotel, a 19th-century church, turned hospital, and recently turned into luxury hotel was incredible. After a long swim in the super warm Sea of Galilee, we have made our way to the top of the hill, to see the Elizabetha Hotel, once the […]
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He died 29 years ago today, a revolutionary whose silkscreens came to change the course of art history; he labelled them ‘neo-Dada,’ later coined Pop Art. As a design tastemaker, Warhol’s legacy has relied on his vast collections. While keeping his passionate collecting private, his townhouse, which was designed by his partner Jed Johnson was
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London-based Italian designer Martino Gamper has known for his experimental projects. His exhibition ‘100 Chairs in 100 Days,’ one of the most intriguing design projects in recent years, exhibited worldwide at such museums as the Triennale Design Museum in Milan and the YBCA in San Francisco is not traveling to Australia and will be on
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It’s a story of one of the most legendary and important collaborations in the history of modern design, and there is nobody who can tell it better than David A. Hanks. In his new publication ‘Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson,’ published by Monacelli Press, Hanks explores the cult of interior
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Some great designers have not received the place they deserve in the pantheon of modern design, and their legacies have not been as nurtured by historians as they should have. One of them is German-born American designer Peter Muller-Munk, a pioneer modernist, who created exquisite luxury objects and industrially-produced consumer goods during the Depression years
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The Italian furniture brand Cassina, founded as ‘Amedeo Cassina’ by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina, is getting ready to celebrate its 90th anniversary next year, with a special programs that comes to rediscover and reinforce the identity of 9 icons, which represent its history. The nine icons were recently launched to include the following: the
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Roberto Polo is the quintessential tastemaker. The Cuban-born financier, legendary connoisseur, art dealer, philanthropist, and citizen of the world, has promoted his taste through a deep understanding and knowledge of design history. He has always collected undiscovered areas and has never followed the rend. A part of his magnificent and ambitious collection will be offered
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I was honored to conduct an interview on stage with Fabien Naudan, vice chairman of Artcurial, this morning in Tel Aviv as a part of the program on modern design and collecting directed by Dafna Ish-Hurvitz. His career has spanned the world of design from its very beginning. While formulating a career in fashion, first
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In my recent visit to Carpenters Workshop Gallery, I came across the sculptural lighting of the young and amazingly talented Australian-born, London-based designer Charles Trevelyan. The fact that he is holding degrees in Science, Materials Engineering, and 3D Design, is apparent in his work, which is made of steel, timber, and marble powder. His new
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An architectural gem of fame and glory is having a new destiny. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has received, as a donation, a landmark, designed by John Lautner-designed in 1963, situated above Beverly Hills. Known to the public for its feature in the 1998 Coen Brothers blockbuster The Big Lebowski, this fabulous, futuristic
