Daniella On Design

Germany had Meissen, Italy had Richard Ginori; the tabletop producer had come to capture the taste of Italy almost from moment it was founded in Tuscany, 1735, by Marchese Carlo Ginori (1702–1757). Ginori’s porcelain became a sensation and was collected by the Medicis and other European aristocrats. This was the time when porcelain was as […]

‘Architecture makes you think differently about the world. When you know how to read the built fabric around you, it affects the quality of your life’. ­­ —Danielle Ohad, design historian, educator and writer Many lovers, collectors, enthusiasts of art and design find architecture intimidating. Not always easy to understand, it is big, conceptual, complex

Design matters and has a strong impact on our lives. Since design plays such a large role in our society and young people have begun to care more and more about consuming and living with good design, it has become vital to educate the next generation to understand and identify the things we use, to

If you attend London Design Festival next month, don’t miss this small, jeweled exhibition, which will bring you directly into the heart of the 60s. The decade marked an exceptional time of creativity in design, when innovation triumphed over tradition, where emotion overcame logic. British architect and interior designer Max Clendinning (1924-2020) embodied the spirit of

If you believe in the power of design to enhance architecture and vice versa; if you want to witness how the vintage complements the contemporary in the most powerful, natural, seamless way, then make your way up the Hudson River and don’t miss the current exhibition, ‘Formafantasma at Manitoga’s Dragon Rock: Designing Nature’ at Manitoga

I love this story, the romantic story of NY-based gallery Ornamentum Gallery which took contemporary jewelry to new horizons and is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. Laura and Stefan met in the early 1990’s while pursuing their degrees in Metals and Jewelry at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Stefan’s interest in the jewelry developed

There are those handful gifted revolutionaries, who have created the pivotal moments that came to change the face of history. Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who died this week at 84, was one of them. His timeless pleats have made it into the pantheon of the fashion history since the 1980s, for their beauty and

The cherished dresser in my bedroom was acquired at an auction by Phillips just after 9/11. When I recently discovered that it came from the private collection of John Exelrod, I became intrigued by this connoisseur, who has assembled one of the finest collections of American modernist design. Created in the 20s by Viennese-American industrial

Some artists—successful ones—can afford to construct their own legacy. They want us to see their work, not only at an art gallery or museum, but in their living and working environments, so visiting their homes allow us a more widespread means of experiencing their creative world and oeuvre. Look, for example, at Auguste Rodin, whose