Daniella On Design

No other furniture designer has become as well known—as much a household name—as Thomas Chippendale. He was so prolific in the 18th century that his name has become synonymous with a particular style. But Chippendale is not a style, and is certainly not the heavy mahogany furniture associated with the name. Thomas Chippendale was a London […]

Yoga is the engine of my creativity, the power beyond the performance, the spiritual fulfillment, and the single most substantial agent of transformation that I have ever experienced. I have practiced Mysore-Style Ashtanga—the most vigorous of all yoga schools—for 17 years. My grandmother, Henrietta Reich, was the first to introduce me to yoga. I was

Whether I travel for business or pleasure, architecture has been a favorite focus, and particularly visiting masterpieces of modern architecture. I can travel to the end of the world just to see, to feel, to experience a great building. Why? Because architecture has the power to affect us in the most extraordinary way, to bring

Congratulations to Jen Roberts and the team at Design Miami who against all odds succeeded to put together the most spectacular show in Basel and opened up the world again. Above: Games Table by Franco Camp & Carlo Graffi, presented by Geoffrey Diner Gallery Installation by Joseph Walsh

The similarity between Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics is easily recognized. It is not only a distinctive simplicity and a respect to craftsmanship, to nature, and to materials, but also historic interchange between the two cultures, which is rooted in the late 19th century. Look, for example, at the iconic Hotel Okura, designed by Toshiro Taniguchi in

Pauline Baer de Perignon, a Parisian educator of writing workshops, succeeded against all odds in retrieving important works of art which belonged to her family and were confiscated by the Nazis. Her remarkable journey is told in The Vanished Collection, a new volume in English, published by New Vessel Press. For my generation, third generation

We are used to see single-owner collections appear on the market once their owners pass. This is not the case with the collection of Annie Bernheim-Dalsace and Jean Dalsace, which will be offered by Christie’s Paris on October 7th, and will mark one of the most anticipated events of the season. In fact, it has

On its opening night, September 29th, the New York Architecture and Design Film Festival will inaugurate a new documentary, ‘Breuer’s Bohemia,’ by filmmaker and art historian James Crump. The film and its accompanying publication (by Monacelli Press) tell the story of a group of residential houses which Hungarian-born modernist Marcel Breuer (1902-81) designed in Connecticut

I am thrilled to congratulate the family of Galerie kreo – Clemence, Clara, and Didier – for opening of its new and expanded space in London’s Mayfair. One of the world’s leading galleries for contemporary design, it was founded in Paris in 1999 and has become synonymous with a distinctive style — minimal and the

It is going to become a historical event in the art world and one which will leave its trace not only on the art of porcelain, but also on restitution. I am talking about the upcoming sale of the greatest pre-war collection of Meissen porcelain, which Sotheby’s announced this week. Assembled by Dr. Franz and