Daniella On Design

In an upcoming article, where I seek to propose the ultimate definition of the term ‘collectible contemporary design,’ I have suggested the factors which have come to outline this rather complex and intriguing territory. One of them is the ability to use traditional materials in a new, groundbreaking, innovative process and to then have that […]

He was the ultimate teacher. He was also responsible for the revival of the Shingle Style, America’s most beloved architectural style more than anyone else. More than his student Robert Stern, former Dean of Yale School of Architecture, who has come to popularize the style with his chic homes in the Hamptons; more than his

The notion that the home is the most substantial, ambitious, intimate expression of our identity, taste, and biography has guided me throughout the majority of my career, leading to an eternal quest for discovering the forces and energies behind the interiors of all periods. Today, I have experienced one of those moments when visiting the

‘Plywood,’ suggests Christopher Wilk in the introduction to his fascinating publication ‘is a material that is widely known yet, remarkably, little understood.’ To celebrate and honor Wilk’s extraordinarily intriguing exhibition Plywood: Material of the Modern World, which was recently closed and which I have visited at the V&A this summer, today’s session in the program

This is to congratulate Cassina and its Brand Director Gianluca Armento for celebrating its 90th anniversary. I cannot even think of Italian modern design culture, of its history and tradition, of its DNA and ‘look’ without considering Cassina’s immense contribution. Since founded in 1927, it has become synonymous with refined, sophisticated, glamour, high-brow design, and

Just before flying to Miami, here is the traditional list of my 13 Top Picks. ​Above: Magen H Gallery, Pierre Chapo, Sideboard, 1970  Carpenters Workshop Atelier van Lieshout, Minimal Kiss Lamp, 2017 Friedman Benda Joris Laarman, ‘Maker Chair,’ photography by Adam Reich François Laffanour Kangaroo Chair by Pierre Jeanneret, 1950 Galerie VIVID Gerrit Rietveld Berlin Chair

The immense power of the tastemakers is what the last week sale of Jacques Grange’s remarkable and unparalleled collection clearly demonstrated. Although it has not evaluated in the face of history, we can certainly call this historical event. Grange is an interior decorator to some of the world’s most stylish tastemakers, Yves Saint Laurent, and

While New-Orleans based Albert C. Ledner (1924-2017), who died last week at 93 was an accomplished architect who designed many buildings and private residences, there is one project for which he will be remembered, and for which he has entered the pantheon of New York City modern architecture. The National Maritime Union organization commissioned no

If you want to learn about collectible ceramics and the passion and connoisseurship attached to it, there is no better place to experience, discover, and gain understanding than at the Madison-Avenue-based Jason Jacques Gallery. Not only because Jacques has pioneered the field, generated scholarship, exhibitions. and publications, but also because he has developed the eye,

In celebrating his 126th birthday, lets remember the man who is known as the Dean of Italian Modern Design. Gio Ponti was born in Milan, studied architecture there, established his practice, and has been an integral part of the city and its design legacy to this day. Throughout his accomplished career, Ponti founded Domus Magazine,