Daniella On Design

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum is one of my favorite spots in New York and it helps to make every visit and every exhibition great. The museum’s Senior Curator Dakin Hart came to understand, quite brilliantly, that in presenting several different approaches to the work of Noguchi (1904-1988) he could keep the museum […]

“In his writings, Mr. Calatrava talks at length about the movement of light and space in a building, and how that movement can have the power to ‘elevate all those who experience it.’ The Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum fills all who enter it with a feeling of pride, awe, and inspiration. The

Rhonda Brown and Tom Grotta are unique figures in the world of decorative arts. Operating their gallery “browngrotta arts” from their beautiful farmhouse in Wilton, Connecticut, the husband-wife team have emerged as world experts in contemporary fiber art. In fact, their gallery is the only one of its kind—representing hundreds of fiber artists from across

I have a special love for verre églomisé, the art technique of applying enamel and metal leaves onto the reverse face of glass, transforming an ordinary glass sheet into sculptural artwork. While the technique dates back to the pre-Roman era, it was particularly popular during the 18th century. When I started my studies in the history

What is Surrealism? According to one of the Movement’s leaders Andre Breton it was a means of reuniting the conscious and the unconscious realms of experience so completely that the world of dream and fantasy would be joined to the everyday rational world. According to the new exhibition, ‘Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-Today,’

Martin Szekely (b. 1956) was one of the leading figures in the avant-garde design movement of the 80s. It is only recently that his early work from that time has come to the forefront of the world of collectible design; desired by museums and private collectors alike, and praised for its contribution to the design

With the recent explosion in popularity of clay and ceramic, many contemporary artists have turned to clay as the cool new medium; some reshaping it, others using it in a variety of radical ways. The work of NY-based clay artist Peter Lane is as far from traditional clay as you can imagine, standing out with

In my recent visit to Copenhagen, I received a lesson in connoisseurship of Danish Modern from world renowned specialist Peter Kjelgaard, head of design at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen. I visited its beautiful historic headquarters at the prestigious Bredgade Street and saw the most extraordinary dining set I have ever seen, shining through

During her lifetime (1878-1976), Eileen Gray was hardly known in her homeland of Ireland. It is astonishing that the self-taught designer/architect was unknown, considering she worked during the height of the French avant-garde and cemented herself as one of the most innovative and interesting talents working in Paris. Gray collaborated with some of the world’s