Daniella On Design

“As a curator and a gallerist, Libby Sellers combines intellectual rigor with great style. The program she ran at Gallery Libby Sellers was by far the most interesting and well presented of any design gallery in London. There is a tendency in this city to go for bling, but Libby stuck to her guns in her promotion of formal intelligence […]

With another strong season, the design auction season is coming up next week in New York. As the market for collectible modern and contemporary design reaches new heights in the past year, with significant and unparalleled historical works surfacing, the collected objects has been cemented as the embodiment of high-brow taste, sophisticated interiors, and the

Vera Székely’s artistic work is so ‘French,’ that it is hard to believe that she was not born in France. Vera Harsànyi (1919-95), the Olympic swimmer (she participated in the infamous Berlin Olympic Games of 1936) was born in Hungary in 1919. It was in Hungary (and Romania) that she received her education in graphic

Since initiating the flagship program ‘Collecting Design,’ 10 years ago, it has always been an exciting moment when introducing the guests of the season. This moment has just come today and I am thrilled to announce the content of the Spring 2021 season of ‘Collecting Design: The Legends (Part II)’ with the Center for Architecture/AIA.

With the exception of a handful of experts, historians, and collectors of American Arts and Crafts, few recognize the work of iron artist Samuel Yellin (1884-1940). But Yellin, who is credited for making the finest iron art ever crafted in America, was a giant who established an empire of blacksmithing, and his work can be

Tj“When it comes to design, David Gill is as unashamedly naughty as he is infinitely knowledgeable. His fearless and early support for artists who would go on to greatness is the stuff of legend. David’s eye for design talent is unparalleled and uncompromising, and in the words of his late, great friend Zaha Hadid, he

​The six floral lights which were co-created by Finnish designer Paavo Tynell and glass artist Gunnel Nyman in 1945, and offered for sale by Finnish auction house Annmaris this weekend, embody the magic of Finnish mid-century design in its golden age. The six enormous lights also exemplify what we are looking for when collecting design: authenticity; exceptional

I cannot think of an object that better captures the the powerful marriage of art and design to achieve the highest level of a masterpiece than the wall-mounted console, designed by the duo Lucio Fontana and Osvaldo Borsani. It is particularly relevant as it fetched £1,135,700 (against an estimate £100,000 – 150,000) at Phillips live

 When I think about the glamour, chic, and elegance of the French interior, the first name that comes to mind is that of interior designer François Catroux (1936-2020), who died this week at 83. It is not because he designed homes, yachts, and palaces for royals and society — Marie-Héléne, Guy de Rothschild, Barry Diller, and