Daniella Ohad

“Marc Benda is a trailblazer in the design world. Beyond his discerning eye for raw talent, he supports [his designers] financially. Even more consequentially, Marc pushes the designers that he works with to go beyond their comfort zones.”                                   […]

Powerful, Expressive, Sensual, Moving, are the words that come to mind when describing the work of American sculptor JB Blunk (1926-2002). The pieces included in the new solo exhibition at Kasmin, furniture, sculptures, plates, embody all of these qualities. Until a monograph on JB Blunk was recently published, he had remained a mystery. Creating masterpieces

Let’s remember Milanese architect/designer Cini Boeri (1924-2020), the legend who passed away last month at 96. She was a key member of the circles of the Italian creativity in the mid-century years, and should be credited for opening up the profession for women in Italy. Boeri was the talent behind the ‘Serpentone Sofa,’ which she

“Rossella Colombari is the true pioneer of the market for Italian modern design. She has been the agent for the earliest rediscoveries of Carlo Mollino’s brilliance. I consider her to be my mentor, a leading light, a real dealer, who has made a difference through her leadership, confidence, and bravery.”           

Continued filming the new video series ‘The Collector’ this week. This online education platform comes to host world’s experts who share their experience, expertise, passion, and stories. The program seeks to inspire the viewers to live as collectors, to shape their ‘eye’ and proficiency, while bringing their knowledge to new levels. It comes to teach

For his concluding event as Christie’s’ chief International Design Senior Specialist, Simon Andrews, the man who has helped to guide the design department for over two decades, and who has been considered the ultimate expert on historical modern design, has co-curated an extraordinary sale entitled ‘Thinking Italian Art & Design.’ (October 22). This sale, which

The notion of the ‘home’ has been of a great interest to me as a design historian, educator, collector, and as a person who perceives the home as the most substantial form of our identities and family life. With COVID-19, we have all become more intimate with our homes, more interested, more connecting to the

With the rise of Black Lives Matter Movement, there is no better time to explore the current African American architectural experience. ‘What is African American space?’ is the line opens the new book In Search of African American Space (Edited by Jeffrey Hogrefe and Scott Ruff and published by Lars Müller Publishers). With essays by academics whose work examines African

I was thrilled to start filming the new series ‘The Collector’ this week. This online education platform comes to host world’s experts who share their experience, expertise, and stories. The program seeks to inspire the viewers to live as collectors, to improve their ‘eye’ and proficiency, while shaping their knowledge on how to identify the

For twenty years, John Nakashima worked on a documentary on his uncle, legendary Japanese American woodworker/architect George Nakashima. In fact, everyone in the circle of Nakashima, collectors, dealers, curators, all knew about the film in making for years until it was completed in the spring. Now, this biographical documentary, which comes to trace the extraordinary