Daniella On Design

When my friend Adriana Friedman, Director of DeLorenzo Gallery (below) has first presented me with the furniture pieces by interior designer Sam Amoia, which she began representing, I found them interesting, yet in progress. The furniture, which I have first seen, two years ago was crafted of crashed minerals combined with refined concrete in various […]

I couldn’t have imagined a better way to remember Vladimir Kagan than the intimate, moving gathering of friends in Michael Hirtenstein’s triplex in Tribeca this week. Because the interior of this stunning home was one of the most ambitious projects that Kagan has undertaken with Amy Lau, the interior decorator he loved as a daughter.

George R. Kravis II has been one of the world’s pioneer collectors of industrial design, and his contribution to education and preservation has been noted with publications and gifts. To celebrate his recent gift of historical and contemporary design objects to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the National Museum has opened a show ‘Energizing

Adam Tucker is one of only 14 LEGO® Certified Professionals in the world, who has been responsible for creating LEGO’s Architecture sets. Now, he has constructed for a special exhibition at the Museum of Science + Industry, entitled “ Brick by Brick,” what he considers architecture wonders, and some of the world’s most iconic structures,

When Mies van der Rohe designed the German pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona (above), he created the touchstone of the luxurious villa. The combination of simple form, precious materials, and glass curtain has attained the iconic building with an allure and glamour, which have since come to capture the imagination of generations

Its coming up, the first Monday in May, but I am talking about the film. If you are not certain that fashion is an art and cultural form, go to see the new and wonderful documentary The First Monday in May, which puts this debate at the center of discussion. Directed by the talented Andrew

​Let’s celebrate Brasilia’s birthday. The modernist federal capital of Brazil, which was founded on April 21, 1960 is 56 years old. Unique in its ambitious and modernist urban vision, Brasília was planned and developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer to replace the capital Rio de Janeiro. Its urban planning design has been recognized as

Galerie Patrick Seguin London presents an exhibition on French decorator Jean Royère, bringing the legacy of this giant to British collectors and lovers of design. A self-taught interior and furniture designers, Jean Royère began his career in 1931 at the atelier of Pierre Gouffé. He moved to open his own gallery at 184 rue du

​Congratulating Lisa Cohen and Suzy Slesin for the launching of their new design magazine Galerie. For this occasion, in collaborating with No Longer Empty, a nonprofit organization that sets up art installations in empty spaces, the two have opened an Upper East Side mansion with an installation entitled ‘Be My Guest,’ where artists and designers 

Internationally, Harry Bertoia is known for the Diamond Chair series which he designed for Knoll in the 50s and which has become a global blockbuster (below). But in America, the sculptor and designer is particularly known for his exploration with the relationship between sculpture and sound, and for the significant oeuvre that resulted from this