Daniella On Design

Tokyo, like New York, Paris, London, and Berlin, is a complex metropolis, filled with architectural masterpieces—unique, innovative buildings, both historical and contemporary. Tokyo is a wonderland of architecture, and for this reason, it has long been one of my favorite cities—a visionary metropolis of both fantasy and reality.  For the architecture enthusiast (or for any foreigner […]

Few would disagree with the statement that Louis Kahn (1901-1973) was the most important architect of the third quarter of the 20th century. While he did not create a lot because of the misfortune of living and building an architectural career during the Great Depression, yet, every building that the Philadelphia-based architect completed – Salk

1 – Party by Wonderstruck Event Design; floral by bash & bloom; venue: Copper Creek Inn. 2 – Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cronwell, UK. 3 – Takei Nabeshima Architects’ concrete holiday home, which forms part of French developer Christian Bourdais’ Solo Houses series. 4 – Lambretta TV175 Scooter, 1961. 5. Streamlined Tricycle, by Sky King,

Above:  Charlotte Parriand, Bahut dit forme libre, designed in 1939, executed in 1971; executed by Gorlier; estimate: 240,000 – 350,000 EUR; sold for: 363,400 EUR. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, ‘Mesa Table, produced by Widdicomb, 1950s; Estimate: $50,000–70,000; Sold for: $237,500; Wright Chicago. Jean Royère, Grand Oeuf lounge chairs, ca. 1955; estimate: $90,000–120,000; sold for $175,000; Wright Chicago. François-Émile Décorchemont, bowl, 1930s; estimate: 6,000 –

“For anyone interested in Scandinavia design, all roads lead to Paul Jackson of Jacksons in Stockholm. His enormous showroom is a magical mystery tour of Nordic history and beyond, set in an industrial building romantically hovering over Stockholm’s Harbor. Paul’s passion for all things design is unrivaled, and his collections include true masterpieces… Paul is

It has been one of my favorite spots of all time, the Wharton Esherick Museum, former home and studio of American maker and visionary designer outside of Philadelphia. Its co-founder Mansfield Bascom, Esherick’s son-in-law, who together with his wife Ruth (1925-2018) devoted his life to creating the museum and to preserving the legacy of Esherick

What are the 15 interiors every design lover must see in person? Thank you, AD PRO (of Architecture Digest) for including me in this survey, which comes to reveal pilgrimage destinations of interiors, for lovers of design. My choice was the chapel at the Brion Cemetery is in San Vito d’Altivole near Treviso, Italy.  “In a tiny cemetery of

Black Bulerias by Peter Voulkos, 1958; Estimate: $600,000-800,000; sold $1,264,200 © Phillips. Gio Ponti, Desk, from the Vetrocoke offices, Milan circa 1939; Estimate $10,000 – 15,000; sold for $32,760 © Phillips. Claude Lalanne, “Iolas” Flatware Service, 1986; Estimate: $200,000 – $300,000; sold $200,000 © Sotheby’s Stilnovo Ceiling light, ca. 1959, Milan, Italy, Estimate $10,000 –

In the wake of the landmark Christie’s sale of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé’s private collection in 2009—often referred to as the sale of the century—the husband-and-wife duo Claude (1925-2019) and François-Xavier (1927-2008) Lalanne have become mega stars of the collectible design world. Since achieving this cult status, the surrealist and whimsical sculptures, furniture,