Daniella On Design

No mere photograph can substitute for an in-person experience, or fully capture the essence of architecture. I see this over and over, particularly in modernist architecture, where the surface is less important than the volume, light, air, and space. These elements must be experienced in person. Architecture has the power to make us feel, and […]

When I visit Milan on a design mission, I want to have that cotemporary Milanese experience combined with the luxury and peace of a great retreat. Therefore, my choice for a hotel is the one and only – The Bvlgari. Of course, Milan has its classic traditional wonderful grand hotels that make you dive into

Along with its Colosseum, the legendary oval amphitheater and the largest to ever built in the ancient world, Rome has another colosseum, the so-called ‘Square Colosseum,’ the dream of every architecture admirer and the most substantial testimony to Benito Mussolini’s era. It is Rome’s best kept secret, but a must for anyone interested in modernism

Their names are unknown to most people, but the Parisian architecture masterpiece which Dr. Jean Dalsace and his wife Annie called ‘home,’ has been largely considered a marvel of modern architecture. Since its completion in 1932, it has been known as a mythical, poetic machine, a cult building. He was a successful gynecologist and together

Was it the inspiration to one of the most iconic cars of the 20th century, as its creator Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier claimed? Or was it a less successful copy of the emblematic Citroën 2CV? One thing for sure, the Voiture Minimum has captured the imagination of car lovers from the day it was unveiled

The Century Guild was a pioneering, progressive group, active in the UK at the end of the 19th century, taking part in the design revolution of the time. As it is rarely explored, I loved learning that the William Morris Gallery in London has just opened an exhibition dedicted to this important venture. Entitled ‘Within

I was shocked to read that Park Synagogue in Cleveland Ohio is offering its main home, an architecture masterpiece by Erich Mendelsohn for sale. This striking building was designed in 1947 by German architect Erich Mendelsohn, preserving his iconic streamlining signature style, which he had first devised in 1920s Germany. No price or future use

The newly-opened exhibition ‘Hands and Earth’ of Japanese modern and contemporary ceramics at the Georgia Museum of Art, comes to illustrate the story of Japan’s clay art from the time of the mingei movement of the 1930s to the present day. This story began when clay was utilized to craft utilitarian and traditional everyday objects,

My students often ask me why German design history stops at the Nazi era. Why, they inquire, my classes on postwar and Cold War eras do not address Germany, as after all, it was much of the German design culture created by the Deutsche Werkbund association and the Bauhaus during the early part of the