Daniella On Design

The names Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Dagobert Peche have long been synonymous with the triumph of early modernism. They were the leading figures of the Wiener Werkstätte (WW), a decorating firm established in Vienna in 1903. Their work was so innovative, influential, and spectacular that they were acknowledged by the very earliest writers of […]

Congratulations to Amnon BarTur and the BarTur Photo Award, the only international award aimed not only at professional photographers, but also at committed amateurs and students worldwide. Since its foundation ten years ago, it has been grown to make an impact in the world of photography; its mission has been defined as to illuminate the

MoMA has become our favorite cultural spot to frequent during the pandemic. The Museum, which in regular times draws millions of visitors from around the world, has become ours—New Yorkers—since it reopened in the spring. Its admission is based on an advance timed ticket only, allowing for extremely limited capacity. Now we can spend time

We live in Manhattan, and when we moved to West 57th Street ten years ago, it was a quite district, filled with business people rushing in the morning to the offices, but by the early evening, it became quite and secluded. With the exception of concerts in Carnegie Hall where you could see elegant people

This it to congratulate my favorite auction house Rago/Wright who for an enormous expansion to the West Coast as it is has just announce merging with Los-Angeles- based auction house LA Modern Auctions. This merge brings together the three strongest, independently owned design brands in the auction industry into one leading force. All three houses

The Carnegie Museum of Art has opened a new show that comes to celebrate and define current architecture through the work of 10 young practices from around the world. The exhibition is called The Fabricated Landscape, and it explores some innovative minds working in contemporary architecture today, demonstrating diversity of buildings. What defines the projects

d This morning, I visited a summer collaborative exhibition between NY-based Heller Gallery and North Adams, MA- based Ferrin Contemporary. Entitled ‘Melting Point,’ this group show includes contemporary glass and ceramics by those whose use of the melting point is central to their oeuvre. The exhibition is shown in both locations simultaneously, featuring nearly 100

“The Old is New,” is not a paradox when it comes to Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (b.1948). Since discovering his Seascape series at a New York gallery years ago, photographs in B&W capturing the sea and horizons in a variety of locales across the globe, I became intrigued. Using an old fashioned camera to create long exposures,

A new gift book by Max Donnelly, Curator of Nineteenth-Century Furniture at the Victoria & Albert Museum, sheds light on the fascinating life and work of British designer Christopher Dresser. Why now? It is not clear, since the major retrospective of Dresser opened at the Museum in 2004, but it is nevertheless a compelling summary of

The new article in Forum Magazine on the upcoming program Interior Design: The Legends with the Center for Archtiecture/AIA.