Daniella Ohad

When I think of Japanese aesthetics and crafts, what comes to my mind are wooden houses with tatami mats, the bamboo of the South, Mingei teacups, yakitori bars, stone gardens … and NUNO. Founded in the 1980s, the Tokyo-based textiles visionary has become internationally known for magical textiles in their famed shop, and particularly with […]

“I have known Pierre Yovanovitch for many years and have witnessed his growing success, which is thanks to his impeccable taste, talent, and curiosity. The way he observes art and the respect he shows artists who are involved in his projects are unique. This is what makes him so special.” —Thaddaeus Ropac, gallerist When I

“India is not what she seems, and that’s a positive. She is highly aware, super tuned-in; she is studied. And she is able to take all that she sees and make it understandable. There are a lot of contradictory elements about her as a designer—and the more you see her work, the more you get

When British Victorian architect Owen Jones (1809-1874) published his seminal book The Grammar of Ornament in 1856, it became a sensational success overnight. This sourcebook, filled with patterns in all fashionable styles, was the bible of decoration to anyone involved in production of textiles, furniture, tiles, tableware, the ultimate guide for the ornaments applied to

The design community—indeed, the entire world—was shocked and saddened this week to learn of the death of Virgil Abloh. He was just 41. Many celebrities whom he dressed paid tribute to the African-American fashion designer, son to Ghanian immigrants, who rose to the pinnacle of the fashion world as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton

We have much to learn from Christian Dior. He was a brilliant couturier who was able to quickly respond to the zeitgeist and to shape the fashion of the years following WWII. He changed the face of fashion history and secured his name and his eponymous brand in the pantheon of postwar culture. Every woman

“Grange’s décor cannot be explained; it is the Grange style.” — Pierre Passebon Life partners Pierre Passebon of Galerie du Passage in Paris and interior designer Jacques Grange met 35 years ago and forged one of the most spectacular creative relationships in the world of design. The duo’s dynamic energy is fueled by their shared

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