Daniella Ohad

Last week, I visited the exhibition Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915 at the museum of my alma mater, the Bard Graduate Center. Although my taste is minimalist, tending toward modernism and craftsmanship, from the moment I started my studies in the history of decorative arts, I fell in love with […]

“Let’s face it, there is a lot to admire in Veere. But if we are talking about his work, then what I enjoy most is his uncompromising editorial eye. Each decision within a Veere Grenney interior is distilled down to its essence and, like a great scent, harmonizes with all the other elements to make

“Olivier Dwek is one of the few architects I have met who combines a sense of space with a deep knowledge of modern art and design. He creates more than buildings; he fashions full environments.” Philip Jodidio, architecture critic  The audience of last week’s Interior Design: The Legends program was completely taken with Belgian architect

Who is the next generation of designers? Who are those young talents we are excited to watch—those who will shape the coming decade, and create the new design of the 2020s? This eternal quest stands at the core of a Carpenters Workshop Gallery’s new exhibition called Next Gen: The New Guard, Stories from the New

Just one look at the schedule of Misha Kahn for 2022 and you know that something important is happening at the Brooklyn studio of the 32 year old designer– Under the Wobble Moon: Objects From the Capricious Age, a solo show at Museum Villa Stuck in Munich; Style Without Substance, a solo exhibition at Friedman

“The work of the firm headed by Roman Alonso and Steven Johanknecht explores a refined universe that is infused with an unfussy California-chic perspective. Their finished projects convey comfort and intrigue. The interiors are simple yet intricate, classic yet alternative, never seen before. Commune is minimalism reimagined with warmth. The fabrics they use are sensuous

In the world of Japanese ceramics, Mishima Kimiyo (b. 1932) stands on her own. She was never a member of any of the Japanese schools of the avant-garde—not Gutai, not Metabolism, not Hyperrealism, not Pop Art, not Mingei, and not any of the legendary regional streams in Japanese contemporary clay art. Perhaps Kimiyo should not

Long before I learned the Japanese word kōgei, I fell in love with Japan’s handicrafts, where the greatest talents are considered national treasures. The term, which means ‘traditional arts and crafts,’ – textiles, paper, ceramics, lacquer, wood, bamboo, metal art – has been used in recent years to describe those products by artists who use

Are you familiar with weathervanes? They are instruments used to show the directions of the wind, placed as finials on the highest points of buildings, particularly churches, barns, civic buildings, and shops. They take the form of sculptures and decorative objects, crafted in wood or metal. While weathervanes were invented in ancient China and Greece,