Daniella On Design

In everything she does, whether it is her product and graphic designs, her TV show, the books she has published, and her life with design in Philadelphia, Lisa Roberts’ motto, her philosophy is that design is for everyone. To Roberts, for design to be good, it has to be affordable, accessible, and understandable. As a […]

Cristiano Toraldo di Francia (1941-2019). The Italian architect who in 1966 founded Superstudio, one of the most important and influential collectives of the Radical Design Movement of the 60s and 70s, died. He should be remembered for his contribution to the development of conceptual design and architecture, critical approach, and for promoting sustainability during the 70s, when

I have started this seasonal program, ‘Design and Decorative Arts in NYC’ 13 years ago, and it has since grown to become the only one of its kind. The 9-session course, or I would say ‘experience’ of curated tours comes to explore the most exciting design events of the season that the City offers. We

Dutch designer Sebastian Brajkovic (b. 1975) received his training at the Design Academy Eindhoven, and his work clearly represents the spirit of the school: training artists to create personal and conceptual design, where conventions and boundaries are constantly challenged and where the narrative becomes an integral part of the objects. Brajkovic’s upcoming exhibition at the

Pierre Cardin’s (b. 1922) career has spanned nearly 7 decades, but his heyday, his innovation is rooted in the 60s, when the French couturier reacted to the Space Race with the most brilliant and revolutionary fashion and made history. At 97, Cardin is the subject of a comprehensive retrospective “Pierre Cardin, Future Fashion,” curated by

Since founding the ‘Keeping it Modern‘ program five years ago, The Getty Foundation has supported conservation programs of some of the most important buildings of the 20th century. This week, it announced the list of ten architecture masterpieces which will receive grants for research and planning of conservation this year. The Foundation has established a

July 20th is one of those days, which captures the imagination and memory of each one of us. Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the pivotal moment during which Neil Armstrong had set foot on the moon for the first time. ‘That’s one small step,’ he famously said ‘one giant leap for mankind.’ The design

It stands out in the architecture fabric of Jerusalem as a sleek, surrealistic dome, clad in shiny white porcelain tiles, against the local stone urban landmark. This spectacular, spiritual building, an architecture gem, which I have recently visited, is the home of the renowned Dead Sea Scrolls. Ancient Jewish religious manuscripts, the scrolls were famously

Some called him a dreamer; others visionary; and there are those who consider him a philosopher, but Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the American engineer and architect who was born this day (July 12th), was first of all a futurist who devoted his life to invent a better, sustainable world. Considered one of the most original

Eight major buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright are joining the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List, as announced at the World Heritage Committee meeting on July 7 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The list of eight masterpieces includes: Unity Temple, constructed 1906–09, Oak Park, Illinois; the Frederick C. Robie House, constructed 1910, Chicago; Taliesin, begun 1911, Spring Green,