Daniella On Design

It was just three years before I had first met him that George Nakashima acquired a monumental magnificent slab of American walnut of the type you find once in a lifetime. Instead of using it to create one of his famed tables for his clients, the American-Japanese architect-woodworker decided to devote this unusually beautiful wood […]

The pandemic put new challenges in front of architecture and has caused many changes in the way we live, travel, and entertained. But now, as world is gradually opening up and reviving, the New York’s performing arts industry is coming back and in a surprising and uplifting way. Get ready as performance artists finally going

I am thrilled to announce the opening of another section in The Story of Modern Design – on Wed, May 26th. This online course by the Center for Architecture/AIA comes to explore the foundation of modern design history. This 5-session section provides an overview of the Modern Movement in Germany, France, Italy, and America. Themes

The architecture community was saddened this week by the news that the landmark Nakagin Capsule Tower is headed for demolition. This time for real. Completed in 1972, and designed by Japan’s starchitect Kisho Kurokawa, its powerful and unusual image has been well known to anyone visiting Tokyo’s Ginza district, and to others, from its features

In this new podcast episode, I have hosted Mike Grosswendt. Mike is a builder, who has perfected the art of building to its ultimate expression. He builds the most ambitious custom residences in South California, where design and architecture excel and where any innovation becomes possible. Mike has recently completed a cutting edge and super

The image of the wood in its evolution and most organic form, growing from the ground, and becoming one of the most important materials in furniture design, is the theme of the new group exhibition at Gallery FUMI, entitled ‘The Beautiful Grain.’ Featuring eleven of the gallery’s global artists, the pieces on display were all

No other artist of the American Studio Movement has created furniture as expressive, dramatic, and sensual as California-based designer/maker Jack Rogers Hopkins (1920-2006). His sculptural pieces in stack lamination are so unusual and complex that it is hard to believe they were crafted in wood. Considering that Hopkins’ personal vocabulary is so easily recognized, there

“Dennis Freedman’s radical design collection mirrors his own idealism—the idealism of someone who grew up during the very same era of upheaval and reinvention that produced these works. His formative memories of the pivotal moments in art, music, fashion, and performance from the late 1960s and early 1970s informed his appreciation for design that disrupts

In celebrating its 25th anniversary, Rago will offer one of the best and most intriguing lots in the upcoming design season in its May 13th sale of early 20th-century design. Entitled the ‘Dandelion Lamp,’ this historical gem was created by Louis Comfort Tiffany for the Paris 1900 World’s Fair. That groundbreaking World’s Fair was noted

I hosted David Stark in this podcast episode. David is an influential artist who is known for the brilliant events and powerful experiences that he creates for philanthropic organizations, museums, and private clients. In an age when experiences are valued more than consumption, his creative imagination brings new ways of engagement with products, people, and