Daniella On Design

For those who missed the series The Story of Modern Design in 2020 (or missed some of it), the NY chapter of the AIA will open it for the second time. The first section, ‘Mid-Century Modern,’ will focus on design culture in the US, France, Italy, Scandinavia, and Brazil from 1945 to 1962. Join dozens […]

As a young girl, I used to gaze in wonder at the furniture and precious objects at my grandmother’s beautiful house on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel. It was the city’s most beautiful house, with spectacular gardens, and was exquisitely furnished in Biedermeier. I remember that this house always touched something in me, but at

All the buildings featured in the new book The Tale of Tomorrow, Utopian Architecture in the Modernist Realm (published by Gestalten) are photogenic, memorable, somewhat eccentric, and spectacular. They capture the golden age of utopian architecture – from the end of WWII through the early 1980s – when architects, stimulated by the prosperity of the

In the Podcast Designing the 21st Century, I host visionaries, extraordinary talents who stand at the forefront of the world of design and architecture, and who bring the best, most fascinating stories. Today with me are five 5 spectacular men who believe in groundbreaking innovation, and who join me in exploring the power of understanding

“Loic dares to take risks and sees obstacles as a sportive challenge to be won. His brain has both a rational business side and a very sensitive artistic side. He is at his best when these two sides are battling one another. Together with his partner, Julien, they are a tour de force, willing to

This is to remember Bob A. Ellison Jr. who passed away at 89 on July 9th, one of the last connoisseurs. The legend says that since he saw a small white ceramic plate 60-soemthing years ago in a shop in Greenwich Village, he fell in love with clay art. The rest is history as Ellison

While he designed many museums, housing complexes, and public buildings, it is the residential house which has become the touchstone of Japanese architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). It is his distinctive style, the use of concrete, glass, and natural light, unadorned walls, interplay of solid and void, minimalism, and sophisticated interiors that have become synonymous

“Yves Macaux has maintained the exceptionally tight focus of a true specialist, dedicated to a body of avant-garde material that was produced in a specific locus during a specific era: Vienna at the turn of the last century. By excavating the riches of that era and keeping his gallery’s approach centered on that high-water mark

The fascinating story of Italian firm Danese has come to mirror the evolution of Italian modern design. Founded in 1957 by Bruno Danese and Jacqueline Vodoz, this innovative hub of modern design was one of the ventures, forging the successful story which brought Italy to become the mecca of modern industrial design during the postwar

“I have known Didier and Martine for two decades, and their knowledge of jewelry designed by architects and artists is second to none. Their insatiable desire to continuously research and write about this topic is an incredible resource to all us collectors. The best dealers are the ones that educate their clients on the history