Daniella On Design

Marie-Alain Couturier (1897-1954) was a French priest who was active in bringing avant-garde art and architecture into the Catholic Church. For over twenty years, he was the chief editor of the review L’Art Sacré, an influential magazine among art critics, and this role had stimulated him to bring modern art into new churches. Couturier was responsible for […]

Last night we watched (again) the classic and Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. In design, German Expressionism marked time of fantasy, dream, radical and pacifistic reaction to the devastation of WWI. It manifested in fantastic buildings of sharp-pointed forms, cave-like structures, and glass towers, most of which remained unrealized, yet, those built, have

In one devastated year, 1918, Vienna had lost four of its art giants, four of those who shaped Viennese modernism: Gustav Klimt died in February; Otto Wagner in April; Egon Schiele and Koloman Moser in October. Now MAK Vienna has opened an exhibition to mark 100th anniversary of Wagner’s death, ‘Postotto Wagner: from the Postal

When I started my journey in the world of design, attending an MA program in the early 90s, American Chippendale furniture was the ultimate blue chip, the most desirable furniture among collectors. Some preferred the ornate pieces created in Philadelphia, and others the bold furniture with claw and ball feet and magnificent carved shells crafted

.What I really love about exploring architecture is the way it reflects political agenda, nation building, experimentation, social goals. Buildings tell so much. What I really love about viewing an exhibition on architecture is what I can learn about styles, ambitions, technologies, and history and about architecture’s relationship to places, people, and eras. I found both

Verner Panton was a true postmodernist. He was theatrical, maximalist, sensual, and very successful in the age of Pop design. Color, texture, light, dramatic elements, were the principle tools of his oeuvre. When teaching the history of the modern interior, I have always loved showing the black-and-white dining room which he created in his own

It is hard to believe that seven years later, we are stronger than ever in the upcoming fall edition of the program Collecting Design: History, Collections, Highlights. I have started this unique educational program, the only one of its kind with Cultured Magazine and the New York School of Interior Design, as a collector, historian,

She has been one of the most ambitious, energetic, artistic, and creative women I have ever met. She has lived the extraordinary life that she has crafted in her own hands of the type very few have experienced; life filled with art, dazzling homes, collecting, and traveling the world. Art, decorating, and collecting, to her,

We all know that white is the lightest of all colors, but did you know that it has 50 different shades of which only one, pure white, is the most genuine extraction of white? White means a lot of different things to different people and its symbolism has transformed over and over again throughout history. To

‘Good design,’ I open an article, published in the weekend by Corriere dela Sera,’ is the product of culture and of an excellent education.’ This line summarizes my philosophy that great taste and good design cannot exist without great education. When asked to create a list of the most intriguing talents in the world of