Daniella Ohad

With the recent explosion in popularity of clay and ceramic, many contemporary artists have turned to clay as the cool new medium; some reshaping it, others using it in a variety of radical ways. The work of NY-based clay artist Peter Lane is as far from traditional clay as you can imagine, standing out with […]

In my recent visit to Copenhagen, I received a lesson in connoisseurship of Danish Modern from world renowned specialist Peter Kjelgaard, head of design at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen. I visited its beautiful historic headquarters at the prestigious Bredgade Street and saw the most extraordinary dining set I have ever seen, shining through

During her lifetime (1878-1976), Eileen Gray was hardly known in her homeland of Ireland. It is astonishing that the self-taught designer/architect was unknown, considering she worked during the height of the French avant-garde and cemented herself as one of the most innovative and interesting talents working in Paris. Gray collaborated with some of the world’s

In a time when furniture is an art-design hybrid—representing contemporary culture in a profound way by embodying the connection between craft, design, and space—the voice of Irish designer Niamh Barry has become more vital than ever. Visiting her studio was an eye-opening experience; I was able see for myself the process of her work, the

Making In is an invitation-only annual gathering, taking place at Joseph Walsh Studio in Kinsale, Ireland. That special program, taking place in a September weekend, comes to celebrate the significance of making as a key aspect of contemporary culture, In recent years, it has become a key platform for creative voices, who are invited to

The Slow Food movement was founded to promote locally sourced food and traditional cooking, for the purpose of preserving regional cuisine. They encourage farming, support local businesses, and advocate for a sustainable local ecosystem. Now consider this exact concept being applied to design; this is what French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance did upon moving to Lisbon five

Germany had Meissen, Italy had Richard Ginori; the tabletop producer had come to capture the taste of Italy almost from moment it was founded in Tuscany, 1735, by Marchese Carlo Ginori (1702–1757). Ginori’s porcelain became a sensation and was collected by the Medicis and other European aristocrats. This was the time when porcelain was as

‘Architecture makes you think differently about the world. When you know how to read the built fabric around you, it affects the quality of your life’. ­­ —Danielle Ohad, design historian, educator and writer Many lovers, collectors, enthusiasts of art and design find architecture intimidating. Not always easy to understand, it is big, conceptual, complex

Design matters and has a strong impact on our lives. Since design plays such a large role in our society and young people have begun to care more and more about consuming and living with good design, it has become vital to educate the next generation to understand and identify the things we use, to