Daniella Ohad

No artist has glorified nature as well as German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), whose exhibition, Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, opened last week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To be honest, I could not wait for this first major retrospective of Friedrich in the US, marking what would have been […]

His trained eye and remarkable taste have been fashioned throughout his life, and his passion for contemporary design and his faith in its central role in the evolution of culture have become the foundation, the ‘energy’ of award-winning interior designer Francis Sultana. He calls himself an ‘artist’ because of the artistic endeavors embodied in his

As the entire world is getting ready for the Expo Osaka 2025, the most anticipated architecture event of the year, with its heroic theme ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives,’ it is time to look at its special and glorious legacy. Expo Osaka 1970, opened 55 years ago, was a benchmark and memorable event, with

It’s hard to believe that when Korean ceramicist Ahryun Lee started her career, her work was rooted in the Korean tradition. She was inspired by the iconic Moon Jars—the historical unadorned white porcelain vessels in the shape of waning moons—which embodied Confucian ideals, meant to bring a sense of purity and peace. Lee’s early, colorless

The world of design will not be the same since Amy Lau (b. 1968), one of the most beloved members of our community and a personal friend and colleague, passed on last week after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Founder of Amy Lau Design, she created interiors like a curator, thought like an

Perhaps the single most anticipated architecture event of 2025, is the Expo Osaka in Japan, with its exquisite and heroic theme – ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives.’ Opening on April 13th, its projected visitor count is 28 million. I will be there, and would like to encourage anyone with love for architecture and design

The three most substantial aspects of any successful interior today are a curated-style selection of objects, a strong presence of handcraftsmanship, and the notion of storytelling. Interior designers have taken on the dual role of curators and poets in their quest to achieve interiors that are meaningful, interesting, personal, and inspiring. These are the values

The attention which Cuban-born designer Clara Porset (1895-1981) has recently received from scholars and museum curators is almost unparalleled, and consequently, her ideas and works are finally garnering the influence they have so long deserved. Wendy Kaplan, the design curator of Los Angles County Museum of Art, first revealed to the American public Porset’s legacy

The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (formerly known as the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation), which maintains the late architect’s estate archive, has begun to present architecture exhibitions on architects other than Rudolph. It is situated at the Modulightor building (246 East 58th Street) in mid-town Manhattan. Rudolph and his life partner Ernst Wagner acquired